Secure the device→backend input push, and configure it automatically when the
admin assigns the device (no manual URL/secret entry).
Auth — HTTP Digest (chosen by hardware testing: the device can't push to a
self-signed HTTPS backend, but does Digest correctly; a URL token is sniffable/
logged):
- digest-auth.ts: MD5 qop=auth challenge/verify, single-use nonces (replay
resistance). Password never crosses the wire.
- push route: Digest + source-IP allowlist; per-device pushUser/pushPassword from
lane_devices. Still not behind the SPA cookie/CSRF auth (machine call). The
signed event log remains the real anti-fraud guarantee.
Auto-config on assign:
- setup assign: for push-capable devices, generate Digest creds, call
configureInputPush to write them + the push URLs to the device, store the creds
(password not echoed back). net.ts derives the backend IP on the device's
subnet (BACKEND_HOST_IP override).
- driver configureInputPush sets auth=2 + creds; PushConfig carries the creds.
- removed the earlier URL-token approach.
Two hard-won device-write bugs fixed in the driver:
- configApi now sets an explicit Content-Length — the device silently ignores
chunked request bodies (Node's default without Content-Length), so every config
write looked successful ({"status":0}) but did nothing. This was the root cause
of the session's "writes don't apply" mystery.
- #writeConfig polls until the change is verified, retrying (the device reboots on
apply; back-to-back writes were lost). The `pass` field caps at 31 chars, so the
generated password is 24 hex chars.
Verified on hardware: assign auto-configures the device; all 4 inputs then push
with Digest auth, zero failures. wiki/device-input-flow updated.
The device pushes button events to the backend via its Input Link URL feature;
the backend decides. No polling — the chosen entry architecture.
packages/devices:
- dingtian driver: configureInputPush() writes the device's input_link_url
config (per-input server/port/path, en=1, active-LOW, plain HTTP) so each
input HTTP-GETs the backend on press/release. Extracted #readConfig/#writeConfig
(with the required command:setconfig injection + post-write reset tolerance).
apps/server:
- routes/devices.ts: public GET/POST
/api/devices/dingtian/:deviceId/input/:n/{on,off} — translates a device push
into an internal device event. Not behind cookie/CSRF (machine call from the
device); trust comes from the signed event log, not this request.
- device-events.ts: internal EventEmitter bus so the entry flow subscribes to
input events without coupling to HTTP. Wired into the server.
Verified on hardware: configured the device, then real presses on all 4 inputs
pushed to the backend (input N on+off, source = device IP). No polling.
wiki: device-input-flow concept (path + trust model for the flat/no-VLAN
network); dingtian-relay updated; index + log.
Neither UHPPOTE nor ZKTeco is used — the Dingtian relay controller was chosen
and verified. Remove their code and re-scope the wiki.
Code:
- delete access-uhppote.ts, uhppoted.d.ts, access.ts (zkteco/esp32-relay stubs),
and the three uhppote-*.mjs hardware test scripts.
- remove the `uhppoted` npm dependency from @parking/devices and @parking/server.
- unregister uhppote/zkteco/esp32-relay from the driver registry; drop their
exports. Catalog access drivers = dingtian only. Build green (5/5).
- refresh now-stale example comments (registry/interfaces/setup/api) to use
current examples; keep the two "UHPPOTE blocker" references that explain why
the precondition capability exists.
Wiki (kept pages, re-scoped):
- uhppote-controller, zkteco-controller -> rejected/historical with callouts;
uhppote-vs-esp32 -> historical (detection-vs-prevention lens still useful).
- re-point all "current device" framing (standing-decisions, bom, overview,
open-questions, device-registry, device-discovery, index) to dingtian-relay.
- transferable concepts (network-isolation, event-log-ingestion, barrier-not-a-
door, threat-model) untouched. Raw source immutable. Links lint clean.
The Dingtian board's inputs are independent of its relays (configurable), so a
button on an input can report to the host WITHOUT auto-firing a relay — solving
the access-controller-button-flow blocker the UHPPOTE/ZKTeco couldn't.
packages/devices:
- access-dingtian.ts: `dingtian` access driver implementing AccessControlDevice
(relay pulse/latch via UDP string protocol :60001), InputDevice (read inputs +
poll-based press/release events, active-LOW), and the new PreconditionDevice.
- PreconditionDevice capability on the interface: a device can report config it
requires for parking and optionally fix it. Dingtian checks input_link_relay
via the HTTP config API and can disable it.
- httpPort config field — the web/config API port is separate from UDP control
(this unit uses 8080, not the default 80).
