/src/PcapPlusPlus/Pcap++/header/PcapFileDevice.h
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1 | | #pragma once |
2 | | |
3 | | #include "PcapDevice.h" |
4 | | #include "RawPacket.h" |
5 | | #include <fstream> |
6 | | |
7 | | // forward declaration for structs and typedefs defined in pcap.h |
8 | | struct pcap_dumper; |
9 | | typedef struct pcap_dumper pcap_dumper_t; |
10 | | |
11 | | /// @file |
12 | | |
13 | | /** |
14 | | * \namespace pcpp |
15 | | * \brief The main namespace for the PcapPlusPlus lib |
16 | | */ |
17 | | namespace pcpp |
18 | | { |
19 | | |
20 | | /** |
21 | | * @class IFileDevice |
22 | | * An abstract class (cannot be instantiated, has a private c'tor) which is the parent class for all file devices |
23 | | */ |
24 | | class IFileDevice : public IPcapDevice |
25 | | { |
26 | | protected: |
27 | | std::string m_FileName; |
28 | | |
29 | | explicit IFileDevice(const std::string& fileName); |
30 | | virtual ~IFileDevice(); |
31 | | |
32 | | public: |
33 | | |
34 | | /** |
35 | | * @return The name of the file |
36 | | */ |
37 | | std::string getFileName() const; |
38 | | |
39 | | |
40 | | //override methods |
41 | | |
42 | | /** |
43 | | * Close the file |
44 | | */ |
45 | | virtual void close(); |
46 | | }; |
47 | | |
48 | | |
49 | | /** |
50 | | * @class IFileReaderDevice |
51 | | * An abstract class (cannot be instantiated, has a private c'tor) which is the parent class for file reader devices |
52 | | */ |
53 | | class IFileReaderDevice : public IFileDevice |
54 | | { |
55 | | protected: |
56 | | uint32_t m_NumOfPacketsRead; |
57 | | uint32_t m_NumOfPacketsNotParsed; |
58 | | |
59 | | /** |
60 | | * A constructor for this class that gets the pcap full path file name to open. Notice that after calling this constructor the file |
61 | | * isn't opened yet, so reading packets will fail. For opening the file call open() |
62 | | * @param[in] fileName The full path of the file to read |
63 | | */ |
64 | | IFileReaderDevice(const std::string& fileName); |
65 | | |
66 | | public: |
67 | | |
68 | | /** |
69 | | * A destructor for this class |
70 | | */ |
71 | 0 | virtual ~IFileReaderDevice() {} |
72 | | |
73 | | /** |
74 | | * @return The file size in bytes |
75 | | */ |
76 | | uint64_t getFileSize() const; |
77 | | |
78 | | virtual bool getNextPacket(RawPacket& rawPacket) = 0; |
79 | | |
80 | | /** |
81 | | * Read the next N packets into a raw packet vector |
82 | | * @param[out] packetVec The raw packet vector to read packets into |
83 | | * @param[in] numOfPacketsToRead Number of packets to read. If value <0 all remaining packets in the file will be read into the |
84 | | * raw packet vector (this is the default value) |
85 | | * @return The number of packets actually read |
86 | | */ |
87 | | int getNextPackets(RawPacketVector& packetVec, int numOfPacketsToRead = -1); |
88 | | |
89 | | /** |
90 | | * A static method that creates an instance of the reader best fit to read the file. It decides by the file extension: for .pcapng |
91 | | * files it returns an instance of PcapNgFileReaderDevice and for all other extensions it returns an instance of PcapFileReaderDevice |
92 | | * @param[in] fileName The file name to open |
93 | | * @return An instance of the reader to read the file. Notice you should free this instance when done using it |
94 | | */ |
95 | | static IFileReaderDevice* getReader(const std::string& fileName); |
96 | | }; |
97 | | |
98 | | |
99 | | /** |
100 | | * @class PcapFileReaderDevice |
101 | | * A class for opening a pcap file in read-only mode. This class enable to open the file and read all packets, packet-by-packet |
102 | | */ |
103 | | class PcapFileReaderDevice : public IFileReaderDevice |
104 | | { |
105 | | private: |
106 | | LinkLayerType m_PcapLinkLayerType; |
107 | | |
108 | | // private copy c'tor |
109 | | PcapFileReaderDevice(const PcapFileReaderDevice& other); |
110 | | PcapFileReaderDevice& operator=(const PcapFileReaderDevice& other); |
111 | | |
112 | | public: |
113 | | /** |
