src/node/ipv6-address.h
author Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
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/* -*-  Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
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 */

#ifndef IPV6_ADDRESS_H
#define IPV6_ADDRESS_H

#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>

#include <ostream>

#include "ns3/attribute-helper.h"

#include "address.h"

namespace ns3 { 

class Ipv6Prefix;
class Mac48Address;

/**
 * \ingroup address
 * \class Ipv6Address
 * \brief Describes an IPv6 address.
 * \see Ipv6Prefix
 */
class Ipv6Address
{
public :
  /**
   * \brief Default constructor.
   */
  Ipv6Address ();

  /**
   * \brief Constructs an Ipv6Address by parsing the input C-string.
   * \param address the C-string containing the IPv6 address (e.g. 2001:660:4701::1).
   */
  Ipv6Address (char const* address);

  /**
   * \brief Constructs an Ipv6Address by using the input 16 bytes.
   * \param address the 128-bit address
   * \warning the parameter must point on a 16 bytes integer array!
   */
  Ipv6Address (uint8_t address[16]);

  /**
   * \brief Copy constructor.
   * \param addr Ipv6Address object
   */
  Ipv6Address (Ipv6Address const & addr);

  /**
   * \brief Copy constructor.
   * \param addr Ipv6Address pointer
   */
  Ipv6Address (Ipv6Address const* addr);

  /**
   * \brief Destructor.
   */
  ~Ipv6Address ();

  /**
   * \brief Sets an Ipv6Address by parsing the input C-string.
   * \param address the C-string containing the IPv6 address (e.g. 2001:660:4701::1).
   */
  void Set (char const* address);

  /**
   * \brief Set an Ipv6Address by using the input 16 bytes.
   *
   * \param address the 128-bit address
   * \warning the parameter must point on a 16 bytes integer array!
   */
  void Set (uint8_t address[16]);

  /**
   * \brief Comparison operation between two Ipv6Addresses.
   *
   * \param other the IPv6 address to which to compare thisaddress
   * \return true if the addresses are equal, false otherwise
   */
  bool IsEqual (const Ipv6Address& other) const;

  /**
   * \brief Serialize this address to a 16-byte buffer.
   * \param buf the output buffer to which this address gets overwritter with this
   * Ipv6Address
   */
  void Serialize (uint8_t buf[16]) const;

  /**
   * \brief Deserialize this address.
   * \param buf buffer to read address from
   * \return an Ipv6Address
   */
  static Ipv6Address Deserialize (const uint8_t buf[16]);

  /**
   * \brief Make the solicited IPv6 address.
   * \param addr the IPv6 address
   * \return Solicited IPv6 address
   */
  static Ipv6Address MakeSolicitedAddress (Ipv6Address addr);

  /**
   * \brief Make the autoconfigured IPv6 address with Mac48Address.
   * \param addr the MAC address (48 bits).
   * \param prefix the IPv6 prefix
   * \return autoconfigured IPv6 address
   */
  static Ipv6Address MakeAutoconfiguredAddress (Mac48Address addr, Ipv6Address prefix);

  /**
   * \brief Make the autoconfigured link-local IPv6 address with Mac48Address.
   * \param mac the MAC address (48 bits).
   * \return autoconfigured link-local IPv6 address
   */
  static Ipv6Address MakeAutoconfiguredLinkLocalAddress (Mac48Address mac);

  /**
   * \brief Print this address to the given output stream.
   *
   * The print format is in the typical "2001:660:4701::1".
   * \param os the output stream to which this Ipv6Address is printed
   */
  void Print (std::ostream& os) const;

  /**
   * \brief If the IPv6 address is localhost (::1).
   * \return true if localhost, false otherwise
   */
  bool IsLocalhost () const;

  /**
   * \brief If the IPv6 address is multicast (ff00::/8).
   * \return true if multicast, false otherwise
   */
  bool IsMulticast () const;

  /**
   * \brief If the IPv6 address is "all nodes multicast" (ff02::1/8).
   * \return true if "all nodes multicast", false otherwise
   */
  bool IsAllNodesMulticast () const;

