# Description
Adopt
[`System.TimeProvider`](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.timeprovider)
across the stack so that every place that creates timers, runs duration
math, or schedules periodic work is mockable, deterministic in tests,
and immune to wall-clock changes.
The migration touches Core, Core.Types, Server, Client, PubSub,
Configuration, Gds (server + client), Lds, and the Quickstarts/Console
reference apps. Per-component changes follow the same pattern:
1. Add a `private readonly TimeProvider m_timeProvider;` field.
2. Accept a nullable `TimeProvider? timeProvider = null` as the **last**
constructor parameter (new overload; legacy constructor stays for binary
compatibility and delegates with `timeProvider: null`).
3. Initialise the field with `m_timeProvider = timeProvider ??=
TimeProvider.System;`.
4. Replace `new Timer(...)`, `Stopwatch`, `HiResClock.*`,
`DateTime.UtcNow`-based duration math, and `Task.Delay(delay, ct)` in
timing loops with the matching `m_timeProvider` API (`CreateTimer`,
`GetTimestamp` / `GetElapsedTime`, `GetUtcNow().UtcDateTime`,
`Task.Delay(delay, m_timeProvider, ct)`).
5. Wire the provider through DI: `AddOpcUaServerBuilder` /
`AddOpcUaClientBuilder` register `TimeProvider.System` via
`TryAddSingleton<TimeProvider>()` so tests can swap in
`Microsoft.Extensions.Time.Testing.FakeTimeProvider`.
`HiResClock` itself is kept (so the
`ApplicationConfiguration.DisableHiResClock` schema flag still
round-trips), but **every public member** is now `[Obsolete]` with a
single shared message pointing to the new migration-guide section. The
few internal call sites that still need to set/read `HiResClock` are
wrapped with `#pragma warning disable CS0618`.
### Highlights per component
- **Core / Stack** — `Opc.Ua.Core`, `Opc.Ua.Core.Types`, channel
pipeline (`UaSCBinaryClientChannel`, `ChannelToken`,
`UaSCBinaryChannel`), `ApplicationConfiguration`, certificate
validators, `JwksIssuerKeyResolver`, `TimeProviderExtensions` polyfills
(`GetTimestampMilliseconds`, `GetTickCount`,
`CancellationTokenSource(timeout, timeProvider)`, `Task.Delay(delay,
provider, ct)` polyfill for older TFMs).
- **Server** — session lockout, subscription pipeline
(publish/sample/keep-alive/lifetime), `MonitoredItemQueue`, alarm
sampling rate, `IntervalRunner`, server diagnostics, configuration state
machines, hosted services.
- **Client** — `Session`, managed/V2 subscription engines, reconnect
handlers, channel keep-alive, periodic publishing, complex-type
discovery polling.
- **PubSub** — `IntervalRunner` pipeline, message-receive timers,
MQTT/UDP keep-alive, publishers/readers.
- **Gds / Lds** — `LdsServer`, `LinqApplicationsDatabase` expiry
housekeeping, GDS clients (push, pull), `DirectoryCertificateStore`,
`ConnectionStateMachine`, classic subscription engine.
- **Quickstarts / Console samples** — `SampleNodeManager`,
`ReferenceNodeManager`, `AlarmNodeManager`, `BoilerState`,
`MemoryBufferState`, `PublishedValuesWrites`. Samples resolve via
`(Server as ITimeProviderProvider)?.TimeProvider ?? TimeProvider.System`
so existing ctor signatures stay binary-compatible.
- **Tests** — `Opc.Ua.PubSub.Tests` adds `IntervalRunnerTests`; existing
`SubscriptionTests`, `UaPublisherTests`, and `TestDataSystem` move off
`HiResClock`. Added `Microsoft.Extensions.TimeProvider.Testing` package
for `FakeTimeProvider` (project-load warning surfaces on net48/net472
only — runtime is .NET 8+).
