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fix(microservices): validate pre-identified telemetry and keep stored…
ryanmelt Oct 4, 2026
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fix(microservices): guard against unset interface in tlm identification
ryanmelt Oct 10, 2026
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fix(microservices): resolve ty errors in python interface microservice
ryanmelt Oct 10, 2026
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fix(microservices): drop pre-identified tlm for unmapped targets
jmthomas Oct 15, 2026
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Merge pull request #4080 from OpenC3/fix/interface-tlm-unmapped-drop
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions docs.openc3.com/docs/configuration/protocols.md
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Expand Up @@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ For a full example, please see [openc3-cosmos-gems-interface](https://repos.open

The Preidentified Protocol delineates packets using the COSMOS header. This Protocol was created to allow tools to connect and receive the entire packet stream. It can be used with the [FileInterface](/docs/configuration/interfaces#file-interface) to process COSMOS 4 log files. It can also be used to chain COSMOS instances together although that should rarely be needed with the new web native implementation.

Every target named in the incoming packet headers must be mapped to the interface with [MAP_TARGET](plugins.md#map_target) or [MAP_TLM_TARGET](plugins.md#map_tlm_target). Packets for unmapped targets are dropped, and the interface logs a warning the first time it sees each unmapped packet.

| Parameter | Description | Required | Default |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ----------------------- |
| Sync Pattern | Hex string representing a byte pattern that will be searched for in the raw data. This pattern represents a packet delimiter and all data found AFTER the sync pattern will be returned. The sync pattern itself is discarded. | No | nil (no sync pattern) |
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59 changes: 42 additions & 17 deletions openc3/lib/openc3/microservices/interface_microservice.rb
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Expand Up @@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ def initialize(name)
RouterStatusModel.set(@interface.as_json(), scope: @scope)
end

@unmapped_tlm_warned = Set.new
# Queue Redis writes by default and flush them every update_interval seconds
update_interval = DEFAULT_UPDATE_INTERVAL
@interface.options.each do |option_name, option_values|
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -780,26 +781,34 @@ def handle_packet(packet)
InterfaceStatusModel.set(@interface.as_json(), queued: true, scope: @scope) unless @cancel_thread
packet.received_time = Time.now.sys unless packet.received_time

if packet.identified?
unless @interface.tlm_target_names.include?(packet.target_name)
# Trust the identity but drop it because the target isn't mapped to this interface
key = "#{packet.target_name} #{packet.packet_name}"
if @unmapped_tlm_warned.add?(key)
@logger.warn "#{@interface.name}: Dropping telemetry for unmapped target: #{key}"
end
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Bound warning tracking with eviction, not a silent cutoff.

The Preidentified Protocol accepts successive packets with distinct target and packet names. Each name is limited to 255 bytes, but the stream has no lifetime limit on distinct names. Both service loops continue after the unmapped-target branch returns, so the warning sets can grow for the service lifetime.

The proposed silent cap would suppress the required first warning for new keys after the set reaches 1000 entries. Use bounded storage that evicts an older key before adding a new key, then apply the same policy to Ruby and Python. This preserves a warning for each newly seen key while bounding memory.

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Review comment at @openc3/lib/openc3/microservices/interface_microservice.rb
around lines 765 - 768:
Replace the unbounded @unmapped_tlm_warned tracking with bounded storage that
evicts an older key before inserting a new one, rather than silently stopping
warnings at a fixed limit. Preserve the first-warning behavior for every newly
observed unmapped target/packet key, and apply the same eviction policy in the
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end
unless known_tlm_packet?(packet)
# Packet identified but we don't know about it
# Clear packet_name and target_name and try to identify
@logger.warn "#{@interface.name}: Received unknown identified telemetry: #{packet.target_name} #{packet.packet_name}"
packet.target_name = nil
packet.packet_name = nil
end
end

if packet.stored
# Stored telemetry does not update the current value table
identified_packet = System.telemetry.identify_and_define_packet(packet, @interface.tlm_target_names)
else
# Identify and update packet
if packet.identified?
begin
# Preidentifed packet - place it into the current value table
identified_packet = System.telemetry.update!(packet.target_name,
packet.packet_name,
packet.buffer)
rescue RuntimeError
# Packet identified but we don't know about it
# Clear packet_name and target_name and try to identify
@logger.warn "#{@interface.name}: Received unknown identified telemetry: #{packet.target_name} #{packet.packet_name}"
packet.target_name = nil
packet.packet_name = nil
identified_packet = System.telemetry.identify!(packet.buffer,
@interface.tlm_target_names)
end
# Preidentifed packet - place it into the current value table
identified_packet = System.telemetry.update!(packet.target_name,
packet.packet_name,
packet.buffer)
else
# Packet needs to be identified
identified_packet = System.telemetry.identify!(packet.buffer,
Expand All @@ -813,13 +822,21 @@ def handle_packet(packet)
identified_packet.extra = packet.extra
packet = identified_packet
else
unknown_packet = System.telemetry.update!('UNKNOWN', 'UNKNOWN', packet.buffer)
if packet.stored
# Stored telemetry does not update the current value table
unknown_packet = System.telemetry.packet('UNKNOWN', 'UNKNOWN').clone
unknown_packet.buffer = packet.buffer
else
unknown_packet = System.telemetry.update!('UNKNOWN', 'UNKNOWN', packet.buffer)
end
unknown_packet.received_time = packet.received_time
unknown_packet.stored = packet.stored
unknown_packet.extra = packet.extra
packet = unknown_packet
json_hash = CvtModel.build_json_from_packet(packet)
CvtModel.set(json_hash, target_name: packet.target_name, packet_name: packet.packet_name, queued: @queued, scope: @scope)
unless packet.stored
json_hash = CvtModel.build_json_from_packet(packet)
CvtModel.set(json_hash, target_name: packet.target_name, packet_name: packet.packet_name, queued: @queued, scope: @scope)
end
num_bytes_to_print = [UNKNOWN_BYTES_TO_PRINT, packet.length].min
data = packet.buffer(false)[0..(num_bytes_to_print - 1)]
prefix = data.each_byte.map { | byte | sprintf("%02X", byte) }.join()
Expand All @@ -833,6 +850,14 @@ def handle_packet(packet)
end
end

