Ask the pod whether answering its key offer keeps the paddles alive

`probe unlock` — the experiment §2.3.3 ends on, not an implementation.

The pod offers a compressed P-256 point and gives up on us when we do not
answer; the paddle bits freeze while the D-pad keeps reporting. What a
working client writes back is the half no capture has, and the public
descriptions are all of the older Play hardware — different message
types, an uncompressed key, a different channel.

But the offer looks like the handshake we already know, moved into a
protobuf envelope: its field 2 is `0x02030000`, and `RESPONSE_START` —
the pod's confirmed cleartext reply marker — is `[0x02, 0x03]`. That
makes the client side a short list rather than a search, and the device
is a perfect oracle: either a paddle edge arrives after the cliff or one
does not, every run, in two minutes.

So the command sends one candidate per run — `ours` (00 09, what we
already write), `play` (01 02, the 2023 client marker), `echo` (02 03,
in case field 2 names the suite rather than the speaker) — and reports
HELD, FAILED or INCONCLUSIVE. Omitting `--candidate` answers nothing and
measures the cliff this pod actually has, which is the control every
result needs.

The verdict deliberately refuses to call a failure from silence: it needs
the D-pad still reporting while the paddles do not, because a pod nobody
touched proves nothing and a dropped link is void rather than negative.

Field 3 of the offer — 40 or 60 bytes, unexplained — is omitted from the
reply. If it is load-bearing no candidate will hold, and that is a
finding too.

p256 is a dependency of the probe alone. The app takes no crypto
dependency on a guess.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
2026-08-27 19:19:29 +02:00
co-authored by Claude Opus 5
parent 135da73e92
commit 4e400cdd3b
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@@ -18,3 +18,9 @@ uuid = { workspace = true }
anyhow = { workspace = true }
tracing = { workspace = true }
tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true }
# Protocol discovery only (§9): the pod offers a compressed P-256 point and we
# need a real one to answer with. Pure Rust, and deliberately confined to the
# probe until an unlock candidate is proven — the app takes no crypto
# dependency on a guess.
p256 = { version = "0.13", default-features = false, features = ["ecdh", "arithmetic"] }
rand_core = { version = "0.6", features = ["getrandom"] }
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@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ SUBCOMMANDS:
inspect <ADDR> Connect and dump every service, characteristic and capability
monitor <ADDR> Stream Indoor Bike Data as raw hex alongside decoded fields
set <ADDR> <TARGET> Take control and apply a target, then reset the trainer to zero
unlock <ADDR> Answer the pod's key offer and see whether its paddles survive
past the ~50 s cliff (--candidate ours|play|echo; omit for a
control run that answers nothing)
zwift <ADDR> Talk to Zwift's custom service: handshake, then log every frame
listen <ADDR> Raw GATT: dump services, characteristics and descriptors, then
subscribe to everything and print each notification's
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ TARGET (for `set`):
OPTIONS:
--secs <N> scan/monitor duration, or how long `set` holds the target (default:
scan 6, monitor 30, set 15, zwift 60)
scan 6, monitor 30, set 15, zwift 60, unlock 150)
--all `scan`: list every peripheral, not just fitness machines
--name <SUBSTR> use in place of <ADDR> to match on advertised name
--no-handshake `zwift`, `listen`: subscribe and listen without writing RideOn.
@@ -89,6 +92,18 @@ pub enum Command {
/// until it is greeted, so listening alone hears silence from one.
handshake: bool,
},
/// Does answering the pod's key offer keep its paddles alive?
///
/// One candidate reply per run, then two minutes of watching the paddle
/// bits. See `unlock.rs` for what is being tested and why a guess is
/// affordable here.
Unlock {
device: Device,
duration: Duration,
/// Which field-2 marker to answer with; `None` sends nothing and is the
/// control run.
candidate: Option<String>,
},
/// Phase 3 / TASK-0: exercise Zwift's custom service on whatever advertises
/// it — a Click, or the trainer itself.
Zwift {
@@ -124,6 +139,7 @@ pub fn parse<I: IntoIterator<Item = String>>(argv: I) -> Result<Args> {
let mut no_handshake = false;
let mut buttons_only = false;
let mut name: Option<String> = None;
let mut candidate: Option<String> = None;
let mut help = false;
let mut positional: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
@@ -147,6 +163,14 @@ pub fn parse<I: IntoIterator<Item = String>>(argv: I) -> Result<Args> {
.map_err(|_| anyhow!("--secs expects a whole number of seconds, got {v:?}"))?,
);
}
"--candidate" => {
i += 1;
candidate = Some(
args.get(i)
.ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("--candidate needs a value"))?
