.gitignore

@@ -174,3 +174,4 @@ cython_debug/
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
 #.idea/
 
+dummy_sender/dummy_sender

README.md

@@ -37,5 +37,20 @@ systemctl enable --now /lib/systemd/system/reHDDPrinter.service
 
 see https://github.com/pklaus/brother_ql for details for printer access
 
+## Test IPC msg queue
+### Dummy Sender
+```
+cd dummy_sender
+clear && g++ -Wall main.cpp -o dummy_sender
+clear && ./dummy_sender
+```
 
+### Dummy Receiver
+```
+clear && python ./dummy_receiver.py
+```
 
+### Clear IPC mgs queue
+```
+clear && bash ./cleanup_queues.py
+```

cleanup_queue.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Cleanup script to remove the IPC message queue
+
+MSG_QUEUE_KEY="0x1b11193c0"
+
+echo "Removing message queue with key: $MSG_QUEUE_KEY"
+ipcrm -Q $MSG_QUEUE_KEY 2>/dev/null
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Message queue removed successfully"
+else
+    echo "No message queue found or already removed"
+fi
+
+echo "Current message queues:"
+ipcs -q

dummy_receiver.py

@@ -1,53 +1,185 @@
-import sysv_ipc #pip install sysv-ipc
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
-import pycstruct #pip install pycstruct
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""Author:                     Hendrik Schutter, localhorst@mosad.xyz
+Date of creation:           2025/12/05
+Date of last modification:  2025/12/05
+"""
+
+import ctypes
+import os
+import time
+import argparse
+
+# Constants
+STR_BUFFER_SIZE = 64
+MSG_QUEUE_KEY = 0x1B11193C0
+IPC_CREAT = 0o1000
+
+terminate = False
 
 
-str_buffer_size = 64
+class TDriveData(ctypes.Structure):
-msg_queue_key = 0x1B11193C0
+    _fields_ = [
+        ("caDriveIndex", ctypes.c_char * STR_BUFFER_SIZE),
+        ("caDriveHours", ctypes.c_char * STR_BUFFER_SIZE),
+        ("caDriveCycles", ctypes.c_char * STR_BUFFER_SIZE),
+        ("caDriveErrors", ctypes.c_char * STR_BUFFER_SIZE),
+        ("caDriveShredTimestamp", ctypes.c_char * STR_BUFFER_SIZE),
+        ("caDriveShredDuration", ctypes.c_char * STR_BUFFER_SIZE),
+        ("caDriveCapacity", ctypes.c_char * STR_BUFFER_SIZE),
+        ("caDriveState", ctypes.c_char * STR_BUFFER_SIZE),
+        ("caDriveModelFamily", ctypes.c_char * STR_BUFFER_SIZE),
+        ("caDriveModelName", ctypes.c_char * STR_BUFFER_SIZE),
+        ("caDriveSerialnumber", ctypes.c_char * STR_BUFFER_SIZE),
+        ("caDriveReHddVersion", ctypes.c_char * STR_BUFFER_SIZE),
+    ]
 
