Dingtian input HTTP-push to backend (no polling)

The device pushes button events to the backend via its Input Link URL feature;
the backend decides. No polling — the chosen entry architecture.

packages/devices:
- dingtian driver: configureInputPush() writes the device's input_link_url
  config (per-input server/port/path, en=1, active-LOW, plain HTTP) so each
  input HTTP-GETs the backend on press/release. Extracted #readConfig/#writeConfig
  (with the required command:setconfig injection + post-write reset tolerance).

apps/server:
- routes/devices.ts: public GET/POST
  /api/devices/dingtian/:deviceId/input/:n/{on,off} — translates a device push
  into an internal device event. Not behind cookie/CSRF (machine call from the
  device); trust comes from the signed event log, not this request.
- device-events.ts: internal EventEmitter bus so the entry flow subscribes to
  input events without coupling to HTTP. Wired into the server.

Verified on hardware: configured the device, then real presses on all 4 inputs
pushed to the backend (input N on+off, source = device IP). No polling.

wiki: device-input-flow concept (path + trust model for the flat/no-VLAN
network); dingtian-relay updated; index + log.
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type: concept
tags: [parking, architecture, devices, entry-flow]
sources: []
updated: 2026-06-15
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# Device Input Flow (button → backend → relay)
How a physical button press drives the entry lane. The **backend is the source of truth**: the
device only *reports* the press; the host decides and commands the relay. This is the host-in-the-
loop flow the [[dingtian-relay]] makes possible (and the [[uhppote-controller]] could not).
## The path (no polling)
```
car arrives → driver presses button (input I_N, dry contact to GND)
→ device HTTP-pushes GET …/api/devices/dingtian/<deviceId>/input/<N>/on
→ backend: emit internal device event (device-events bus)
→ backend entry flow: create + sign an entry event, print the ticket
→ backend: pulseOpen(N) over UDP → barrier opens
→ (on release) device pushes …/input/<N>/off
```
- **Push, not poll.** The device's `input_link_url` feature is configured (by the driver's
`configureInputPush()`) to call the backend on each input edge — see [[dingtian-relay]]. The
driver's poll path remains only as a dev/fallback aid.
- **Per-input path** carries the input number in the URL (`…/input/3/on`), so routing needs no
body parsing. Both edges (`on`/`off`) are sent.
- **Internal event bus** (`device-events.ts`, a Node `EventEmitter`) decouples the HTTP/transport
layer from business logic — drivers/pushes emit; the entry flow subscribes. Keeps the app
[[device-adapter-pattern|device-agnostic]].
## Trust model (important — flat network, no VLAN)
The relay-control direction (host → device) is **unauthenticated UDP**, and the site is a **flat
network with no VLAN** ([[network-isolation]] is not yet enforceable here). So we do **not** trust
the device or the network. Instead:
- **Every barrier open is a host decision, recorded as a signed event BEFORE the relay fires**
([[append-only-event-chain]]). If anyone opens the relay out-of-band (which the flat network
allows), there is **no matching signed event → a detectable anomaly**. The anti-fraud guarantee
is the **signed log**, not device/network auth.
- The inbound push endpoint is intentionally **not behind the SPA's cookie/CSRF auth** (it's a
machine call from the device). A **shared-secret / Basic-auth** on the push is available as
defence-in-depth (the device supports it) — worth adding, but it is *not* the security boundary.
- This sharpens under the [[autonomous-direction|unmanned]] roadmap: with no operator, tamper
detection via the signed log matters more than perimeter auth.
## Status
Input push **verified on hardware** (all 4 inputs, real presses reaching the backend). The entry
flow itself (signed event + ticket print + `pulseOpen`) is the next build — see [[dingtian-relay]].
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> the POST returns/looks like success but silently does nothing (and the device may reset). With it,
