- Remove redundant list-handling block in doWork() - already handled by moduleBase._run()
- Fix bare except to except (ValueError, TypeError) in _copy_packet_dict_to_packet()
- Replace f-string logging with lazy %-style in _enrich_normal_alarm() and _set_mcast_metadata()
- Remove unused _trigger_ric_mode variable
- Simplify instance name from dynamic MCAST_{id} to static "Multicast" (no debug value)
- Update doWork() docstring to reflect single-packet-only parameter
- Add extension hook comment to _perform_instance_tick()
Introduce a robust multicast processing module for POCSAG that correlates
empty tone-RICs (recipients) with subsequent text-RICs (content).
Key Features:
- Four Output Modes: Internally supports 'complete', 'incomplete', 'single',
and 'control'. Functional alarms are delivered as the first three, while
technical 'control' packets (Delimiters/NetIdent) are filtered by default.
- Active Trigger System: Implements a loss-free deferred delivery mechanism
using a loopback socket (TCP) to re-inject wakeup packets, flushing the
internal queue during auto-clear timeouts.
- Shared State & Multi-Instance: State is shared across instances but
separated by frequency to prevent crosstalk in multi-frequency setups.
- Data Aggregation: Automatically generates '{FIELD}_list' wildcards (e.g.,
RIC_LIST, DESCRIPTION_LIST) for all collected recipients, enabling
consolidated notifications in downstream plugins.
- Dynamic Filtering: Automatically blocks Delimiter and NetIdent RICs from
reaching subsequent plugins if they are defined in the configuration.
Infrastructural Changes:
- ModuleBase: Expanded return semantics to support:
* False: Explicitly blocks/drops a packet.
* List: Allows a module to expand one input into multiple output packets.
- PluginBase: Updated to handle lists of packets, ensuring a full
setup->alarm->teardown lifecycle for every individual element.
