{ version: 0.0.1 // Needed for table generation define: XAP_ROUTE // Documentation section is used purely for `qmk xap-generate-docs`. documentation: { order: [ page_header type_docs !type_docs.md.j2 term_definitions !term_definitions.md.j2 request_response reserved_tokens response_flags !response_flags.md.j2 example_conversation routes !routes.md.j2 ] page_header: ''' # QMK Firmware XAP Specs This document describes the requirements of the QMK XAP ("extensible application protocol") API. ''' type_docs: ''' ## Types **All integral types are little-endian.** ''' term_definitions: ''' ## Definitions This list defines the terms used across the entire set of XAP protocol documentation. ''' request_response: ''' ## Requests and Responses Communication generally follows a request/response pattern. Each request needs to include a _token_ -- this `u16` value prefixes each outbound request from the host application and its corresponding response, allowing response messages to be correlated with their request, even if multiple host applications are communicating with the firmware simultaneously. Host applications should randomly generate a token ID for **every** outbound request, unless using a reserved token defined below. This token is followed by a `u8` signifying the length of data in the request. ''' // This documentation section reserved for next version reserved_tokens: '' response_flags: ''' Response messages will always be prefixed by the originating request _token_, directly followed by that request's _response flags_, then the response payload length: ''' example_conversation: ''' ### Example "conversation": **Request** -- version query: | Byte | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Purpose** | Token | Token | Payload Length | Route | Route | | **Value** | `0x43` | `0x2B` | `0x02` | `0x00` | `0x00` | **Response** -- matching token, successful flag, payload of `0x03170192` = 3.17.192: | Byte | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Purpose** | Token | Token | Response Flags | Payload Length | Payload | Payload | Payload | Payload | | **Value** | `0x43` | `0x2B` | `0x01` | `0x04` | `0x92` | `0x01` | `0x17` | `0x03` | ''' routes: ''' ## Routes Subsystem validity should be queried through the “Enabled-in-firmware subsystem query” under the QMK subsystem (route=0x00,0x01). This is the primary method for determining if a subsystem has been enabled in the running firmware. ''' } type_docs: { u8: ''' An unsigned 8-bit integral (octet, or byte), commonly seen as `uint8_t` from _stdint.h_. ''' u16: ''' An unsigned 16-bit integral, commonly seen as `uint16_t` from _stdint.h_. ''' u32: ''' An unsigned 32-bit integral, commonly seen as `uint32_t` from _stdint.h_. ''' "type[n]": ''' An array of `type`, with array extent of `N` -- e.g. `u8[2]` signifies two consecutive octets. ''' } term_definitions: { Subsystem: ''' A high-level area of functionality within XAP. ''' Route: ''' A sequence of _IDs_ describing the route to invoke a _handler_. ''' Handler: ''' A piece of code that is executed when a specific _route_ is received. ''' Response: ''' The data sent back to the host during execution of a _handler_. ''' Payload: ''' Any received data appended to the _route_, which gets delivered to the _handler_ when received. ''' } type_definitions: { identifier: { name: ID description: A single octet / 8-bit byte, representing Subsystem or Route index. type: u8 } response_flags: { name: Response Flags description: An `u8` containing the status of the request. type: u8 } token: { name: Token description: A `u16` associated with a specific request as well as its corresponding response. type: u16 } request_header: { name: Request Header description: Packet format for inbound data. type: struct struct_length: 3 struct_members: [ { type: token name: token }, { type: u8 name: length } ] } response_header: { name: Response Header description: Packet format for outbound data. type: struct struct_length: 4 struct_members: [ { type: token name: token }, { type: response_flags name: flags }, { type: u8 name: length } ] } } response_flags: { define_prefix: XAP_RESPONSE_FLAG bits: { 0: { name: Success define: SUCCESS description: ''' When this bit is set, the request was successfully handled. If not set, all payload data should be disregarded, and the request retried if appropriate (with a new token). ''' } } } routes: { 0x00: { type: router name: XAP define: XAP description: ''' This subsystem is always present, and provides the ability to query information about the XAP protocol of the connected device. ''' routes: { 0x00: { type: command name: Version Query define: VERSION_QUERY description: ''' XAP protocol version query. * Returns the BCD-encoded version in the format of XX.YY.ZZZZ => `0xXXYYZZZZ` * e.g. 3.2.115 will match `0x03020115`, or bytes {0x15,0x01,0x02,0x03}. ''' return_type: u32 return_purpose: bcd-version return_constant: XAP_BCD_VERSION } } } } }