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// $XORP: xorp/vrrp/vrrp_interface.hh,v 1.5 2009/01/05 18:31:12 jtc Exp $

#ifndef __VRRP_VRRP_INTERFACE_HH__
#define __VRRP_VRRP_INTERFACE_HH__

#include <string>
#include <set>

#include "libxorp/ipv4.hh"
#include "libxorp/mac.hh"
#include "vrrp_packet.hh"

/**
 * @short A network interface on which VRRP runs.
 *
 * This interface provides the means via which VRRP receives and send packets.
 */
class VrrpInterface {
public:
    virtual ~VrrpInterface() {}

    /**
     * Determines whether the router owns an IP address.  If the router has this
     * IP address configured as the real IP address of one of its interfaces,
     * then it owns it, else it does not.
     *
     * @return whether the router owns the IP address.
     * @param addr the IP address to check for.
     */
    virtual bool	    own(const IPv4& addr) = 0;

    /**
     * Check whether the network interface is up.
     *
     * @return whether the interface is up and ready.
     */
    virtual bool	    ready() const = 0;

    /**
     * Obtain the primary IP address of the interface.  This is the first one
     * configured.
     *
     * @return the primary IP address of the interface.  The first configured.
     */
    virtual const IPv4&	    addr() const = 0;

    /**
     * Transmits a L2 packet.
     *
     * @param src the source MAC address.
     * @param dst the destination MAC address.
     * @param ether the ethernet type.
     * @param payload the data following the MAC header.
     */
    virtual void	    send(const Mac& src, const Mac& dst, uint32_t ether,
				 const PAYLOAD& payload) = 0;

    /**
     * Join the VRRP multicast group on this interface.
     */
    virtual void	    join_mcast() = 0;

    /**
     * Leave the VRRP multicast group on this interface.
     */
    virtual void	    leave_mcast() = 0;

    /**
     * Add a MAC address to this interface.
     *
     * @param mac MAC address to add.
     */
    virtual void	    add_mac(const Mac& mac) = 0;

    /**
     * Delete a MAC address from this interface.
     *
     * @param mac MAC address to delete from this interface.
     */
    virtual void	    delete_mac(const Mac& mac) = 0;

    // XXX these should be handled elsewhere, or differently.  VRRP doesn't have
    // to "know" about ARPs.

    /**
     * Start the reception of ARP packets.
     */
    virtual void	    start_arps() = 0;

    /**
     * Stop the reception of ARP packets.
     */
    virtual void	    stop_arps() = 0;
};

#endif // __VRRP_VRRP_INTERFACE_HH__