fix: keep -1 enum members when deserializing (audit of a-l server packets vs capture) by erwan-joly · Pull Request #576 · NosCoreIO/NosCore.Packets · GitHub
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fix: keep -1 enum members when deserializing (audit of a-l server packets vs capture) - #576
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Audited every server packet whose header starts with a–l against a real client capture (33 MB, one server packet per line). For each header, up to 400 distinct captured lines went through the library's Deserializer, then the Serializer, and the output was compared with the input.
Fix (non-breaking)
Deserializer.DeserializeEnum mapped every-1 token to the enum default, even for enums that declare a -1 member. So AscrPacketType.Close came back as Alone, and PortalType.MapPortal came back as TsNormal, which lost data on 385 of the 400 gp lines checked. Now -1 maps to the default only when the enum has no -1 member, or the property is a nullable enum (unchanged: still null). No public API changes. Behaviour changes only for enums that declare -1, which now round-trip correctly.
Tests: CapturedEnumMinusOneTests uses real captured gp and ascr lines (no player names or ids in them) and checks the enum value and an exact round trip.
What was left alone, and why
Older client. This capture predates the current protocol: shorter lev, inv/ivn items, in and e_info, and eq/equip with upgrade and rare as two tokens instead of one packed token. Matching it would break current clients, so these are reported, not changed.
Anonymization. The capture replaces the player's own id with a word (MyIdPlayer) in numeric fields and strips spaces from names and text, so those lines can't round-trip whatever the layout.
Unknown meaning.evnt sends -1 into a bool. eff_ob sends -1 or empty for VisualType, which has no -1 member. Neither was retyped, because the values aren't established.
Not checked.gexp pairs and the lines with mangled names in clinit/kdlinit/flinit still need a look against a current capture.
No breaking changes in this PR, so nothing needs grouping for 27.0.0.
header
lines checked
status
act6
54 distinct (588 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients [ok=1 bad=53]
ascr
12 distinct (36 total)
fixed (AscrPacketType.Close = -1 was lost) — now ok=12, bad=0
at
400 distinct (1329 total)
mismatch left: capture anonymizes the player id as a word in a numeric field (or name with spaces stripped); not a layout issue [ok=0 bad=400]
bc
1 distinct (1 total)
ok
bf
389 distinct (876 total)
mismatch left: capture anonymizes the player id as a word in a numeric field (or name with spaces stripped); not a layout issue (375 other lines ok) [ok=375 bad=14]
bf_e
79 distinct (129 total)
ok
bgm
0
not in capture
bgm2
1 distinct (28 total)
ok
blinit
9 distinct (68 total)
ok
bn
23 distinct (186 total)
ok
bpm
0
not in capture
bs
36 distinct (36 total)
ok
bsc
0
not in capture
bsinfo
0
not in capture
c_info
54 distinct (1323 total)
mismatch left: capture anonymizes the player id as a word in a numeric field (or name with spaces stripped); not a layout issue [ok=0 bad=54]
c_info_reset
0
not in capture
c_map
400 distinct (2614 total)
ok
c_mode
212 distinct (2041 total)
mismatch left: capture anonymizes the player id as a word in a numeric field (or name with spaces stripped); not a layout issue [ok=0 bad=212]
ca_t
0
not in capture
cancel
13 distinct (104 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients (trailing field missing) [ok=0 bad=13]
ch_dm
0
not in capture
char_sc
0
not in capture
cl
86 distinct (266 total)
mismatch left: capture anonymizes the player id as a word in a numeric field (or name with spaces stripped); not a layout issue [ok=84 bad=2]
clinit
11 distinct (39 total)
mismatch left: overflow on lines with mangled (non-UTF-8) names; other lines ok [ok=7 bad=4]
clist
21 distinct (44 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients (equipment list format) [ok=18 bad=3]
clist_end
1 distinct (17 total)
ok
clist_start
1 distinct (17 total)
ok
cond
400 distinct (8820 total)
mismatch left: capture anonymizes the player id as a word in a numeric field (or name with spaces stripped); not a layout issue (394 other lines ok) [ok=394 bad=6]
csp
1 distinct (8 total)
mismatch left: capture anonymizes the player id as a word in a numeric field (or name with spaces stripped); not a layout issue [ok=0 bad=1]
ct
400 distinct (11153 total)
mismatch left: capture anonymizes the player id as a word in a numeric field (or name with spaces stripped); not a layout issue [ok=262 bad=138]
ctl
47 distinct (48 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients (trailing field missing) [ok=0 bad=47]
dance
0
not in capture
delay
93 distinct (332 total)
