src/conf-file-processor.hpp

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 *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
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 * This file is part of NLSR (Named-data Link State Routing).
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#ifndef NLSR_CONF_FILE_PROCESSOR_HPP
#define NLSR_CONF_FILE_PROCESSOR_HPP

#include "common.hpp"
#include "conf-parameter.hpp"

#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
#include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>

namespace nlsr {

using ConfigSection = boost::property_tree::ptree;

/*! \brief A class containing methods to parse an NLSR configuration file
 *
 * This class contains methods to parse an NLSR configuration file and
 * set all the parameters in NLSR to the received values. There are
 * defaults for any unconfigured settings.
 *
 * \sa nlsr::ConfParameter
 */
class ConfFileProcessor
{
public:
  ConfFileProcessor(ConfParameter& confParam);

  /*! \brief Load and parse the configuration file, then populate NLSR.
   *
   * Entry-point function that chains all the necessary steps together
   * to configure an NLSR object.
   *
   * \return A boolean for whether configuration was successful.
   */
  bool
  processConfFile();

private:
  /*! \brief Parse the configuration file into a tree and process the nodes.
   *
   * Reads the configuration file as a property tree, and then iterates
   * over them, attempting to parse each node. The nodes themselves
   * are passed to another function that determines what kind of
   * section it is and handles it appropriately. On any error in
   * reading the file, return false.
   *
   * \return Whether configuration was successful.
   */
  bool
  load(std::istream& input);

  /*! \brief A dispatcher-like function to send configuration tree nodes to the right subfunction.
   */
  bool
  processSection(const std::string& sectionName, const ConfigSection& section);

  /*! \brief Parse general options, including router name, LSA refresh.
   */
  bool
  processConfSectionGeneral(const ConfigSection& section);

  /*! \brief Configure options relating to neighbor configuration and detection.
   *
   * Parse options that control NLSR's behavior about neighbors. Such
   * things include how many hello interests are sent and what their
   * timeout is, as well as parsing neighbor specifications. Neighbor
   * Face URIs are parsed and confirmed as valid here by ndn-cxx.
   */
  bool
  processConfSectionNeighbors(const ConfigSection& section);

  /*! \brief Set the state of hyperbolic routing: off, on, dry-run.
   */
  bool
  processConfSectionHyperbolic(const ConfigSection& section);

  /*! \brief Set options for the FIB: nexthops per prefix, routing calculation interval.
   */
  bool
  processConfSectionFib(const ConfigSection& section);

  /*! \brief Set prefixes that NLSR is supposed to advertise immediately.
   */
  bool
  processConfSectionAdvertising(const ConfigSection& section);

  /*! \brief Parse and set rules for the validator.
   *
   * This section parses and sets rules for the validators, which
   * control what criteria Interest and Data need to follow to be
   * considered valid by this NLSR.
   */
  bool
  processConfSectionSecurity(const ConfigSection& section);

private:
  /*! m_confFileName The full path of the configuration file to parse. */
  std::string m_confFileName;
  /*! m_confParam The ConfFileProcessor object to configure as parsing is done. */
  ConfParameter& m_confParam;
  /*! m_io For canonization of faceUri. */
  boost::asio::io_service m_io;
};

} // namespace nlsr

#endif // NLSR_CONF_FILE_PROCESSOR_HPP