/src/PcapPlusPlus/Packet++/header/IPLayer.h
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1 | | #ifndef PACKETPP_IP_LAYER |
2 | | #define PACKETPP_IP_LAYER |
3 | | |
4 | | #include "IpAddress.h" |
5 | | #include "Layer.h" |
6 | | |
7 | | /// @file |
8 | | |
9 | | /** |
10 | | * \namespace pcpp |
11 | | * \brief The main namespace for the PcapPlusPlus lib |
12 | | */ |
13 | | namespace pcpp |
14 | | { |
15 | | /** |
16 | | * @class IPLayer |
17 | | * This is an interface (abstract class) implemented in the IP layers (IPv4Layer and IPv6Layer). |
18 | | * It provides methods to fetch the source and destination IP addresses in an abdtract way |
19 | | * that hides the IP type (IPv4 or IPv6). This is useful for use-cases in which the IP type doesn't matter. |
20 | | * For example: if you're only interested in printing the IP address the IP type shouldn't matter. |
21 | | */ |
22 | | class IPLayer |
23 | | { |
24 | | protected: |
25 | 363k | IPLayer() {} |
26 | | public: |
27 | | /** |
28 | | * An abstract method to get the source IP address |
29 | | * @return An IPAddress object containing the source address |
30 | | */ |
31 | | virtual IPAddress getSrcIPAddress() const = 0; |
32 | | |
33 | | /** |
34 | | * An abstract method to get the destination IP address |
35 | | * @return An IPAddress object containing the destination address |
36 | | */ |
37 | | virtual IPAddress getDstIPAddress() const = 0; |
38 | | |
39 | | /** |
40 | | * An empty destructor |
41 | | */ |
42 | 363k | virtual ~IPLayer() {} |
43 | | }; |
44 | | } |
45 | | |
46 | | #endif // PACKETPP_IP_LAYER |