helper: FibHelper to handle all Fib operations
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2014  Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndnSIM. See AUTHORS for complete list of ndnSIM authors and
+ * contributors.
+ *
+ * ndnSIM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndnSIM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * ndnSIM, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+#include "ndn-fib-helper.hpp"
+
+#include "ns3/assert.h"
+#include "ns3/log.h"
+#include "ns3/object.h"
+#include "ns3/names.h"
+#include "ns3/packet-socket-factory.h"
+#include "ns3/config.h"
+#include "ns3/simulator.h"
+#include "ns3/string.h"
+#include "ns3/net-device.h"
+#include "ns3/channel.h"
+#include "ns3/callback.h"
+#include "ns3/node.h"
+#include "ns3/core-config.h"
+#include "ns3/point-to-point-net-device.h"
+#include "ns3/point-to-point-helper.h"
+#include "ns3/callback.h"
+#include "ns3/node-list.h"
+#include "ns3/data-rate.h"
+
+#include "daemon/mgmt/fib-manager.hpp"
+#include "ns3/ndnSIM/model/ndn-l3-protocol.hpp"
+#include "ns3/ndnSIM/helper/ndn-stack-helper.hpp"
+
+
+namespace ns3 {
+namespace ndn {
+
+NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE("ndn.FibHelper");
+
+void
+FibHelper::AddNextHop(const ControlParameters& parameters, Ptr<Node> node)
+{
+  NS_LOG_DEBUG("Add Next Hop command was initialized");
+  Block encodedParameters(parameters.wireEncode());
+
+  Name commandName("/localhost/nfd/fib");
+  commandName.append("add-nexthop");
+  commandName.append(encodedParameters);
+
+  shared_ptr<Interest> command(make_shared<Interest>(commandName));
+  StackHelper::getKeyChain().signWithSha256(*command);
+
+  Ptr<L3Protocol> l3protocol = node->GetObject<L3Protocol>();
+  shared_ptr<nfd::FibManager> fibManager = l3protocol->getFibManager();
+  fibManager->onFibRequest(*command);
+}
+
+void
+FibHelper::RemoveNextHop(const ControlParameters& parameters, Ptr<Node> node)
+{
+  NS_LOG_DEBUG("Remove Next Hop command was initialized");
+  Block encodedParameters(parameters.wireEncode());
+
+  Name commandName("/localhost/nfd/fib");
+  commandName.append("remove-nexthop");
+  commandName.append(encodedParameters);
+
+  shared_ptr<Interest> command(make_shared<Interest>(commandName));
+  StackHelper::getKeyChain().signWithSha256(*command);
+
+  Ptr<L3Protocol> L3protocol = node->GetObject<L3Protocol>();
+  shared_ptr<nfd::FibManager> fibManager = L3protocol->getFibManager();
+  // fibManager->addInterestRule(commandName.toUri(), key, *keyChain.getPublicKey (key));
+  fibManager->onFibRequest(*command);
+}
+
+void
+FibHelper::AddRoute(Ptr<Node> node, const Name& prefix, shared_ptr<Face> face, int32_t metric)
+{
+  NS_LOG_LOGIC("[" << node->GetId() << "]$ route add " << prefix << " via " << face->getLocalUri()
+                   << " metric " << metric);
+
+  // Get L3Protocol object
+  Ptr<L3Protocol> L3protocol = node->GetObject<L3Protocol>();
+  // Get the forwarder instance
+  shared_ptr<nfd::Forwarder> m_forwarder = L3protocol->getForwarder();
+
+  ControlParameters parameters;
+  parameters.setName(prefix);
+  parameters.setFaceId(face->getId());
+  parameters.setCost(metric);
+
+  AddNextHop(parameters, node);
+}
+
+void
+FibHelper::AddRoute(Ptr<Node> node, const Name& prefix, uint32_t faceId, int32_t metric)
+{
+  Ptr<L3Protocol> ndn = node->GetObject<L3Protocol>();
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(ndn != 0, "Ndn stack should be installed on the node");
+
+  shared_ptr<Face> face = ndn->getFaceById(faceId);
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(face != 0, "Face with ID [" << faceId << "] does not exist on node ["
+                                            << node->GetId() << "]");
+
+  AddRoute(node, prefix, face, metric);
+}
+
+void
+FibHelper::AddRoute(const std::string& nodeName, const Name& prefix, uint32_t faceId,
+                    int32_t metric)
+{
+  Ptr<Node> node = Names::Find<Node>(nodeName);
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(node != 0, "Node [" << nodeName << "] does not exist");
+
+  Ptr<L3Protocol> ndn = node->GetObject<L3Protocol>();
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(ndn != 0, "Ndn stack should be installed on the node");
+
+  shared_ptr<Face> face = ndn->getFaceById(faceId);
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(face != 0, "Face with ID [" << faceId << "] does not exist on node [" << nodeName
+                                            << "]");
+
+  AddRoute(node, prefix, face, metric);
+}
+
+void
+FibHelper::AddRoute(Ptr<Node> node, const Name& prefix, Ptr<Node> otherNode, int32_t metric)
+{
+  for (uint32_t deviceId = 0; deviceId < node->GetNDevices(); deviceId++) {
+    Ptr<PointToPointNetDevice> netDevice =
+      DynamicCast<PointToPointNetDevice>(node->GetDevice(deviceId));
+    if (netDevice == 0)
+      continue;
+
+    Ptr<Channel> channel = netDevice->GetChannel();
+    if (channel == 0)
+      continue;
+
+    if (channel->GetDevice(0)->GetNode() == otherNode
+        || channel->GetDevice(1)->GetNode() == otherNode) {
+      Ptr<L3Protocol> ndn = node->GetObject<L3Protocol>();
+      NS_ASSERT_MSG(ndn != 0, "Ndn stack should be installed on the node");
+
+      shared_ptr<Face> face = ndn->getFaceByNetDevice(netDevice);
+      NS_ASSERT_MSG(face != 0, "There is no face associated with the p2p link");
+
+      AddRoute(node, prefix, face, metric);
+
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  NS_FATAL_ERROR("Cannot add route: Node# " << node->GetId() << " and Node# " << otherNode->GetId()
+                                            << " are not connected");
+}
+
+void
+FibHelper::AddRoute(const std::string& nodeName, const Name& prefix,
+                    const std::string& otherNodeName, int32_t metric)
+{
+  Ptr<Node> node = Names::Find<Node>(nodeName);
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(node != 0, "Node [" << nodeName << "] does not exist");
+
+  Ptr<Node> otherNode = Names::Find<Node>(otherNodeName);
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(otherNode != 0, "Node [" << otherNodeName << "] does not exist");
+
+  AddRoute(node, prefix, otherNode, metric);
+}
+
+} // namespace ndn
+
+} // namespace ns