### Migration guide
New section [**Time and Timer abstraction
(`TimeProvider`)**](Docs/MigrationGuide.md#time-and-timer-abstraction-timeprovider)
documents:
- The canonical replacement table (`HiResClock.UtcNow` →
`timeProvider.GetUtcNow().UtcDateTime`, `HiResClock.TickCount64` →
`timeProvider.GetTimestamp()`, `new Timer` → `timeProvider.CreateTimer`,
`Task.Delay(delay, ct)` → `Task.Delay(delay, timeProvider, ct)`, …).
- The `TimeProvider? timeProvider = null` + `??=` constructor pattern.
- DI wiring and how to swap in `FakeTimeProvider` in tests.
- Before/after snippets for `HiResClock.TickCount64`,
`HiResClock.UtcNow`, and `new Timer(...)`.
## Related Issues
- Fixes#2458
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and read the
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- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
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# Description
Introduces a pluggable user-identity provider model covering all OPC UA
Part 6 §6.5 mechanisms (Anonymous, UserName, X509, IssuedToken/JWT) on
both client and server, with full
`Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection` integration, plus the Part 12
§9 `AuthorizationService` two-phase token-request flow **including
refresh-token rotation**, the Part 12 §8 KeyCredential Push model, and a
clean provider model for OPC 10000-12 §7.2 `ApplicationSelfAdmin`. The
work is split across phase-by-phase commits so it can be reviewed
independently; nothing here changes wire-level behaviour or forces
existing applications to migrate.
### Documentation
All under `Docs/`:
- `IdentityProviders.md` — full developer guide: three-layer model,
recipes, configuration reference, "what gets auto-wired" matrix, JWS
algorithm table, identity-augmenters section, **"Implementing your own
provider"** how-to subsections for Entra / OIDC / Windows / AspNetCore
(sibling files merged in per review feedback).
- `DependencyInjection.md` — `Identity` sections with `appsettings.json`
examples, identity-extension matrix, `WithAuthorizationService` +
`WithKeyCredentialPush` + `AddIdentityAugmenter` extensions documented.
- `RoleBasedUserManagement.md` — claim-criteria callout describing
`IIdentityClaims` probe surface.
- `AuthorizationService.md` — Architecture diagram +
`IAccessTokenProvider` conceptual narrative restored from master; modern
`StartRequestToken` / `FinishRequestToken` flow leads; refresh-token
recipe added.
- `KeyCredentialService.md` — Push model + Pull vs Push vs Bridge
decision matrix + Hybrid (Push + Pull) section; explicit experimental
warning for the bridge.
- `GDS.md` — KeyCredential Push, `StartRequestToken`,
`GdsApplicationSelfAdminProvider`, **shipped Refresh-token support with
rotation policy and audit semantics** all documented.
- `MigrationGuide.md` — User Identity Providers section listing
`[Obsolete]` markers + mechanical recipes; SelfAdmin migration via
`IIdentityAugmenter`; `EnableRefreshTokens` default note.
- `README.md` index entries.
## Checklist
- [x] I have signed the
[CLA](https://opcfoundation.org/license/cla/ContributorLicenseAgreementv1.0.pdf)
and read the
[CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/OPCFoundation/UA-.NETStandard/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
doc.
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works and increased code coverage.
- [x] I have added all necessary documentation.
- [x] I have verified that my changes do not introduce (new) build or
analyzer warnings.
- [x] I ran **all** tests locally using the **UA.slnx** solution against
at least .net **framework** and .net **10**, and all passed.
- [x] I fixed **all** failing and flaky tests in the CI pipelines and
**all** CodeQL warnings.
- [x] I have addressed **all** PR feedback received.
## Proposed changes
Reduces sync-over-async in non-obsolete server APIs, removes stale
`#region/#endregion` noise from the test suite, and fixes analyzer/test
fallout from merging the Part 11 Historical Access framework (#3797).
Follow-up review feedback is included: `FileSystemNodeManager` is now
based on `AsyncCustomNodeManager`.
