freebsd-dev/lib/libifc/libifc.h
Kristof Provost d14b24ef84 Add libifc, a library implementing core functionality that exists in ifconfig(8) today.
libifc (pronounced lib-ifconfig) aims to be a light abstraction layer between
programs and the kernel APIs for managing the network configuration.
This should hopefully make programs easier to maintain, and reduce code
duplication.

Work will begin on making ifconfig(8) use this library in the near future.

This code is still evolving. The interface should not be considered stable until
it is announced as such.

Submitted By: Marie Helene Kvello-Aune <marieheleneka@gmail.com>
Reviewed By: kp
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D7529
2016-08-25 19:40:25 +00:00

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/*
* Copyright (c) 2016, Marie Helene Kvello-Aune
* All rights reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
* are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
*
* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
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*
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*
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*
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*
* $FreeBSD$
*/
#pragma once
typedef enum {
OTHER, IOCTL, SOCKET
} libifc_errtype;
/*
* Opaque definition so calling application can just pass a
* pointer to it for library use.
*/
struct libifc_handle;
typedef struct libifc_handle libifc_handle_t;
struct libifc_capabilities {
/** Current capabilities (ifconfig prints this as 'options')*/
int curcap;
/** Requested capabilities (ifconfig prints this as 'capabilities')*/
int reqcap;
};
/** Retrieves a new state object for use in other API calls.
* Example usage:
*{@code
* // Create state object
* libifc_handle_t *lifh = libifc_open();
*
* // Do stuff with it
*
* // Dispose of the state object
* libifc_close(lifh);
* lifh = NULL;
*}
*/
libifc_handle_t *libifc_open(void);
/** Frees resources held in the provided state object.
* @param h The state object to close.
* @see #libifc_open(void)
*/
void libifc_close(libifc_handle_t *h);
/** Identifies what kind of error occured. */
libifc_errtype libifc_err_errtype(libifc_handle_t *h);
/** Retrieves the errno associated with the error, if any. */
int libifc_err_errno(libifc_handle_t *h);
/** If error type was IOCTL, this identifies which request failed. */
unsigned long libifc_err_ioctlreq(libifc_handle_t *h);
int libifc_get_description(libifc_handle_t *h, const char *name,
char **description);
int libifc_set_description(libifc_handle_t *h, const char *name,
const char *newdescription);
int libifc_unset_description(libifc_handle_t *h, const char *name);
int libifc_set_name(libifc_handle_t *h, const char *name, const char *newname);
int libifc_set_mtu(libifc_handle_t *h, const char *name, const int mtu);
int libifc_get_mtu(libifc_handle_t *h, const char *name, int *mtu);
int libifc_set_metric(libifc_handle_t *h, const char *name, const int metric);
int libifc_get_metric(libifc_handle_t *h, const char *name, int *metric);
int libifc_set_capability(libifc_handle_t *h, const char *name,
const int capability);
int libifc_get_capability(libifc_handle_t *h, const char *name,
struct libifc_capabilities *capability);
/** Destroy a virtual interface
* @param name Interface to destroy
*/
int libifc_destroy_interface(libifc_handle_t *h, const char *name);
/** Creates a (virtual) interface
* @param name Name of interface to create. Example: bridge or bridge42
* @param name ifname Is set to actual name of created interface
*/
int libifc_create_interface(libifc_handle_t *h, const char *name,
char **ifname);