core/network-interface.hpp

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#ifndef NFD_CORE_NETWORK_INTERFACE_HPP
#define NFD_CORE_NETWORK_INTERFACE_HPP

#include "common.hpp"

#include <ndn-cxx/util/ethernet.hpp>

#include <net/if.h>

namespace nfd {

namespace ethernet = ndn::util::ethernet;

/** \brief contains information about a network interface
 */
class NetworkInterfaceInfo
{
public:

  int index;
  std::string name;
  ethernet::Address etherAddress;
  std::vector<boost::asio::ip::address_v4> ipv4Addresses;
  std::vector<boost::asio::ip::address_v6> ipv6Addresses;
  boost::asio::ip::address_v4 broadcastAddress;
  unsigned int flags;

  bool
  isLoopback() const;

  bool
  isMulticastCapable() const;

  bool
  isBroadcastCapable() const;

  bool
  isUp() const;

};

inline bool
NetworkInterfaceInfo::isLoopback() const
{
  return (flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) != 0;
}

inline bool
NetworkInterfaceInfo::isMulticastCapable() const
{
  return (flags & IFF_MULTICAST) != 0;
}

inline bool
NetworkInterfaceInfo::isBroadcastCapable() const
{
  return (flags & IFF_BROADCAST) != 0;
}

inline bool
NetworkInterfaceInfo::isUp() const
{
  return (flags & IFF_UP) != 0;
}

/** \brief List configured network interfaces on the system and their info
 *  \warning invalid IP addresses (e.g., 0.0.0.0) may be returned in some environments
 */
std::vector<NetworkInterfaceInfo>
listNetworkInterfaces();

#ifdef WITH_TESTS
/** \brief Set a list of network interfaces to be returned by subsequent listNetworkInterfaces call
 *  \note To reset to normal behavior, use `setDebugNetworkInterfaces(nullptr);`
 */
void
setDebugNetworkInterfaces(shared_ptr<std::vector<NetworkInterfaceInfo>> interfaces);
#endif

} // namespace nfd

#endif // NFD_CORE_NETWORK_INTERFACE_HPP