@aeroswarm/codec 0.0.0-stage → 0.1.8

package/README.md

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-# Temporary Holding Version
-
-This version is a temporary placeholder for this package. An operational version to replace this has been submitted for review and is awaiting a staged release.
+# @aeroswarm/codec
+
+Decoding library for aviation surveillance protocols. Converts raw wire-format data (ASTERIX UDP datagrams) into structured records that the rest of the AeroSwarm pipeline normalizes into track events.
+
+**Node-only.** The decoder reads its XML format definitions from disk at runtime — never import this package from browser code. Frontends consume the already-normalized events via `@aeroswarm/client`.
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+pnpm add @aeroswarm/codec
+```
+
+## Quick start
+
+```ts
+import { parseAsterix, resolveAsterixPosition, resolveAsterixAltitudeFt } from "@aeroswarm/codec";
+
+socket.on("message", (buf: Buffer) => {
+  // A single UDP datagram may contain multiple concatenated ASTERIX blocks —
+  // parseAsterix handles that and returns one record per block.
+  const records = parseAsterix(buf);
+
+  for (const rec of records) {
+    // rec.category  → 21, 23, 48, …
+    // rec.edition   → which edition actually decoded it, e.g. "0.26"
+    // rec.fields    → decoded values (icao24, lat/lon, callsign, …)
+    const pos = resolveAsterixPosition(rec.fields, radarSite);
+    const altFt = resolveAsterixAltitudeFt(rec.fields);
+  }
+});
+```
+
+### Forcing a specific edition
+
+Auto-detection tries every known edition per category and keeps the **richest plausible decode** (a wrong-edition UAP can still "successfully" decode with fields landing in the wrong slots, so first-match is not safe). When you know your sensor's edition, pin it — deterministic and one decode per packet instead of several:
+
+```ts
+// e.g. the kantor radar transmits CAT21 edition 0.26
+const records = parseAsterix(buf, { 21: "0.26" });
+```
+
+In the services this is wired to the `ASTERIX_EDITIONS` env var (format `"21:0.26,48:1.21"`).
+
+## Supported categories & editions
+
+| Category | Content | Editions (newest first) |
+|----------|---------|--------------------------|
+| CAT010 | A-SMGCS monosensor surface movement (aircraft + vehicles) | 1.1 |
+| CAT011 | A-SMGCS fused surface movement | 1.2 |
+| CAT020 | Multilateration (MLAT) target reports | 1.7 |
+| CAT021 | ADS-B target reports | 2.4, 1.8, 1.4, 0.26 |
+| CAT023 | CNS/ATM ground station & service status | 1.2 |
+| CAT034 | Radar service messages (north marker, sector crossing) — sensor id only | 1.27, 1.26 |
+| CAT048 | Monoradar (PSR/SSR) target reports | 1.21, 1.14 |
+| CAT062 | System/fused tracks from ATC (keyed by system track number; identity item 380 is compound and not yet unpacked) | 1.18, 1.16, 1.9, 1.7, 0.17 |
+| CAT063 | Sensor status — sensor id only | 1.3 |
+
+Definitions are standard `asterix` XML files in [`src/config/`](src/config/). More category XMLs are already present there (CAT001, 002, 004, …) but not yet registered — see "Adding a category" below.
+
+## Exposed API
+
+### `parseAsterix(buf, defaultEdition?)`
+
+```ts
+function parseAsterix(
+  buf: Buffer,
+  defaultEdition?: Record<number, string>, // category → edition, skips auto-detect
+): AsterixRecord[]
+```
+
+Parses one UDP datagram (possibly multiple concatenated blocks) into records. Never throws on malformed input — bad blocks are skipped and an empty array is a valid result. Records failing the plausibility check (lat/lon out of range) are dropped.
+
+### `resolveAsterixPosition(fields, radarSite?)`
+
+Returns `{ lat, lon } | null`. Uses WGS-84 position when present; for radar categories reporting range/azimuth (`measuredPosition`) or cartesian offsets (`positionCartesian`), converts relative to `radarSite`.
+
+### `resolveAsterixAltitudeFt(fields)`
+
+Returns the best available altitude in feet (`geometric → flight level` preference) or `undefined`.