# @return [Boolean] Whether a pre-identified packet names a defined packet
def known_tlm_packet?(packet)
System.telemetry.packet(packet.target_name, packet.packet_name)
true
rescue RuntimeError
false
end

def handle_connection_failed(connection, connect_error)
@error = connect_error
@logger.error "#{@interface.name}: Connection #{connection} failed due to #{connect_error.formatted(false, false)}"
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92 changes: 54 additions & 38 deletions openc3/python/openc3/microservices/interface_microservice.py
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Expand Up @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
from datetime import datetime, timezone

from openc3.config.config_parser import ConfigParser
from openc3.interfaces.interface import WriteRejectError
from openc3.interfaces.interface import Interface, WriteRejectError
from openc3.microservices.interface_decom_common import handle_inject_tlm
from openc3.microservices.microservice import Microservice
from openc3.models.cvt_model import CvtModel
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with contextlib.suppress(ModuleNotFoundError):
# Should never actually be used in COSMOS Core
from openc3enterprise.models.critical_cmd_model import CriticalCmdModel
from openc3enterprise.models.critical_cmd_model import CriticalCmdModel # ty: ignore[unresolved-import]


class InterfaceCmdHandlerThread:
def __init__(self, interface, tlm, logger=None, metric=None, db_shard=0, scope=None):
def __init__(self, interface, tlm, logger=None, metric=None, db_shard=0, *, scope):
self.interface = interface
self.tlm = tlm
self.scope = scope
Expand All @@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ def __init__(self, interface, tlm, logger=None, metric=None, db_shard=0, scope=N
self.critical_commanding = scope_model.critical_commanding
else:
self.critical_commanding = "OFF"
self.logger = logger
if not self.logger:
self.logger = Logger()
self.logger = logger or Logger()
self.metric = metric
self.count = 0
self.directive_count = 0
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -440,14 +438,12 @@ def process_cmd(self, topic, msg_id, msg_hash, _redis):


class RouterTlmHandlerThread:
def __init__(self, router, tlm, logger=None, metric=None, db_shard=0, scope=None):
def __init__(self, router, tlm, logger=None, metric=None, db_shard=0, *, scope):
self.router = router
self.tlm = tlm
self.scope = scope
self.db_shard = int(db_shard or 0)
self.logger = logger
if not self.logger:
self.logger = Logger
self.logger = logger or Logger()
self.metric = metric
self.count = 0
self.directive_count = 0
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -651,7 +647,6 @@ def load_descriptions(self):

def __init__(self, name):
self.mutex = threading.Lock()
self.interface = None
self.interface_or_router = None
self.interface_thread_sleeper = Sleeper()
self.cancel_thread = False
Expand All @@ -668,6 +663,7 @@ def __init__(self, name):

self.scope = name.split("__")[0]
interface_name = name.split("__")[2]
self.interface: Interface
if self.interface_or_router == "INTERFACE":
self.interface = InterfaceModel.get_model(name=interface_name, scope=self.scope).build()
else:
Expand All @@ -687,6 +683,7 @@ def __init__(self, name):
else:
RouterStatusModel.set(self.interface.as_json(), scope=self.scope)

self.unmapped_tlm_warned = set()
# Queue Redis writes by default and flush them every update_interval seconds
update_interval = InterfaceMicroservice.DEFAULT_UPDATE_INTERVAL
for option_name, option_values in self.interface.options.items():
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -784,7 +781,7 @@ def attempt_connection(self, *params):
# Catch Exception so any rebuild failure (bad parameters, import errors) keeps the original interface
except Exception:
self.logger.error(
f"Attempting connection #{self.interface.connection_string} failed due to {traceback.format_exc()}"
f"Attempting connection #{self.interface.connection_string()} failed due to {traceback.format_exc()}"
)
# if SignalException === error:
# self.logger.info(f"{self.interface.name}: Closing from signal")
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -869,26 +866,31 @@ def handle_packet(self, packet):
if packet.received_time is None:
packet.received_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)