mismatch left: nested #guri^... client packet, not registered in the server-only audit harness [ok=56 bad=37]
dg
4 distinct (8 total)
ok
die
147 distinct (147 total)
ok
dir
7 distinct (11 total)
ok
dlg
12 distinct (73 total)
mismatch left: nested #u_i^... client packet, not registered in the server-only audit harness [ok=0 bad=12]
dlgi
0
not in capture
dlgi2
0
not in capture
dm
148 distinct (1163 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients (trailing field missing) [ok=0 bad=148]
dpski
0
not in capture
drop
197 distinct (197 total)
ok
e_info
400 distinct (2111 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients [ok=0 bad=400]
eff
400 distinct (9765 total)
mismatch left: capture anonymizes the player id as a word in a numeric field (or name with spaces stripped); not a layout issue (395 other lines ok) [ok=395 bad=5]
eff_g
53 distinct (153 total)
ok
eff_ob
2 distinct (61 total)
mismatch left: -1 / empty visual type; VisualType (NosCore.Shared) has no -1 member [ok=0 bad=2]
eff_t
89 distinct (138 total)
ok
eq
44 distinct (101 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients (upgrade/rare as two tokens, not one packed token) [ok=0 bad=44]
equip
46 distinct (1336 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients (upgrade/rare as two tokens, not one packed token) [ok=20 bad=26]
esf
1 distinct (6 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients (empty body) [ok=0 bad=1]
evnt
33 distinct (90 total)
mismatch left: -1 sent for IsDisabled (bool); meaning unknown, not retyped [ok=32 bad=1]
evtb
0
not in capture
exc_close
2 distinct (2 total)
ok
exc_list
4 distinct (6 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients (shorter body) [ok=0 bad=4]
exts
2 distinct (36 total)
ok
f_stash
0
not in capture
f_stash_all
2 distinct (4 total)
ok
failc
0
not in capture
fbs
0
not in capture
fbt
0
not in capture
fc
37 distinct (55 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients [ok=0 bad=37]
fd
68 distinct (138 total)
ok
fhis_stc
0
not in capture
finfo
51 distinct (97 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients (id.status pairs) [ok=0 bad=51]
finfo_sub_packets
0
not in capture
finit
17 distinct (40 total)
mismatch left: capture anonymizes the player id as a word in a numeric field (or name with spaces stripped); not a layout issue [ok=12 bad=5]
fish
0
not in capture
fishopen
0
not in capture
flinit
10 distinct (39 total)
mismatch left: lines with mangled (non-UTF-8) names fail; other lines ok [ok=6 bad=4]
food
0
not in capture
frank_stc
0
not in capture
fs
2 distinct (29 total)
ok
fslog_stc
0
not in capture
ftpt
0
not in capture
gb
0
not in capture
get
200 distinct (205 total)
mismatch left: capture anonymizes the player id as a word in a numeric field (or name with spaces stripped); not a layout issue [ok=190 bad=10]
gexp
10 distinct (41 total)
mismatch left: `id
ghis
38 distinct (72 total)
mismatch left: capture anonymizes the player id as a word in a numeric field (or name with spaces stripped); not a layout issue [ok=0 bad=38]
gidx
194 distinct (1598 total)
mismatch left: capture anonymizes the player id as a word in a numeric field (or name with spaces stripped); not a layout issue [ok=0 bad=194]
ginfo
16 distinct (128 total)
ok
gmbr
18 distinct (37 total)
mismatch left: capture anonymizes the player id as a word in a numeric field (or name with spaces stripped); not a layout issue [ok=0 bad=18]
gmsg
8 distinct (77 total)
mismatch left: capture anonymizes the player id as a word in a numeric field (or name with spaces stripped); not a layout issue [ok=0 bad=8]
gold
92 distinct (123 total)
ok
gp
400 distinct (4133 total)
fixed (PortalType.MapPortal = -1 was lost; 385 lines) — now ok=400, bad=0
guri
400 distinct (2834 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients + anonymized ids [ok=218 bad=182]
ib
0
not in capture
icon
5 distinct (5 total)
ok
in
400 distinct (95949 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients (sub-packet layout differs) [ok=0 bad=400]
inbox
0
not in capture
info
17 distinct (48 total)
ok
infoi
0
not in capture
infoi2
0
not in capture
inv
78 distinct (233 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients (shorter item sub-packets) [ok=2 bad=76]
ishop
0
not in capture
it
3 distinct (13 total)
ok
ivn
400 distinct (519 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients (5-part item vs 7) [ok=0 bad=400]
kdlinit
10 distinct (39 total)
mismatch left: overflow on lines with mangled (non-UTF-8) names; other lines ok [ok=6 bad=4]
lev
192 distinct (1531 total)
mismatch left: capture is from an older client with fewer/other trailing fields; changing the layout would break current clients (8 fields vs 12) [ok=2 bad=190]
Corrected packet deserialization so valid enum values of -1 are preserved instead of being treated as absent. Empty nullable values continue to use the default.