.clone(),
);
}
"--name" => {
i += 1;
name = Some(
@@ -214,6 +238,13 @@ pub fn parse<I: IntoIterator<Item = String>>(argv: I) -> Result<Args> {
duration: Duration::from_secs(secs.unwrap_or(60)),
handshake: !no_handshake,
},
"unlock" => Command::Unlock {
device: device(&positional, 1)?,
// Long enough to cross the ~50 s cliff twice over: a candidate that
// merely delays the failure must not read as one that fixed it.
duration: Duration::from_secs(secs.unwrap_or(150)),
candidate: candidate.clone(),
},
"zwift" => Command::Zwift {
device: device(&positional, 1)?,
duration: Duration::from_secs(secs.unwrap_or(60)),
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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use bikecontrol_ble::indoor_bike_data::{self, hex, IndoorBikeData};
use bikecontrol_ble::scan::{self, DiscoveredDevice, ScanKind, TrainerSelector};
use bikecontrol_ble::{uuids, zwift, FtmsError};
use bikecontrol_core::types::ControlTarget;
use btleplug::api::{CharPropFlags, Characteristic, Peripheral as _};
use btleplug::api::{CharPropFlags, Characteristic, Peripheral as _, WriteType};
use btleplug::platform::Peripheral;
use futures::StreamExt;
use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -966,6 +966,198 @@ fn pressed(b: bool) -> &'static str {
}
/// Name a UUID, checking Zwift's custom space as well as the SIG's.
/// `probe unlock` — answer the pod's key offer and see whether the paddles live.
///
/// The experiment, not an implementation: see `crate::unlock` for the
/// hypothesis and why one guess per run is affordable.
pub async fn unlock_cmd(
device: &Device,
duration: Duration,
candidate: Option<&str>,
scan_timeout: Duration,
) -> Result<()> {
use crate::unlock;
let candidate = match candidate {
None => None,
Some(name) => Some(unlock::candidate(name).ok_or_else(|| {
anyhow::anyhow!(
"unknown candidate {name:?}. Known: {}",
unlock::CANDIDATES
.iter()
.map(|c| c.name)
.collect::<Vec<_>>()
.join(", ")
)
})?),
};
match candidate {
Some(c) => println!("Candidate {:?}: field 2 = 0x{:08x}\n {}\n", c.name, c.marker, c.why),
None => println!(
"Control run: answering nothing, to measure the cliff this pod actually has.\n"
),
}
let peripheral = connect(device, scan_timeout).await?;
if let Some(d) = scan::describe(&peripheral).await {
println!("Connected to {} ({})\n", d.address, d.label());
}
let service = zwift::SERVICES
.iter()
.find_map(|want| peripheral.services().into_iter().find(|s| s.uuid == *want))
.ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("this peripheral exposes no known Zwift service"))?;
let mut notifications = peripheral.notifications().await?;
for ch in service
.characteristics
.iter()
.filter(|c| c.properties.intersects(CharPropFlags::NOTIFY | CharPropFlags::INDICATE))
{
if let Err(e) = peripheral.subscribe(ch).await {
println!("Could not subscribe to {}: {e}", ch.uuid);
}
}
let sync_rx = writable(&service)
.ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("nothing in this service is writable — cannot answer"))?;
let start = Instant::now();
handshake(&peripheral, &sync_rx, &mut notifications, start).await?;
let local = unlock::local_key();
println!(
"Our P-256 point: {}\n\nWatching for {} s. Work the paddles and the D-pad throughout —\n\
the question is whether the paddles are still reporting at the end.\n",
hex(&local.compressed),
duration.as_secs()
);
let mut verdict = unlock::Verdict::new(start);
let mut answered = 0u32;
let mut offers = 0u32;
let mut last_status: Option<unlock::Status> = None;
let deadline = tokio::time::sleep(duration);
tokio::pin!(deadline);
loop {
tokio::select! {
_ = &mut deadline => break,
_ = tokio::signal::ctrl_c() => {
println!("\nInterrupted.");
break;
}
n = notifications.next() => {
let Some(n) = n else {
println!("\nThe device disconnected — the run is void, not a failure.");
break;
};
let at = start.elapsed().as_secs_f32();
if let Some(offer) = unlock::parse_key_offer(&n.value) {
offers += 1;
println!(
"[{at:7.2}s] KEY OFFER #{offers} key={} marker=0x{:08x} trailer={}B",
hex(&offer.public_key),
offer.marker,
offer.trailer.len()
);
match unlock::shared_secret(&local, &offer.public_key) {
// Logged, not used: agreeing a secret proves the point
// is real P-256, which is worth knowing before anyone
// writes a responder around it.