  /**
   * \brief If the IPv6 address is "all routers multicast" (ff02::2/8).
   * \return true if "all routers multicast", false otherwise
   */
  bool IsAllRoutersMulticast () const;

  /**
   * \brief If the IPv6 address is "all hosts multicast" (ff02::3/8).
   * \return true if "all hosts multicast", false otherwise
   */
  bool IsAllHostsMulticast () const;

  /**
   * \brief If the IPv6 address is a link-local address (fe80::/64).
   * \return true if the address is link-local, false otherwise
   */
  bool IsLinkLocal () const;

  /**
   * \brief If the IPv6 address is a Solicited multicast address.
   * \return true if it is, false otherwise
   */
  bool IsSolicitedMulticast () const;

  /**
   * \brief If the IPv6 address is the "Any" address.
   * \return true if it is, false otherwise
   */
  bool IsAny () const;

  /**
   * \brief Combine this address with a prefix.
   * \param prefix a IPv6 prefix
   * \return an IPv6 address that is this address combined
   * (bitwise AND) with a prefix, yielding an IPv6 network address.
   */
  Ipv6Address CombinePrefix (Ipv6Prefix const & prefix);

  /**
   * \brief If the Address matches the type.
   * \param address other address
   * \return true if the type matches, false otherwise
   */
  static bool IsMatchingType (const Address& address);

  /**
   * \brief Convert to Address object
   */
  operator Address () const;

  /**
   * \brief Convert the Address object into an Ipv6Address ones.
   * \param address address to convert
   * \return an Ipv6Address
   */
  static Ipv6Address ConvertFrom (const Address& address);

  /**
   * \brief Get the 0 (::) Ipv6Address.
   * \return the :: Ipv6Address representation
   */
  static Ipv6Address GetZero ();

  /**
   * \brief Get the "any" (::) Ipv6Address.
   * \return the "any" (::) Ipv6Address
   */
  static Ipv6Address GetAny ();

  /**
   * \brief Get the "all nodes multicast" address.
   * \return the "ff02::2/8" Ipv6Address representation
   */
  static Ipv6Address GetAllNodesMulticast ();

  /**
   * \brief Get the "all routers multicast" address.
   * \return the "ff02::2/8" Ipv6Address representation
   */
  static Ipv6Address GetAllRoutersMulticast ();

  /**
   * \brief Get the "all hosts multicast" address.
   * \return the "ff02::3/8" Ipv6Address representation
   */
  static Ipv6Address GetAllHostsMulticast ();

  /**
   * \brief Get the loopback address.
   * \return the "::1/128" Ipv6Address representation.
   */
  static Ipv6Address GetLoopback ();

  /**
   * \brief Get the "all-1" IPv6 address (ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff).
   * \return all-1 Ipv6Address representation
   */
  static Ipv6Address GetOnes ();

  /**
   * \brief Get the bytes corresponding to the address.
   * \param buf buffer to store the data
   * \return bytes of the address
   */
  void GetBytes (uint8_t buf[16]) const;

private:
  /**
   * \brief convert the IPv6Address object to an Address object.
   * \return the Address object corresponding to this object.
   */
  Address ConvertTo (void) const;

  /**
   * \brief Return the Type of address.
   * \return type of address
   */
  static uint8_t GetType (void);

  /**
   * \brief The address representation on 128 bits (16 bytes).
   */
  uint8_t m_address[16];

  friend bool operator == (Ipv6Address const &a, Ipv6Address const &b);
  friend bool operator != (Ipv6Address const &a, Ipv6Address const &b);
  friend bool operator < (Ipv6Address const &a, Ipv6Address const &b);
};

/**
 * \ingroup address
 * \class Ipv6Prefix
 * \brief Describes an IPv6 prefix. It is just a bitmask like Ipv4Mask.
 * \see Ipv6Address
 */
class Ipv6Prefix
{
public:
  /**
   * \brief Default constructor.
   */
  Ipv6Prefix ();

  /**
   * \brief Constructs an Ipv6Prefix by using the input 16 bytes.
   * \param prefix the 128-bit prefix
   */
  Ipv6Prefix (uint8_t prefix[16]);