Tests
Added captured-packet round-trip checks to verify that MapPortal and Close values are retained.
The deserializer turned every -1 enum token into the default value, so
AscrPacketType.Close and PortalType.MapPortal were lost on real captured
ascr and gp lines. -1 now maps to the default only when the enum has no
-1 member.
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Enum deserialization now preserves -1 when it is a defined enum value. New captured-line tests check deserialization and exact serialization for GpPacket and AscrPacket.
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Enum -1 parsing and validation src/NosCore.Packets/Deserializer.cs, test/NosCore.Packets.Tests/CapturedEnumMinusOneTests.cs
DeserializeEnum treats -1 as absent only when the enum does not define that value, or when IsAbsentOptional identifies an empty nullable value. Tests check captured gp and ascr lines and exact serialization. The first-line comment no longer has a UTF-8 BOM.
Declared signed -1 values are preserved, but packets such as req_exc -1 now fail instead of using their previous default. This bounded compatibility regression warrants a localized fix or explicit acceptance before merging.
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- Line 469: Update the isAbsentMinusOne check to determine whether the enum’s
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When a non-nullable unsigned enum receives -1, Enum.Parse throws before the default is selected. For example, req_exc -1 now fails deserialization instead of setting RequestType to its default. Handle unsigned enums before parsing the sentinel, while preserving declared signed -1 members.
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Summary
Audited every server packet whose header starts with
a–lagainst a real client capture (33 MB, one server packet per line). For each header, up to 400 distinct captured lines went through the library'sDeserializer, then theSerializer, and the output was compared with the input.Fix (non-breaking)
Deserializer.DeserializeEnummapped every-1token to the enum default, even for enums that declare a-1member. SoAscrPacketType.Closecame back asAlone, andPortalType.MapPortalcame back asTsNormal, which lost data on 385 of the 400gplines checked. Now-1maps to the default only when the enum has no-1member, or the property is a nullable enum (unchanged: stillnull). No public API changes. Behaviour changes only for enums that declare-1, which now round-trip correctly.Tests:
CapturedEnumMinusOneTestsuses real capturedgpandascrlines (no player names or ids in them) and checks the enum value and an exact round trip.What was left alone, and why
lev,inv/ivnitems,inande_info, andeq/equipwith upgrade and rare as two tokens instead of one packed token. Matching it would break current clients, so these are reported, not changed.MyIdPlayer) in numeric fields and strips spaces from names and text, so those lines can't round-trip whatever the layout.evntsends-1into a bool.eff_obsends-1or empty forVisualType, which has no -1 member. Neither was retyped, because the values aren't established.gexppairs and the lines with mangled names inclinit/kdlinit/flinitstill need a look against a current capture.No breaking changes in this PR, so nothing needs grouping for 27.0.0.
act6ascrAscrPacketType.Close= -1 was lost) — now ok=12, bad=0atbcbfbf_ebgmbgm2blinitbnbpmbsbscbsinfoc_infoc_info_resetc_mapc_modeca_tcancelch_dmchar_scclclinitclistclist_endclist_startcondcspctctldancedelay#guri^...client packet, not registered in the server-only audit harness [ok=56 bad=37]dgdiedirdlg#u_i^...client packet, not registered in the server-only audit harness [ok=0 bad=12]dlgidlgi2dmdpskidrope_infoeffeff_geff_ob-1/ empty visual type;VisualType(NosCore.Shared) has no -1 member [ok=0 bad=2]eff_teqequipesfevnt-1sent forIsDisabled(bool); meaning unknown, not retyped [ok=32 bad=1]evtbexc_closeexc_listextsf_stashf_stash_allfailcfbsfbtfcfdfhis_stcfinfoid.statuspairs) [ok=0 bad=51]finfo_sub_packetsfinitfishfishopenflinitfoodfrank_stcfsfslog_stcftptgbgetgexpghisgidxginfogmbrgmsggoldgpPortalType.MapPortal= -1 was lost; 385 lines) — now ok=400, bad=0guriibiconininboxinfoinfoiinfoi2invishopitivnkdlinitlevlevelupThe whole suite passes: 212 tests.
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-1are preserved instead of being treated as absent. Empty nullable values continue to use the default.MapPortalandClosevalues are retained.