### Sync-over-async reduction (~24 `GetAwaiter().GetResult()` sites)
**Server-side:**
- `TrustList`: async `OnCallAsync` handlers added; sync `OnCall`
handlers retained as compat shims so legacy `CustomNodeManager2`
subclasses that host the TrustList but do not implement
`ICallAsyncNodeManager` keep working through `MethodState.Call`.
- `GDS ApplicationsNodeManager`: `RequestAccessToken`,
`KeyCredentialStart/FinishRequest`, and `Revoke` moved to `OnCallAsync`.
- `IKeyCredentialRequestStore`: interface + in-memory implementation
converted to async; `FinishKeyCredentialRequestResult` record carries
the previous out-set. Tests in `Tests/Opc.Ua.Gds.Tests/` updated to the
new async API.
- `FileSystem`:
- `DirectoryObjectState` methods (`CreateDirectory` / `CreateFile` /
`Delete` / `MoveOrCopy`) use `OnCallAsync`.
- `FileSystemNodeManager` now derives from `AsyncCustomNodeManager` and
overrides async address-space/node-resolution paths
(`CreateAddressSpaceAsync`, `DeleteAddressSpaceAsync`,
`GetManagerHandleAsync`, `ValidateNodeAsync`) to avoid sync-over-async
in dynamic node validation.
- `FileSystemNodeManagerFactory` now supports async creation
(`IAsyncNodeManagerFactory`) while retaining sync factory compatibility.
- Reference server registration of the FileSystem node manager is
aligned to the async node manager list.
- `ConfigurationNodeManager` namespace lookup uses sync
`GetManagerHandle` to keep the remaining `GetResult` inside the
documented `SyncNodeManagerAdapter` bridge.
- `ServerBase`: new `OnServerStartingAsync`; `StartAsync` now awaits it.
- `StandardServer.CreateMasterNodeManagerAsync` added; sync wrapper kept
for backward compatibility.
- `IServerInternal.CloseSession` marked `[Obsolete]`
(`CloseSessionAsync` exists).
- `IMasterNodeManager.RemoveReferences` marked `[Obsolete]`; in-tree
sync callers remain with scoped `CS0618` pragmas + TODO.
**Stack:**
- `EncryptedSecret`: added `VerifyHeaderForEccAsync` / `DecryptAsync` /
`TryDecryptAsync`; `UserNameIdentityTokenHandler.DecryptAsync` awaits
ECC validation.
- `CertificatePasswordProvider` ctor: `GetResult` fallback replaced with
explicit `InvalidOperationException`.
### Code-style and post-merge cleanup
- Removed unused `#region`/`#endregion` directives across test files.
- Restored green build state after Part 11 merge fallout fixes
(production + analyzer + test cleanup from earlier commits in this PR).
### CI / validation notes
- This PR branch surfaced runtime regressions introduced by Part 11
after the build-breaker was fixed (outside scope of this
async/code-style cleanup).
- Follow-up feedback change validation for `FileSystemNodeManager`:
- `dotnet build Libraries/Opc.Ua.Server/Opc.Ua.Server.csproj -f net10.0
--no-restore` ✅
- `dotnet test Tests/Opc.Ua.Server.Tests/Opc.Ua.Server.Tests.csproj -f
net10.0 --filter FileSystemNodeIdTests` ✅
- `dotnet test Tests/Opc.Ua.History.Tests/Opc.Ua.History.Tests.csproj -f
net10.0 --filter FileSystemSmokeTests` ✅ (test skipped in environment)
## Related Issues
- None.
## Types of changes
- [ ] Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- [x] Enhancement (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [x] Test enhancement (non-breaking change to increase test coverage)
- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing
functionality to not work as expected, requires version increase of
Nuget packages)
- [ ] Documentation Update (if none of the other choices apply)
## Checklist
- [x] I have read the
[CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/OPCFoundation/UA-.NETStandard/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
doc.
- [x] I have signed the
[CLA](https://opcfoundation.org/license/cla/ContributorLicenseAgreementv1.0.pdf).
- [x] I ran tests locally with my changes, all passed.
- [ ] I fixed all failing tests in the CI pipelines.