- Register dingtian; export driver objects from the package.
Verified on real hardware (DT-R004 @ 10.0.10.172): status read, relay pulse,
input events; disabled input_link_relay via the driver, then confirmed pressing
inputs fires NO relay (0000) — host-in-the-loop entry works.
Config-write gotcha recorded: config_set.cgi requires "command":"setconfig"
injected after "status" (GET omits it) or the POST silently no-ops.
apps/server/scripts/dingtian-test.mjs: status / watch / pulse hardware test.
wiki: dingtian-relay verified; button-flow marked RESOLVED; index + log.
Running `pnpm --filter @parking/server seed-admin` with no env vars now prompts
for a username (blank -> "admin") and then a password. Env vars (ADMIN_USER /
ADMIN_PASS) and a CLI arg still work for non-interactive installs.
Read prompts through a single readline async line-iterator so it's robust over
both a TTY and a pipe (chaining readline/promises question() over a pipe could
drop buffered lines). Verified: default + custom username, env-var path.
`pnpm dev` never started the backend: the server dev script ran
`node --experimental-strip-types src/index.ts`, but type-stripping doesn't
rewrite the `.js` import specifiers to `.ts`, so it crashed on
ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND. With no backend on :3000, the Vite proxy waited the full
timeout on every /api call — the "Loading…" and "Signing in…" hangs.
- server dev script -> `tsx watch` (resolves .js->.ts, has built-in watch).
- Vite proxy targets 127.0.0.1 (not "localhost") so it never tries IPv6 ::1
first and stall — the backend binds IPv4. Belt-and-suspenders for the same
hang, notably under WSL2 mirrored networking.
Verified: pnpm dev boots the backend; health/auth/me ~5ms; browser login is
instant (was minutes).
Replace the dev-only token shim with real authentication.
Backend:
- @fastify/cookie; JWT carried in an HttpOnly + SameSite=Strict cookie
(parking_token), read from the cookie not the Authorization header.
- Double-submit CSRF: readable parking_csrf cookie + X-CSRF-Token header, both
cross-checked against a csrf claim baked into the JWT; enforced on mutations.
- Routes: POST /api/auth/login (bcrypt, constant-time-ish), POST logout,
GET me. requireRole now verifies the cookie + CSRF + role.
- seed-admin script (pnpm --filter @parking/server seed-admin) for the first
admin; no bootstrap endpoint.
- Removed SETUP_AUTH_BYPASS and catalog.authBypass entirely; setup endpoints
use the cookie admin guard like everything else.
Frontend:
- apiFetch wrapper: credentials:'include' + X-CSRF-Token on mutations.
- Login form; App gates on /api/auth/me and only shows setup to admins; logout.
- Wizard token field removed (auth is the session cookie).
Deploy:
- deploy/nginx.conf: prod reverse proxy, SPA + /api same-origin, TLS, so the
Secure cookies work. Dev stays same-origin via the Vite proxy.
Verified (curl + browser): wrong pass -> 401; login sets cookies; me -> admin;
assign without CSRF -> 403, with -> 201; no cookie -> 401; session persists
across reload. wiki/local-jwt-auth updated.
Brought up the real UHPPOTE controller (serial 225088491, fw 09120) end to end
and recorded a procurement-level blocker.
Verified on hardware:
- discovery (LAN scan), host-commanded openDoor on doors 1 & 2 (physically
actuated; reason="remote open door"), and live button capture
(reason="push button ok").
Driver/networking fixes (packages/devices/src/drivers/access-uhppote.ts):
- broadcast to subnet-directed address (lib doesn't enable SO_BROADCAST for the
global 255.255.255.255 -> EACCES);
- Config broadcast must match the target's subnet for unicast reply routing
(fixes the health-check timeout: 5s -> 24ms ready);
- discover across all local subnets, dedupe by serial;
- serialize all controller I/O (concurrent calls collided on UDP :60001).
Server/UX:
- load .env via node --env-file-if-exists (vars weren't being read before);
- SETUP_AUTH_BYPASS hardened: env-gated, dev + loopback only, fails closed
otherwise; surfaced as catalog.authBypass so the wizard drops the token field;
- .env.example documents all vars; inline favicon stops a 404.
- apps/server/scripts/: uhppote-listen (live events, restores prior listener)
and uhppote-relay (guarded door-open test).
