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authorpaul <paul>2003-04-09 09:26:33 +0200
committerpaul <paul>2003-04-09 09:26:33 +0200
commitf894c3ad34ca6f2fa35d7e8cc35db3134c184764 (patch)
tree8217f90224cc183d8284659b4d5922fdd5c152aa /ospfclient
parentAmir - rev 198 (diff)
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Author: ralph
Date: 2003-04-08 10:37:12 +0200 (Tue, 08 Apr 2003) Log: new ospfclient application with usage and more comments.
Diffstat (limited to 'ospfclient')
-rw-r--r--ospfclient/ospfclient.c69
1 files changed, 48 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/ospfclient/ospfclient.c b/ospfclient/ospfclient.c
index 7321bf683..ec1aabcbf 100644
--- a/ospfclient/ospfclient.c
+++ b/ospfclient/ospfclient.c
@@ -1,30 +1,33 @@
/*
- * Simple main program to demonstrate how OSPF API can be used.
+ * Simple program to demonstrate how OSPF API can be used. This
+ * application retrieves the LSDB from the OSPF daemon and then
+ * originates, updates and finally deletes an application-specific
+ * opaque LSA. You can use this application as a template when writing
+ * your own application.
*/
/* The following includes are needed in all OSPF API client
- applications */
+ applications. */
#include <zebra.h>
-#include "prefix.h" /* for ospf_asbr.h */
-
+#include "prefix.h" /* needed by ospf_asbr.h */
#include "ospfd/ospfd.h"
#include "ospfd/ospf_asbr.h"
#include "ospfd/ospf_lsa.h"
#include "ospfd/ospf_opaque.h"
-#include "ospfd/ospf_lsdb.h"
-#include "ospfd/ospf_dump.h"
#include "ospfd/ospf_api.h"
#include "ospf_apiclient.h"
-/* The following includes are specific to this main application. Here
- main uses the thread functionality from libzebra (however an
- application can use any thread library like pthreads) */
+/* The following includes are specific to this application. For
+ example it uses threads from libzebra, however your application is
+ free to use any thread library (like pthreads). */
+#include "ospfd/ospf_dump.h" /* for ospf_lsa_header_dump */
#include "thread.h"
#include "log.h"
-/* local portnumber for async channel */
+/* Local portnumber for async channel. Note that OSPF API library will also
+ allocate a sync channel at ASYNCPORT+1. */
#define ASYNCPORT 4000
/* Master thread */
@@ -34,11 +37,11 @@ struct thread_master *master;
struct ospf_apiclient *oclient;
char **args;
-/* Our opaque LSAs have the following format */
+/* Our opaque LSAs have the following format. */
struct my_opaque_lsa
{
- struct lsa_header hdr;
- u_char data[4];
+ struct lsa_header hdr; /* include common LSA header */
+ u_char data[4]; /* our own data format then follows here */
};
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ lsa_inject (struct thread *t)
void *opaquedata;
int opaquelen;
- static u_int32_t counter = 1; /* Incremented each time */
+ static u_int32_t counter = 1; /* Incremented each time invoked */
int rc;
cl = THREAD_ARG (t);
@@ -134,8 +137,6 @@ lsa_read (struct thread *thread)
return 0;
}
-
-
/* ---------------------------------------------------------
* Callback functions for asynchronous events
* ---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -151,6 +152,19 @@ lsa_update_callback (struct in_addr ifaddr, struct in_addr area_id,
printf ("area: %s\n", inet_ntoa (area_id));
printf ("is_self_origin: %u\n", is_self_originated);
+ /* It is important to note that lsa_header does indeed include the
+ header and the LSA payload. To access the payload, first check
+ the LSA type and then typecast lsa into the corresponding type,
+ e.g.:
+
+ if (lsa->type == OSPF_ROUTER_LSA) {
+ struct router_lsa *rl = (struct router_lsa) lsa;
+ ...
+ u_int16_t links = rl->links;
+ ...
+ }
+ */
+
ospf_lsa_header_dump (lsa);
}
@@ -221,6 +235,19 @@ nsm_change_callback (struct in_addr ifaddr, struct in_addr nbraddr,
* ---------------------------------------------------------
*/
+int usage()
+{
+ printf("Usage: ospfclient <ospfd> <lsatype> <opaquetype> <opaqueid> <ifaddr> <areaid>\n");
+ printf("where ospfd : router where API-enabled OSPF daemon is running\n");
+ printf(" lsatype : either 9, 10, or 11 depending on flooding scope\n");
+ printf(" opaquetype: 0-255 (e.g., experimental applications use > 128)\n");
+ printf(" opaqueid : arbitrary application instance (24 bits)\n");
+ printf(" ifaddr : interface IP address (for type 9) otherwise ignored\n");
+ printf(" areaid : area in IP address format (for type 10) otherwise ignored\n");
+
+ exit(1);
+}
+
int
main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
@@ -228,14 +255,14 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
args = argv;
- /* Main should be started with the following arguments:
+ /* ospfclient should be started with the following arguments:
*
* (1) host (2) lsa_type (3) opaque_type (4) opaque_id (5) if_addr
* (6) area_id
*
* host: name or IP of host where ospfd is running
* lsa_type: 9, 10, or 11
- * opaque_type: 0-255 (e.g., 140 for experimental Active Networking)
+ * opaque_type: 0-255 (e.g., experimental applications use > 128)
* opaque_id: arbitrary application instance (24 bits)
* if_addr: interface IP address (for type 9) otherwise ignored
* area_id: area in IP address format (for type 10) otherwise ignored
@@ -243,8 +270,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
if (argc != 7)
{
- printf ("main: wrong number of arguments!\n");
- exit (1);
+ usage();
}
/* Initialization */
@@ -254,7 +280,8 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
oclient = ospf_apiclient_connect (args[1], ASYNCPORT);
if (!oclient)
{
- printf ("main: connect failed!\n");
+ printf ("Connecting to OSPF daemon on %s failed!\n",
+ args[1]);
exit (1);
}