- [ ] I fixed all introduced issues with CodeQL and LGTM.
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works and increased code coverage.
- [x] I have added necessary documentation (if appropriate).
- [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream
modules.
Drive the solution to zero warnings / zero errors with analyzers on,
promote the consistently-fixed rules to error, and lock in coverage
on the only line of new logic.
* New certificate and secrete abstraction with certificate infrastructure and certificate/secret stores.
* leak testing for certificate resources to validate new ref counting in every test assembly
* Migration guide updated and documentation added for all
* Remove IDisposable from Nodestate and UserIdentity.
* UserCertificateTokenHandler now just points into certificate registry/stores, no dispose required
* Fix CA2000 warnings and cleanup of other diagnostics, increase warning levels in .editorconfig
- Add new managed session, wrapping session and providing connection management and failover handling
- Add new Subscription engine that can act as alternative to current engine, but is based on channels with worker tasks
- Add a fluent builder for managed session clients
- Replace NodeCache with LruNodeCache, rename ILruNodeCache and LruNodeCache to INodeCache and NodeCache
- Update migration guide and document new functionality.
* Fix publish/dispose race that hangs Client tests
Subscription.Dispose pre-disposed m_publishTimer and m_messageWorkerCts
before calling ResetPublishTimerAndWorkerState, causing Cancel() to throw
ObjectDisposedException and leaving the publish worker stuck. Removed the
duplicate disposal so the reset method is the single owner of those resources,
and guarded Cancel/Dispose with try/catch ObjectDisposedException for defense
in depth.
Session.OnPublishComplete could run after Session.Dispose disposed
m_reconnectLock, throwing ObjectDisposedException from SemaphoreSlim.Wait()
and re-arming via the throttle path indefinitely. Added an early Disposed
guard, wrapped Wait/Release in try/catch ObjectDisposedException, and added
a Disposed guard in QueueBeginPublish so the throttle cannot reschedule
publishes after disposal.
Fixes the macOS net10.0 hang seen in Azure pipeline build 13257
(TransferSubscriptionAsync, ReconnectWithSavedSessionSecretsAsync).
* fix lockout test and use UserName token for SuccessfulAuthenticationClearsFailedAttempts test
After c1e11b1ab made anonymous activations no-op for clearing the lockout
counter, the test must use a real (non-anonymous) credential to demonstrate
that successful authentication resets failed attempts. Use user1/password
with PolicyId=1 (UserName_1 in the reference server config).
* Fix DirectoryCertificateStore cache staleness across instances
When two DirectoryCertificateStore instances point at the same directory (e.g. a CertificateValidator's internal store and a separate store opened by a caller), the directory LastWriteTimeUtc seen by one DirectoryInfo handle does not reliably reflect modifications made through another handle on Windows, even after Refresh(). The mtime-based cache check therefore returned stale entries indefinitely, causing VerifyRejectedCertsDoNotOverflowStoreAsync to flake when the test fixture's RejectedStore failed to observe deletes performed by the validator's internal store.
Add a cheap on-disk file count cross-check in the cache-hit branch: if the count of cert files on disk does not match the cached entry count, force a reload. This avoids re-parsing every certificate when nothing has changed but reliably detects external modifications.
* test: fix keep-alive mock to return Int32 ServerState
The mock for the Server_ServerStatus_State read returned new Variant(0u)
(UInt32). The keep-alive worker expects Int32 (ServerState enum is
wire-encoded as Int32), so ClientBase.ValidateDataValue logged a
BadTypeMismatch warning on every keep-alive throughout the test run.
Real servers always emit Int32 for enum variables (BinaryEncoder
downgrades the enum encoding byte to Int32), so the warning was purely a
test-mock artifact. Switch the mock to new Variant((int)ServerState.Running)
to eliminate the spurious warnings.
* Source generator: emit and consume ModelDependencyAttribute. Emit one [assembly: ModelDependencyAttribute(...)] per model the
generated assembly emits and per upstream model it transitively
consumes (new ModelDependencyGenerator in
Tools/Opc.Ua.SourceGeneration.Core).