114 | | * A constructor for this class that gets the pcap full path file name to open. Notice that after calling this constructor the file |
115 | | * isn't opened yet, so reading packets will fail. For opening the file call open() |
116 | | * @param[in] fileName The full path of the file to read |
117 | | */ |
118 | 5.98k | PcapFileReaderDevice(const std::string& fileName) : IFileReaderDevice(fileName), m_PcapLinkLayerType(LINKTYPE_ETHERNET) {} |
119 | | |
120 | | /** |
121 | | * A destructor for this class |
122 | | */ |
123 | 0 | virtual ~PcapFileReaderDevice() {} |
124 | | |
125 | | /** |
126 | | * @return The link layer type of this file |
127 | | */ |
128 | 0 | LinkLayerType getLinkLayerType() const { return m_PcapLinkLayerType; } |
129 | | |
130 | | |
131 | | //overridden methods |
132 | | |
133 | | /** |
134 | | * Read the next packet from the file. Before using this method please verify the file is opened using open() |
135 | | * @param[out] rawPacket A reference for an empty RawPacket where the packet will be written |
136 | | * @return True if a packet was read successfully. False will be returned if the file isn't opened (also, an error log will be printed) |
137 | | * or if reached end-of-file |
138 | | */ |
139 | | bool getNextPacket(RawPacket& rawPacket); |
140 | | |
141 | | /** |
142 | | * Open the file name which path was specified in the constructor in a read-only mode |
143 | | * @return True if file was opened successfully or if file is already opened. False if opening the file failed for some reason (for example: |
144 | | * file path does not exist) |
145 | | */ |
146 | | bool open(); |
147 | | |
148 | | /** |
149 | | * Get statistics of packets read so far. In the PcapStats struct, only the packetsRecv member is relevant. The rest of the members will contain 0 |
150 | | * @param[out] stats The stats struct where stats are returned |
151 | | */ |
152 | | void getStatistics(PcapStats& stats) const; |
153 | | }; |
154 | | |
155 | | /** |
156 | | * @class SnoopFileReaderDevice |
157 | | * A class for opening a snoop file in read-only mode. This class enable to open the file and read all packets, packet-by-packet |
158 | | */ |
159 | | class SnoopFileReaderDevice : public IFileReaderDevice |
160 | | { |
161 | | private: |
162 | | #pragma pack(1) |
163 | | /* |
164 | | * File format header. |
165 | | */ |
166 | | typedef struct { |
167 | | uint64_t identification_pattern; |
168 | | uint32_t version_number; |
169 | | uint32_t datalink_type; |
170 | | } snoop_file_header_t; |
171 | | |
172 | | /* |
173 | | * Packet record header. |
174 | | */ |
175 | | typedef struct { |
176 | | uint32_t original_length; /* original packet length */ |
177 | | uint32_t included_length; /* saved packet length */ |
178 | | uint32_t packet_record_length;/* total record length */ |
179 | | uint32_t ndrops_cumulative; /* cumulative drops */ |
180 | | uint32_t time_sec; /* timestamp */ |
181 | | uint32_t time_usec; /* microsecond timestamp */ |
182 | | } snoop_packet_header_t; |
183 | | #pragma pack() |
184 | | |
185 | | LinkLayerType m_PcapLinkLayerType; |
186 | | std::ifstream m_snoopFile; |
187 | | |
188 | | // private copy c'tor |
189 | | SnoopFileReaderDevice(const PcapFileReaderDevice& other); |
190 | | SnoopFileReaderDevice& operator=(const PcapFileReaderDevice& other); |
191 | | |
192 | | public: |
193 | | /** |
194 | | * A constructor for this class that gets the snoop full path file name to open. Notice that after calling this constructor the file |
195 | | * isn't opened yet, so reading packets will fail. For opening the file call open() |
196 | | * @param[in] fileName The full path of the file to read |
197 | | */ |
198 | 238 | SnoopFileReaderDevice(const std::string& fileName) : IFileReaderDevice(fileName), m_PcapLinkLayerType(LINKTYPE_ETHERNET) {} |
199 | | |
200 | | /** |
201 | | * A destructor for this class |
202 | | */ |
203 | | virtual ~SnoopFileReaderDevice(); |
204 | | |
205 | | /** |
206 | | * @return The link layer type of this file |
207 | | */ |
208 | 0 | LinkLayerType getLinkLayerType() const { return m_PcapLinkLayerType; } |
