mars-nwe/TODO.md

# TODO

This file collects follow-up work that is known but intentionally not part of the current patches. It is meant for project-level items that are too broad or too low-priority to keep as inline source TODO comments.

## Server / NCP compatibility

### Console privilege model

Current status:

- `NCP 23/200 Check Console Privileges` is implemented as a protocol-compatible status check.
- For now, console privileges are mapped to the existing supervisor-equivalence state computed for the connection.
- Callers with supervisor equivalence get success; other callers get `0xc6` (`No Console Rights`).

Follow-up:

- Add a real console-operator privilege model instead of treating console rights as identical to supervisor equivalence.
- Decide where the console privilege map should live:
  - a bindery property,
  - a server configuration option,
  - or a small explicit internal list similar to queue operator handling.
- Check how NetWare 3.x tools such as `PCONSOLE`, `SYSCON`, and console utilities expect console operators to be represented.
- Keep `NCP 23/200` as a completion-code-only endpoint; only the privilege source should change.

### Queue spool path case handling

Current status:

- Queue job paths can still be rebuilt from DOS/bindery path spelling such as `SYS:SYSTEM/EPSON.QDR`.
- On a case-sensitive Unix filesystem this can differ from the existing directory, for example `system/epson.qdr`.

Follow-up:

- Resolve queue job file paths case-insensitively in the queue connection/path resolver, or use the queue object's already-resolved Unix spool directory instead of rebuilding it from the DOS path.
- Avoid creating duplicate directories that differ only by case.

### NCP 17/4C test coverage

Current status:

- `NCP 17/4C List Relations of an Object` is implemented server-side.
- Existing DOS and Linux tools do not reliably trigger it for all useful set properties such as `GROUP_MEMBERS` and `GROUPS_I'M_IN`.

Follow-up:

- Add a small direct test utility to `mars-dosutils` / `NWTESTS` that sends `NCP 17/4C` directly.
- Suggested test cases:
  - `TESTGRP1` type `0x0002`, property `GROUP_MEMBERS`
  - `TESTGRP2` type `0x0002`, property `GROUP_MEMBERS`
  - `MARIO` type `0x0001`, property `GROUPS_I'M_IN`
  - `NOPASSUSER` type `0x0001`, property `GROUPS_I'M_IN`
  - `GUEST` type `0x0001`, property `GROUPS_I'M_IN`


### NCP endpoint SDK documentation / stub audit

Current status:

- Several legacy NCP endpoints in `src/nwconn.c` are implemented only as
  disabled stubs, explicit `0xfb` unsupported replies, or success/no-op dummies.
- The known candidates now have inline SDK-context comments so future work can
  start from the documented wire semantics instead of from guesswork.

Follow-up:

- Implement or deliberately reject remaining endpoint gaps after client
  evidence or direct protocol tests.
- Keep SDK details close to the corresponding endpoint in `nwconn.c`, and keep
  broader prioritization/status here in `TODO.md`.


### NCP endpoint audit tracking

Current status:

- `src/nwconn.c` contains a mix of implemented, forwarded, partial, dummy,
  and intentionally unsupported NCP endpoints.
- Endpoint comments should be aligned with the Novell SDK Web documentation,
  SDK headers, the Rust `nwserver` implementation, `lwared`, and the existing
  mars_nwe admin/Pascal code where those sources cover the same call.

Follow-up:

- Keep inline `TODO:` comments only where endpoint behavior is incomplete,
  approximate, intentionally dummy/no-op, or still needs SDK layout
  verification.
- Mirror every real incomplete endpoint in this file so follow-up work remains
  visible outside the source code.
- Do not treat every `return(-1)` in `nwconn.c` as incomplete: many of those
  paths intentionally forward bindery/global-server work to `nwbind`.


### NCP synchronization endpoint audit

Current status:

- The old NCP synchronization endpoint family in `src/nwconn.c` is now
  annotated with Novell SDK endpoint names.
- The existing source already marked this area as not well tested, so the
  comments intentionally keep that compatibility warning visible.
- `NCP 0x03`, `0x05`, `0x06`, `0x07`, `0x08`, `0x09`, `0x0a`, `0x0b`,
  `0x0d`, `0x0e`, `0x1a`, and `0x1e` have local implementations.