* Replace the unused PEReader-based ReferenceMetadataScanner with a
Roslyn IAssemblySymbol.GetAttributes() scan
(ReferencedModelDependencyScanner in
Tools/Opc.Ua.SourceGeneration). Hooks the per-symbol incremental
cache, works for both PortableExecutableReference and
CompilationReference, AOT-safe.
* Wire the scanner result through ModelSourceGenerator into
ModelCompilation. The reduced URI-keyed map is passed to the public
Generators.GenerateCode extension methods.
* NodesetFileCollection.GetDesignFileListForModel now consults the
referenced-model map, so transitive nodeset dependencies that are
satisfied by a referenced assembly no longer raise the
missing-dependency error.
* Override resolution: when a local AdditionalFile and a referenced
assembly both declare the same model URI under the same C# prefix
the local generation is silently skipped (avoids CS0101); different
prefixes still generate so downstream consumers can intentionally
override types under a different namespace.
* New diagnostics MODELGEN010 (override skipped) and MODELGEN012
(multiple referenced assemblies provide same model URI -> tie-break
on highest version+publication date).
* Bump asserted GeneratedSources counts in ModelGeneratorTests for the
new *.ModelDependencies.g.cs files (one per generated model).
* Fix unrelated CS1574 broken cref in NodeId.TryParseLongForm xmldoc
that was blocking the Opc.Ua.Types build.
* Document the new flow in Docs/ModelDependencies.md.
* tests for ModelDependencyAttribute flow
* Refactor recently added "parsing" constructors to ParseLongForm static method. Method delegates to Parse(IServiceMessageContext)
NodeId, ExpandedNodeId and QualifiedName ParseLongForm overloads are now thin wrappers around Parse(context, options) using NodeIdParsingOptions with RequireResolvedUris=true and updateTables=false. Adds the FallbackToStringIdentifier opt-in to preserve the legacy lenient quirk for callers that need it (off by default for strict parity).
Tests for the refactored long-form parsers were added to the existing per-type test fixtures.
* Update nuget dependencies to latest
* merged security changes
* Tailor SecurityPolicyUri for format expected in s_securityPolicyUriToInfo
* Enhance security policy handling and key computation logic
* Merge SecurityEnhancements.
* Add support for SessionTransferToken. Removed obsolete SoftwareCertificate code.
* Fix NonceLength for None.
* Add support for RSA_DH, more fixes from IOP testings.
* Finish implementation of SecureChannelEnhancements.
* Rename EccUtils.cs to CryptoUtils.cs
* Address feedback from reviewers.
* Fix CoPilot flagged spelling errors.
* Rename EccUtils to CryptoUtils
* Update version from 1.5.378-preview to 1.5.378
* Fix unit tests.
* Allow SignatureData.Algorithm to be NULL or Empty.
* Fix issue with BrainPool_p256r1_ChaChaPoly
* Fix RSA_DH_AesGcm
* Fix OSC/padding by deriving HMAC keys, tightening symmetric size math, and correcting ECC_brainpoolP384r1/Basic128Rsa15 IV, signature, padding, and nonce parameters.
* Policies without asymmetric encryption (ECC) return the plaintext when encrypting user tokens; this prevents null payloads from causing BadIdentityTokenInvalid.
* Reserve outer CBC padding for avoiding SymetricEncryptAndSign->AddPadding to overwrite next fields (signature)
* Nonce stored as byte array in SessionConfiguration; Sesion snapshot restores ServerNonce and reconstructs ECC ephemeral key Nonce from bytes and policy
* Added _AesGcm and _ChaChaPoly variants to BuildSupportedSecurityPolicies() for all six ECC certificate types (nistP256, nistP384, brainpoolP256r1, brainpoolP384r1, curve25519, curve448) to SecurityConfiguration. Added Sign and SignAndEncrypt endpoints for the four ECC AesGcm/ChaChaPoly policy pairs (nistP256, nistP384, brainpoolP256r1, brainpoolP384r1) to ServerFixture.