  /**
   * \brief Constructs an Ipv6Prefix by using the input string.
   * \param prefix the 128-bit prefix
   */
  Ipv6Prefix (char const* prefix);

  /**
   * \brief Constructs an Ipv6Prefix by using the input number of bits.
   * \param prefix number of bits of the prefix (0 - 128)
   * \note A valid number of bits is between 0 and 128).
   */
  Ipv6Prefix (uint8_t prefix);

  /**
   * \brief Copy constructor.
   * \param prefix Ipv6Prefix object
   */
  Ipv6Prefix (Ipv6Prefix const& prefix);

  /**
   * \brief Copy constructor.
   * \param prefix Ipv6Prefix pointer
   */
  Ipv6Prefix (Ipv6Prefix const* prefix);

  /**
   * \brief Destructor.
   */
  ~Ipv6Prefix ();

  /**
   * \brief If the Address match the type.
   * \param a a first address
   * \param b a second address
   * \return true if the type match, false otherwise
   */
  bool IsMatch (Ipv6Address a, Ipv6Address b) const;

  /**
   * \brief Get the bytes corresponding to the prefix.
   * \param buf buffer to store the data
   */
  void GetBytes (uint8_t buf[16]) const;

  /**
   * \brief Get prefix length.
   * \return prefix length
   */
  uint8_t GetPrefixLength () const;

  /**
   * \brief Comparison operation between two Ipv6Prefix.
   * \param other the IPv6 prefix to which to compare this prefix
   * \return true if the prefixes are equal, false otherwise
   */
  bool IsEqual (const Ipv6Prefix& other) const;

  /**
   * \brief Print this address to the given output stream.
   *
   * The print format is in the typicall "2001:660:4701::1".
   * \param os the output stream to which this Ipv6Address is printed
   */
  void Print (std::ostream &os) const;

  /**
   * \brief Get the loopback prefix ( /128).
   * \return a Ipv6Prefix corresponding to loopback prefix
   */
  static Ipv6Prefix GetLoopback ();

  /**
   * \brief Get the "all-1" IPv6 mask (ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff).
   * \return /128 Ipv6Prefix representation
   */
  static Ipv6Prefix GetOnes ();

  /**
   * \brief Get the zero prefix ( /0).
   * \return an Ipv6Prefix
   */
  static Ipv6Prefix GetZero ();

private:
  /**
   * \brief The prefix representation.
   */
  uint8_t m_prefix[16];
};

/**
 * \class ns3::Ipv6AddressValue
 * \brief Hold objects of type ns3::Ipv6Address
 */
ATTRIBUTE_HELPER_HEADER (Ipv6Address);

/**
 * \class ns3::Ipv6PrefixValue
 * \brief Hold objects of type ns3::Ipv6Prefix
 */
ATTRIBUTE_HELPER_HEADER (Ipv6Prefix);

std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& os, Ipv6Address const& address);
std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& os, Ipv6Prefix const& prefix);
std::istream & operator >> (std::istream &is, Ipv6Address &address);
std::istream & operator >> (std::istream &is, Ipv6Prefix &prefix);

inline bool operator == (const Ipv6Address& a, const Ipv6Address& b)
{
  return (!memcmp (a.m_address, b.m_address, 16));
}

inline bool operator != (const Ipv6Address& a, const Ipv6Address& b)
{
  return memcmp (a.m_address, b.m_address, 16);
}

inline bool operator < (const Ipv6Address& a, const Ipv6Address& b)
{
  return (memcmp (a.m_address, b.m_address, 16) < 0);
}

/**
 * \class Ipv6AddressHash
 * \brief Hash function class for IPv6 addresses.
 */
class Ipv6AddressHash : public std::unary_function<Ipv6Address, size_t>
{
public:
  /**
   * \brief Unary operator to hash IPv6 address.
   * \param x IPv6 address to hash
   */
  size_t operator () (Ipv6Address const &x) const;
};

bool operator == (Ipv6Prefix const &a, Ipv6Prefix const &b);
bool operator != (Ipv6Prefix const &a, Ipv6Prefix const &b);

} /* namespace ns3 */

#endif /* IPV6_ADDRESS_H */