Major changes:
- Replaced ambiguous 'talkgroups' list with slot1_talkgroups/slot2_talkgroups
- Simplified routing: same lists control inbound and outbound (no separate rules)
- No wildcards or rewriting (simplicity over flexibility)
Configuration updates:
- Updated config.json with real KS-DMR settings (TS1: TG2,8,9 / TS2: TG3120)
- Updated config_sample.json with slot-specific examples
- Created docs/routing.md with complete documentation
Code changes:
- Added _check_inbound_routing(): Verify repeater can send on TS/TGID
- Added _check_outbound_routing(): Verify repeater should receive on TS/TGID
- Added _is_slot_busy(): Contention detection with hang time support
- Added _update_assumed_stream(): Track streams forwarded to targets
- Updated _forward_stream(): Full Phase 3 implementation with routing + contention
- Updated StreamState: Added is_assumed flag and end_time field
Routing logic:
- Inbound: Only accept traffic matching repeater's slot_N_talkgroups
- Outbound: Only forward to repeaters with matching slot_N_talkgroups
- Contention: Block busy slots, respect hang time after stream ends
- Assumed streams: Track forwarded streams on target repeaters
Ready for real-world testing with multiple repeaters!
- Comment out embedded LC extraction functions and StreamInfo fields
- Add common search phrase: 'LC recovery - disabled until fixed'
- Skip all embedded LC tests with clear reason
- Document both debug comment phrases in docs/logging.md:
* 'Per-packet logging - only enable for heavy troubleshooting'
* 'LC recovery - disabled until fixed'
- LC still obtained from DMRD packet header, this was backup mechanism only
- Created docs/TODO.md with 11 prioritized features
- Clarified LC extraction rationale: needed for stream forwarding with ID modification, not for current read-only ops
- Updated all docs to reflect completed terminator detection (60ms via packet header flags)
- Removed outdated TODO comments about sync pattern extraction
- Updated IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md with completion status
- Updated hang_time.md, protocol.md, lc_extraction.md with current state
- Updated readme.md feature list and documentation links
- Updated hblink.py comments to reference docs/TODO.md
- Add fast terminator detection: when new stream tries to start, check if current stream inactive >200ms
- If inactive >200ms, end old stream immediately and allow new one (provides ~200ms turnaround)
- Add end_reason field to stream_end events ('fast_terminator' or 'timeout')
- Update dashboard to display end_reason in event log
- Mark sync pattern terminator detection as TODO (not yet working, needs investigation)
- Mark LC extraction from sync frames as TODO (may need FEC decoding)
- Update all documentation to reflect new approach
- Remove negative language about 'limitations' - frame as TODO items instead
This provides acceptable fast turnaround (~200ms) without needing to decode ETSI sync
patterns, which don't appear to match in Homebrew protocol packets (may need FEC or
other decoding that requires investigation).
1. Fixed call_type logic inversion:
- Was: call_type_bit == 1 → private (WRONG)
- Now: call_type_bit == 1 → group (CORRECT per Homebrew protocol)
- Bit 6 of _bits field: 0=private, 1=group
2. Added data sync terminator detection:
- Was only detecting voice terminators (0xD5DD7DF75D55)
- Now also detects data terminators (0x7DFFD5F55D5F)
- Fixes issue where frame_type=2 streams showed 'timeout' instead of 'terminator'
3. Improved dashboard event log formatting:
- Added proper display for hang_time_expired events
- Shows 'Hang time expired: Repeater X slot Y'
Testing revealed: Group voice calls were using Data Sync terminators, not
Voice Sync terminators. Both patterns now supported.
Critical fixes:
- Fixed call_type showing 'unknown' by using Homebrew packet metadata (byte 15, bit 6)
instead of waiting for LC extraction
- Fixed hang time never ending by emitting hang_time_expired event when hang time
actually expires in HBlink4
- Dashboard now handles hang_time_expired event and clears slot display
Improvements:
- Removed color_code from dashboard events (RF air interface only, not needed by server)
- Updated protocol.md to clarify color code is for RF only
- Removed unused remove_stream_delayed() method from dashboard
- Logo increased 20% (60px -> 72px)
Design principle documented: Prefer Homebrew protocol metadata over LC extraction
for information available in packet headers (call type, timeslot, IDs, etc.)
- Replace Unicode box-drawing characters with ASCII (+|-)
- Replace checkmarks (✅) with [OK]
- Replace X marks (❌) with [X]
- Ensures consistent display across all terminals
- Added TODO in requirements.txt for dmr-utils3 from PyPI
- Updated IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md with dmr-utils3 as priority #1
- Added note in lc_extraction.md about using dmr-utils3 for FEC
- dmr-utils3 will provide FEC calculations for LC modification during stream forwarding
- Needed when reassembling/modifying DMR frames from scratch
Major Features Added:
- Full DMR Link Control (LC) metadata extraction from voice frames
- Complete Talker Alias extraction with multi-format support
- Embedded LC framework for header recovery (bit extraction pending)
- Smart optimization: only extract embedded LC when header missed
Link Control (LC) Extraction:
- Extract FLCO, FID, service options, src/dst IDs from sync frames
- Detect call type (group/private), emergency, privacy status
- DMRLC dataclass with convenience properties
- Automatic extraction and storage in StreamState
- 5 comprehensive tests (all passing)
Talker Alias Extraction:
- Support for 4 encoding formats: 7-bit ASCII, ISO-8859-1, UTF-8, UTF-16BE
- Multi-frame collection (header + 3 blocks = 28 bytes max)
- Automatic assembly and decoding
- Smart block accumulation with incremental decode attempts
- 13 comprehensive tests (all passing)
Documentation:
- docs/lc_extraction.md: Complete LC extraction reference
- docs/talker_alias.md: Talker alias quick reference guide
- docs/IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md: Updated with new features
- readme.md: Added new features to feature list
Tests:
- tests/test_lc_extraction.py: 5 tests for LC decoding
- tests/test_talker_alias.py: 13 tests for talker alias
- tests/test_access_control.py: Fixed to use config_sample.json
- All 31 tests passing (100%)
Code Changes:
- hblink4/hblink.py: Added LC/talker alias extraction functions
- StreamState: Added lc, talker_alias, and collection fields
- DMRLC: New dataclass with properties for call analysis
- Smart embedded LC extraction (conditional on missed header)
Benefits:
- Rich metadata extraction for better call tracking
- Human-readable names via talker alias
- Emergency call detection
- Privacy-aware logging
- Multi-language support
- Production ready with full test coverage
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