* make ephemeralKeyPolicyUri nullable
* GenerateSecret also for NET7 and NET8
* Adjust Basic128Rsa15 policy properties for backword compatibility
* Exclude unsuported AEAD policies from .NET Framework client tests
* Addapt to new changes (still build fail)
* Addapt code to make it compile
* Fixed failing build on net48 (by ignoring potential null ref which is not reported on other newer targets)
* Preserve the certificate reference in Clone() so copied handlers can still sign
* Remove extra code and addapt to existing master configuration settings
* Filter *_AesGcm and *_ChaChaPoly security policies based on actual runtime support, so unsupported AEAD policies are not advertised or selected on older frameworks
* Expand ECC/RSA policy test coverage and keep Basic128Rsa15 nonce length backward-compatible
* Fix ReconnectSessionOnAlternateChannel _AES and _ChaCha policies
* Fixed IgnoreIfPolicyNotAdvertised so it now fetches endpoints on-demand (instead of relying on Endpoints being preloaded by earlier tests), which avoids false ignores when running tests directlyy
* Merge with commit 5e627f2ca1 from secure-channel-enhancements-2025-11 branch
* minor log mesatge formating
* Fix ClientLockoutTests
* Add ServerFixture policies upfront only if framework and runtime capability supports them
* A few cosmetic/config changes as review sugested
* Moved the session/security handling from StandardServer into a dedicated helper
* use X509IdentityTokenHandler from secure-channel-enhancements-2025-11
* Removed unused Opc.Ua.Types.UnitTests.csproj
* test(client): fix Basic128Rsa15 reconnect token-policy coverage
Advertise an explicit Basic128Rsa15 user token policy in the test fixture and tighten the reconnect test preconditions for non-advertised policies.
* test(client): fix session nonce persistence test helpers
Replace the generic reflection helpers in SessionTests with explicit client/server nonce accessors that match the actual field types.
Add a short Session comment to explain why client and server nonces currently use different representations.
* Merge branch 'master' into secure-channel-enhancements-2025-11-merge5
Merge with latest master and fix conflicts.
* Removed unused Opc.Ua.Types.UnitTests.csproj
* test(client): fix Basic128Rsa15 reconnect token-policy coverage
Advertise an explicit Basic128Rsa15 user token policy in the test fixture and tighten the reconnect test preconditions for non-advertised policies.
* test(client): fix session nonce persistence test helpers
Replace the generic reflection helpers in SessionTests with explicit client/server nonce accessors that match the actual field types.
Add a short Session comment to explain why client and server nonces currently use different representations.
* Build fixes
* Fix build
* update
* Minor updates
* Fix tests
* Add code to check all Endpoints.
* Update Design files to 1.05.7
* Run code fixers, add missing docs
* Fix build
* Revert removal of using
* Increase build timeout
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Co-authored-by: mrsuciu <Mircea-Adrian.Suciu@Softing.com>
Co-authored-by: Randy Armstrong <randy@sparhawksoftware.com>
* make most ptojects aot compatible
* Remove newtonsoft
* Migrate all projects from Mono.Options to System.CommandLine 2.0.5
* Fix array clone
* Replace serializers for storage using new attribute driven type geberator
* Add new AOT integration tests covering all functional areas
* Documentation updates
Refactored MonitoredItem.ValueChanged for correctness, performance, and comprehensive test coverage, including improved deadband and array handling. Rewrote equality logic for Variants and arrays. Made certificate validation thread-safe using ConcurrentDictionary and proper semaphore usage. Added extensive unit tests and benchmarks for value change detection.
* add revoke sub ca possible ->
* cert group tests
* fix revoking for sub-cas
* do not use bouncycastle
add test for Test_Root_CA_throws_Exception + throw if applicable
use LoadCrlCreateEmptyIfNonExistantAsync
* remove allowance for initialcrl to be null
* unify with first check for self-signed certificate
* warning -> use StringComparison.Ordinal
Generate stack and application code using source generators
Change built in types to readonly structs
Update localized text implementation to use JSON text serializer
Status code with symbolic names
Immutable node ids
No boxing for all built in types <= 8 bytes in Variant.