209 | | |
210 | | |
211 | | //overridden methods |
212 | | |
213 | | /** |
214 | | * Read the next packet from the file. Before using this method please verify the file is opened using open() |
215 | | * @param[out] rawPacket A reference for an empty RawPacket where the packet will be written |
216 | | * @return True if a packet was read successfully. False will be returned if the file isn't opened (also, an error log will be printed) |
217 | | * or if reached end-of-file |
218 | | */ |
219 | | bool getNextPacket(RawPacket& rawPacket); |
220 | | |
221 | | /** |
222 | | * Open the file name which path was specified in the constructor in a read-only mode |
223 | | * @return True if file was opened successfully or if file is already opened. False if opening the file failed for some reason (for example: |
224 | | * file path does not exist) |
225 | | */ |
226 | | bool open(); |
227 | | |
228 | | /** |
229 | | * Get statistics of packets read so far. In the PcapStats struct, only the packetsRecv member is relevant. The rest of the members will contain 0 |
230 | | * @param[out] stats The stats struct where stats are returned |
231 | | */ |
232 | | void getStatistics(PcapStats& stats) const; |
233 | | |
234 | | /** |
235 | | * Close the snoop file |
236 | | */ |
237 | | void close(); |
238 | | }; |
239 | | |
240 | | |
241 | | /** |
242 | | * @class PcapNgFileReaderDevice |
243 | | * A class for opening a pcap-ng file in read-only mode. This class enable to open the file and read all packets, packet-by-packet |
244 | | */ |
245 | | class PcapNgFileReaderDevice : public IFileReaderDevice |
246 | | { |
247 | | private: |
248 | | void* m_LightPcapNg; |
249 | | BpfFilterWrapper m_BpfWrapper; |
250 | | |
251 | | // private copy c'tor |
252 | | PcapNgFileReaderDevice(const PcapNgFileReaderDevice& other); |
253 | | PcapNgFileReaderDevice& operator=(const PcapNgFileReaderDevice& other); |
254 | | |
255 | | public: |
256 | | /** |
257 | | * A constructor for this class that gets the pcap-ng full path file name to open. Notice that after calling this constructor the file |
258 | | * isn't opened yet, so reading packets will fail. For opening the file call open() |
259 | | * @param[in] fileName The full path of the file to read |
260 | | */ |
261 | | PcapNgFileReaderDevice(const std::string& fileName); |
262 | | |
263 | | /** |
264 | | * A destructor for this class |
265 | | */ |
266 | 4.47k | virtual ~PcapNgFileReaderDevice() { close(); } |
267 | | |
268 | | /** |
269 | | * The pcap-ng format allows storing metadata at the header of the file. Part of this metadata is a string specifying the |
270 | | * operating system that was used for capturing the packets. This method reads this string from the metadata (if exists) and |
271 | | * returns it |
272 | | * @return The operating system string if exists, or an empty string otherwise |
273 | | */ |
274 | | std::string getOS() const; |
275 | | |
276 | | /** |
277 | | * The pcap-ng format allows storing metadata at the header of the file. Part of this metadata is a string specifying the |
278 | | * hardware that was used for capturing the packets. This method reads this string from the metadata (if exists) and |
279 | | * returns it |
280 | | * @return The hardware string if exists, or an empty string otherwise |
281 | | */ |
282 | | std::string getHardware() const; |
283 | | |
284 | | /** |
285 | | * The pcap-ng format allows storing metadata at the header of the file. Part of this metadata is a string specifying the |
286 | | * capture application that was used for capturing the packets. This method reads this string from the metadata (if exists) and |
287 | | * returns it |
288 | | * @return The capture application string if exists, or an empty string otherwise |
289 | | */ |
290 | | std::string getCaptureApplication() const; |
291 | | |
292 | | /** |
293 | | * The pcap-ng format allows storing metadata at the header of the file. Part of this metadata is a string containing a user-defined |