> POST returns `{"status":0}` and the change sticks. JSON node order must be preserved.
## Input push (no polling) — the chosen architecture
The device **pushes** button events to the backend; the backend decides. **No polling.** The
driver's `configureInputPush()` writes the device's `input_link_url` config to point each input at
the backend: input N HTTP-GETs `…/api/devices/dingtian/<deviceId>/input/<N>/on` (and `/off`) on
press/release. The backend ([[fastify]] route `routes/devices.ts`) translates each push into an
internal device event ([[device-input-flow]]); the entry flow then prints a ticket and commands
the relay via UDP. See [[device-input-flow]] for the full path + trust model.
> The input-poll path in the driver (`onInput`) remains as a dev/fallback aid, but **push is the
> real path** — lower latency, and it can be authenticated (the device supports Basic/Digest +
> HTTPS on the push), unlike the open UDP control direction.
## Status — VERIFIED on hardware (DT-R004, sw V3.1.5461A, 10.0.10.172)
- ✅ status read (`0000:1111:4`), relay pulse, input press/release events (active-LOW, idle HIGH).
- ✅ **`input_link_relay` disabled via the driver** → confirmed: pressing an input now reports the
event and **fires NO relay** (`0000` after presses). The [[access-controller-button-flow]] blocker
is **solved** — host-in-the-loop entry (`button → host → ticket → host opens relay`) works.
- ⬜ Next: input HTTP-push endpoint (device `input_link_url` → backend), and wiring the entry flow
(input event → print ticket → `pulseOpen`). Polling works today; push is the lower-latency path.
- ✅ **`input_link_relay` disabled via the driver** → pressing an input reports the event and
**fires NO relay** (`0000` after presses). The [[access-controller-button-flow]] blocker is
**solved**.
- ✅ **Input HTTP-push end to end** — configured the device via `configureInputPush()`, then real
button presses (all 4 inputs) **pushed to the backend** (`/input/N/on` + `/off` per press,
source = the device IP). No polling. Host-in-the-loop entry (`button → backend → ticket →
backend opens relay`) is real.
- ⬜ Next: wire the actual entry flow (input event → signed event + print ticket → `pulseOpen`).
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- [[device-adapter-pattern]] — business logic talks to interfaces; swap hardware → new adapter.
- [[device-registry]] — catalog of selectable drivers per category (admin-configurable).
- [[first-run-setup]] — admin assigns devices per lane from the catalog at install.
- [[device-input-flow]] — button → device push → backend decides → relay; backend is source of truth.
- [[device-discovery]] — optional driver capability to scan the LAN (no current driver uses it; UHPPOTE was the example).
- [[barrier-not-a-door]] — never timed-close a barrier; safety lives in barrier firmware.
- [[trust-boundary]] — the core fork: network vs. device; auditable vs. unforgeable.
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[[dingtian-relay]]; noted no current driver uses [[device-discovery]]. Transferable
concepts (network-isolation, event-log-ingestion, barrier-not-a-door, threat-model)
kept as-is. Links lint clean; raw source untouched (immutable).
## [2026-06-15] feature | Dingtian input HTTP-push → backend (no polling)
Wired the device's "Input Link URL" feature so it HTTP-pushes button events to
our backend — no polling. Driver `configureInputPush()` writes input_link_url
(per-input server/port/path, en=1, active-LOW, plain HTTP) via the config API
(reusing the #writeConfig + command:setconfig helper). New backend route
`routes/devices.ts`: public `GET/POST /api/devices/dingtian/:deviceId/input/:n/{on,off}`
→ emits onto an internal device-events bus (device-events.ts, EventEmitter) for
the entry flow to consume. VERIFIED on hardware: configured device, real presses
on all 4 inputs pushed to the backend (input N on+off, source = device IP). Trust
model recorded in [[device-input-flow]]: flat network / no VLAN → backend is source
of truth, every open is a signed event (out-of-band open = anomaly); push endpoint
not behind cookie auth (machine call), shared-secret available as defence-in-depth.
Next: wire signed event + ticket print + pulseOpen.