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 * Author: George F. Riley<riley@ece.gatech.edu>

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// Interface between ns3 and the network animator

#ifndef ANIMATION_INTERFACE__H

#define ANIMATION_INTERFACE__H

#include <string>

#include "ns3/ptr.h"

#include "ns3/net-device.h"

#include "ns3/nstime.h"

#include "ns3/log.h"

#include "ns3/node-list.h"

namespace ns3 {

class NetModel;

/**

 * \brief Interface to network animator

 *

 * Provides functions that facilitate communications with an

 * external or internal network animator.

 */

class AnimationInterface

{

public:

/**

 * @brief Construct the animator interface. No arguments needed.

 */

  AnimationInterface ();

/**

 * @brief Destructor for the animator interface.

 */

  ~AnimationInterface ();

/**

 * @brief Specify that animation commands are to be written

 * to the specified output file.

 *

 * This call is used to write the animation information to a text

 * file that can later be used as input to the network animator tool.

 *

 * @param fn The name of the output file.

 * @returns true if successful open.

 */

  bool SetOutputFile (const std::string& fn);

/**

 * @brief Specify that animation commands are to be written to

 * a socket.

 *

 * This call is used to set the ns3 process in server mode, waiting

 * for a TCP connection from the animator.  This call will not

 * return until the animator connects in, or if the bind to the

 * specified port fails.

 *

 * @param port Port number to bind to.

 * @returns true if connection created, false if bind failed.

 */

  bool SetServerPort (uint16_t port);

/**

 * @brief Writes the topology information and sets up the appropriate

 *  animation packet tx callback

 *

 * Writes the topology information to the appropriate output, depending

 * on prior calls to SetOutputFile, SetServerPort, or SetInternalAnimation.

 * Then creates the callbacks needed for the animator to start processing

 * packets.

 *

 */

  void StartAnimation ();

/**

 * @brief Closes the interface to the animator.

 *

 */

  void StopAnimation ();

private:

  // Packet tx animation callback

  void DevTxTrace (std::string context, Ptr<const Packet> p,

                   Ptr<NetDevice> tx, Ptr<NetDevice> rx,

                   Time txTime, Time rxTime);

  // Write specified amount of data to the specified handle

  int  WriteN (int, const char*, uint32_t);

private:

  int       m_fHandle;  // File handle for output (-1 if none)

  NetModel* m_model;    // If non nil, points to the internal network model

                        // for the interlan animator

};

}

#endif