valence/tools/packet_inspector/README.md
Ryan Johnson eaf1e18610
Reorganize Project (#321)
## Description

- `valence` and `valence_protocol` have been divided into smaller crates
in order to parallelize the build and improve IDE responsiveness. In the
process, code architecture has been made clearer by removing circular
dependencies between modules. `valence` is now just a shell around the
other crates.
- `workspace.packages` and `workspace.dependencies` are now used. This
makes dependency managements and crate configuration much easier.
- `valence_protocol` is no more. Most things from `valence_protocol`
ended up in `valence_core`. We won't advertise `valence_core` as a
general-purpose protocol library since it contains too much
valence-specific stuff. Closes #308.
- Networking code (login, initial TCP connection handling, etc.) has
been extracted into the `valence_network` crate. The API has been
expanded and improved with better defaults. Player counts and initial
connections to the server are now tracked separately. Player counts
function by default without any user configuration.
- Some crates like `valence_anvil`, `valence_network`,
`valence_player_list`, `valence_inventory`, etc. are now optional. They
can be enabled/disabled with feature flags and `DefaultPlugins` just
like bevy.
- Whole-server unit tests have been moved to `valence/src/tests` in
order to avoid [cyclic
dev-dependencies](https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/4242).
- Tools like `valence_stresser` and `packet_inspector` have been moved
to a new `tools` directory. Renamed `valence_stresser` to `stresser`.
Closes #241.
- Moved all benches to `valence/benches/` to make them easier to run and
organize.

Ignoring transitive dependencies and `valence_core`, here's what the
dependency graph looks like now:

```mermaid
graph TD
	network --> client
	client --> instance
	biome --> registry
	dimension --> registry
	instance --> biome
	instance --> dimension
	instance --> entity
	player_list --> client
	inventory --> client
	anvil --> instance
	entity --> block
```

### Issues
- Inventory tests inspect many private implementation details of the
inventory module, forcing us to mark things as `pub` and
`#[doc(hidden)]`. It would be ideal if the tests only looked at
observable behavior.
- Consider moving packets in `valence_core` elsewhere. `Particle` wants
to use `BlockState`, but that's defined in `valence_block`, so we can't
use it without causing cycles.
- Unsure what exactly should go in `valence::prelude`.
- This could use some more tests of course, but I'm holding off on that
until I'm confident this is the direction we want to take things.

## TODOs
- [x] Update examples.
- [x] Update benches.
- [x] Update main README.
- [x] Add short READMEs to crates.
- [x] Test new schedule to ensure behavior is the same. 
- [x] Update tools.
- [x] Copy lints to all crates.
- [x] Fix docs, clippy, etc.
2023-04-21 14:43:59 -07:00

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What's This?

The packet inspector is a Minecraft proxy for viewing the contents of packets as they are sent/received. It uses Valence's protocol facilities to display packet contents. This was made for three purposes:

  • Check that packets between Valence and client are matching your expectations.
  • Check that packets between vanilla server and client are parsed correctly by Valence.
  • Understand how the protocol works between the vanilla server and client.

Usage

Firstly, we should have a server running that we're going to be proxying/inspecting.

cargo r -r --example conway

Next up, we need to run the proxy server, this can be done in 2 different ways, either using the GUI application (default) or using the --nogui flag to log the packets to a terminal instance.

To assist, --help will produce the following:

A simple Minecraft proxy for inspecting packets.

Usage: packet_inspector [OPTIONS] [CLIENT_ADDR] [SERVER_ADDR]

Arguments:
  [CLIENT_ADDR]  The socket address to listen for connections on. This is the address clients should connect to
  [SERVER_ADDR]  The socket address the proxy will connect to. This is the address of the server

Options:
  -m, --max-connections <MAX_CONNECTIONS>
          The maximum number of connections allowed to the proxy. By default, there is no limit
      --nogui
          Disable the GUI. Logging to stdout
  -i, --include-filter <INCLUDE_FILTER>
          Only show packets that match the filter
  -e, --exclude-filter <EXCLUDE_FILTER>
          Hide packets that match the filter. Note: Only in effect if nogui is set
  -h, --help
          Print help
  -V, --version
          Print version

To launch in a Gui environment, simply launch packet_inspector[.exe] (or cargo r -r -p packet_inspector to run from source). The gui will prompt you for the CLIENT_ADDR and SERVER_ADDR if they have not been supplied via the command line arguments.

In a terminal only environment, use the --nogui option and supply CLIENT_ADDR and SERVER_ADDR as arguments.

cargo r -r -p packet_inspector -- --nogui 127.0.0.1:25566 127.0.0.1:25565

The client must connect to localhost:25566. You should see the packets in stdout when running in --nogui, or you should see packets streaming in on the Gui.

The -i and -e flags accept a regex to filter packets according to their name. The -i regex includes matching packets while the -e regex excludes matching packets. Do note that -e only applies in --nogui environment, as the Gui has a "packet selector" to enable/disable packets dynamically. The -i parameter value will be included in the Filter input field on the Gui.

For instance, if you only want to print the packets Foo, Bar, and Baz, you can use a regex such as ^(Foo|Bar|Baz)$ with the -i flag.

cargo r -r -p packet_inspector -- --nogui 127.0.0.1:25566 127.0.0.1:25565 -i '^(Foo|Bar|Baz)$'

Packets are printed to stdout while errors are printed to stderr. If you only want to see errors in your terminal, direct stdout elsewhere.

cargo r -r -p packet_inspector -- --nogui 127.0.0.1:25566 127.0.0.1:25565 > log.txt

Quick start with Vanilla Server via Docker

Start the server

docker run -e EULA=TRUE -e ONLINE_MODE=false -d -p 25565:25565 --name mc itzg/minecraft-server

View server logs

docker logs -f mc

Server Rcon

docker exec -i mc rcon-cli

In a separate terminal, start the packet inspector.

cargo r -r -p packet_inspector -- --nogui 127.0.0.1:25566 127.0.0.1:25565

Open Minecraft and connect to localhost:25566.

Clean up

docker stop mc
docker rm mc