src/common/pcap-writer.h
author Gustavo J. A. M. Carneiro <gjc@inescporto.pt>
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:39:19 +0100
changeset 3416 926ccb845111
parent 3193 72be532011a3
child 4492 3ebeb7bf3c15
permissions -rw-r--r--
Rescan APIs

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 * Author: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
 */

#ifndef PCAP_WRITER_H
#define PCAP_WRITER_H

#include <stdint.h>
#include "ns3/ref-count-base.h"

namespace ns3 {

class Packet;

/**
 * \ingroup common
 *
 * \brief Pcap output for Packet logger
 *
 * Log Packets to a file in pcap format which can be
 * read by pcap readers.
 */
class PcapWriter : public RefCountBase
{
public:
  PcapWriter ();
  ~PcapWriter ();

  /**
   * \param name the name of the file to store packet log into.
   * This method creates the file if it does not exist. If it
   * exists, the file is emptied.
   */
  void Open (std::string const &name);

  /**
   * Write a pcap header in the output file which specifies
   * that the content of the file will be Packets with
   * Ethernet/LLC/SNAP encapsulation. This method should
   * be invoked before ns3::PcapWriter::writePacket and after
   * ns3::PcapWriter::open.
   */
  void WriteEthernetHeader (void);

  /**
   * Write a pcap header in the output file which specifies
   * that the content of the file will be IPv4 Packets. This 
   * method should be invoked before ns3::PcapWriter::WritePacket 
   * and after ns3::PcapWriter::Open.
   */
  void WriteIpHeader (void);

  /**
   * Write a pcap header in the output file which specifies
   * that the content of the file will be 802.11 Packets. This 
   * method should be invoked before ns3::PcapWriter::WritePacket 
   * and after ns3::PcapWriter::Open.
   */
  void WriteWifiHeader (void);

  /**
   * Write a pcap header in the output file which specifies
   * that the content of the file will be ppp Packets. This 
   * method should be invoked before ns3::PcapWriter::WritePacket 
   * and after ns3::PcapWriter::Open.
   */
  void WritePppHeader (void);

  /**
   * \param packet packet to write to output file
   */
  void WritePacket (Ptr<const Packet> packet);

private:
  void WriteData (uint8_t const*buffer, uint32_t size);
  void Write32 (uint32_t data);
  void Write16 (uint16_t data);
  void WriteHeader (uint32_t network);
  std::ofstream *m_writer;
};

} // namespace ns3

#endif /* PCAP_WRITER_H */