ipv4-routing-helper.h

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2008 INRIA
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 *
 * Author: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
 */
 
#ifndef IPV4_ROUTING_HELPER_H
#define IPV4_ROUTING_HELPER_H
 
#include "ns3/ipv4-list-routing.h"
#include "ns3/nstime.h"
#include "ns3/output-stream-wrapper.h"
#include "ns3/ptr.h"
 
namespace ns3
{
 
class Ipv4RoutingProtocol;
class Node;
 
/**
 * \ingroup ipv4Helpers
 *
 * \brief a factory to create ns3::Ipv4RoutingProtocol objects
 *
 * For each new routing protocol created as a subclass of
 * ns3::Ipv4RoutingProtocol, you need to create a subclass of
 * ns3::Ipv4RoutingHelper which can be used by
 * ns3::InternetStackHelper::SetRoutingHelper and
 * ns3::InternetStackHelper::Install.
 */
class Ipv4RoutingHelper
{
  public:
    /*
     * Destroy an instance of an Ipv4RoutingHelper
     */
    virtual ~Ipv4RoutingHelper();
 
    /**
     * \brief virtual constructor
     * \returns pointer to clone of this Ipv4RoutingHelper
     *
     * This method is mainly for internal use by the other helpers;
     * clients are expected to free the dynamic memory allocated by this method
     */
    virtual Ipv4RoutingHelper* Copy() const = 0;
 
    /**
     * \param node the node within which the new routing protocol will run
     * \returns a newly-created routing protocol
     */
    virtual Ptr<Ipv4RoutingProtocol> Create(Ptr<Node> node) const = 0;
 
    /**
     * \brief prints the routing tables of all nodes at a particular time.
     * \param printTime the time at which the routing table is supposed to be printed.
     * \param stream The output stream object to use
     * \param unit The time unit to be used in the report
     *
     * This method calls the PrintRoutingTable() method of the
     * Ipv4RoutingProtocol stored in the Ipv4 object, for all nodes at the
     * specified time; the output format is routing protocol-specific.
     */
    static void PrintRoutingTableAllAt(Time printTime,
                                       Ptr<OutputStreamWrapper> stream,
                                       Time::Unit unit = Time::S);
 
    /**
     * \brief prints the routing tables of all nodes at regular intervals specified by user.
     * \param printInterval the time interval for which the routing table is supposed to be printed.
     * \param stream The output stream object to use
     * \param unit The time unit to be used in the report
     *
     * This method calls the PrintRoutingTable() method of the
     * Ipv4RoutingProtocol stored in the Ipv4 object, for all nodes at the
     * specified time interval; the output format is routing protocol-specific.
     */
    static void PrintRoutingTableAllEvery(Time printInterval,
                                          Ptr<OutputStreamWrapper> stream,
                                          Time::Unit unit = Time::S);
 
    /**
     * \brief prints the routing tables of a node at a particular time.
     * \param printTime the time at which the routing table is supposed to be printed.
     * \param node The node ptr for which we need the routing table to be printed
     * \param stream The output stream object to use
     * \param unit The time unit to be used in the report
     *
     * This method calls the PrintRoutingTable() method of the
     * Ipv4RoutingProtocol stored in the Ipv4 object, for the selected node
     * at the specified time; the output format is routing protocol-specific.
     */
    static void PrintRoutingTableAt(Time printTime,
                                    Ptr<Node> node,
                                    Ptr<OutputStreamWrapper> stream,
                                    Time::Unit unit = Time::S);
 
    /**
     * \brief prints the routing tables of a node at regular intervals specified by user.
     * \param printInterval the time interval for which the routing table is supposed to be printed.
     * \param node The node ptr for which we need the routing table to be printed
     * \param stream The output stream object to use
     * \param unit The time unit to be used in the report
     *
     * This method calls the PrintRoutingTable() method of the
     * Ipv4RoutingProtocol stored in the Ipv4 object, for the selected node
     * at the specified interval; the output format is routing protocol-specific.
     */
    static void PrintRoutingTableEvery(Time printInterval,
                                       Ptr<Node> node,
                                       Ptr<OutputStreamWrapper> stream,
                                       Time::Unit unit = Time::S);
 