Ok(secret) => println!(
" ECDH agrees, shared secret starts {}",
hex(&secret[..8.min(secret.len())])
),
Err(e) => println!(" !! {e}"),
}
if let Some(c) = candidate {
let frame = unlock::reply_frame(&local.compressed, c.marker);
match write_frame(&peripheral, &sync_rx, &frame).await {
Ok(()) => {
answered += 1;
println!(" answered with {}", hex(&frame));
}
Err(e) => println!(" !! could not answer: {e}"),
}
}
continue;
}
if let Some(status) = unlock::parse_status(&n.value) {
if last_status != Some(status) {
println!(
"[{at:7.2}s] STATUS flag={} timer={}",
status.flag, status.timer
);
last_status = Some(status);
}
continue;
}
if let Some(mask) = button_mask(&n.value) {
verdict.observe(mask.raw);
}
}
}
}
let cliff = Duration::from_secs(60);
println!("\n=== verdict ===");
println!(" key offers seen: {offers}");
println!(" answered: {answered}");
println!(
" paddle edges: {} (last at {})",
verdict.paddle_edges,
verdict.last_paddle.map_or("never".into(), |t| format!("{:.1}s", t.as_secs_f32()))
);
println!(
" other edges: {} (last at {})",
verdict.other_edges,
verdict.last_other.map_or("never".into(), |t| format!("{:.1}s", t.as_secs_f32()))
);
if verdict.paddle_edges == 0 && verdict.other_edges == 0 {
println!(
"\n INCONCLUSIVE — no buttons at all. Press things during the run;\n\
a pod nobody touched proves nothing."
);
} else if verdict.paddles_look_dead(cliff) {
println!(
"\n FAILED — the D-pad still reports and the paddles stopped.\n\
That is the §2.3.3 signature, so this candidate did not hold them open."
);
} else if verdict.last_paddle.is_some_and(|t| t > cliff) {
println!(
"\n HELD — a paddle edge arrived after {}s, past the cliff.\n\
Worth repeating before believing: run it again, and run the control.",
cliff.as_secs()
);
} else {
println!("\n INCONCLUSIVE — the run ended before the cliff, or the paddles were idle.");
}
disconnect(&peripheral).await;
Ok(())
}
/// Write to the pod, preferring write-without-response where offered.
async fn write_frame(
peripheral: &Peripheral,
ch: &Characteristic,
frame: &[u8],
) -> Result<(), btleplug::Error> {
let kind = if ch.properties.contains(CharPropFlags::WRITE_WITHOUT_RESPONSE) {
WriteType::WithoutResponse
} else {
WriteType::WithResponse
};
peripheral.write(ch, frame, kind).await
}
fn zwift_named(uuid: Uuid) -> String {
zwift::well_known_name(uuid)
.map(|n| format!(" ({n})"))
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@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
mod cli;
mod commands;
mod unlock;
use std::time::Duration;
@@ -54,6 +55,11 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
duration,
handshake,
} => commands::listen(&device, duration, handshake, SCAN_TIMEOUT).await,
cli::Command::Unlock {
device,
duration,
candidate,
} => commands::unlock_cmd(&device, duration, candidate.as_deref(), SCAN_TIMEOUT).await,
cli::Command::Zwift {
device,
duration,
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@@ -0,0 +1,397 @@
//! `probe unlock` — does answering the pod's key offer keep the paddles alive?
//!
//! ## The question
//!
//! A Click v2 streams button state in cleartext for about fifty seconds and
//! then stops reporting its **paddles** — the D-pad keeps working, and the two
//! paddle bits of the bitmask freeze. Bracketing that moment, the pod sends a
//! `0xff 03 00` frame carrying a compressed P-256 public key, and flips a flag
//! in its `0xff 05 00` status frame (REQUIREMENTS §2.3.3). We never answer.