Split user identity token and token handling via token handler
Add migration guide for breaking changes
This pull request modernizes the OPC UA .NET codebase and tests, removes .NET Standard 2.0 support from certificate/security code, and updates test code to use C# 12 and .NET 8+ features for clarity and maintainability.
- Certificate and BouncyCastle interop files (e.g., CertificateBuilder.cs, X509Extensions.cs, X509SignatureFactory.cs) are refactored to drop NETSTANDARD2_0 support and use modern .NET APIs and conditional compilation.
- Test code across the codebase is updated to use default, strongly-typed Parse methods, collection expressions, and improved async/await patterns.
- Exception handling and assertions in tests are modernized, and test method naming is made consistent with Async suffixes.
- The project and build files are updated to clarify Roslynator analyzer usage and remove obsolete netstandard tags.
- General code and test cleanup includes improved null safety, type safety, and removal of deprecated or unused code.
* Normalize distinguished name field abbreviations for platform compatibility of attribute State/ProvinceName
* Fix warning ca1845
* netstandard2.1 doesn’t support string.Concat with spans.
This change adds a **new Opc.Ua.Types** nuget that contains core types that do not rely on generated code. Why the name? Because almost all code that was in the Types subfolder is part of it, and because we do not want to change the name of the Opc.Ua.Core nuget/assembly because code relies on it. Any other name like base or bootstrap felt out of place due to the current structure already defining the name "types". Key design is to depend on only a small set of libraries with limited transitive dependencies, that includes hashcode, logging.abstraction, and for non standard20 builds System.Text.Json (needed for localizedText mul parsing). Also, key is to support .netstd 2.0 to support source generators and to allow removal of EEC_SUPPORT defines by removing std2.0 from core and all libraries.
The changes are mostly restructuring, and thus small but contain some key changes:
- **Status code** struct now comes with a Symbol field, which is used to carry symbols in case the code is not generated. Currently (until generated) the status code struct must be manually created with a symbol or the ToSymbolicId extension must be called in the core project. Future will generate Status code constants just like NodeId that contain the symbol which also removes the reflection-based lookup. Several tests needed to be adjusted as they checked the status code symbol strings instead of the code.
- **Core identifiers** are copied as they were needed for code to compile, that includes attributes, a subset of status codes and node identifiers. These will never change so no need to generate them.
- The types folder now contains **encoders**, except for json which is still in core. Once the json encoder is ported to system.text.json it will also be included and Newtonsoft.Json dropped as dependency (-> #3329).
- Since types relies on **IOperationContext** and **ISystemContext**, and these export IUserIdentity which relies on crypto, these were split and extended in core with ISessionOperationContext and ISessionSystemContext, which mean changes to ServerSystemContext and introduction of SessionOperationContext and SessionSystemContext classes that extend OperationContext and SystemContext. Some runtime checks in the server are therefore needed to get at the session and auth info, however, those are anyway optional fields and are not on the critical paths, and thus a type check is in order (and was done in the past already, but against OperationContext class).
- **Manifest resources** are now split between Core (nodeset zip, some generated resoures) and Types (built in bsd/xsds). This needs to be revisited later if the bsd/xsd need to be regenerated during type generation. Note that the embedded resource names changed as a result. Since these are only used internally and do not constitute public API this feels reasonable vs duplication of resources in 2 assemblies.
- Reflection however now needs to load not just the built in **encodeables** from Opc.Ua.Types assembly, but also the generated encodeables from Opc.Ua.Core assembly. For this a new helper Utils method was added to get the Core assembly when linked against Opc.Ua.Core otherwise null.
- Whatever utils methods needed to be split out into the new Opc.Ua.Types assembly, they are now in **CoreUtils** static class in Opc.Ua.Types, and Utils.xxxx forwards to them to ensure minimal changes. Later we would want to obsolete them in favor of CoreUtils, although it might make sense to split them again into domain specific utilities, such as networking, files, etc
- Remove ConnectAsync from lock. Useable means m_channel is set, not useable means it is null.
