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Fix frame validation and decode errors in the V2 parser - #7
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Reviewer's GuideThe parser now validates standard data frames and per-ID payload lengths before decoding, correctly handles signed current, firmware chunk lengths, and installation position, while encoding and transmission derive CAN metadata from the message type. Aggregate motor-limit snapshots now safely index valid motors and become valid only after all six replies, with regression tests covering the corrected wire and interface behavior. Sequence diagram for validated CAN frame decodingsequenceDiagram
participant CAN as CAN bus
participant Parser as PiperParserV2
participant Interface as PiperInterfaceV2
CAN->>Parser: decodeMessage(rx_frame, timestamp, msg)
alt RTR, error, extended, unknown, or short frame
Parser-->>CAN: false, msg.type = Unknown
else Valid standard frame with required DLC
Parser->>Parser: Decode by CAN ID
Parser-->>Interface: PiperMessage
Interface->>Interface: parseCANFrame(frame, timestamp)
end
Sequence diagram for message encoding and CAN transmissionsequenceDiagram
participant Caller
participant Interface as PiperInterfaceV2
participant Parser as PiperParserV2
participant CAN as CAN bus
Caller->>Interface: sendPiperMsg(msg)
Interface->>Parser: encodeMessage(msg, tx)
Parser->>Parser: msgTypeToCanId(msg.type)
Parser-->>Interface: tx.can_id and tx.can_dlc = 8
Interface->>CAN: sendCanMessage(tx.can_id, data[tx.can_dlc])
Sequence diagram for aggregate motor-limit repliessequenceDiagram
participant Init as piperInit
participant CAN as CAN bus
participant Interface as PiperInterfaceV2
Init->>CAN: Query motor limits for motors 1..6
loop Each motor reply
CAN->>Interface: parseCANFrame(limit reply)
Interface->>Interface: Validate motor index 1..6
Interface->>Interface: set(snapshot, timestamp, motor_index - 1)
end
Interface-->>Init: is_valid after all six motor replies
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Oversized firmware payload lengths still pass validation and cause an out-of-bounds read.
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What changed in this PR
Hardens V2 CAN parsing and corrects feedback decoding, outgoing frame metadata, and motor-limit aggregation.
Changes:
- Validate incoming frame types and minimum lengths; correct feedback fields.
- Set encoded frame metadata and require all six motor-limit replies for aggregate validity.
- Document validity semantics and add seven regression tests.
| File | Description |
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| piper_cpp/test/piper_parser_v2_test.cpp | Add parser golden-frame tests. |
| piper_cpp/test/piper_interface_v2_test.cpp | Test aggregate validity and invalid motor indices. |
| piper_cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt | Register parser tests. |
| piper_cpp/src/protocol/piper_parser_v2.cpp | Validate frames and correct decoding and encoding. |
| piper_cpp/src/interface/piper_interface_v2.cpp | Guard aggregate indices and use encoded metadata. |
| piper_cpp/include/piper_cpp/types/feedback/motors.h | Make motor current signed. |
| piper_cpp/include/piper_cpp/interface/piper_interface_v2.h | Document aggregate validity requirements. |
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### Comment 1
<location path="piper_cpp/src/protocol/piper_parser_v2.cpp" line_range="94" />
<code_context>
+ msg.type = ArmMsgType::Unknown;
+ return false;
+ }
+ uint32_t can_id = rx_frame.can_id & CAN_SFF_MASK;
const uint8_t *data = rx_frame.data;
auto can_enum_id = static_cast<CanIDPiper>(can_id);
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Malformed identifiers become valid feedback**
When a frame has reserved identifier bits set outside `CAN_SFF_MASK`, with no EFF, RTR, or ERR flag, `decodeMessage` masks off the reserved bits and `canIdToMsgType()` accepts the remaining known Piper ID, so callers receive data from a malformed frame as valid feedback.
Reject frames with reserved identifier bits set before masking or decoding the CAN ID.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 2
<location path="piper_cpp/src/interface/piper_interface_v2.cpp" line_range="36-37" />
<code_context>
arm_current_motor_max_acc_limit_.setNumCallers(1);
- arm_all_motor_angle_limit_max_spd_.setNumCallers(1);
- arm_all_motor_max_acc_limit_.setNumCallers(1);
+ arm_all_motor_angle_limit_max_spd_.setNumCallers(6); // one reply per motor
+ arm_all_motor_max_acc_limit_.setNumCallers(6); // one reply per motor
arm_joint_ctrl_msgs_.setNumCallers(3); // joint control messages are updated in 3 parts
arm_gripper_ctrl_.setNumCallers(1); // gripper control messages
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Lost reply leaves limits unavailable**
When a motor-limit query or its reply is dropped, `searchAllMotorLimits()` sends each motor query once during `piperInit()` and has no retry or later refresh path; one lost query or reply leaves that motor’s caller uninitialized, so the aggregate limit state never becomes valid for the session.