+
+class TMsgQueueData(ctypes.Structure):
+    _fields_ = [
+        ("msg_queue_type", ctypes.c_long),
+        ("driveData", TDriveData),
+    ]
+
+
+# IPC bindings - enable errno support
+libc = ctypes.CDLL("libc.so.6", use_errno=True)
+msgget = libc.msgget
+msgrcv = libc.msgrcv
+
+msgget.argtypes = [ctypes.c_int, ctypes.c_int]
+msgget.restype = ctypes.c_int
+
+msgrcv.argtypes = [
+    ctypes.c_int,
+    ctypes.POINTER(TMsgQueueData),
+    ctypes.c_size_t,
+    ctypes.c_long,
+    ctypes.c_int,
+]
+msgrcv.restype = ctypes.c_ssize_t
+
+
+def create_drive_objects(drive_info):
+    """Convert dictionary to layouter-compatible DriveData and ReHddInfo objects"""
+    drive = layouter.DriveData(
+        drive_index=int(drive_info["driveIndex"]),
+        drive_state=drive_info["driveState"],
+        modelfamily=drive_info["driveModelFamily"],
+        modelname=drive_info["driveModelName"],
+        capacity=int(drive_info["driveCapacity"]),
+        serialnumber=drive_info["driveSerialnumber"],
+        power_on_hours=int(drive_info["driveHours"]),
+        power_cycle=int(drive_info["driveCycles"]),
+        smart_error_count=int(drive_info["driveErrors"]),
+        shred_timestamp=int(drive_info["driveShredTimestamp"]),
+        shred_duration=int(drive_info["driveShredDuration"]),
+    )
+
+    rehdd_info = layouter.ReHddInfo(
+        link="https://git.mosad.xyz/localhorst/reHDD",
+        version=drive_info["driveReHddVersion"],
+    )
+
+    return drive, rehdd_info
+
+
+def worker(queue_id, test_mode=False):
     try:
-    mq = sysv_ipc.MessageQueue(msg_queue_key, sysv_ipc.IPC_CREAT)
+        while not terminate:
+            if test_mode:
+                time.sleep(3)
+                drive_info = {
+                    "driveIndex": "42",
+                    "driveHours": 44,
+                    "driveCycles": 45,
+                    "driveErrors": 43,
+                    "driveShredTimestamp": int(time.time()),
+                    "driveShredDuration": 0,
+                    "driveCapacity": 42,
+                    "driveState": "shredded",
+                    "driveModelFamily": "modelFamily",
+                    "driveModelName": "modelName",
+                    "driveSerialnumber": "serial",
+                    "driveReHddVersion": "V1.1.2",
+                }
+            else:
+                msg = TMsgQueueData()
+                print("Waiting for message from queue...")
 
+                # Calculate message size - must match C++ side: sizeof(t_msgQueueData) - sizeof(long)
+                # This is the size of the data portion (excluding msg_queue_type)
+                msg_size = ctypes.sizeof(TMsgQueueData) - ctypes.sizeof(ctypes.c_long)
+
+                print(f"Message size to receive: {msg_size} bytes")
+
+                result = msgrcv(
+                    queue_id,
+                    ctypes.byref(msg),
+                    msg_size,
+                    0,  # msg type (0 = get first message)
+                    0,  # flags (0 = blocking)
+                )
+
+                if result == -1:
+                    err = ctypes.get_errno()
+                    print(
+                        f"Error reading from message queue: {os.strerror(err)} (errno: {err})"
+                    )
+                    break
+
+                print(f"Received {result} bytes from queue")
+
+                d = msg.driveData
+                drive_info = {
+                    "driveIndex": d.caDriveIndex.decode().strip("\x00"),
+                    "driveHours": int(d.caDriveHours.decode().strip("\x00")),
+                    "driveCycles": int(d.caDriveCycles.decode().strip("\x00")),
+                    "driveErrors": int(d.caDriveErrors.decode().strip("\x00")),
+                    "driveShredTimestamp": int(
+                        d.caDriveShredTimestamp.decode().strip("\x00")
+                    ),
+                    "driveShredDuration": int(
+                        d.caDriveShredDuration.decode().strip("\x00")
+                    ),
+                    "driveCapacity": int(d.caDriveCapacity.decode().strip("\x00")),
+                    "driveState": d.caDriveState.decode().strip("\x00"),
+                    "driveModelFamily": d.caDriveModelFamily.decode().strip("\x00"),
+                    "driveModelName": d.caDriveModelName.decode().strip("\x00"),
+                    "driveSerialnumber": d.caDriveSerialnumber.decode().strip("\x00"),
+                    "driveReHddVersion": d.caDriveReHddVersion.decode().strip("\x00"),
+                }
+
+            print(f"Received Drive Data: {drive_info}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        import traceback
+
+        print(f"Worker encountered an error: {e}")
+        traceback.print_exc()
+
+
+def main():
     while True:
-        message, mtype = mq.receive()
+        try:
-        print("")
+            # Create or connect to the message queue with IPC_CREAT flag
-        #print("*** New message received ***")
+            # This matches the C++ sender's flags (IPC_CREAT | 0666)
-       # print(f"Raw message: {message}")
+            queue_id = msgget(MSG_QUEUE_KEY, IPC_CREAT | 0o666)
+            if queue_id == -1:
+                err = ctypes.get_errno()
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    f"Failed to create/connect to the message queue: {os.strerror(err)}"
+                )
 
