networkinterface.h

C++ class libraries for network-centric, portable applications, integrated perfectly with the C++ St

//
// NetworkInterface.h
//
// $Id: //poco/1.2/Net/include/Poco/Net/NetworkInterface.h#1 $
//
// Library: Net
// Package: Sockets
// Module:  NetworkInterface
//
// Definition of the NetworkInterface class.
//
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#ifndef Net_NetworkInterface_INCLUDED
#define Net_NetworkInterface_INCLUDED


#include "Poco/Net/Net.h"
#include "Poco/Net/IPAddress.h"
#include "Poco/Mutex.h"
#include <vector>


namespace Poco {
namespace Net {


class Net_API NetworkInterface
	/// This class represents a network interface.
	/// 
	/// NetworkInterface is used with MulticastSocket to specify
	/// multicast interfaces for sending and receiving multicast
	/// messages.
{
public:
	typedef std::vector<NetworkInterface> NetworkInterfaceList;

	NetworkInterface();
		/// Creates a NetworkInterface representing the
		/// default interface.
		///
		/// The name is empty, the IP address is the wildcard
		/// address and the index is zero.
	
	NetworkInterface(const NetworkInterface& interface);
		/// Creates the NetworkInterface by copying another one.

	~NetworkInterface();
		/// Destroys the NetworkInterface.

	NetworkInterface& operator = (const NetworkInterface& interface);
		/// Assigns another NetworkInterface.
		
	int index() const;
		/// Returns the interface index.
		///
		/// Only supported if IPv6 is available.
		/// Returns -1 if IPv6 is not available.
		
	const std::string& name() const;
		/// Returns the interface name.
		
	const IPAddress& address() const;
		/// Returns the IP address bound to the interface.
		
	bool supportsIPv4() const;
		/// Returns true if the interface supports IPv4.
		
	bool supportsIPv6() const;
		/// Returns true if the interface supports IPv6.	
		
	static NetworkInterface forName(const std::string& name, bool requireIPv6 = false);
		/// Returns the NetworkInterface for the given name.
		/// 
		/// If requireIPv6 is false, an IPv4 interface is returned.
		/// Otherwise, an IPv6 interface is returned.
		///
		/// Throws an InterfaceNotFoundException if an interface
		/// with the give name does not exist.
		
	static NetworkInterface forAddress(const IPAddress& address);
		/// Returns the NetworkInterface for the given IP address.
		///
		/// Throws an InterfaceNotFoundException if an interface
		/// with the give address does not exist.

	static NetworkInterface forIndex(int index);
		/// Returns the NetworkInterface for the given interface index.
		/// If an index of 0 is specified, a NetworkInterface instance
		/// representing the default interface (empty name and
		/// wildcard address) is returned.
		///
		/// Throws an InterfaceNotFoundException if an interface
		/// with the given index does not exist (or IPv6 is not
		/// available).
		
	static NetworkInterfaceList list();
		/// Returns a list with all network interfaces
		/// on the system.
		///
		/// If there are multiple addresses bound to one interface,
		/// multiple NetworkInterface instances are created for
		/// the same interface.

protected:
	NetworkInterface(const std::string& name, const IPAddress& address, int index = -1);
		/// Creates the NetworkInterface.
		
	IPAddress interfaceNameToAddress(const std::string& interfaceName) const;
		/// Determines the IPAddress bound to the interface with the given name.
		
	int interfaceNameToIndex(const std::string& interfaceName) const;
		/// Determines the interface index of the interface with the given name.

private:
	std::string _name;
	IPAddress   _address;
	int         _index;
	
	static Poco::FastMutex _mutex;
};


//
// inlines
//
inline int NetworkInterface::index() const
{
	return _index;
}


inline const std::string& NetworkInterface::name() const
{
	return _name;
}


inline const IPAddress& NetworkInterface::address() const
{
	return _address;
}


inline bool NetworkInterface::supportsIPv4() const
{
	return _index == -1;
}

	
inline bool NetworkInterface::supportsIPv6() const
{
	return _index != -1;
}


} } // namespace Poco::Net


#endif // Net_NetworkInterface_INCLUDED