Follow-up:

- Verify the implemented file/logical-record/physical-record calls against the
  Novell SDK request/reply layouts and a real DOS requester or direct test
  caller.
- Continue direct requester or NWTESTS coverage for the file, logical-record,
  and physical-record synchronization calls that are now wired.
- Verify timeout and error-code behavior for set-oriented locking calls against
  a real requester, especially where MARS-NWE currently relies on the existing
  underlying share implementation.

### Extended volume information field mapping

Current status:

- `NCP 0x16/0x33 Get Extended Volume Information` returns the documented
  `NWVolExtendedInfo` reply and fills the core fields that can be derived from
  generic Unix filesystem statistics.
- NetWare-specific fields that MARS-NWE does not currently model are returned
  as zero for now instead of guessed values.

Follow-up:

- Fill additional `NWVolExtendedInfo` fields when reliable data is available
  from the backing filesystem or from MARS-NWE metadata.
- Candidate fields include suballocation, deleted-file/limbo accounting,
  compression counters, migration counters, EA counters, Directory Services
  object id, and last-modified timestamp data.
- Treat compression-related fields as real follow-up work rather than permanent
  zeroes; populate them only when the backing filesystem exposes trustworthy
  compressed-file or compressed-block accounting.

### Object disk restriction fallback coverage

Current status:

- `NCP 0x16/0x29 Get Object Disk Usage And Restrictions` keeps the existing
  `QUOTA_SUPPORT` split.
- With quota support enabled, the endpoint is routed through `nwbind` so the
  bindery Object ID can be mapped to a Unix uid before querying the quota
  backend.
- Without quota support, the endpoint returns the SDK-compatible fallback:
  unrestricted (`0x40000000`) and no space in use.

Follow-up:

- Add direct tests for both build modes.
- Verify the quota-enabled path against a real Unix quota setup.
- Verify that the quota-disabled fallback remains compatible with requesters
  and with the WebSDK rule for invalid object IDs.

## Printing / Queue backend

### Q_UNIX_PRINT backend status

Current status:

- Queue metadata handling and the `Q_UNIX_PRINT` backend are intentionally separate.
- The backend can already call `/usr/bin/lp`, `lpr`, or a custom script.

Follow-up:

- Improve logging around queue job submission to the Unix print command.
- Capture and expose backend exit status where possible.
- Consider direct CUPS integration only if MARS_NWE needs CUPS job IDs, cancellation, or status polling. Do not add a hard CUPS dependency for basic queue compatibility.

### Transaction Tracking System (TTS)

Current status:

- `NCP 0x22/0x00 TTS Is Available` reports the WebSDK-documented
  unavailable status.
- MARS-NWE does not currently implement TTS rollback semantics, transaction
  files, transaction status tracking, or the begin/end/abort transaction
  state machine.
- Other TTS subfunctions remain unsupported instead of pretending to succeed
  without real transaction tracking.

Follow-up:

- Implement TTS only if a concrete client requires it.
- Treat this as a real transaction subsystem, not as a completion-code shim:
  the WebSDK TTS calls include begin/end/abort transaction, status, threshold,
  and control/statistics operations.

### AFP / Mac namespace backend

Current status:

- `NCP 0x23` still returns invalid namespace for AFP calls that are not implemented yet.
- `AFP Get Entry ID From Path Name` is implemented when the optional
  Netatalk/libatalk backend is available.  Linux smoke coverage exists in
  `tests/linux/afp_entry_id_smoke` and has been verified against `SYS:`,
  `SYS:PUBLIC`, `SYS:SYSTEM`, and `SYS:BURST` with stat-derived fallback
  entry IDs.
- `AFP Get Entry ID From Name` is implemented for the same path-backed
  smoke mode.  Linux smoke coverage uses `tests/linux/afp_entry_id_smoke --from-name`
  and has been verified against `SYS:`, `SYS:PUBLIC`,
  `SYS:SYSTEM`, and `SYS:BURST` with stat-derived fallback entry IDs.
- `AFP Get File Information` is implemented for read-only path-based requests.
  Linux smoke coverage exists in `tests/linux/afp_file_info_smoke` and has
  been verified against `SYS:`, `SYS:PUBLIC`, `SYS:SYSTEM`, and `SYS:BURST`.
  The same test verifies the AFP 2.0 Get File Information subfunction via
  `--afp20` against the same paths, using the same path-backed read-only reply
  for now.  The current reply fills stat/libatalk-derived fields and leaves
  persistent CNID Parent ID / fuller Mac namespace metadata as future work.
- `AFP Scan File Information` (`0x0a`) and `AFP 2.0 Scan File Information`
  (`0x11`) are implemented for path-backed read-only directory scans.  Linux
  smoke coverage exists in `tests/linux/afp_scan_info_smoke`; the helper
  defaults to the AFP 2.0 subfunction and uses `--afp10` for the older
  endpoint.  Runtime coverage has been verified against `SYS:PUBLIC` by
  walking multiple directory entries with the returned `next_last_seen` AFP
  Entry ID continuation value.  The verified AFP 2.0 and older `0x0a` first
  records both return `pmdflts.ini` (`entry_id=0x23c8787d`, `data_len=8161`)
  on the sample tree, and an AFP 2.0 continuation with that Entry ID returns
  `ohlogscr.bat` (`entry_id=0x260437f6`, `data_len=1296`).
- `AFP Get Entry ID From NetWare Handle` is implemented for read-only data-fork
  file handles that are opened in the same client connection.  Linux smoke
  coverage uses `tests/linux/afp_entry_id_smoke --from-handle` and has been
  verified against `SYS:PUBLIC/pmdflts.ini` and `SYS:PUBLIC/ohlogscr.bat`,
  returning volume 0, `fork=0`, and stat-derived fallback Entry IDs for now.
- `AFP Open File Fork` is implemented for the same path-backed smoke subset.
  Raw `VOL:`-style paths resolve the effective NetWare volume from the path
  prefix instead of assuming volume 0, so the same smoke path can cover `SYS:`
  and non-`SYS:` volumes.  It opens only the data fork read-only and returns a
  normal six-byte NetWare file handle plus the current data-fork length; the
  Linux smoke helper
  `tests/linux/afp_open_file_fork_smoke` closes the returned handle in the same
  connection.  Runtime smoke coverage is green for
  `SYS:PUBLIC/pmdflts.ini` (`fork_len=8161`) and `SYS:PUBLIC/ohlogscr.bat`
  (`fork_len=1296`) using `fork=0` and read access `0x01`.  Resource-fork
  opens, write access, and Entry-ID-only lookup stay TODO until
  AppleDouble/resource-fork and persistent CNID/base-ID semantics are available.
- `AFP Alloc Temporary Directory Handle` is implemented for the same
  path-backed smoke subset.  Raw `VOL:`-style paths resolve the effective
  NetWare volume from the path prefix instead of assuming volume 0.  Linux
  smoke coverage exists in
  `tests/linux/afp_temp_dir_handle_smoke`; runtime smoke coverage is green for
  `SYS:`, `SYS:PUBLIC`, `SYS:SYSTEM`, and `SYS:BURST`.  The helper returns a
  temporary NetWare directory handle plus the AFP one-byte access-rights mask
  and immediately deallocates the handle in the same connection.  Server
  diagnostics log the wider internal NetWare effective-rights mask, so
  privileged directories can show `rights=0x1ff` while the client prints
  `rights=0xff`.  Entry-ID-only allocation remains TODO until persistent
  CNID/base-ID lookup exists.
- `AFP 2.0 Set File Information` is implemented only for path-backed file
  metadata smoke writes: the FinderInfo bitmap (`0x0020`) and the AFP
  Attributes bitmap (`0x0001`) restricted to the Finder Invisible bit.  Linux
  smoke coverage exists in `tests/linux/afp_set_file_info_smoke`; runtime
  FinderInfo coverage is green for `SYS:PUBLIC/pmdflts.ini` with Finder type
  `TEXT` and creator `MARS`.  The helper writes 32 bytes of FinderInfo to
  `org.mars-nwe.afp.finder-info`, stores the narrow attribute word in
  `org.mars-nwe.afp.attributes`, and verifies the result through AFP 2.0 Get
  File Information.  The first
  stat-derived AFP entry id for a path is now cached in the versioned
  `org.mars-nwe.afp.entry-id` xattr; a `fallback` marker on that first
  verification Get File Information diagnostic describes the entry-id origin,
  not the FinderInfo write result.  Follow-up probes should read the cached
  mars_nwe entry id and omit the fallback marker.  All other Set File
  Information bits remain rejected until their write semantics are explicitly
  designed.
- The AFP dispatcher now decodes the WebSDK/NWAFP subfunction number in
  diagnostics so real client probes can be mapped to the corresponding AFP
  call before implementation work starts.
- Optional build-time detection/linking for Netatalk/libatalk exists as a first
  local metadata backend hook. It is deliberately not an AFP protocol
  implementation yet.
- Existing mars_nwe private xattr payloads use the `org.mars-nwe.<domain>.*`
  namespace (`org.mars-nwe.netware.archive` and `org.mars-nwe.netware.fileinfo`) rather than
  the unreleased test-only `user.mars_nwe.*` names.  There is no legacy read
  fallback because the old names never shipped outside local test systems.
  On Linux, mars_nwe's local xattr helper maps source-level `org.mars-nwe.<domain>.*`
  names to the portable `user.org.mars-nwe.<domain>.*` storage namespace, mirroring
  Netatalk's `org.netatalk.*` EA abstraction.
- NetWare AFP calls are NCP entry points for Mac namespace semantics on a
  NetWare volume, not transport-level AFP proxy calls to `afpd`.