-#uint8_t u8DriveIndex;
+            print(f"Successfully connected to message queue (ID: {queue_id})")
-#uint32_t u32DriveHours;
+            worker(queue_id)
-#uint32_t u32DriveCycles;
+        except Exception as e:
-#uint32_t u32DriveError;
+            import traceback
-#uint64_t u64DriveShredTimestamp;
+
-#uint64_t u64DriveShredDuration;
+            print(f"Main process encountered an error: {e}")
-#uint64_t u64DriveCapacity;
+            traceback.print_exc()
-#char caDriveState[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
+            time.sleep(30)
-#char caDriveModelFamiliy[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
-#char caDriveModelName[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
-#char caDriveSerialnumber[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
-
-
-        driveData = pycstruct.StructDef()
-        driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveIndex', length=str_buffer_size)
-        driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveHours', length=str_buffer_size)
-        driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveCycles', length=str_buffer_size)
-        driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveErrors', length=str_buffer_size)
-        driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveShredTimestamp', length=str_buffer_size)
-        driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveShredDuration', length=str_buffer_size)
-        driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveCapacity', length=str_buffer_size)
-        driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveState', length=str_buffer_size)
-        driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveModelFamiliy', length=str_buffer_size)
-        driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveModelModel', length=str_buffer_size)
-        driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveSerialnumber', length=str_buffer_size)
-        driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveReHddVersion', length=str_buffer_size)
-        
-        # Dictionary representation
-        result = driveData.deserialize(message)
-        print('Dictionary object:')
-        print(str(result))
-
-
-except sysv_ipc.ExistentialError:
-    print("ERROR: message queue creation failed")
 
 
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

dummy_sender/main.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/**
+ * @file    main.cpp
+ * @brief   Send drive data to printer service using ipc msg queue
+ * @author  Hendrik Schutter
+ * @date    06.12.2025
+ */
+
+#include "main.h"
+
+#define REHDD_VERSION "V99.99.99"
+
+/**
+ * \brief   app entry point
+ * \param	void
+ * \return  Status-Code
+ */
+int main(void)
+{
+    int msqid;
+    std::cout << "Dummy sender for IPC queue" << std::endl;
+
+    if (-1 == (msqid = msgget((key_t)IPC_MSG_QUEUE_KEY, IPC_CREAT | 0666)))
+    {
+        std::cout << "Printer: Create msg queue failed! Error: " << strerror(errno) << std::endl;
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        std::cout << "Printer: Created/connected to msg queue (ID: " << msqid << ")" << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    t_msgQueueData msgQueueData;
+    msgQueueData.msg_queue_type = 1;
+
+    sprintf(msgQueueData.driveData.caDriveIndex, "%i", 0);
+    sprintf(msgQueueData.driveData.caDriveState, "shredded");
+    strcpy(msgQueueData.driveData.caDriveModelFamily, "Toshiba 2.5 HDD MK..65GSSX");
+    strcpy(msgQueueData.driveData.caDriveModelName, "TOSHIBA MK3265GSDX");
+    sprintf(msgQueueData.driveData.caDriveCapacity, "%li", 343597383000LU);
+    strcpy(msgQueueData.driveData.caDriveSerialnumber, "YG6742U56UDRL123456789ABCDEFGJKL");
+    sprintf(msgQueueData.driveData.caDriveHours, "%i", 7074);
+    sprintf(msgQueueData.driveData.caDriveCycles, "%i", 4792);
+    sprintf(msgQueueData.driveData.caDriveErrors, "%i", 1);
+    sprintf(msgQueueData.driveData.caDriveShredTimestamp, "%li", 71718LU);
+    sprintf(msgQueueData.driveData.caDriveShredDuration, "%li", 81718LU);
+    /*
+        switch (drive->connectionType)
+        {
+        case Drive::USB:
+            strcpy(msgQueueData.driveData.caDriveConnectionType, "usb");
+            break;
+        case Drive::SATA:
+            strcpy(msgQueueData.driveData.caDriveConnectionType, "sata");
+            break;
+        case Drive::NVME:
+            strcpy(msgQueueData.driveData.caDriveConnectionType, "nvme");
+            break;
+        case Drive::UNKNOWN:
+        default:
+            strcpy(msgQueueData.driveData.caDriveConnectionType, "na");
+        }
+    */
+    sprintf(msgQueueData.driveData.caDriveReHddVersion, REHDD_VERSION);
+
+    std::cout << "Sending message to queue..." << std::endl;
+    if (-1 == msgsnd(msqid, &msgQueueData, sizeof(t_msgQueueData) - sizeof(long), 0))
+    {
+        std::cout << "Printer: Send msg queue failed! Error: " << strerror(errno) << std::endl;
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        std::cout << "Printer: print triggered successfully" << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}

