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voice-cat/clients/windows
Talon 63b241cc2e feat(M4): Windows WinForms client, TOFU identity pinning, VAD threshold + always-on mode
Core ABI extensions (voicecat.h):
- vc_list_channels / vc_list_users / vc_list_user_streams — pull-based snapshot getters
  for the channel-tree and user-list UI; session_model_mu_ guards cross-thread reads
- VC_EVENT_JOIN_RESULT / vc_join_channel — channel join with optional password
- VC_EVENT_SERVER_IDENTITY + vc_confirm_server_identity — TOFU gate that blocks io_thread_
  until the UI approves or rejects; pins TLS leaf-cert SHA-256 (not declared Ed25519)
- vc_get_server_identity_display — Ed25519 fingerprint for human-readable display only
- VC_INPUT_ALWAYS_ON = 2 in vc_input_mode — transmit unconditionally, no VAD gate
- vc_set_vad_threshold — live RMS threshold update (0.0–1.0); EnergyVadProcessor stores
  it atomically so the audio RT path reads without a lock

C++ implementation:
- SessionModel::apply_snapshot / apply_channel_event fixed to populate parent_id,
  password_protected, and max_users (were permanently zeroed)
- TlsContext::peer_cert_fingerprint — SHA-256 of peer leaf cert DER via mbedTLS
- TofuStore split into peek (read-only) + pin (write) so first-connect only persists
  after user approval; tofu_store_path in vc_config for per-user pin file location
- TcpAcceptor uses dual-stack IPv6+IPv4 fallback (fixes localhost → ::1 on Windows)
- windows-client CMake preset: Release shared DLL, static MinGW runtime, no tools/tests
- New C++ tests: test_channel_user_list_abi, test_tofu_flow (14/14 green)

Windows client (clients/windows/ — .NET 10 WinForms):
- VoiceCat.Interop: LibraryImport P/Invoke surface, UnmanagedCallersOnly callbacks,
  Channel<VoiceCatEvent> event delivery drained by 30ms WinForms Timer
- VoiceCat.App: ConnectDialog (saved servers, DPAPI password storage), ServerIdentity-
  Dialog (TOFU first-connect / mismatch warning), MainForm (channel TreeView, user
  ListBox, RichTextBox chat, voice controls, device pickers, VAD/PTT/always-on mode,
  per-user gain/mute/NR tuning, VAD sensitivity TrackBar, level meter ProgressBar)
- PttKeyCaptureDialog — focus-scoped PTT key capture (documented limitation)
- PerUserTuningDialog — real-time gain/mute/NR applied to all of a user's streams
- Accessibility: explicit AccessibleName/Description on every control, & mnemonics,
  Activity log ListBox as durable screen-reader record, AutomationNotification for
  curated live announcements

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-17 00:35:16 +02:00
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Windows client — placeholder

Built in M4 (see docs/roadmap.md). C# / .NET 8+, consuming libvoicecat through the C ABI (core/include/voicecat.h).

Planned shape (see docs/architecture.md §4 and docs/tech-stack.md §2):

  • A .NET solution with a P/Invoke interop layer over the C ABI using LibraryImport (source-generated, .NET 7+). Build libvoicecat as a shared library (-DVOICECAT_BUILD_SHARED=ON) so the DLL sits beside the app.
  • The on_event callback marshaled as a function pointer ([UnmanagedCallersOnly]) to avoid delegate-lifetime issues; keep the interface "chunky" to minimize managed↔native crossings.
  • UI in WinUI 3 (most native) or Avalonia (if a single C# desktop UI is wanted later).
  • Audio (capture/playback, WASAPI loopback for SCREEN_AUDIO) is handled inside the core; the C# layer only drives device selection, meters, and the VAD/PTT + per-user NR controls.

Nothing here yet — the core must reach M2 (working voice) before the GUI is worth building.