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/**
 * @file transport/plugin_transport.h
 * @brief API for the transport services.  This header
 *        specifies the struct that is given to the plugin's entry
 *        method and the other struct that must be returned.
 *        Note that the destructors of transport plugins will
 *        be given the value returned by the constructor
 *        and is expected to return a NULL pointer.
 *
 * TODO:
 * - consider moving DATA message (latency measurement)
 *   to service; avoids encapsulation overheads and
 *   would enable latency measurements for non-bidi
 *   transports.
 * -
 *
 * @author Christian Grothoff
 */
#ifndef PLUGIN_TRANSPORT_H
#define PLUGIN_TRANSPORT_H

#include "gnunet_configuration_lib.h"
#include "gnunet_scheduler_lib.h"
#include "gnunet_transport_service.h"


/**
 * Function called by the transport for each received message.
 * This function should also be called with "NULL" for the
 * message to signal that the other peer disconnected.
 *
 * @param cls closure
 * @param peer (claimed) identity of the other peer
 * @param message the message, NULL if peer was disconnected
 * @param distance in overlay hops; use 1 unless DV
 * @param sender_address binary address of the sender (if observed)
 * @param sender_address_len number of bytes in sender_address
 */
typedef void (*GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginReceiveCallback) (void *cls,
                                                        const struct
                                                        GNUNET_PeerIdentity *
                                                        peer,
							const struct
                                                        GNUNET_MessageHeader *
                                                        message,
                                                        uint32_t distance,
							const char *sender_address,
							size_t sender_address_len);


/**
 * Function that will be called for each address the transport
 * is aware that it might be reachable under.
 *
 * @param cls closure
 * @param name name of the transport that generated the address
 * @param addr one of the addresses of the host, NULL for the last address
 *        the specific address format depends on the transport
 * @param addrlen length of the address
 * @param expires when should this address automatically expire?
 */
typedef void (*GNUNET_TRANSPORT_AddressNotification) (void *cls,
                                                      const char *name,
                                                      const void *addr,
                                                      size_t addrlen,
                                                      struct
                                                      GNUNET_TIME_Relative
                                                      expires);


/**
 * The transport service will pass a pointer to a struct
 * of this type as the first and only argument to the
 * entry point of each transport plugin.
 */
struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginEnvironment
{
  /**
   * Configuration to use.
   */
  const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg;

  /**
   * Scheduler to use.
   */
  struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_Handle *sched;

  /**
   * Identity of this peer.
   */
  const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *my_identity;

  /**
   * Closure for the various callbacks.
   */
  void *cls;

  /**
   * Function that should be called by the transport plugin
   * whenever a message is received.
   */
  GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginReceiveCallback receive;

  /**
   * Function that must be called by each plugin to notify the
   * transport service about the addresses under which the transport
   * provided by the plugin can be reached.
   */
  GNUNET_TRANSPORT_AddressNotification notify_address;

  /**
   * What is the default quota (in terms of incoming bytes per
   * ms) for new connections?
   */
  uint32_t default_quota_in;

  /**
   * What is the maximum number of connections that this transport
   * should allow?  Transports that do not have sessions (such as
   * UDP) can ignore this value.
   */
  uint32_t max_connections;

};


/**
 * Function called by the GNUNET_TRANSPORT_TransmitFunction
 * upon "completion".
 *
 * @param cls closure
 * @param target who was the recipient of the message?
 * @param result GNUNET_OK on success
 *               GNUNET_SYSERR if the target disconnected;
 *               disconnect will ALSO be signalled using
 *               the ReceiveCallback.
 */
typedef void
  (*GNUNET_TRANSPORT_TransmitContinuation) (void *cls,
                                            const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *
                                            target, int result);


/**
 * Function that can be used by the transport service to transmit
 * a message using the plugin.   Note that in the case of a
 * peer disconnecting, the continuation MUST be called
 * prior to the disconnect notification itself.  This function
 * will be called with this peer's HELLO message to initiate
 * a fresh connection to another peer.
 *
 * @param cls closure
 * @param target who should receive this message
 * @param msgbuf the message to transmit
 * @param msgbuf_size number of bytes in 'msgbuf'
 * @param priority how important is the message (most plugins will
 *                 ignore message priority and just FIFO)
 * @param timeout how long to wait at most for the transmission (does not
 *                require plugins to discard the message after the timeout,
 *                just advisory for the desired delay; most plugins will ignore
 *                this as well)
 * @param addr the address to use (can be NULL if the plugin
 *                is "on its own" (i.e. re-use existing TCP connection))
 * @param addrlen length of the address in bytes
 * @param force_address GNUNET_YES if the plugin MUST use the given address,
 *                otherwise the plugin may use other addresses or
 *                existing connections (if available)
 * @param cont continuation to call once the message has
 *        been transmitted (or if the transport is ready
 *        for the next transmission call; or if the
 *        peer disconnected...); can be NULL
 * @param cont_cls closure for cont
 * @return number of bytes used (on the physical network, with overheads);
 *         -1 on hard errors (i.e. address invalid); 0 is a legal value
 *         and does NOT mean that the message was not transmitted (DV)
 */
typedef ssize_t
  (*GNUNET_TRANSPORT_TransmitFunction) (void *cls,
                                        const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *
                                        target,
                                        const char *msgbuf,
                                        size_t msgbuf_size,
                                        uint32_t priority,
                                        struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative timeout,
                                        const void *addr,
					size_t addrlen,
					int force_address,
					GNUNET_TRANSPORT_TransmitContinuation
                                        cont, void *cont_cls);


