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kbeandClaude Opus 4.8 4405af15fd Add whitemagic-foundation OpenSpec design; isolate reference libs
Design-only foundation for WhiteMagic, a .NET 8 x64 library unifying the
four studied process-manipulation libs. Adds proposal, design (7 decisions),
7 capability specs, and TDD task breakdown; all validate strict.

Move Blackmagic, Blackmagic-old, GreyMagic, MemorySharp, fasm into
reference/ (gitignored) — studied, not built here; each has its own
upstream repo and nested .git. Rewrite plan doc paths to reference/.

Corrects two factual defects found in review:
- current BlackMagic has no D3D EndScene hook; MainThreadPump is net-new
  built on DetourManager, not a port
- no BlackMagic.slnx exists; task 1.3 creates a fresh solution

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-21 16:50:03 +02:00

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## ADDED Requirements
### Requirement: Three-tier execution model
WhiteMagic SHALL provide three execution strategies selected by payload safety: `RemoteThreadExecutor` (via `CreateRemoteThread`), `MainThreadPump` (work marshalled onto the target's own thread), and `InProcessInvoker` (direct native-delegate calls when injected in-process).
#### Scenario: strategies are distinct and selectable
- **WHEN** a caller chooses an execution strategy
- **THEN** each of remote-thread, main-thread-pump, and in-process MUST be individually invokable
#### Scenario: main-thread pump is the documented default for game state
- **WHEN** documentation or API guidance describes calling functions that touch single-thread-affinity process state
- **THEN** it MUST direct callers to the main-thread pump, not `CreateRemoteThread`
### Requirement: Remote-thread execution for thread-agnostic payloads
`RemoteThreadExecutor` SHALL create a remote thread at a target address using a calling-convention-aware stub, wait for completion, and return the typed exit value. Its documentation MUST state that it is safe only for thread-agnostic payloads.
#### Scenario: execute with parameters and convention
- **WHEN** `Execute<int>(addr, CallingConvention.Cdecl, arg1, arg2)` is called on a safe self-contained function
- **THEN** the target MUST be called with the arguments laid out per cdecl and the typed return value returned
#### Scenario: parameters marshalled and freed
- **WHEN** a `string` or struct parameter is passed to `Execute`
- **THEN** it MUST be allocated in the remote process, passed by pointer, and freed after the call completes
#### Scenario: no process open
- **WHEN** `Execute` is called with no process open
- **THEN** it MUST fail deterministically rather than crash
### Requirement: Crash-safe main-thread pump
`MainThreadPump` SHALL install a hook on a per-frame function in the target and, each time that function runs, drain a thread-safe queue of work items, executing each on the target's own thread and returning its result or exception to the requesting caller.
#### Scenario: work runs on the hooked thread
- **WHEN** a work item is queued and the hooked per-frame function next executes
- **THEN** the work item MUST run in the context of the thread that calls the per-frame function
#### Scenario: result returned to caller
- **WHEN** a caller queues a function returning a value and awaits its completion
- **THEN** the caller MUST receive the returned value
#### Scenario: exception propagated, pump survives
- **WHEN** a queued work item throws
- **THEN** the exception MUST be surfaced to the requesting caller AND subsequent queued items MUST still be processed
#### Scenario: uninstall restores the frame function
- **WHEN** the pump is disposed
- **THEN** the hooked per-frame function MUST be restored to its original bytes
### Requirement: In-process delegate invocation
`InProcessInvoker` SHALL convert a function address to a typed managed delegate and call it directly, without creating a thread or crossing a thread boundary.
#### Scenario: call as delegate
- **WHEN** `CreateFunction<TDelegate>(addr)` is called in-process and the returned delegate is invoked
- **THEN** the native function at `addr` MUST be called directly on the current thread with the delegate's marshalled arguments