//!
//! The hypothesis this command tests: **the pod is asking for a key exchange
//! and giving up on us when we do not reply.** If so, replying keeps the
//! paddles alive past the cliff, and the shape of a working reply is the thing
//! we do not have — every capture is device → app.
//!
//! ## Why a guess is affordable here
//!
//! The v2's offer looks like the handshake we already know, moved into a
//! protobuf envelope. Its field 2 is the varint `0x02030000`, and
//! `zwift::RESPONSE_START` — the pod's confirmed cleartext reply marker — is
//! `[0x02, 0x03]`. That is not a coincidence, and it makes the client side a
//! short list rather than a search: our own marker (`0x00090000`), Play's
//! client marker (`0x01020000`), or the pod's own echoed back.
//!
//! And the device is a perfect oracle. Either the paddle bits still change at
//! T+120 s or they do not, and it says so every run, in two minutes, with no
//! APK and no tablet.
//!
//! ## What this is not
//!
//! Not an implementation. Nothing here derives a session key or decrypts
//! anything: it sends one candidate and watches. If a candidate holds the
//! paddles open, *then* the full ECDH → HKDF → AES-CCM responder is worth
//! writing, against a known-good handshake instead of a hopeful one.
use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
use anyhow::Result;
/// A candidate for the two-byte marker the client puts in field 2, carried in
/// the same big-endian-ish layout the pod uses for its own.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
pub struct Candidate {
pub name: &'static str,
pub marker: u32,
pub why: &'static str,
}
pub const CANDIDATES: &[Candidate] = &[
Candidate {
name: "ours",
marker: 0x0009_0000,
why: "the marker we already write in the confirmed cleartext handshake \
(zwift::REQUEST_START = 00 09)",
},
Candidate {
name: "play",
marker: 0x0102_0000,
why: "the client marker documented for the 2023 Play controllers (01 02)",
},
Candidate {
name: "echo",
marker: 0x0203_0000,
why: "the pod's own marker echoed back, in case field 2 names the suite \
rather than the speaker",
},
];
pub fn candidate(name: &str) -> Option<Candidate> {
CANDIDATES.iter().find(|c| c.name == name).copied()
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Minimal protobuf, write side
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
fn varint(out: &mut Vec<u8>, mut v: u64) {
loop {
let byte = (v & 0x7f) as u8;
v >>= 7;
if v == 0 {
out.push(byte);
return;
}
out.push(byte | 0x80);
}
}
fn field_bytes(out: &mut Vec<u8>, field: u32, value: &[u8]) {
varint(out, u64::from(field) << 3 | 2);
varint(out, value.len() as u64);
out.extend_from_slice(value);
}
fn field_varint(out: &mut Vec<u8>, field: u32, value: u64) {
varint(out, u64::from(field) << 3);
varint(out, value);
}
/// The reply, shaped exactly like the offer we are answering.
///
/// `ff 03 00` then `{1: our compressed public key, 2: marker}`. Field 3 of the
/// pod's own offer — 40 or 60 bytes, unexplained — is deliberately omitted: if
/// it turns out to be load-bearing, no candidate will hold the paddles open and
/// that is itself the finding.
pub fn reply_frame(public_key: &[u8], marker: u32) -> Vec<u8> {
let mut body = Vec::with_capacity(48);
field_bytes(&mut body, 1, public_key);
field_varint(&mut body, 2, u64::from(marker));
let mut frame = Vec::with_capacity(body.len() + 3);
frame.extend_from_slice(&[0xff, 0x03, 0x00]);
frame.extend_from_slice(&body);
frame
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Minimal protobuf, read side
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
fn read_varint(b: &[u8], i: &mut usize) -> Option<u64> {
let mut v = 0u64;
let mut shift = 0;
loop {
let byte = *b.get(*i)?;
*i += 1;
v |= u64::from(byte & 0x7f) << shift;
if byte & 0x80 == 0 {
return Some(v);
}
shift += 7;
if shift > 63 {
return None;
}
}
}
/// The pod's key offer, as much of it as we can name.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct KeyOffer {
/// Field 1 — 33 bytes, a compressed P-256 point.