294 | | * comment (can be any string). This method reads this string from the metadata (if exists) and |
295 | | * returns it |
296 | | * @return The comment written inside the file if exists, or an empty string otherwise |
297 | | */ |
298 | | std::string getCaptureFileComment() const; |
299 | | |
300 | | /** |
301 | | * The pcap-ng format allows storing a user-defined comment for every packet (besides the comment per-file). This method reads |
302 | | * the next packet and the comment attached to it (if such comment exists), and returns them both |
303 | | * @param[out] rawPacket A reference for an empty RawPacket where the packet will be written |
304 | | * @param[out] packetComment The comment attached to the packet or an empty string if no comment exists |
305 | | * @return True if a packet was read successfully. False will be returned if the file isn't opened (also, an error log will be printed) |
306 | | * or if reached end-of-file |
307 | | */ |
308 | | bool getNextPacket(RawPacket& rawPacket, std::string& packetComment); |
309 | | |
310 | | //overridden methods |
311 | | |
312 | | /** |
313 | | * Read the next packet from the file. Before using this method please verify the file is opened using open() |
314 | | * @param[out] rawPacket A reference for an empty RawPacket where the packet will be written |
315 | | * @return True if a packet was read successfully. False will be returned if the file isn't opened (also, an error log will be printed) |
316 | | * or if reached end-of-file |
317 | | */ |
318 | | bool getNextPacket(RawPacket& rawPacket); |
319 | | |
320 | | /** |
321 | | * Open the file name which path was specified in the constructor in a read-only mode |
322 | | * @return True if file was opened successfully or if file is already opened. False if opening the file failed for some reason (for example: |
323 | | * file path does not exist) |
324 | | */ |
325 | | bool open(); |
326 | | |
327 | | /** |
328 | | * Get statistics of packets read so far. |
329 | | * @param[out] stats The stats struct where stats are returned |
330 | | */ |
331 | | void getStatistics(PcapStats& stats) const; |
332 | | |
333 | | /** |
334 | | * Set a filter for PcapNG reader device. Only packets that match the filter will be received |
335 | | * @param[in] filterAsString The filter to be set in Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) syntax (http://biot.com/capstats/bpf.html) |
336 | | * @return True if filter set successfully, false otherwise |
337 | | */ |
338 | | bool setFilter(std::string filterAsString); |
339 | | |
340 | | /** |
341 | | * Close the pacp-ng file |
342 | | */ |
343 | | void close(); |
344 | | }; |
345 | | |
346 | | |
347 | | /** |
348 | | * @class IFileWriterDevice |
349 | | * An abstract class (cannot be instantiated, has a private c'tor) which is the parent class for file writer devices |
350 | | */ |
351 | | class IFileWriterDevice : public IFileDevice |
352 | | { |
353 | | protected: |
354 | | uint32_t m_NumOfPacketsWritten; |
355 | | uint32_t m_NumOfPacketsNotWritten; |
356 | | |
357 | | IFileWriterDevice(const std::string& fileName); |
358 | | |
359 | | public: |
360 | | |
361 | | /** |
362 | | * A destructor for this class |
363 | | */ |
364 | 0 | virtual ~IFileWriterDevice() {} |
365 | | |
366 | | virtual bool writePacket(RawPacket const& packet) = 0; |
367 | | |
368 | | virtual bool writePackets(const RawPacketVector& packets) = 0; |
369 | | |
370 | | using IFileDevice::open; |
371 | | virtual bool open(bool appendMode) = 0; |
372 | | }; |
373 | | |
374 | | |
375 | | /** |
376 | | * @class PcapFileWriterDevice |
377 | | * A class for opening a pcap file for writing or create a new pcap file and write packets to it. This class adds |
378 | | * a unique capability that isn't supported in WinPcap and in older libpcap versions which is to open a pcap file |
379 | | * in append mode where packets are written at the end of the pcap file instead of running it over |
380 | | */ |
381 | | class PcapFileWriterDevice : public IFileWriterDevice |
382 | | { |
383 | | private: |
