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Fix: Handle corrupted offline data gracefully and ensure 100% completion

Problem

When receiving offline stroke data from the pen device, the SDK would encounter issues with corrupted data:

  1. Parsing would stop at 99%: When a corrupted stroke was detected (checksum failure), the parsing would halt but the progress would remain stuck at ~99% (e.g., 413123/413683 bytes = 99.86%)
  2. Incomplete data transfer: The SDK would throw exceptions when encountering corrupted strokes, preventing the remaining valid strokes from being processed
  3. Data synchronization loss: After a checksum failure, subsequent stroke headers would be read from incorrect byte positions, leading to invalid dotCount values (e.g., 60484 dots for a single stroke)

Root Cause

  • When a stroke checksum failed, the parser would continue reading but the next stroke header would be misaligned
  • The oRcvDataSize counter wouldn't always increment properly when errors occurred
  • Even when the last chunk (position == 2) was received, if there was a small byte discrepancy (e.g., 560 bytes), the progress would never reach 100%

Solution

1. Skip corrupted strokes gracefully (OfflineByteParser.java)

  • Added validation for negative dotCount values (corrupted header detection)
  • Added validation to check if enough data exists in the chunk before attempting to parse dots
  • When corrupted data is detected, mark the chunk but continue parsing valid strokes
  • Don't throw exceptions - return whatever valid strokes were parsed
  • No arbitrary limits on stroke size - validation is based on actual available data

2. Ensure progress reaches 100% (CommProcessor20.java)

  • Always increment oRcvDataSize after successful parsing, even if some strokes were corrupted
  • On the last chunk (position == 2), if oRcvDataSize < oTotalDataSize, force it to 100% completion
  • Added debug logging to track chunk processing and progress

3. Better error handling

  • Corrupted strokes are logged but don't stop the entire process
  • Only reject chunks if decompression fails completely (fatal errors)
  • Valid strokes from corrupted chunks are still processed and returned

Changes Made

OfflineByteParser.java

  • Added hasCorruptedData flag to track corruption without throwing exceptions
  • Added validation: dotCount < 0 check to detect corrupted headers
  • Added validation: requiredBytes > data.length to ensure enough data exists for the stroke
  • No arbitrary stroke size limits - allows legitimate large strokes
  • Modified parse() to log warnings instead of throwing exceptions when corrupted data is found

CommProcessor20.java

  • Moved oRcvDataSize += sizeBeforeCompress inside the try block to ensure it always increments
  • Added forced completion: if (position == 2 && oRcvDataSize < oTotalDataSize) → set to 100%
  • Added debug logs showing chunk size, progress, and position

Testing

  • Tested with real corrupted offline data from pen devices
  • Confirmed that parsing now completes to 100% even with corrupted strokes
  • Valid strokes are successfully extracted and processed
  • Corrupted strokes are logged and skipped

Log Output Example

[OfflineByteParser] lhCheckSum Fail Stroke cs : ec, calc : c0. Skipping this stroke and continuing.
[OfflineByteParser] Insufficient data for stroke 5: need 969266 bytes but only have 1533 (dotCount=60484). Marking chunk as corrupted.
[OfflineByteParser] Parsing completed with 2 checksum failures. Successfully parsed 4 valid strokes out of 7 total.
[CommProcessor20] Chunk sizeBeforeCompress=1533, oRcvDataSize before=411590, oTotalDataSize=413683
[CommProcessor20] Chunk processed. position=2, oRcvDataSize after=413683, progress=100%

Impact

  • ✅ Offline data transfer now completes to 100% even with corrupted strokes
  • ✅ Valid strokes are not lost due to a few corrupted ones
  • ✅ Better user experience - no more stuck at 99%
  • ✅ No arbitrary limits - supports legitimately large strokes
  • ⚠️ Some corrupted strokes will be lost (acceptable tradeoff)

Technical Details

Offline Data Protocol

The pen sends offline data in chunks with the following structure:

Byte offset | Field              | Description
------------|--------------------|---------------------------------
0-1         | packetId           | Chunk ID
2           | (reserved)         |
3-4         | sizeBeforeCompress | Uncompressed data size
5-6         | (reserved)         |
7           | position           | 0=start, 1=middle, 2=end
8+          | data               | Offline stroke data (compressed)

Each stroke in the data has:

  • Header (27 bytes): pageId, timestamps, color, dotCount, etc.
  • Dots (16 bytes each): x, y, pressure, time, etc.
  • Checksum (1 byte per dot): For data integrity validation

Why 560 bytes were missing

The discrepancy between oTotalDataSize (413683) and oRcvDataSize (413123) occurs because:

  1. Corrupted chunk header may report incorrect sizeBeforeCompress value
  2. OR previous chunks had mismatched header vs actual data size
  3. OR compression/decompression process creates byte count differences

The solution forces completion on the last chunk to handle this edge case gracefully.

Files Modified

  1. NASDK2.0_Studio/app/src/main/java/kr/neolab/sdk/pen/offline/OfflineByteParser.java
  2. NASDK2.0_Studio/app/src/main/java/kr/neolab/sdk/pen/bluetooth/comm/CommProcessor20.java

- Skip corrupted strokes instead of stopping parsing
- Force completion to 100% on last chunk if data is missing
- Add validation for invalid dotCount values
- Continue processing even when checksum fails
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