model/ccnx-face.h

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#ifndef CCNX_FACE_H
#define CCNX_FACE_H

#include <list>
#include <ostream>

#include "ns3/ptr.h"
#include "ns3/object.h"

namespace ns3 {

class NetDevice;
class Packet;
class Node;

/**
 * \ingroup ccnx
 * \brief Virtual class defining CCNx face
 *
 * This class defines basic functionality of CCNx face. Face is core
 * component responsible for actual delivery of data packet to and
 * from CCNx stack
 *
 * \see CcnxLocalFace, CcnxNetDeviceFace, CcnxIpv4Face, CcnxUdpFace
 */
class CcnxFace  : public Object
{
public:
  /**
   * \brief Ccnx protocol hanler
   *
   * \param face Face from which packet has been received
   * \param packet Received packet
   */
  typedef Callback<void,Ptr<CcnxFace>,Ptr<Packet> > ProtocolHandler;
  
  /**
   * \brief Interface ID
   *
   * \return interface ID
   */
  static TypeId GetTypeId (void);

  /**
   * \brief Default constructor
   */
  CcnxFace ();
  virtual ~CcnxFace();

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  
  /**
   * \brief Register callback to call when new packet arrives on the face
   *
   * This method should call protocol-dependent registration function
   */
  void RegisterProtocolHandler (ProtocolHandler handler) = 0;
  
  /**
   * \brief Send packet on a face
   *
   * \param p smart pointer to a packet to send
   */ 
  virtual void Send (Ptr<Packet> p) = 0;

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  /**
   * \brief Associate Node object with face
   *
   * \param node smart pointer to a Node object
   */
  virtual void SetNode (Ptr<Node> node);

  /**
   * \brief Assign routing/forwarding metric with face
   *
   * \param metric configured routing metric (cost) of this face
   */
  virtual void SetMetric (uint16_t metric);

  /**
   * \brief Get routing/forwarding metric assigned to the face
   *
   * \returns configured routing/forwarding metric (cost) of this face
   */
  virtual uint16_t GetMetric (void) const;

  /**
   * These are face states and may be distinct from actual lower-layer
   * device states, such as found in real implementations (where the
   * device may be down but ccnx face state is still up).
   */
  
  /**
   * \brief Enable this face
   */
  virtual void SetUp ();

  /**
   * \brief Disable this face
   */
  virtual void SetDown (void);

  /**
   * \brief Returns true if this face is enabled, false otherwise.
   */
  virtual bool IsUp () const;

  /**
   * \brief Returns true if this face is disabled, false otherwise.
   */
  virtual bool IsDown () const;

protected:
  virtual void DoDispose (void);

private:
  CcnxFace (const CcnxFace &) {} ///< Disabled copy constructor
  CcnxFace& operator= (const CcnxFace &) {} ///< Disabled copy operator
  
protected:
  bool m_ifup;
  uint32_t m_id; ///< id of the interface in the CCNx stack (per-node uniqueness)
  uint16_t m_metric;
  Ptr<Node> m_node;
};

std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& os, CcnxFace const& face);

} // namespace ns3

#endif //CCNX_FACE_H