Retry missing motor-limit queries until all six replies arrive or a bounded timeout is reported to the caller.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 3
<location path="piper_cpp/src/protocol/piper_parser_v2.cpp" line_range="107-108" />
<code_context>
msg.type = ArmMsgType::Unknown;
return false;
}
+ if (rx_frame.can_dlc < requiredDlc(can_enum_id))
+ {
+ msg.type = ArmMsgType::Unknown;
+ return false;
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Short frames include phantom bytes**
When a valid decoded frame has a DLC below eight, such as a six-byte motion-control-2 frame, `decodeMessage` accepts complete short frames but then copies all eight bytes into `msg.raw_data`; callers inspecting the raw payload, including the parser read script, see bytes beyond the frame’s DLC as if they arrived on the bus.
Copy only `can_dlc` bytes into `raw_data` and preserve the received DLC so callers can report the actual payload length.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 4
<location path="piper_cpp/test/piper_parser_v2_test.cpp" line_range="86" />
<code_context>
+ ASSERT_TRUE(parser.encodeMessage(msg, tx));
+ EXPECT_EQ(tx.can_id, 0x155u);
+ EXPECT_EQ(tx.can_dlc, 8);
+ EXPECT_EQ(tx.data[3], 0xE8); // 1000 = 0x000003E8, big-endian
+}
+
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Joint encoding loses upper bytes**
When the encoder writes only the least-significant byte of `joint_1`, `EncoderDerivesIdAndDlcFromType` checks only `tx.data[3]`, so an encoder that serializes `1000` as `00 00 00 E8` instead of `00 00 03 E8` still passes and the test misses corrupted joint values.
Assert the complete expected byte sequence for `joint_1`, including `tx.data[2] == 0x03`.
</issue_to_address>Sourcery assessment
Needs a human reviewer. 4 findings to address first, and outgoing commands now take their CAN ID from the message type and are sent using the encoded frame length; if that mapping or payload is wrong, a motor could receive and act on a command before the change is reverted. Reverting prevents future sends but cannot undo motion that has already occurred.
Blocking findings: piper_cpp/src/protocol/piper_parser_v2.cpp:94, piper_cpp/src/interface/piper_interface_v2.cpp:37, piper_cpp/src/protocol/piper_parser_v2.cpp:108, piper_cpp/test/piper_parser_v2_test.cpp:86
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Review comments at @piper_cpp/src/interface/piper_interface_v2.cpp:
- Around line 295-296: In the angle-limit and acceleration-limit feedback
handling, validate each motor_num is within 1–6 before invoking either the
single-motor state setter or the aggregate update; apply this ordering at
piper_cpp/src/interface/piper_interface_v2.cpp lines 295–296 and 317–318 so
invalid indices cannot update either state.
Review comments at @piper_cpp/src/protocol/piper_parser_v2.cpp:
- Line 320: Update PiperParserV2::decodeMessage to reject frames whose can_dlc
exceeds CAN_MAX_DLEN before processing the firmware branch or copying data;
retain the existing requiredDlc validation for undersized frames.
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Fixes the decode-side issues from the review: malformed frames were decoded from bytes
that were never on the bus, negative motor current read as a large positive value, the
encoder emitted frames with ID 0 and DLC 0, the installation position was never decoded,
and the "all motor limits" state could index motor[-1] and reported valid after one reply.
bytes the decoder reads for that ID (per-ID minimum, not a blanket 8). Firmware text
chunks are copied by DLC.
signed=True). Derived effort keeps the sign; this is a state reading, nothing in the
command path uses it.
one caller per motor, so is_valid means all six replies arrived, matching the six 0x472
queries piperInit() sends. Nothing in the ROS plugin or scripts gates on these.
Seven new tests (parser golden frames, interface aggregate behaviour over a socketpair),
each verified to fail on the previous code.
Summary by Sourcery
Harden V2 CAN parsing and transmission while correcting motor feedback and aggregate limit state handling.
Bug Fixes:
Enhancements:
Tests:
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