fix(core): clarify controller hub logical ID lifecycle by SYMBaiEX · Pull Request #32 · SYMBaiEX/OpenController

SYMBaiEX · 2026-10-04T23:14:15Z

Summary

Correct the core README to use the actual ControllerHub API and describe IDs as caller-assigned logical identifiers.
Add a typed, runnable hub example in the already typechecked examples/basic-dry-run project.
Reserve IDs while controller creation is in flight, reject concurrent duplicate additions, and release the reservation if creation fails.
Test sequential and concurrent duplicate rejection, retry after failed creation, ID reuse after disconnectAll, and independent per-controller button state.

Closes #27.

Evidence and scope

Cycle 5 selected this bounded contract and lifecycle fix after a current-main documentation/API audit. Public reports from other projects describe controller ownership failures, but do not establish prevalence or an OpenController host-integration defect. This PR does not add physical-device discovery, host slot identity, native adapter sharing, or cross-platform reconnect.

Acceptance and validation

The README example uses hub.add, hub.get, and hub.disconnectAll.
Its typed counterpart is included in the root TypeScript build and runs successfully.
Duplicate IDs are rejected even when additions overlap; failed creation does not permanently reserve the ID.
disconnectAll() permits reusing an ID, and multi-controller state changes remain isolated.
Builder reports: bun test packages/core/src/__tests__ (62 passed), bun run typecheck, bun run examples/basic-dry-run/controller-hub.ts, bun run release:check, and git diff --check passed.

Dependency

Cycle 5 decision PR #31 merged into main at c0b1a2f1b592f17d1ae0d4bc30491f14972aa910. This PR now targets main directly.

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Bug Fixes
- Controller hubs now reject duplicate IDs, including IDs being created concurrently, and release reserved IDs when creation fails.
Documentation
- Clarified that hub IDs are caller-assigned, and that disconnecting all controllers clears the hub so IDs can be reused.
Tests
- Added coverage for ID conflicts, reuse after disconnecting, creation failures, and keeping controller state isolated between players.

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ControllerHub now reserves logical IDs during asynchronous controller creation and releases each reservation when creation finishes. Tests cover duplicate IDs, failed creation, ID reuse after disconnectAll, and independent controller state. The README and dry-run example use the hub’s public API.

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ControllerHub logical ID lifecycle

Layer / File(s)	Summary
ID reservation and lifecycle tests `packages/core/src/hub.ts`, `packages/core/src/__tests__/controller.test.ts`	`ControllerHub.add` rejects IDs that are stored or pending and clears pending reservations after creation attempts. Tests cover concurrent and sequential duplicates, reuse after `disconnectAll`, recovery after creation failure, and independent controller state.
Hub usage examples and ID documentation `packages/core/README.md`, `examples/basic-dry-run/controller-hub.ts`	The examples add controllers with `hub.add` and retrieve them with `hub.get`. The README describes caller-assigned logical IDs and notes that `disconnectAll()` clears the hub.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Issue `#27` requires a valid public `ControllerHub` example, caller-assigned logical-ID documentation, duplicate-ID protection, failed-creation retry, ID reuse after `disconnectAll`, and isolated contro…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The README, typed example, hub implementation, and controller tests all support issue `#27`. The changes do not add physical-device discovery, host-slot identity, adapter ownership changes, or reconnect…
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 3…
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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the core change: clarifying the lifecycle of caller-assigned controller hub IDs.

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Review comments at @packages/core/src/hub.ts:
- Line 24: Update controller creation around `createController` and
`disconnectAll` so cleanup also covers creations still pending: track pending
adds or invalidate and disconnect controllers that finish after cleanup starts,
ensuring no connected controller remains registered and its ID can be reused
when `disconnectAll()` returns. Add a test that runs `disconnectAll()` while
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coderabbitai · 2026-10-04T23:22:32Z

+    this.pendingIds.add(options.id);
+    try {
+      const controller = await createController(options);
+      this.controllers.set(options.id, controller);


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Keep pending adds within disconnectAll cleanup.

If disconnectAll() runs while createController(options) is pending, it can clear the hub before Line 24 inserts the new controller. The hub then contains a connected controller after disconnectAll() returns, and the caller cannot reuse that ID as documented. Track pending creation in disconnectAll(), or invalidate and disconnect controllers that finish after cleanup begins. Add a test for this ordering.

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symbiex added 2 commits October 4, 2026 23:13

docs(core): fix controller hub example API

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test(core): cover hub logical ID lifecycle

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SYMBaiEX changed the base branch from docs/cycle5-research-decision-27 to main October 4, 2026 23:14

fix(core): reserve concurrent controller hub IDs

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docs(core): clarify pending hub add cleanup

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