384 | | pcap_dumper_t* m_PcapDumpHandler; |
385 | | LinkLayerType m_PcapLinkLayerType; |
386 | | bool m_AppendMode; |
387 | | FILE* m_File; |
388 | | |
389 | | // private copy c'tor |
390 | | PcapFileWriterDevice(const PcapFileWriterDevice& other); |
391 | | PcapFileWriterDevice& operator=(const PcapFileWriterDevice& other); |
392 | | |
393 | | void closeFile(); |
394 | | |
395 | | public: |
396 | | /** |
397 | | * A constructor for this class that gets the pcap full path file name to open for writing or create. Notice that after calling this |
398 | | * constructor the file isn't opened yet, so writing packets will fail. For opening the file call open() |
399 | | * @param[in] fileName The full path of the file |
400 | | * @param[in] linkLayerType The link layer type all packet in this file will be based on. The default is Ethernet |
401 | | */ |
402 | | PcapFileWriterDevice(const std::string& fileName, LinkLayerType linkLayerType = LINKTYPE_ETHERNET); |
403 | | |
404 | | /** |
405 | | * A destructor for this class |
406 | | */ |
407 | 0 | ~PcapFileWriterDevice() {} |
408 | | |
409 | | /** |
410 | | * Write a RawPacket to the file. Before using this method please verify the file is opened using open(). This method won't change the |
411 | | * written packet |
412 | | * @param[in] packet A reference for an existing RawPcket to write to the file |
413 | | * @return True if a packet was written successfully. False will be returned if the file isn't opened |
414 | | * or if the packet link layer type is different than the one defined for the file |
415 | | * (in all cases, an error will be printed to log) |
416 | | */ |
417 | | bool writePacket(RawPacket const& packet); |
418 | | |
419 | | /** |
420 | | * Write multiple RawPacket to the file. Before using this method please verify the file is opened using open(). This method won't change |
421 | | * the written packets or the RawPacketVector instance |
422 | | * @param[in] packets A reference for an existing RawPcketVector, all of its packets will be written to the file |
423 | | * @return True if all packets were written successfully to the file. False will be returned if the file isn't opened (also, an error |
424 | | * log will be printed) or if at least one of the packets wasn't written successfully to the file |
425 | | */ |
426 | | bool writePackets(const RawPacketVector& packets); |
427 | | |
428 | | //override methods |
429 | | |
430 | | /** |
431 | | * Open the file in a write mode. If file doesn't exist, it will be created. If it does exist it will be |
432 | | * overwritten, meaning all its current content will be deleted |
433 | | * @return True if file was opened/created successfully or if file is already opened. False if opening the file failed for some reason |
434 | | * (an error will be printed to log) |
435 | | */ |
436 | | virtual bool open(); |
437 | | |
438 | | /** |
439 | | * Same as open(), but enables to open the file in append mode in which packets will be appended to the file |
440 | | * instead of overwrite its current content. In append mode file must exist, otherwise opening will fail |
441 | | * @param[in] appendMode A boolean indicating whether to open the file in append mode or not. If set to false |
442 | | * this method will act exactly like open(). If set to true, file will be opened in append mode |
443 | | * @return True of managed to open the file successfully. In case appendMode is set to true, false will be returned |
444 | | * if file wasn't found or couldn't be read, if file type is not pcap, or if link type specified in c'tor is |
445 | | * different from current file link type. In case appendMode is set to false, please refer to open() for return |
446 | | * values |
447 | | */ |
448 | | bool open(bool appendMode); |
449 | | |
450 | | /** |
451 | | * Flush and close the pacp file |
452 | | */ |
453 | | virtual void close(); |
454 | | |
455 | | /** |
456 | | * Flush packets to disk. |
457 | | */ |
458 | | void flush(); |
459 | | |
460 | | /** |
461 | | * Get statistics of packets written so far. |
