glm-5.2
b0cc0a01b7
Same fix as ADR-080 (ChannelClient) applied to the call crate. The existing code already had the right structure — spawn_dispatch is not feature-gated (transport-agnostic), connect is #[cfg(feature = "quinn")] — but the docs inverted the framing: connect was 'primary,' spawn_dispatch was 'lower-level.' That welding masked the call protocol's transport-agnosticism (ADR-012 EventEnvelope; ADR-065 from_stream/from_bidi accept any AsyncRead + AsyncWrite). Changes: - client-and-adapters.md: reframe spawn_dispatch as the transport- agnostic primary constructor (one-way door), connect as the QUIC convenience (two-way door, feature-gated on quinn). Mirror the from_connection / connect_quic pattern from ADR-080/channel-client.md. Fix all 'QUIC-backed' / 'over QUIC' / 'opens a QUIC connection' framing to be transport-agnostic. Fix from_call description, adapter location map, exchange-of-operations example, Constraints section. - call-protocol.md: 'runs over QUIC bidirectional streams' → 'runs over any ordered, reliable bidirectional stream.' Fix stream model, stream lifecycle (connection drop / stream reset now list all transports, not just QUIC). Fix CallConnection.connection doc comment. - operation-registry.md: FromCall provenance comment 'QUIC forwarding stub' → 'call-protocol forwarding stub.' Fix from_call description. - call README.md: fix client-and-adapters.md description, fix design principle #11 framing. - ADR-017: add Amendment (2026-07-13) documenting the spawn_dispatch / connect reframe, mirroring ADR-080's amendment. - overview.md, architecture README: update ADR-017 and client-and-adapters.md table summaries. - OQ-015, OQ-007: fix 'opens QUIC connections' / 'bidirectional QUIC streams' framing in resolution text. No code changes — spawn_dispatch and connect already exist with the right feature-gate structure. This is a documentation reframe.
Alknet
Status: Pre-alpha — This project is undergoing a major architectural pivot to an ALPN-as-service model. The previous implementation has been archived and a greenfield rebuild is in progress.
A self-hostable networking toolkit built on QUIC+TLS with ALPN-based protocol dispatch. Each protocol handler (SSH, SFTP, Git, HTTP, DNS, messaging, call protocol) registers an ALPN string on a shared endpoint. The ALPN negotiation during the TLS/QUIC handshake routes connections to the correct handler before any application bytes are read.
Core Insight
A service IS an ALPN. One endpoint, one port, many protocols — dispatched by the TLS handshake, not by application-level peeking or separate listeners.
Crates
| Crate | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
alknet-vault |
stable | Local key vault: BIP39/SLIP-0010/AES-GCM key derivation and encryption |
alknet-core |
planned | ProtocolHandler trait, ALPN router, auth/identity, config |
alknet-ssh |
planned | SSH handler (russh), SOCKS5, port forwarding |
alknet-call |
planned | JSON-RPC call protocol (EventEnvelope framing) |
alknet-fs |
planned | Content-addressed file storage (iroh-blobs backend) |
alknet-sftp |
planned | SFTP handler (russh-sftp protocol core) |
alknet-git |
planned | Git smart protocol handler (gix) |
alknet-http |
planned | HTTP handler (axum, REST API, MCP) |
alknet-dns |
planned | DNS handler (hickory-proto, pkarr) |
alknet-msg |
planned | E2E encrypted messaging, mixnet support |
alknet |
planned | CLI binary (assembles and registers handlers) |
Documentation
- ALPN-as-service architecture — pivot proposal
- Cleanup plan — greenfield transition plan
- SDD process — spec-driven development process
- Research references — iroh, russh, russh-sftp deep dives
Reference implementation (previous architecture) is preserved at /workspace/@alkdev/alknet-main/.
License
Licensed under either of
- Apache License, Version 2.0 (LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
- MIT license (LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
at your option.
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