src/network.h

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+/**
+ * @file network.h Network API
+ * @ingroup core
+ *
+ * gaim
+ *
+ * Gaim is the legal property of its developers, whose names are too numerous
+ * to list here.  Please refer to the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this
+ * source distribution.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+#ifndef _GAIM_NETWORK_H_
+#define _GAIM_NETWORK_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**************************************************************************/
+/** @name Network API                                     */
+/**************************************************************************/
+/*@{*/
+
+/**
+ * Sets the IP address of the local system in preferences.
+ *
+ * @param ip The local IP address.
+ */
+void gaim_network_set_local_ip(const char *ip);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the IP address of the local system set in preferences.
+ *
+ * This returns the value set via gaim_network_set_local_ip().
+ * You probably want to use gaim_network_get_ip_for_account() instead.
+ *
+ * @return The local IP address set in preferences.
+ */
+const char *gaim_network_get_local_ip(void);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the IP address of the local system.
+ *
+ * You probably want to use gaim_network_get_ip_for_account() instead.
+ *
+ * @note The returned string is a pointer to a static buffer. If this
+ *       function is called twice, it may be important to make a copy
+ *       of the returned string.
+ *
+ * @param fd The fd to use to help figure out the IP, or else -1.
+ * @return The local IP address.
+ */
+const char *gaim_network_get_local_system_ip(int fd);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the IP address that should be used for the specified account.
+ *
+ * First, if @a account is not @c NULL, the IP associated with @a account
+ * is tried, via a call to gaim_account_get_local_ip().
+ *
+ * If that IP is not set, the IP set in preferences is tried.
+ *
+ * If that IP is not set, the system's local IP is tried, via a call to
+ * gaim_network_get_local_ip().
+ *
+ * @note The returned string is a pointer to a static buffer. If this
+ *       function is called twice, it may be important to make a copy
+ *       of the returned string.
+ *
+ * @param account The account to use. This may be @c NULL, and if so
+ *                the first step listed above is skipped.
+ * @param fd The fd to use to help figure out the IP, or -1.
+ * @return The local IP address to be used.
+ */
+const char *gaim_network_get_ip_for_account(const GaimAccount *account, int fd);
+
+/**
+ * Opens a listening port.
+ *
+ * This opens a listening port. The caller will want to set up a watcher
+ * of type GAIM_INPUT_READ on the returned fd. It will probably call
+ * accept in the callback, and then possibly remove the watcher and close
+ * the listening socket, and add a new watcher on the new socket accept
+ * returned.
+ *
+ * @param portnum The port number to bind to, or 0, to let the core decide.
+ *                By default, the core will let the kernel pick one at random,
+ *                but users are allowed to specify a range.
+ *
+ * @return The file descriptor of the listening socket.
+ */
+int gaim_network_listen(short portnum);
+
+/**
+ * Gets a port number from a file descriptor.
+ *
+ * @param fd The file descriptor. This should be a tcp socket. The current
+ *           implementation probably dies on anything but IPv4. Perhaps this
+ *           possible bug will inspire new and valuable contributors to Gaim.
+ * @return The port number, in host byte order.
+ */
+short gaim_network_get_port_from_fd(int fd);
+
+/**
+ * Initializes the network subsystem.
+ */
+void gaim_network_init(void);
+
+/*@}*/
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _GAIM_NETWORK_H_ */

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