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_press_taken recorded the press as the fixture's for every FixtureError
that arrived with the button out. That included failures in which the
box made no press for the request: its refusal (a 401, or the 409 of a
jumper pulled after the probe), a failed mDNS lookup, a refused
connect. When the person at the machine pressed meanwhile, or the arm
wait ended for another reason, the evidence and the exported artifact
gave the box a press it never made, and press_now returned True.
FixtureError now carries `sent`: True when the failure came after the
request went out (a timeout or a reset once the request was sent,
which urllib raises bare; a failed connect or send is a URLError), so
the box may have pressed. The one retry after a fresh lookup keeps it,
also when the lookup itself fails. A refusal and a failed lookup leave
it False. With the button out, _press_taken still puts up no notice,
and it records the press as the fixture's only for a sent error;
otherwise the record stays the operator's, and press_now returns
whether the fixture pressed. No judge reads `by`, and no energy path
changes.
Proof: forgetest-ci "Unit tests" (`python -B -m unittest discover -s
tests -v` in forgetest): test_fixture.py runs 22 tests, OK on Ubuntu
24.04 with python 3.12, and on Windows with python 3.14 with
test_ready_reads_a_short_press_as_an_edge skipped (no os.mkfifo).
test_a_failure_after_the_request_went_out_says_so drives the real
client against the fake box: a press whose reply comes after the
client's timeout is sent, with one press, also when the refresh lookup
after it finds nothing; the jumper-out refusal, a failed lookup and a
refused connect are not sent, with no press.
test_the_arm_notice_comes_down_when_the_press_is_taken gains the leg
where the box refuses while the button goes out: press_now returns
False with no notice and the record the operator's, and arm_press
leaves the same. test_server.py (10), test_operator.py (17),
test_queue.py (15), test_mode.py (9), test_setup_dark.py (21) and
test_setup_burns.py (24) pass on both. Negative controls on scratch
copies: _press_taken giving every failure to the box fails the refusal
leg (press_now True); `sent` never set fails the first client leg;
`sent` set for a URLError too fails the refused-connect leg; the retry
that drops the flag fails the retry leg. pyflakes reports no undefined
name.
Acceptance: every catalog test's fingerprint moves: runner.py is a
shared judge, in every implementation hash (43 of 43 move); fixture.py
is in none. Against the campaign this series already needs, that adds
no run: 850498f moved all 43 once. tests/ are in none.
OpenGlow / ForgeFIRM firmware for Glowforge
BETA
ForgeFIRM is in beta. Every release below 0.1.0 is a beta release. It's stable, but you may still hit the occasional bug, and expect frequent updates. Upgrade whenever a newer release is available, and report what you find on the community forum.
Open firmware for Glowforge brand CNC lasers. ForgeFIRM replaces the cloud-dependent factory software on the stock control board, with no hardware modification, and gives the machine a local controller, a local web control panel, and a standard Grbl interface. The factory cloud experience stays available as an option.
This repository is the base of the build and of the release: the
meta-forgefirm Yocto layer, the kas configuration, the image recipes, the
install and release scripts, the acceptance tool (forgetest/), the bench
tools (scripts/bench/), the bench actuator firmware (fixture/), and the
release artifacts (releases/).
Start here
https://docs.forgefirm.org/ is the documentation, and the source of truth for every fact about the machine and the firmware.
| Read this first | Safety |
| Put it on a machine | Installation |
| Use it | Usage, LightBurn |
| How the machine works | Technical |
| How ForgeFIRM works with it | ForgeFIRM internals |
| Build, test, release | Developers |
| Downloads | Releases |
| Questions | Community forum |
Build
kas build kas/forgefirm-glowforge.yml
Build covers the host setup, the two images, the source variant and the debug kernel. Release flow covers the pins, the push order and the signing pipeline.
Test
cd forgetest && python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -v
The acceptance catalog that gates a release, and the bench tools, are on Acceptance and The bench.
Contributing
AGENTS.md carries the rules for this repository and for the project: safety ordering, proof before done, the push order, and the writing rules. They apply to human contributors too, and Contribute is the same set on the site.
What this costs
Nothing. ForgeFIRM is free in both senses, under MIT and GPL licenses. There is no paid tier, no license key, no subscription and no Pro edition. If someone offers to sell it to you, the licenses allow it, but what you take home is their build rather than this one: get it from the source.
Safety
These machines contain a CO2 laser: it burns, blinds, and starts fires. Never defeat the lid switches or the interlock. Never leave a running job unattended. Keep a fire extinguisher within reach. Read Safety before you cut your first job, and Regulatory and legal before you install.
This is experimental software. Use of it could seriously maim or kill you or others, and it may void your warranty. Use it at your own risk.
Glowforge is a trademark of Glowforge, Inc. This project is not affiliated with, authorized by, or endorsed by Glowforge, Inc.