- dingtian-relay: relay+input controller (4ch on hand). Inputs are decoupled
from relays (configurable via input_link_relay) — solves the
access-controller-button-flow blocker the UHPPOTE couldn't. Full protocol from
the SDK (UDP string control :60001, `00` status parse, input_link_url push,
multicast discovery). Driver + hardware test still to build.
- dingtian-vs-mqtt: use direct HTTP/UDP now; MQTT skipped (broker = extra infra
+ failure mode + overkill at one-host/few-devices scale) but kept for later
multi-lane scale.
- autonomous-direction: record the roadmap to fully unmanned (no booth) and how
it reshapes the threat model (operator-fraud -> unattended-machine threats),
makes host-in-the-loop entry mandatory, and raises fail-state stakes.
- threat-model: note the unmanned shift. index + log.
gitignore the vendor SDK (dingtian/, 71MB of binaries/examples) — reference
only, protocol captured in the wiki.
Capture hard-won dev knowledge that was only in commit messages:
- wsl-dev-networking: WSL2 NAT blocks UDP broadcast (device discovery can't
reach the LAN); fix is mirrored networking (.wslconfig, Win11 22H2+), plus the
gotchas that remained after — multiple interfaces, subnet-directed broadcast,
localhost->IPv6 stall. Alternatives for non-mirrored setups.
- local-dev-workflow: first-time setup, pnpm dev, and the gotchas (the
strip-types dev-server hang -> tsx, the 127.0.0.1 proxy fix, .env loading,
seeding into the right DB).
- device-discovery: corrected the old "broadcast permission (EACCES)" note — the
real cause was the lib not enabling SO_BROADCAST for global 255.255.255.255;
documented the three verified broadcast gotchas + I/O serialization.
- schema: add a `reference` page type; new "Dev environment" index section; log.
Links lint clean; both new pages well-connected.
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.
Researched Node options for the UHPPOTE controller and chose the official
`uhppoted` npm package (MIT, actively maintained, single trivial dep). Its API
covers the full design: openDoor, getStatus, the event-log set (getEvent,
getEventIndex, setEventIndex, recordSpecialEvents), and setListener/listen.
Rejected alternatives: raw-dgram DIY, node-red-contrib-uhppoted, Go sidecar.
- packages/devices: add uhppoted@0.9.0; new `uhppote` access driver implementing
AccessControlDevice (pulseOpen -> openDoor intent-only; healthCheck/getDoorStatus
-> getStatus). Registered in the catalog alongside zkteco/esp32-relay.
- Local ambient types (uhppoted ships none); CJS interop via default-import +
destructure under NodeNext.
- Config fields: controller serial (required), optional host/protocol (udp|tcp),
doors, timeout.
Security/safety unchanged: unauthenticated UDP -> isolated VLAN assumed; relay
is intent-only ("a barrier is not a door").
wiki: record the library choice on uhppote-controller + log entry.
Verified: builds; `uhppote` shows in the catalog with correct fields;
instantiates and degrades to "offline" gracefully without hardware (on-VLAN
test pending).
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.
- open-questions #7: symmetric vs. asymmetric JWT signing key (from the
commit security review). Prefer RS256/EdDSA so verifying hosts hold only a
public key — mirrors the ATECC608 / challenge-response "public key only"
property. Decide before multi-host/multi-lane deployment.
- Mark esp32-custom-controller status: deferred per decision not to build
device-level auth now; access control stays on UHPPOTE + network isolation
(noted in open-questions #6).
- local-jwt-auth: document hardened secret handling + 8h expiry and the
asymmetric-key pointer.
- Update index.md and append a log.md entry.
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