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authorLennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>2005-06-25 00:43:57 +0000
committerLennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>2005-06-25 00:43:57 +0000
commitff4a54d9cda0146974fab1d4f8da52e26d252eed (patch)
tree9971995a840112230caa3b581e2c126937ec1ff7 /avahi-common/rr.h
parent41f4062e34d1e13c2d93d971334efbad060b6df0 (diff)
* doxygen updates
* reply to probe queries immediately git-svn-id: file:///home/lennart/svn/public/avahi/trunk@147 941a03a8-eaeb-0310-b9a0-b1bbd8fe43fe
Diffstat (limited to 'avahi-common/rr.h')
-rw-r--r--avahi-common/rr.h108
1 files changed, 81 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/avahi-common/rr.h b/avahi-common/rr.h
index 13e6a4c..7a5c0e3 100644
--- a/avahi-common/rr.h
+++ b/avahi-common/rr.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
#include <avahi-common/strlst.h>
#include <avahi-common/address.h>
+
+/** DNS record types, see RFC 1035 */
enum {
AVAHI_DNS_TYPE_A = 0x01,
AVAHI_DNS_TYPE_NS = 0x02,
@@ -38,14 +40,15 @@ enum {
AVAHI_DNS_TYPE_TXT = 0x10,
AVAHI_DNS_TYPE_AAAA = 0x1C,
AVAHI_DNS_TYPE_SRV = 0x21,
- AVAHI_DNS_TYPE_ANY = 0xFF
+ AVAHI_DNS_TYPE_ANY = 0xFF /**< Special query type for requesting all records */
};
+/** DNS record classes, see RFC 1035 */
enum {
- AVAHI_DNS_CLASS_IN = 0x01,
- AVAHI_DNS_CLASS_ANY = 0xFF,
- AVAHI_DNS_CACHE_FLUSH = 0x8000,
- AVAHI_DNS_UNICAST_RESPONSE = 0x8000
+ AVAHI_DNS_CLASS_IN = 0x01, /**< Probably the only class we will ever use */
+ AVAHI_DNS_CLASS_ANY = 0xFF, /**< Special query type for requesting all records */
+ AVAHI_DNS_CACHE_FLUSH = 0x8000, /**< Not really a class but a bit which may be set in response packets, see mDNS spec for more information */
+ AVAHI_DNS_UNICAST_RESPONSE = 0x8000 /**< Not really a class but a bit which may be set in query packets, see mDNS spec for more information */
};
/** The default TTL for RRs which contain a host name of some kind. */
@@ -54,92 +57,143 @@ enum {
/** The default TTL for all other records. */
#define AVAHI_DEFAULT_TTL (75*60)
+/** Encapsulates a DNS query key consisting of class, type and
+ name. Use avahi_key_ref()/avahi_key_unref() for manipulating the
+ reference counter. The structure is intended to be treated as "immutable", no
+ changes should be imposed after creation */
typedef struct {
- guint ref;
- gchar *name;
- guint16 class;
- guint16 type;
+ guint ref; /**< Reference counter */
+ gchar *name; /**< Record name */
+ guint16 class; /**< Record class, one of the AVAHI_DNS_CLASS_xxx constants */
+ guint16 type; /**< Record type, one of the AVAHI_DNS_TYPE_xxx constants */
} AvahiKey;
+/** Encapsulates a DNS resource record. The structure is intended to
+ * be treated as "immutable", no changes should be imposed after
+ * creation. */
typedef struct {
- guint ref;
- AvahiKey *key;
+ guint ref; /**< Reference counter */
+ AvahiKey *key; /**< Reference to the query key of thsi record */
- guint32 ttl;
+ guint32 ttl; /**< DNS TTL of this record */
union {
+
+
struct {
gpointer data;
guint16 size;
- } generic;
+ } generic; /**< Generic record data for unknown types */
+
struct {
guint16 priority;
guint16 weight;
guint16 port;
gchar *name;
- } srv;
+ } srv; /**< Data for SRV records */
struct {
gchar *name;
- } ptr; /* and cname */
+ } ptr; /**< Data for PTR an CNAME records */
struct {
gchar *cpu;
gchar *os;
- } hinfo;
+ } hinfo; /**< Data for HINFO records */
struct {
AvahiStringList *string_list;
- } txt;
+ } txt; /**< Data for TXT records */
struct {
AvahiIPv4Address address;
- } a;
+ } a; /**< Data for A records */
struct {
AvahiIPv6Address address;
- } aaaa;
+ } aaaa; /**< Data for AAAA records */
- } data;
+ } data; /**< Record data */
} AvahiRecord;
+/** Create a new AvahiKey object. The reference counter will be set to 1. */
AvahiKey *avahi_key_new(const gchar *name, guint16 class, guint16 type);
+
