ZeroTierOne/node/EthernetTapFactory.hpp

/*
 * ZeroTier One - Global Peer to Peer Ethernet
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#ifndef ZT_ETHERNETTAPFACTORY_HPP
#define ZT_ETHERNETTAPFACTORY_HPP

#include <stdint.h>

#include "MAC.hpp"

namespace ZeroTier {

class EthernetTap;

/**
 * Ethernet tap factory
 *
 * This serves up tap implementations for a given platform. It should never be
 * deleted until the Node using it is shut down, since doing so may invalidate
 * any tap devices it manages.
 *
 * Using a factory pattern will faciliatate packaging ZeroTier as a library,
 * as well as moving toward a design that makes unit testing the entire app
 * quite a bit easier.
 */
class EthernetTapFactory
{
public:
	EthernetTapFactory() {}
	virtual ~EthernetTapFactory() {}

	/**
	 * Create / open an Ethernet tap device
	 *
	 * On some platforms (Windows) this can be a time-consuming operation.
	 *
	 * @param mac MAC address
	 * @param mtu Device MTU
	 * @param metric Interface metric (higher = lower priority, may not be supported on all OSes)
	 * @param nwid ZeroTier network ID
	 * @param desiredDevice Desired system device name or NULL for no preference
	 * @param friendlyName Friendly name of this interface or NULL for none (not used on all platforms)
	 * @return EthernetTap instance or NULL on failure
	 */
	virtual EthernetTap *get(const MAC &mac,unsigned int mtu,unsigned int metric,uint64_t nwid,const char *desiredDevice,const char *friendlyName) = 0;
};

} // namespace ZeroTier

#endif