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What it does

Fixes #376. Implements the missing ctf2 field classes in separate commits. As bit map are defined as bit arrays in the CTF2 standard, bit map inherits from bit array's class.
It also adds a test and fixes a potential issue for aliases where it should be replaced only in a subset of fields.

How to test

Tests have been added to validate functionality, I do not have any trace that currently uses those field classes. LTTng 2.17 will generate bit maps and optionals so when a release candidate is available, we could generate some traces to test those features.

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  • New Features
    • CTF2 trace metadata now supports fixed-length bit arrays and bit maps, including byte and bit ordering, alignment, and named flag ranges.
    • Optional fields can be enabled by Boolean selectors or integer selectors with configured ranges.
    • Field-class aliases resolve in supported field-class properties, including nested structures, arrays, optionals, and variants.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Alias-like strings in unrelated metadata properties are no longer expanded as field-class aliases.
  • Tests
    • Added coverage for parsing, decoding, validation, and alias resolution across these field types.

arfio added 2 commits October 23, 2026 16:36
Parse the fixed-length bit array field class, including its optional
bit-order property, and decode its fields as a byte array following the
decoding procedure of the specification.

This commit was made with the help of Claude Opus 5.5

Signed-off-by: Arnaud Fiorini <fiorini.arnaud@gmail.com>
Parse the fixed-length bit map field class, a fixed-length bit array
with named flags, and report the active flags of its fields.

This commit was made with the help of Claude Opus 5.5

Signed-off-by: Arnaud Fiorini <fiorini.arnaud@gmail.com>
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  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/internal/ctf/core/event/metadata/tsdl/optional/OptionalDeclarationParser.java
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This change adds CTF2 bit-array, bit-map, and optional field-class support. It adds declaration parsers and definitions, routes metadata parsing to those parsers, limits field-class alias expansion to recognized properties, and adds tests for parsing and decoding.

Changes: CTF2 field classes

Layer / File(s) Summary
Bit-array declaration and decoding
ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/event/types/BitArray*, .../tsdl/BitOrderParser.java, .../tsdl/bitarray/*, ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/tests/types/BitArray*Test.java, .../MetadataStrings.java, .../JsonMetadataStrings.java
Adds bit-order handling and fixed-length bit-array declarations, definitions, and parsing. Tests cover byte order, bit order, alignment, decoding, and invalid metadata.
Bit-map flags and parsing
ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/event/types/BitMap*, .../tsdl/bitmap/*, .../JsonMetadataStrings.java, ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/tests/types/BitMap*Test.java
Adds bit-map declarations and definitions that evaluate flag ranges. Parsing validates flag ranges against the map length. Tests cover flag activation, ordering, decoding, and invalid ranges.
Optional fields and selectors
ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/event/types/Optional*, .../tsdl/optional/*, .../JsonMetadataStrings.java, ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/tests/types/Optional*Test.java
Adds optional declarations and definitions. Boolean selectors enable fields when true; integer selectors use configured ranges. Tests cover parsing, enabled and disabled fields, and selector errors.
Parser dispatch and alias resolution
ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/trace/Metadata.java, .../tsdl/TypeAliasParser.java, ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF, ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/tests/types/FieldClassAliasTest.java, .../TypeAliasParserTest.java
Routes bit-array, bit-map, and optional field classes to their parsers. Alias expansion now applies only to designated field-class properties. Tests cover alias references across metadata properties and parser integration.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Metadata
  participant TypeAliasParser
  participant OptionalDeclarationParser
  Metadata->>TypeAliasParser: provide field-class metadata
  TypeAliasParser->>OptionalDeclarationParser: parse optional field class
  OptionalDeclarationParser->>TypeAliasParser: parse nested field class
  TypeAliasParser-->>OptionalDeclarationParser: return field declaration
  OptionalDeclarationParser-->>TypeAliasParser: return OptionalDeclaration
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Suggested reviewers: matthewkhouzam

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to fac78

Malformed optional metadata can produce an unexpected trace-opening error. This is a bounded issue, but converting it to the normal parsing error would make the failure easier to handle.

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Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 73.36% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 274 functions across 26 files. (1 skipped… Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely summarizes the main changes: adding the missing CTF2 bit-map, bit-array, and optional field classes.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #376 requires dynamic-length blob, fixed-length bit map, fixed-length bit array, optional, and fixed-length boolean support. The reviewed head contains DynamicBlobDeclaration and `BooleanDecla…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes stay within issue #376. The alias-resolution change limits replacement to field-class properties and supports references used by field-class parsing. Its tests cover aliases in the new opt…
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Issue #376 requires dynamic-length blob, fixed-length bit map, fixed-length bit array, optional, and fixed-length boolean support. The reviewed head contains DynamicBlobDeclaration and BooleanDeclaration, and TypeAliasParser already dispatches their field classes. This PR adds and dispatches BitArrayDeclaration, BitMapDeclaration, and OptionalDeclaration. The PR adds parser, declaration, definition, and focused test coverage for the three added classes.

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The changes stay within issue #376. The alias-resolution change limits replacement to field-class properties and supports references used by field-class parsing. Its tests cover aliases in the new optional and related field-class locations. The remaining changes add implementation, parser support, constants, exports, and tests for the requested field classes.

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Docstring coverage is 73.36% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 274 functions across 26 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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- Around line 136-137: Update the range conversion using rangeArray in
OptionalDeclarationParser to catch overflow and non-numeric conversion failures
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  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/tests/types/BitArrayDeclarationParserTest.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/tests/types/BitArrayDeclarationTest.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/tests/types/BitArrayDefinitionTest.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/tests/types/BitMapDeclarationParserTest.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/tests/types/BitMapDeclarationTest.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/tests/types/BitMapDefinitionTest.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/tests/types/FieldClassAliasTest.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/tests/types/OptionalDeclarationParserTest.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/tests/types/OptionalDeclarationTest.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/tests/types/OptionalDefinitionTest.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/tests/types/TypeAliasParserTest.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/event/types/BitArrayDeclaration.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/event/types/BitArrayDefinition.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/event/types/BitMapDeclaration.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/event/types/BitMapDefinition.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/event/types/BitOrder.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/event/types/OptionalDeclaration.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/event/types/OptionalDefinition.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/ctf/core/trace/Metadata.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/internal/ctf/core/event/metadata/MetadataStrings.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/internal/ctf/core/event/metadata/tsdl/BitOrderParser.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/internal/ctf/core/event/metadata/tsdl/TypeAliasParser.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/internal/ctf/core/event/metadata/tsdl/bitarray/BitArrayDeclarationParser.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/internal/ctf/core/event/metadata/tsdl/bitmap/BitMapDeclarationParser.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/internal/ctf/core/event/metadata/tsdl/optional/OptionalDeclarationParser.java
  • ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/internal/ctf/core/utils/JsonMetadataStrings.java

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arfio added 2 commits October 23, 2026 17:23
Parse the optional field class, whose field is enabled by a boolean or
integer selector field, and decode its fields.

This commit was made with the help of Claude Opus 5.5

Signed-off-by: Arnaud Fiorini <fiorini.arnaud@gmail.com>
A field class alias name was replaced by its field class in any string
property of the metadata, so a structure member named like an alias had
its name replaced. Only resolve the properties listed by the
specification, and test the alias resolution of each of them.

This commit was made with the help of Claude Opus 5.5

Signed-off-by: Arnaud Fiorini <fiorini.arnaud@gmail.com>
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arfio force-pushed the ctf2-field-classes branch from fac7887 to 1c02ddf Compare October 23, 2026 21:23
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