pub public_key: Vec<u8>,
/// Field 2 — `0x02030000` on every capture so far.
pub marker: u64,
/// Field 3 — 40 or 60 bytes, meaning unknown.
pub trailer: Vec<u8>,
}
/// Recognise `ff 03 00` + protobuf. Returns `None` for anything else.
pub fn parse_key_offer(raw: &[u8]) -> Option<KeyOffer> {
if raw.len() < 4 || raw[0] != 0xff || raw[1] != 0x03 {
return None;
}
let mut i = 3;
let mut offer = KeyOffer {
public_key: Vec::new(),
marker: 0,
trailer: Vec::new(),
};
while i < raw.len() {
let tag = read_varint(raw, &mut i)?;
let (field, wire) = (tag >> 3, tag & 7);
match wire {
0 => {
let v = read_varint(raw, &mut i)?;
if field == 2 {
offer.marker = v;
}
}
2 => {
let len = read_varint(raw, &mut i)? as usize;
let end = i.checked_add(len)?;
let value = raw.get(i..end)?.to_vec();
i = end;
match field {
1 => offer.public_key = value,
3 => offer.trailer = value,
_ => {}
}
}
// Nothing in the captures uses the other wire types; bail rather
// than mis-parse and report a confident wrong answer.
_ => return None,
}
}
(!offer.public_key.is_empty()).then_some(offer)
}
/// The pod's status frame — `ff 05 00`, field 93 nested. `.2` flips 0 → 1 and
/// `.3` goes 15 → 900 as the paddles die (§2.3.3).
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
pub struct Status {
pub flag: u64,
pub timer: u64,
}
pub fn parse_status(raw: &[u8]) -> Option<Status> {
if raw.len() < 4 || raw[0] != 0xff || raw[1] != 0x05 {
return None;
}
let mut i = 3;
let tag = read_varint(raw, &mut i)?;
if tag >> 3 != 93 || tag & 7 != 2 {
return None;
}
let len = read_varint(raw, &mut i)? as usize;
let end = i.checked_add(len)?;
let inner = raw.get(i..end)?;
let mut j = 0;
let mut status = Status { flag: 0, timer: 0 };
while j < inner.len() {
let tag = read_varint(inner, &mut j)?;
let (field, wire) = (tag >> 3, tag & 7);
match wire {
0 => {
let v = read_varint(inner, &mut j)?;
match field {
2 => status.flag = v,
3 => status.timer = v,
_ => {}
}
}
2 => {
let len = read_varint(inner, &mut j)? as usize;
j = j.checked_add(len)?;
}
_ => return None,
}
}
Some(status)
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The verdict
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Which bits the paddles occupy, confirmed 2026-08-05 (§2.3.1).
const PADDLE_MINUS: u32 = 1 << 8;
const PADDLE_PLUS: u32 = 1 << 12;
const PADDLES: u32 = PADDLE_MINUS | PADDLE_PLUS;
/// Tracks the one thing this experiment is for: are the paddles still alive?
pub struct Verdict {
start: Instant,
pub paddle_edges: u32,
pub last_paddle: Option<Duration>,
pub other_edges: u32,
pub last_other: Option<Duration>,
last_mask: Option<u32>,
}
impl Verdict {
pub fn new(start: Instant) -> Self {
Self {
start,
paddle_edges: 0,
last_paddle: None,
other_edges: 0,
last_other: None,
last_mask: None,
}
}
/// Feed a button bitmask. Only *changes* count, since the pod repeats at
/// ~10 Hz while anything is held.
pub fn observe(&mut self, mask: u32) {
let Some(previous) = self.last_mask.replace(mask) else {
return;
};
let changed = previous ^ mask;
let at = self.start.elapsed();
if changed & PADDLES != 0 {
self.paddle_edges += 1;
self.last_paddle = Some(at);
}
if changed & !PADDLES != 0 {
self.other_edges += 1;
self.last_other = Some(at);
}
}
/// The pod is *reachable* — the D-pad still reports — but the paddles have
/// gone quiet. That, and not a dropped link, is the failure being chased.
pub fn paddles_look_dead(&self, cliff: Duration) -> bool {
let alive_elsewhere = self.last_other.is_some_and(|t| t > cliff);
let paddles_quiet = self.last_paddle.is_none_or(|t| t <= cliff);
alive_elsewhere && paddles_quiet
}
}
/// A P-256 keypair, and the compressed point to put on the wire.