if packet.identified():
if packet.target_name not in self.interface.tlm_target_names:
# Trust the identity but drop it because the target isn't mapped to this interface
key = f"{packet.target_name} {packet.packet_name}"
if key not in self.unmapped_tlm_warned:
self.unmapped_tlm_warned.add(key)
self.logger.warn(f"{self.interface.name}: Dropping telemetry for unmapped target: {key}")
return
if not self._known_tlm_packet(packet):
# Packet identified but we don't know about it
# Clear packet_name and target_name and try to identify
self.logger.warn(
f"{self.interface.name}: Received unknown identified telemetry: {packet.target_name} {packet.packet_name}"
)
packet.target_name = None
packet.packet_name = None

if packet.stored:
# Stored telemetry does not update the current value table
identified_packet = System.telemetry.identify_and_define_packet(packet, self.interface.tlm_target_names)
else:
# Identify and update packet
if packet.identified():
try:
# Preidentifed packet - place it into the current value table
identified_packet = System.telemetry.update(packet.target_name, packet.packet_name, packet.buffer)
except Exception:
# Packet identified but we don't know about it
# Clear packet_name and target_name and try to identify
self.logger.warn(
f"{self.interface.name}: Received unknown identified telemetry: {packet.target_name} {packet.packet_name}"
)
packet.target_name = None
packet.packet_name = None
identified_packet = System.telemetry.identify_and_set_buffer(
packet.buffer, self.interface.tlm_target_names
)
# Preidentifed packet - place it into the current value table
identified_packet = System.telemetry.update(packet.target_name, packet.packet_name, packet.buffer)
else:
# Packet needs to be identified
identified_packet = System.telemetry.identify_and_set_buffer(
Expand All @@ -901,22 +903,28 @@ def handle_packet(self, packet):
identified_packet.extra = packet.extra
packet = identified_packet
else:
unknown_packet = System.telemetry.update("UNKNOWN", "UNKNOWN", packet.buffer)
if packet.stored:
# Stored telemetry does not update the current value table
unknown_packet = System.telemetry.packet("UNKNOWN", "UNKNOWN").clone()
unknown_packet.buffer = packet.buffer
else:
unknown_packet = System.telemetry.update("UNKNOWN", "UNKNOWN", packet.buffer)
unknown_packet.received_time = packet.received_time
unknown_packet.stored = packet.stored
unknown_packet.extra = packet.extra
packet = unknown_packet
json_hash = CvtModel.build_json_from_packet(packet)
CvtModel.set(
json_hash,
packet.target_name,
packet.packet_name,
queued=self.queued,
scope=self.scope,
)
if not packet.stored:
json_hash = CvtModel.build_json_from_packet(packet)
CvtModel.set(
json_hash,
packet.target_name,
packet.packet_name,
queued=self.queued,
scope=self.scope,
)
num_bytes_to_print = min(InterfaceMicroservice.UNKNOWN_BYTES_TO_PRINT, len(packet.buffer))
data = packet.buffer_no_copy()[0:(num_bytes_to_print)]
prefix = "".join([format(x, "02x") for x in data])
prefix = "".join([format(x, "02X") for x in data])
self.logger.warn(
f"{self.interface.name} {packet.target_name} packet length: {len(packet.buffer)} starting with: {prefix}"
)
Expand All @@ -926,6 +934,14 @@ def handle_packet(self, packet):
TargetModel.sync_tlm_packet_counts(packet, self.interface.tlm_target_names, scope=self.scope)
TelemetryTopic.write_packet(packet, queued=self.queued, scope=self.scope)

# Whether a pre-identified packet names a defined packet
def _known_tlm_packet(self, packet):
try:
System.telemetry.packet(packet.target_name, packet.packet_name)
return True
except Exception:
return False

# Equivalent of the Ruby Errno lists. Use the specific ConnectionError subclasses
# rather than ConnectionError itself, which also covers BrokenPipeError (EPIPE)
CONNECTION_FAILED_ERRORS = (ConnectionRefusedError, ConnectionResetError, TimeoutError)
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1071,7 +1087,7 @@ def stop(self):
if valid_interface:
valid_interface.destroy()

def shutdown(self, sig=None):
def shutdown(self, state="STOPPED"):
if self.shutdown_complete:
return # Nothing more to do
name = self.name
Expand All @@ -1082,7 +1098,7 @@ def shutdown(self, sig=None):
if self.interface is not None and self.interface.stream_log_pair is not None:
# In python shutdown does the join and cleanup
self.interface.stream_log_pair.shutdown()
super().shutdown()
super().shutdown(state)

def graceful_kill(self):
pass # Just to avoid warning
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion openc3/python/openc3/topics/telemetry_topic.py
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Expand Up @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def write_packet(cls, packet, scope, queued=False):
msg_hash = {
"time": to_nsec_from_epoch(packet.packet_time),
"received_time": to_nsec_from_epoch(packet.received_time),
"stored": str(packet.stored),
"stored": str(packet.stored).lower(),
"target_name": packet.target_name,
"packet_name": packet.packet_name,
"received_count": packet.received_count,
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