+/** Increase the reference counter of an AvahiKey object by one */
AvahiKey *avahi_key_ref(AvahiKey *k);
+
+/** Decrease the reference counter of an AvahiKey object by one */
void avahi_key_unref(AvahiKey *k);
-gboolean avahi_key_equal(const AvahiKey *a, const AvahiKey *b); /* Treat AVAHI_DNS_CLASS_ANY like any other type */
-gboolean avahi_key_pattern_match(const AvahiKey *pattern, const AvahiKey *k); /* If pattern.type is AVAHI_DNS_CLASS_ANY, k.type is ignored */
+/** Check whether two AvahiKey object contain the same
+ * data. AVAHI_DNS_CLASS_ANY/AVAHI_DNS_TYPE_ANY are treated like any
+ * other class/type. */
+gboolean avahi_key_equal(const AvahiKey *a, const AvahiKey *b);
+
+/** Match a key to a key pattern. The pattern has a type of
+AVAHI_DNS_CLASS_ANY, the classes are taken to be equal. Same for the
+type. If the pattern has neither class nor type with ANY constants,
+this function is identical to avahi_key_equal(). In contrast to
+avahi_equal() this function is not commutative. */
+gboolean avahi_key_pattern_match(const AvahiKey *pattern, const AvahiKey *k);
+/** Check whether a key is a pattern key, i.e. the class/type has a
+ * value of AVAHI_DNS_CLASS_ANY/AVAHI_DNS_TYPE_ANY */
gboolean avahi_key_is_pattern(const AvahiKey *k);
+/** Return a numeric hash value for a key for usage in hash tables. */
guint avahi_key_hash(const AvahiKey *k);
+/** Create a new record object. Record data should be filled in right after creation. The reference counter is set to 1. */
AvahiRecord *avahi_record_new(AvahiKey *k, guint32 ttl);
+
+/** Create a new record object. Record data should be filled in right after creation. The reference counter is set to 1. */
AvahiRecord *avahi_record_new_full(const gchar *name, guint16 class, guint16 type, guint32 ttl);
+
+/** Increase the reference counter of an AvahiRecord by one. */
AvahiRecord *avahi_record_ref(AvahiRecord *r);
+
+/** Decrease the reference counter of an AvahiRecord by one. */
void avahi_record_unref(AvahiRecord *r);
+/** Return a textual representation of the specified DNS class. The
+ * returned pointer points to a read only internal string. */
const gchar *avahi_dns_class_to_string(guint16 class);
+
+/** Return a textual representation of the specified DNS class. The
+ * returned pointer points to a read only internal string. */
const gchar *avahi_dns_type_to_string(guint16 type);
-gchar *avahi_key_to_string(const AvahiKey *k); /* g_free() the result! */
-gchar *avahi_record_to_string(const AvahiRecord *r); /* g_free() the result! */
+/** Create a textual representation of the specified key. g_free() the
+ * result! */
+gchar *avahi_key_to_string(const AvahiKey *k);
+
+/** Create a textual representation of the specified record, similar
+ * in style to BIND zone file data. g_free() the result! */
+gchar *avahi_record_to_string(const AvahiRecord *r);
+/** Check whether two records are equal (regardless of the TTL */
gboolean avahi_record_equal_no_ttl(const AvahiRecord *a, const AvahiRecord *b);
+/** Make a deep copy of an AvahiRecord object */
AvahiRecord *avahi_record_copy(AvahiRecord *r);
-/* returns a maximum estimate for the space that is needed to store
- * this key in a DNS packet */
+/** Returns a maximum estimate for the space that is needed to store
+ * this key in a DNS packet. */
guint avahi_key_get_estimate_size(AvahiKey *k);
-/* ditto */
+/** Returns a maximum estimate for the space that is needed to store
+ * the record in a DNS packet. */
guint avahi_record_get_estimate_size(AvahiRecord *r);
+/** Do a mDNS spec conforming lexicographical comparison of the two
+ * records. Return a negative value if a < b, a positive if a > b,
+ * zero if equal. */
gint avahi_record_lexicographical_compare(AvahiRecord *a, AvahiRecord *b);
+/** Return TRUE if the specified record is an mDNS goodbye record. i.e. TTL is zero. */
gboolean avahi_record_is_goodbye(AvahiRecord *r);
#endif