pub struct LocalKey {
pub secret: p256::ecdh::EphemeralSecret,
pub compressed: Vec<u8>,
}
pub fn local_key() -> LocalKey {
use p256::elliptic_curve::sec1::ToEncodedPoint;
let secret = p256::ecdh::EphemeralSecret::random(&mut rand_core::OsRng);
let compressed = secret
.public_key()
.to_encoded_point(true)
.as_bytes()
.to_vec();
LocalKey { secret, compressed }
}
/// Best-effort ECDH against the pod's offered point, for the log. A key we
/// cannot agree on is a candidate we can stop testing.
pub fn shared_secret(local: &LocalKey, peer: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
use p256::elliptic_curve::sec1::FromEncodedPoint;
let point = p256::EncodedPoint::from_bytes(peer)
.map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("the pod's point is not a valid SEC1 encoding: {e}"))?;
let public = Option::<p256::PublicKey>::from(p256::PublicKey::from_encoded_point(&point))
.ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("the pod's point is not on P-256"))?;
Ok(local
.secret
.diffie_hellman(&public)
.raw_secret_bytes()
.to_vec())
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
/// The five frames captured on the tablet, 2026-08-27.
const OFFER: &str = "ff03000a21026d059e761978c34f8a13eedbff764a34f0e48577d90fb5dea76ef6238eae8580108080\
8c101a285e71479dbe97b0c9bf3c754d594d67ca40792345b69a921905489ec5a3cd0b1e5bb5e36e8cb3e683";
fn bytes(h: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
(0..h.len())
.step_by(2)
.map(|i| u8::from_str_radix(&h[i..i + 2], 16).unwrap())
.collect()
}
#[test]
fn the_captured_offer_parses() {
let offer = parse_key_offer(&bytes(OFFER)).expect("captured frame should parse");
assert_eq!(offer.public_key.len(), 33);
// Compressed SEC1: 0x02 or 0x03 then the x coordinate.
assert!(matches!(offer.public_key[0], 0x02 | 0x03));
assert_eq!(offer.marker, 0x0203_0000);
assert_eq!(offer.trailer.len(), 40);
}
#[test]
fn the_status_flag_and_timer_are_read() {
// Before the paddles died, and after.
let before = bytes("ff0500ea05180a0c3334433435393033413138451000180f200828093020");
let after = bytes("ff0500ea05190a0c3334433435393033413138451001188407200828093020");
assert_eq!(parse_status(&before).unwrap(), Status { flag: 0, timer: 15 });
assert_eq!(parse_status(&after).unwrap(), Status { flag: 1, timer: 900 });
}
#[test]
fn a_button_frame_is_not_mistaken_for_a_key_offer() {
assert!(parse_key_offer(&bytes("2308ffffffff0f")).is_none());
assert!(parse_status(&bytes("2308ffffffff0f")).is_none());
}
#[test]
fn our_reply_is_shaped_like_the_offer_it_answers() {
let key = local_key();
assert_eq!(key.compressed.len(), 33);
let frame = reply_frame(&key.compressed, 0x0009_0000);
let echoed = parse_key_offer(&frame).expect("our own frame should parse");
assert_eq!(echoed.public_key, key.compressed);
assert_eq!(echoed.marker, 0x0009_0000);
assert!(echoed.trailer.is_empty());
}
/// The oracle: the D-pad still moving while the paddles do not is the
/// signature being chased, and neither silence alone nor a live paddle is.
#[test]
fn dead_paddles_need_a_live_d_pad_to_be_evidence() {
let start = Instant::now();
let cliff = Duration::from_secs(0);
let mut nothing_at_all = Verdict::new(start);
nothing_at_all.observe(0xffff_ffff);
assert!(!nothing_at_all.paddles_look_dead(cliff));
let mut d_pad_only = Verdict::new(start);
d_pad_only.observe(0xffff_ffff);
d_pad_only.observe(0xffff_fffe); // `left`
assert!(d_pad_only.paddles_look_dead(cliff));
let mut healthy = Verdict::new(start);
healthy.observe(0xffff_ffff);
healthy.observe(0xffff_fffe);
healthy.observe(0xffff_feff); // `−` paddle
assert!(!healthy.paddles_look_dead(cliff));
}
}