    /**
     * \brief prints the neighbor cache of all nodes at a particular time.
     * \param printTime the time at which the neighbor cache is supposed to be printed.
     * \param stream The output stream object to use
     * \param unit The time unit to be used in the report
     *
     * This method calls the PrintArpCache() method of the
     * ArpCache associated with each Ipv4Interface stored in the Ipv4 object, for all nodes at the
     * specified time. The output format is similar to:
     * \verbatim
       10.1.1.2 dev 1 lladdr 00-06-00:00:00:00:00:02 REACHABLE
       \endverbatim
     * Note that the MAC address is printed as "type"-"size"-"actual address"
     */
    static void PrintNeighborCacheAllAt(Time printTime,
                                        Ptr<OutputStreamWrapper> stream,
                                        Time::Unit unit = Time::S);
 
    /**
     * \brief prints the neighbor cache of all nodes at regular intervals specified by user.
     * \param printInterval the time interval for which the neighbor cache is supposed to be
     printed.
     * \param stream The output stream object to use
     * \param unit The time unit to be used in the report
     *
     * This method calls the PrintArpCache() method of the
     * ArpCache associated with each Ipv4Interface stored in the Ipv4 object, for all nodes at the
     * specified time. The output format is similar to:
     * \verbatim
       10.1.1.2 dev 1 lladdr 00-06-00:00:00:00:00:02 REACHABLE
       \endverbatim
     * Note that the MAC address is printed as "type"-"size"-"actual address"
     */
    static void PrintNeighborCacheAllEvery(Time printInterval,
                                           Ptr<OutputStreamWrapper> stream,
                                           Time::Unit unit = Time::S);
 
    /**
     * \brief prints the neighbor cache of a node at a particular time.
     * \param printTime the time at which the neighbor cache is supposed to be printed.
     * \param node The node ptr for which we need the neighbor cache to be printed
     * \param stream The output stream object to use
     * \param unit The time unit to be used in the report
     *
     * This method calls the PrintArpCache() method of the
     * ArpCache associated with each Ipv4Interface stored in the Ipv4 object, for all nodes at the
     * specified time. The output format is similar to:
     * \verbatim
       10.1.1.2 dev 1 lladdr 00-06-00:00:00:00:00:02 REACHABLE
       \endverbatim
     * Note that the MAC address is printed as "type"-"size"-"actual address"
     */
    static void PrintNeighborCacheAt(Time printTime,
                                     Ptr<Node> node,
                                     Ptr<OutputStreamWrapper> stream,
                                     Time::Unit unit = Time::S);
 
    /**
     * \brief prints the neighbor cache of a node at regular intervals specified by user.
     * \param printInterval the time interval for which the neighbor cache is supposed to be
     printed.
     * \param node The node ptr for which we need the neighbor cache to be printed
     * \param stream The output stream object to use
     * \param unit The time unit to be used in the report
     *
     * This method calls the PrintArpCache() method of the
     * ArpCache associated with each Ipv4Interface stored in the Ipv4 object, for all nodes at the
     * specified time. The output format is similar to:
     * \verbatim
       10.1.1.2 dev 1 lladdr 00-06-00:00:00:00:00:02 REACHABLE
       \endverbatim
     * Note that the MAC address is printed as "type"-"size"-"actual address"
     */
    static void PrintNeighborCacheEvery(Time printInterval,
                                        Ptr<Node> node,
                                        Ptr<OutputStreamWrapper> stream,
                                        Time::Unit unit = Time::S);
 
