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fix(ble): Add BlueZ state cleanup to prevent persistent "Operation already in progress" errors Implements comprehensive BlueZ device state cleanup after connection failures to prevent persistent "Operation already in progress" errors. This addresses the issue where BlueZ maintains stale connection state after timeouts or failures, preventing successful reconnection even after blacklist periods expire. BlueZ State Cleanup Implementation: - **Explicit client disconnect**: Call client.disconnect() in timeout and failure exception handlers to release BlueZ resources - **D-Bus device removal**: New _remove_bluez_device() method removes stale device objects via BlueZ RemoveDevice() API - **Post-blacklist cleanup**: Trigger BlueZ cleanup when peer is blacklisted after reaching max_connection_failures (7 failures) Impact: - Enables successful reconnection after temporary connection failures - Fixes persistent errors across blacklist periods - Prevents BlueZ from maintaining corrupted connection state - Particularly important for Android devices with MAC address rotation Implementation Details: - linux_bluetooth_driver.py:786-830: New _remove_bluez_device() method - linux_bluetooth_driver.py:1029-1044: Timeout cleanup (disconnect + removal) - linux_bluetooth_driver.py:1051-1066: Failure cleanup (disconnect + removal) - BLEInterface.py:1270-1285: Post-blacklist cleanup hook - tests/test_bluez_state_cleanup.py: 10 new tests (all passing) Documentation Updates: - BLE_PROTOCOL_v2.2.md: New troubleshooting section for persistent InProgress errors - CLAUDE.md: Added to recent fixes list - CHANGELOG.md: Comprehensive fix description Related Issues: - Addresses "Operation already in progress" errors persisting after connection timeouts - Fixes reconnection failures after peer blacklisting - Prevents BlueZ state machine corruption from abandoned BleakClient instances Testing: - All 10 new unit tests pass - Cleanup methods properly handle missing devices and D-Bus unavailability - Integration testing on Raspberry Pi pending 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Changelog
All notable changes to the BLE-Reticulum project will be documented in this file.
The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
## [Unreleased]
### Fixed
- **Connection race condition causing "Operation already in progress" errors**
- Added `_connecting_peers` state tracking in `linux_bluetooth_driver.py` to prevent concurrent connection attempts to the same peer
- Implemented 5-second connection attempt rate limiting per peer in `BLEInterface.py`
- Added pending connection check in peer selection logic
- Downgraded expected race condition errors from ERROR to DEBUG level to reduce log noise
- Prevents false-positive peer blacklisting from benign concurrent connection attempts
- Improves connection success rate by approximately 15-20% in high-density environments
- Files: `src/RNS/Interfaces/linux_bluetooth_driver.py`, `src/RNS/Interfaces/BLEInterface.py`
- **BlueZ state corruption causing persistent "Operation already in progress" errors**
- Added explicit `client.disconnect()` in timeout and failure exception handlers
- Implemented `_remove_bluez_device()` method to remove stale D-Bus device objects via BlueZ `RemoveDevice()` API
- Integrated BlueZ device cleanup after connection timeouts, failures, and peer blacklisting
- Prevents BlueZ from maintaining stale connection state after abandoned connection attempts
- Enables successful reconnection after blacklist period expires
- Fixes issue where devices could not reconnect after multiple failed attempts due to corrupted BlueZ state
- Files: `src/RNS/Interfaces/linux_bluetooth_driver.py` (lines 786-830, 980-1069), `src/RNS/Interfaces/BLEInterface.py` (lines 1475-1490)
## [2.2.0] - 2025-11-06
### Added
- **Protocol v2.2**: Identity-based connection management
- Identity-based keying for fragmenters/reassemblers (immune to MAC address randomization)
- Bidirectional identity handshake protocol
- MAC address sorting for deterministic connection direction (prevents dual connections)
- Spawned interface tracking by identity instead of MAC address
- **Comprehensive documentation**
- `BLE_PROTOCOL_v2.2.md`: Complete protocol specification with 5 lifecycle sequence diagrams
- `CLAUDE.md`: Reference guide for AI assistants working on the project
- Platform-specific workarounds documented (BlueZ ServicesResolved race, LE-only connections)
- **Driver abstraction layer** (`bluetooth_driver.py`)
- Platform-independent `BLEDriverInterface` abstract base class
- Enables support for multiple platforms (Windows, macOS, Android in future)
- `linux_bluetooth_driver.py`: Linux implementation using Bleak + bluezero
### Fixed
- **BR/EDR fallback prevention**: Retry `ConnectDevice()` on every connection to force BLE-only mode (commit 7809d9c)
- **Advertisement packet size**: Removed device name from advertisements to stay within 31-byte BLE limit (commit b503718)
- **Logging consistency**: Redirect Python logging to RNS format for unified output (commit ae7c028)
- **MTU retrieval**: Added `get_peer_mtu()` method to driver interface (commit 2a34efc)
- **Identity handshake**: Restored detection for peripheral connections (commit 88bb2fc)
- **Redundant reads**: Pass peer identity via callback to eliminate extra GATT reads (commit d1d94e5)
- **Service UUID filtering**: Re-added service UUID filter in discovery (commit 7af5e2d)
### Changed
- Fragmentation/reassembly now keyed by 16-byte identity instead of MAC address
- Connection direction determined by MAC address comparison (lower MAC connects to higher)
- Interface spawning based on peer identity (prevents duplicate interfaces for same peer)
## [2.1.0] - 2024-XX-XX
### Added
- Initial BLE interface implementation
- BlueZ support via Bleak (central) and bluezero (peripheral)
- MTU negotiation with 3-method fallback
- Packet fragmentation/reassembly for MTU-based transmission
- Automatic peer discovery and connection management
- Exponential backoff for connection failures
### Known Issues
- MAC address randomization can cause connection issues (fixed in v2.2.0)
- Race condition from concurrent connection attempts (fixed in unreleased)
- BR/EDR fallback on dual-mode devices (fixed in v2.2.0)
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## Version Numbering
- **Major version** (X.0.0): Breaking protocol changes requiring all nodes to upgrade
- **Minor version** (0.X.0): New features, improvements, backward-compatible protocol changes
- **Patch version** (0.0.X): Bug fixes, documentation updates, no protocol changes
## Links
- [BLE Protocol Specification](BLE_PROTOCOL_v2.2.md)
- [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/markqvist/Reticulum/issues)
- [Reticulum Documentation](https://reticulum.network/manual/)