dummy_sender/main.h

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/**
+ * @file    main.h
+ * @brief   Send drive data to printer service using ipc msg queue
+ * @author  Hendrik Schutter
+ * @date    06.12.2025
+ */
+
+#ifndef PRINTER_H_
+#define PRINTER_H_
+
+#include <sys/ipc.h>
+#include <sys/msg.h>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <cerrno>
+
+#define STR_BUFFER_SIZE 64U
+#define IPC_MSG_QUEUE_KEY 0x1B11193C0
+
+typedef struct
+{
+    char caDriveIndex[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    char caDriveHours[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    char caDriveCycles[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    char caDriveErrors[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    char caDriveShredTimestamp[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    char caDriveShredDuration[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    char caDriveCapacity[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    char caDriveState[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    // char caDriveConnectionType[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    char caDriveModelFamily[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    char caDriveModelName[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    char caDriveSerialnumber[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    char caDriveReHddVersion[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
+
+} t_driveData;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+    long msg_queue_type;
+    t_driveData driveData;
+} t_msgQueueData;
+
+#endif // PRINTER_H_

reHDDPrinter.py

@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ def create_drive_objects(drive_info):
 def worker(queue_id, test_mode=False):
     try:
         while not terminate:
+            time.sleep(3)
             if test_mode:
                 drive_info = {
                     "driveIndex": "42",
@@ -167,7 +168,6 @@ def worker(queue_id, test_mode=False):
                     "driveSerialnumber": d.caDriveSerialnumber.decode().strip("\x00"),
                     "driveReHddVersion": d.caDriveReHddVersion.decode().strip("\x00"),
                 }
-                time.sleep(3) 
 
             print(f"Received Drive Data: {drive_info}")
 
@@ -204,9 +204,16 @@ def main():
         return
     while True:
         try:
-            queue_id = msgget(MSG_QUEUE_KEY, 0)
+            # Create or connect to the message queue with IPC_CREAT flag
+            # This matches the C++ sender's flags (IPC_CREAT | 0666)
+            queue_id = msgget(MSG_QUEUE_KEY, IPC_CREAT | 0o666)
             if queue_id == -1:
-                raise RuntimeError("Failed to connect to the existing message queue.")
+                err = ctypes.get_errno()
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    f"Failed to create/connect to the message queue: {os.strerror(err)}"
+                )
+
+            print(f"Successfully connected to message queue (ID: {queue_id})")
             worker(queue_id)
         except Exception as e:
             print(f"Main process encountered an error: {e}")