    /**
     * \brief Request a specified routing protocol &lt;T&gt; from Ipv4RoutingProtocol protocol
     *
     * If protocol is Ipv4ListRouting, then protocol will be searched in the list,
     * otherwise a simple DynamicCast will be performed
     *
     * \param protocol Smart pointer to Ipv4RoutingProtocol object
     * \return a Smart Pointer to the requested protocol (zero if the protocol can't be found)
     */
    template <class T>
    static Ptr<T> GetRouting(Ptr<Ipv4RoutingProtocol> protocol);
 
  private:
    /**
     * \brief prints the routing tables of a node.
     * \param node The node ptr for which we need the routing table to be printed
     * \param stream The output stream object to use
     * \param unit The time unit to be used in the report
     *
     * This method calls the PrintRoutingTable() method of the
     * Ipv4RoutingProtocol stored in the Ipv4 object;
     * the output format is routing protocol-specific.
     */
    static void Print(Ptr<Node> node, Ptr<OutputStreamWrapper> stream, Time::Unit unit = Time::S);
 
    /**
     * \brief prints the routing tables of a node at regular intervals specified by user.
     * \param printInterval the time interval for which the routing table is supposed to be printed.
     * \param node The node ptr for which we need the routing table to be printed
     * \param stream The output stream object to use
     * \param unit The time unit to be used in the report
     *
     * This method calls the PrintRoutingTable() method of the
     * Ipv4RoutingProtocol stored in the Ipv4 object, for the selected node
     * at the specified interval; the output format is routing protocol-specific.
     */
    static void PrintEvery(Time printInterval,
                           Ptr<Node> node,
                           Ptr<OutputStreamWrapper> stream,
                           Time::Unit unit = Time::S);
 
    /**
     * \brief prints the neighbor cache of a node.
     * \param node The node ptr for which we need the neighbor cache to be printed
     * \param stream The output stream object to use
     * \param unit The time unit to be used in the report
     *
     * This method calls the PrintArpCache() method of the
     * ArpCache associated with each Ipv4Interface stored in the Ipv4 object, for all nodes at the
     * specified time. The output format is similar to:
     * \verbatim
       10.1.1.2 dev 1 lladdr 00-06-00:00:00:00:00:02 REACHABLE
       \endverbatim
     * Note that the MAC address is printed as "type"-"size"-"actual address"
     */
    static void PrintArpCache(Ptr<Node> node,
                              Ptr<OutputStreamWrapper> stream,
                              Time::Unit unit = Time::S);
 
    /**
     * \brief prints the neighbor cache of a node at regular intervals specified by user.
     * \param printInterval the time interval for which the neighbor cache is supposed to be
     printed.
     * \param node The node ptr for which we need the neighbor cache to be printed
     * \param stream The output stream object to use
     * \param unit The time unit to be used in the report
     *
     * This method calls the PrintArpCache() method of the
     * ArpCache associated with each Ipv4Interface stored in the Ipv4 object, for all nodes at the
     * specified time. The output format is similar to:
     * \verbatim
       10.1.1.2 dev 1 lladdr 00-06-00:00:00:00:00:02 REACHABLE
       \endverbatim
     * Note that the MAC address is printed as "type"-"size"-"actual address"
     */
    static void PrintArpCacheEvery(Time printInterval,
                                   Ptr<Node> node,
                                   Ptr<OutputStreamWrapper> stream,
                                   Time::Unit unit = Time::S);
};
 
template <class T>
Ptr<T>
Ipv4RoutingHelper::GetRouting(Ptr<Ipv4RoutingProtocol> protocol)
{
    Ptr<T> ret = DynamicCast<T>(protocol);
    if (!ret)
    {
        // trying to check if protocol is a list routing
        Ptr<Ipv4ListRouting> lrp = DynamicCast<Ipv4ListRouting>(protocol);
        if (lrp)
        {
            for (uint32_t i = 0; i < lrp->GetNRoutingProtocols(); i++)
            {
                int16_t priority;
                ret = GetRouting<T>(lrp->GetRoutingProtocol(
                    i,
                    priority)); // potential recursion, if inside ListRouting is ListRouting
                if (ret)
                {
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
 
    return ret;
}
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* IPV4_ROUTING_HELPER_H */