/**
 * Function that can be called to force a disconnect from the
 * specified neighbour.  This should also cancel all previously
 * scheduled transmissions.  Obviously the transmission may have been
 * partially completed already, which is OK.  The plugin is supposed
 * to close the connection (if applicable) and no longer call the
 * transmit continuation(s).
 *
 * Finally, plugin MUST NOT call the services's receive function to
 * notify the service that the connection to the specified target was
 * closed after a getting this call.
 *
 * @param cls closure
 * @param target peer for which the last transmission is
 *        to be cancelled
 */
typedef void
  (*GNUNET_TRANSPORT_DisconnectFunction) (void *cls,
                                          const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *
                                          target);


/**
 * Function called by the pretty printer for the resolved address for
 * each human-readable address obtained.
 *
 * @param cls closure
 * @param hostname one of the names for the host, NULL
 *        on the last call to the callback
 */
typedef void (*GNUNET_TRANSPORT_AddressStringCallback) (void *cls,
                                                        const char *address);


/**
 * Convert the transports address to a nice, human-readable
 * format.
 *
 * @param cls closure
 * @param name name of the transport that generated the address
 * @param addr one of the addresses of the host, NULL for the last address
 *        the specific address format depends on the transport
 * @param addrlen length of the address
 * @param numeric should (IP) addresses be displayed in numeric form?
 * @param timeout after how long should we give up?
 * @param asc function to call on each string
 * @param asc_cls closure for asc
 */
typedef void
  (*GNUNET_TRANSPORT_AddressPrettyPrinter) (void *cls,
                                            const char *type,
                                            const void *addr,
                                            size_t addrlen,
                                            int numeric,
                                            struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative
                                            timeout,
                                            GNUNET_TRANSPORT_AddressStringCallback
                                            asc, void *asc_cls);


/**
 * Set a quota for receiving data from the given peer; this is a
 * per-transport limit.  The transport should limit its read/select
 * calls to stay below the quota (in terms of incoming data).
 *
 * @param cls closure
 * @param peer the peer for whom the quota is given
 * @param quota_in quota for receiving/sending data in bytes per ms
 */
typedef void
  (*GNUNET_TRANSPORT_SetQuota) (void *cls,
                                const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity * target,
                                uint32_t quota_in);


/**
 * Another peer has suggested an address for this peer and transport
 * plugin.  Check that this could be a valid address.  This function
 * is not expected to 'validate' the address in the sense of trying to
 * connect to it but simply to see if the binary format is technically
 * legal for establishing a connection.
 *
 * @param addr pointer to the address, may be modified (slightly)
 * @param addrlen length of addr
 * @return GNUNET_OK if this is a plausible address for this peer
 *         and transport, GNUNET_SYSERR if not
 */
typedef int
  (*GNUNET_TRANSPORT_CheckAddress) (void *cls,
				    void *addr, size_t addrlen);

/**
 * Each plugin is required to return a pointer to a struct of this
 * type as the return value from its entry point.
 */
struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginFunctions
{

  /**
   * Closure for all of the callbacks.
   */
  void *cls;

  /**
   * Function that the transport service will use to transmit data to
   * another peer.  May be null for plugins that only support
   * receiving data.  After this call, the plugin call the specified
   * continuation with success or error before notifying us about the
   * target having disconnected.
   */
  GNUNET_TRANSPORT_TransmitFunction send;

  /**
   * Function that can be used to force the plugin to disconnect from
   * the given peer and cancel all previous transmissions (and their
   * continuations).  Note that if the transport does not have
   * sessions / persistent connections (for example, UDP), this
   * function may very well do nothing.
   */
  GNUNET_TRANSPORT_DisconnectFunction disconnect;

  /**
   * Function to pretty-print addresses.  NOTE: this function is not
   * yet used by transport-service, but will be used in the future
   * once the transport-API has been completed.
   */
  GNUNET_TRANSPORT_AddressPrettyPrinter address_pretty_printer;

  /**
   * Function that the transport service can use to try to enforce a
   * quota for the number of bytes received via this transport.
   * Transports that can not refuse incoming data (such as UDP)
   * are free to ignore these calls.
   */
  GNUNET_TRANSPORT_SetQuota set_receive_quota;

  /**
   * Function that will be called to check if a binary address
   * for this plugin is well-formed.  If clearly needed, patch
   * up information such as port numbers.
   */
  GNUNET_TRANSPORT_CheckAddress check_address;


};


#endif