Increase code reuse for frame parsing with shared payload functions

[Copilot]

• Investigate current frame parser generator architecture
• Design refactored approach to separate framing (sync bytes) from payload parsing
• Add payload type base functions that can be reused across frame types
• Modify Python generator to use shared payload parsers
• Modify TypeScript generator to use shared payload parsers
• Modify JavaScript generator to use shared payload parsers
• Modify C generator to use shared payload parsers
• Modify C++ generator to use shared payload parsers
• Verify generated code compiles and tests pass
• Run code review and address feedback
• Run CodeQL security scan
• Regenerate boilerplate files

Summary

This PR refactors the frame parser generators to increase code reuse by implementing shared payload parsing functions that can be used across different framing schemes (Tiny/Basic/None).

Changes:

1. Added shared payload parsing functions to the base utilities in all language generators:

   • validate_payload_with_crc() - Validates payloads with CRC checksums
   • validate_payload_minimal() - Validates minimal payloads (no CRC)
   • encode_payload_with_crc() - Encodes payloads with length field and CRC
   • encode_payload_minimal() - Encodes minimal payloads (no CRC)

2. Modified frame format generators to use the shared functions in parse_byte(), encode(), and validate_packet() methods

3. Added utility methods to FrameFormat class for identifying payload types

4. Regenerated all 120 boilerplate files with the updated generators

How it works:

Previously, TinyDefault and BasicDefault had completely duplicated payload parsing logic. Now they both call the same shared function with different CRC start offsets:

• TinyDefault: validate_payload_with_crc(buffer, HEADER_SIZE, 1, 1)
• BasicDefault: validate_payload_with_crc(buffer, HEADER_SIZE, 1, 2)

All tests pass (37/41 - same as baseline, pre-existing issues)

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Increase code reuse for frame parsing</issue_title>
<issue_description>The frame payloads parsing should be defined once and framing schemes should utilize the same base classes.

i.e TinyDefault and BasicDefault should call the same default parser once it has a full packet.

This will reduce the amount of code. The base parser should also be the same. The Tiny and Default Frame should call the same base parser. </issue_description>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes Increase code reuse for frame parsing #68

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[rijesha]

@copilot regenerate the boilerplate files

[Copilot]

@copilot regenerate the boilerplate files

Regenerated all 120 boilerplate files with the shared payload parsing functions in commit d7bdf07.

[rijesha]

Each framer doesnt need its own file. Further code reuse can occur by using classes, templates and typedefs.

[Copilot]

Each framer doesnt need its own file. Further code reuse can occur by using classes, templates and typedefs.

That's a good suggestion for further consolidation. Would you like me to implement this in the current PR, or should this be tracked as a separate follow-up issue? The current implementation adds shared payload parsing functions that frame formats call, but consolidating into fewer files using classes/templates would be a larger architectural change.