BLOCKER (wiki/decisions/access-controller-button-flow.md): the controller's
push-button input auto-opens the relay in firmware with no report-without-open
mode, so ticket-first entry (button -> print -> open, fail-closed) is impossible
as wired. UHPPOTE can't do it on that input; ZKTeco *might* via a programmable
aux input + PULL SDK but that's unverified and needs a new driver. Entry-lane
hardware decision paused to focus on the business side.
wiki: access-controller-button-flow (blocker), zkteco-controller (stub +
assessment), uhppote-controller callout, index + log.
UHPPOTE controllers self-announce via UDP broadcast, but the frontend had no way
to find them — the admin had to type the serial blind. Add a generic discovery
capability and surface it in the setup wizard.
packages/devices:
- DiscoverableDriver capability + DiscoveredDevice type + isDiscoverable() guard
on the registry (optional, so any driver can opt in).
- uhppote driver implements discover() via uhppoted getDevices (UDP broadcast),
mapping each controller's serial/IP/firmware into a DiscoveredDevice; extract
shared buildCtx().
apps/server:
- GET /api/setup/discover/:driverId (admin-only): runs discover() and
health-checks each found device so reachability shows before assigning.
- catalog now returns a `discoverable` driver-id list.
apps/web:
- SetupWizard "Scan for controllers" button for discoverable drivers; lists found
devices with health badges; selecting one auto-fills serial + host. api client
gains discoverDevices().
wiki: new device-discovery concept; cross-link from registry/setup/uhppote;
note the broadcast-permission (EACCES) deployment caveat; index + log.
Verified: catalog flags uhppote discoverable; discover runs and fails gracefully
without hardware; non-discoverable driver -> 400; missing token -> 401.
Make the device-adapter pattern selectable so the admin chooses hardware at
install — per lane, from a catalog of supported drivers. Adding a device =
registering one more driver; no business-logic change.
packages/devices:
- interfaces.ts: AccessControlDevice / ReaderDevice / CameraDevice / PrinterDevice
(adds CameraDevice for entry/exit snapshot-on-event; access relay stays
intent-only per "a barrier is not a door").
- registry.ts: driver catalog with per-driver config fields + factory, config
validation, and a catalog payload for the setup UI.
- drivers/: stub adapters — access (zkteco, esp32-relay), reader (wiegand,
tcp-ip), camera (hikvision, dahua). Real vendor protocols TBD.
packages/db:
- lane_devices + setup_state tables (migration 0001); re-export query helpers.
apps/server:
- routes/setup.ts: GET /api/setup/catalog (public schema), and admin-only
/assign, /state, /complete with registry validation before persisting.
- extract auth.ts (requireJwtSecret, requireRole, JWT type aug).
apps/web:
- SetupWizard scaffold + api client: pick a driver per category for a lane,
render its config fields.
wiki: device-registry + first-run-setup concept pages; cross-link from
device-adapter-pattern; index + log updated.
Verified: full turbo build (5/5); catalog lists all drivers; admin assign
persists; missing-config and no-token requests are rejected.
Security review flagged a hardcoded JWT secret fallback. A booth machine
started without JWT_SECRET would have signed tokens with a publicly-known
default, letting anyone forge an admin token — defeating the local-auth
anti-fraud model.
- requireJwtSecret() refuses to start on a missing, <32-char, or placeholder
secret (no insecure default).
- Add sign.expiresIn: 8h so minted tokens expire (bound to a shift).
- Add apps/server/.env.example documenting JWT_SECRET + how to generate it.
Verified: refuses with no secret and with the old placeholder; boots and
serves /health with a valid `openssl rand -hex 32` secret.
Turborepo (pnpm workspaces) with all dependencies pinned to latest
mutually-compatible versions: turbo 2.9, TypeScript 6, Fastify 5,
React 19, Vite 8, better-sqlite3 12 + Drizzle ORM 0.45.
Layout:
- apps/server Fastify backend (local JWT auth + role guard, /health)
- apps/web React 19 + Vite 8 operator SPA
- packages/db Drizzle schema on SQLite/WAL; append-only events + users
- packages/devices reader/printer/relay adapter interfaces (intent-only relay)
- packages/shared shared domain types
Architecture constraints from the design wiki are encoded in the scaffold:
append-only hash-chained + signed event log, device-agnostic adapters,
"a barrier is not a door" (relay expresses intent only), fully-local
offline-first auth.
wiki/ is an LLM-maintained Obsidian knowledge base (28 pages) ingested
from the architecture & design notes, with its own maintenance schema.
Verified: pnpm install, full turbo build (5/5), server boots and serves
/health, drizzle-kit generates the initial migration.
julian