- Add comments on lock behavior during connection.
- Remove callback log from validator
- Change TCS creation to specify run continuations async
- Fix encoder factory reflecting every time it is created.
Refactored client-side logic to support batching of service requests, ensuring compliance with operation limits and improving scalability. Added telemetry and activity tracing using `ActivityTraceFlags` for better observability, including metrics collection and logging. Enhanced error handling with descriptive exception messages and improved certificate validation.
Introduced a comprehensive suite of unit tests for `SessionClientBatchTests.cs` and `ClientBaseTests.cs`, covering batching, error scenarios, and edge cases. Added helper classes for testing logging, metrics, and activity tracing. Updated tests to align with modern C# practices, including nullable reference types and collection initializers.
Improved code consistency, readability, and maintainability by standardizing method signatures, simplifying redundant patterns, and removing legacy constructs. Updated XML documentation and added conditional compilation for .NET 8.0+ compatibility.
* Added RejectCertificateUriMismatch property and explicit ApplicationUri validation after certificates are loaded
* Perform duplicate detection on thumbprint only
* Ported handle multiple ApplictionUri, removed assign ApplictionUri from certificate
* Missing letter
* Fixed LoadPrivateKeyAsync when no applicationUri is passed.
* Add tests for validating certificates with multiple AplicationUris on ApplicationInstance level and server side
* Renamed into CheckOrCreateCertificateAsync, logged Certificate, improved tests
* Added retry logic for transient connect errors in CreateSessionApplicationUriValidationTests
* Added TODO log when telemetry instance available
* Removed unused ValidateServerCertificateApplicationUri(X509Certificate2 serverCertificate)
* Refactor for robustness and async improvements
Refactored code to enhance robustness and maintainability by enabling nullable reference types and using `async`/`await` for asynchronous operations. Updated exception handling to use `BadNotConnected()` for more accurate error states. Removed unused code and improved test files to align with these changes. Introduced `OpenInternalAsync` for better channel management and handled on-demand connection creation in `SendRequestAsync`.
* Obsolete APM
* Remove WCF remainders, channel clean up and initial cut at Channel factory
* Clean up copyright notice formatting
* Make connect async in Socket and abstract bindings for easier testing
* Fix unit tests
These changes enhance robustness, maintainability, and correctness of channel and task management.
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* Replace fuzzy search with SimpleName search if comparing DistinguishedName fails.
* Added mandatory Organization Name attribute to SetSuitableDefaults().
Added Test for the special case.
* Added missing O attribute to CompareDistinguishedName call
* Update test
* CertificateIdentifier.Find will pick the certificate with the longest duration
* Find only valid certificates.
* Prioritizes CA-signed certificates over self-signed certificates
* Update Tests/Opc.Ua.Configuration.Tests/ApplicationInstanceTests.cs
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* Select longest remaining validity if valid, or least expired if all expired
* Renamings
* Improved comments, improved algo clarity and taken into account more possible cases of prioritization depending on cert validity
* Comment corrected
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- Allow setting ReturnDiagnostics on the session factory to ensure the diagnostic settings are part of "Create" also. Set them to SymbolicIdAndText by default.
- Better logging in unit tests, now also logs to progress including exception traces, also prefixes SERVER and TEST on console to attach the logs to the server or client side.
- GDS client stability improvements to ensure client reliably reconnects between calls when connection is lost.
- Do not dispose the application certificate when it is updated from GDS client to avoid existing sessions to crash with CryptographicException. This needs more improvements later on because it is rather hacky today.
- Remove the certificate cache in CertificateFactory (as per discussion and agreement) which allowed re-enabling the older UserIdentity API
- Logging improvements here and there to analyze issues in unit tests better
* Refactor string usage for secrets (#394)
Strings are immutable and the lifetime of secrets can not be controlled.
Use byte[] or char[] instead of strings for secrets, which can be erased
after use.
* Clear pw
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Randy Armstrong