+
+### Types
+
+```ts
+interface AsterixRecord { category: number; edition: string; fields: AsterixFields; }
+
+interface AsterixFields {
+  icao24?: string;            // 6-char hex aircraft address
+  callsign?: string;          // e.g. "MAS179"
+  squawk?: string;            // 4-digit octal
+  lat?: number; lon?: number; // WGS-84 degrees
+  altitudeFt?: number;
+  timeOfDay?: number;         // seconds since UTC midnight
+  velocity?: { groundSpeedKt?: number; headingDeg?: number };
+  positionCartesian?: { xNm?: number; yNm?: number };
+  measuredPosition?: { rangeNm?: number; azimuthDeg?: number };
+  dataSource?: { sac: number; sic: number };
+  // CAT23 ground-station status
+  reportType?: number;        // 1 = ground station status
+  gsStatus?: { nogo: boolean; odp: boolean; oxt: boolean; msc: boolean; tsv: boolean; spo: boolean };
+  operationalRangeNm?: number;
+}
+
+interface RadarSite { lat: number; lon: number; }
+```
+
+### Per-category subpath re-exports
+
+`cat10/`, `cat21/`, `cat48/`, `cat62/` re-export the same parser API for callers that want category-scoped imports.
+
+### Other protocol entry points (stubs)
+
+`decodeAdsbFrame`, `decodeAis`, `decodeMlatFrame`, `decodeAsmgcsFrame` exist as placeholders and currently return `null`. Raw ADS-B/AIS decoding is not implemented — ADS-B arrives via ASTERIX CAT21.
+
+## How decoding works (architecture)
+
+```
+XML definition (src/config/asterix_catXXX_Y_Z.xml)
+  ├─ UAP        → which FSPEC bit maps to which DataItem
+  ├─ formats    → fixed/variable/repetitive/compound/explicit item lengths
+  └─ <Bits>     → named bit-fields: range, signedness, encoding, scale
+        ↓
+decoder.ts   walks FSPEC + items, slices each present item's bytes
+values.ts    extractBitFields() turns bytes into named raw values per the XML
+fields.ts    semantic mapper: raw names → canonical AsterixFields
+             (XML-first; falls back to manual byte decoding when a
+              definition lacks usable <Bits> specs)
+parser.ts    edition selection: forced, or richest-plausible-decode wins
+```
+
+Value extraction is **config-driven**: bit positions, two's-complement handling, scale factors (`180/2²⁵` vs `180/2²³` per edition, etc.), 6-bit ICAO callsign chars, octal squawk — all read from the XML. The semantic layer stays as a thin, reviewable mapping because "which item is *the* position" and altitude-preference rules are policy, not format.
+
+### Adding a category or edition
+
+1. Drop the standard `asterix` XML into `src/config/` (many are already there).
+2. Register it in `FILE_MAP` (xml-loader.ts) and `EDITIONS` (parser.ts).
+3. If the category introduces new semantic fields, extend `AsterixFields` (types.ts) and add a small mapping in `fields.ts`.
+4. Add a regression test with a real captured packet in `parser.test.ts`.
+
+## Testing
+
+```bash
+pnpm test
+```
+
+Tests use **real packets captured from the live radar feed** as fixtures (a CAT21/0.26 MAS179 report and a CAT23 ground-station status), plus multi-block and malformed-input cases. When touching the decoder, always keep these green — they pin exact decoded values.
+
+## Low-level API (advanced)
+
+Exposed for tooling/tests; not needed for normal decoding:
+
+| Export | Purpose |
+|--------|---------|
+| `loadDef(cat, edition)` | Load + cache one XML definition (`AsterixDef`: UAP + item formats + bit-fields) |
+| `decodeBlock(block, def, onField)` | Walk one ASTERIX block, invoking `onField(id, bytes)` per present item |
+| `parseFspec(buf, start?)` | Parse an FX-extended FSPEC into a bit array |
+| `extractBitFields(data, defs)` | Apply `BitFieldDef[]` to raw item bytes → named values |
+| `BitFieldDef`, `ItemDef`, `AsterixDef`, `UAPEntry`, `RawValues` | Supporting types |

package/dist/index.d.ts

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+export * from "./surveillance/index.js";
+//# sourceMappingURL=index.d.ts.map

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