Follow-up:

- Implement the NetWare AFP NCP calls locally, using libatalk helpers rather
  than proxying requests to `afpd`.
- Candidate libatalk pieces include the new AppleDouble/Finder Info/resource
  fork helper wrappers, plus future CNID/directory-id helpers, attribute
  mapping, and filename conversion.
- Keep returning invalid namespace for AFP calls that still lack a real per-volume Mac
  namespace/AFP metadata layer. Do not return success for additional AFP calls without
  data/resource fork and Finder Info semantics.
- Replace the compatibility stat-derived AFP entry-id generator with a real
  CNID/directory-id allocator once the libatalk/CNID backend is integrated.
- mars_nwe-owned AFP entry ids are probed first from the versioned
  `org.mars-nwe.afp.entry-id` xattr before consulting Netatalk/libatalk
  AppleDouble/CNID metadata.  If neither source has an id, mars_nwe derives the
  existing stat-compatible id and caches it in that xattr so subsequent probes
  can use persistent mars_nwe metadata.  Linux smoke coverage confirms the
  versioned xattr payload shape, for example `0x010000007b9c42e1` for a cached
  `0x7b9c42e1` Entry ID.  AFP directory-scan continuation remains directory
  iteration based: `last_seen` skips past the previously returned object, but
  the next returned Entry ID is not required to be numerically greater than the
  continuation token.  FinderInfo and the Finder Invisible AFP attribute now have deliberately narrow
  write paths through AFP 2.0 Set File Information; CNID allocation and broader
  AFP metadata writes still need a deliberate write-safe design.
- Put additional future mars_nwe-owned AFP metadata under `org.mars-nwe.afp.*`
  (or a compact `org.mars-nwe.afp.metadata` record) and keep Netatalk-owned
  metadata under Netatalk's own `org.netatalk.*` keys.
- Extend the Linux AFP smoke tests once additional AFP subfunctions are
  implemented, especially Finder Info updates, fork open/read/write paths,
  resource-fork handling, and broader directory-scan edge cases.

## Deferred / optional protocol work

  * Basic Packet Burst file transfer support is implemented and verified with a
    diagnostics-enabled DOS client test.
  * Packet Burst support is built by default, but runtime use remains controlled
    by `nwserv.conf`.
  * Packet Burst/NDS fragmentation support remains out of scope unless a concrete
    client requires it.