462 | | * @param[out] stats The stats struct where stats are returned |
463 | | */ |
464 | | virtual void getStatistics(PcapStats& stats) const; |
465 | | }; |
466 | | |
467 | | |
468 | | /** |
469 | | * @class PcapNgFileWriterDevice |
470 | | * A class for opening a pcap-ng file for writing or creating a new pcap-ng file and write packets to it. This class adds |
471 | | * unique capabilities such as writing metadata attributes into the file header, adding comments per packet and opening |
472 | | * the file in append mode where packets are added to a file instead of overriding it. This capabilities are part of the |
473 | | * pcap-ng standard but aren't supported in most tools and libraries |
474 | | */ |
475 | | class PcapNgFileWriterDevice : public IFileWriterDevice |
476 | | { |
477 | | private: |
478 | | void* m_LightPcapNg; |
479 | | int m_CompressionLevel; |
480 | | BpfFilterWrapper m_BpfWrapper; |
481 | | |
482 | | // private copy c'tor |
483 | | PcapNgFileWriterDevice(const PcapFileWriterDevice& other); |
484 | | PcapNgFileWriterDevice& operator=(const PcapNgFileWriterDevice& other); |
485 | | |
486 | | public: |
487 | | |
488 | | /** |
489 | | * A constructor for this class that gets the pcap-ng full path file name to open for writing or create. Notice that after calling this |
490 | | * constructor the file isn't opened yet, so writing packets will fail. For opening the file call open() |
491 | | * @param[in] fileName The full path of the file |
492 | | * @param[in] compressionLevel The compression level to use when writing the file, use 0 to disable compression or 10 for max compression. Default is 0 |
493 | | */ |
494 | | PcapNgFileWriterDevice(const std::string& fileName, int compressionLevel = 0); |
495 | | |
496 | | /** |
497 | | * A destructor for this class |
498 | | */ |
499 | 3.78k | virtual ~PcapNgFileWriterDevice() { close(); } |
500 | | |
501 | | /** |
502 | | * Open the file in a write mode. If file doesn't exist, it will be created. If it does exist it will be |
503 | | * overwritten, meaning all its current content will be deleted. As opposed to open(), this method also allows writing several |
504 | | * metadata attributes that will be stored in the header of the file |
505 | | * @param[in] os A string describing the operating system that was used to capture the packets. If this string is empty or null it |
506 | | * will be ignored |
507 | | * @param[in] hardware A string describing the hardware that was used to capture the packets. If this string is empty or null it |
508 | | * will be ignored |
509 | | * @param[in] captureApp A string describing the application that was used to capture the packets. If this string is empty or null it |
510 | | * will be ignored |
511 | | * @param[in] fileComment A string containing a user-defined comment that will be part of the metadata of the file. |
512 | | * If this string is empty or null it will be ignored |
513 | | * @return True if file was opened/created successfully or if file is already opened. False if opening the file failed for some reason |
514 | | * (an error will be printed to log) |
515 | | */ |
516 | | bool open(const std::string& os, const std::string& hardware, const std::string& captureApp, const std::string& fileComment); |
517 | | |
518 | | /** |
519 | | * The pcap-ng format allows adding a user-defined comment for each stored packet. This method writes a RawPacket to the file and |
520 | | * adds a comment to it. Before using this method please verify the file is opened using open(). This method won't change the |
521 | | * written packet or the input comment |
522 | | * @param[in] packet A reference for an existing RawPcket to write to the file |
523 | | * @param[in] comment The comment to be written for the packet. If this string is empty or null it will be ignored |
524 | | * @return True if a packet was written successfully. False will be returned if the file isn't opened (an error will be printed to log) |
525 | | */ |
526 | | bool writePacket(RawPacket const& packet, const std::string& comment); |
527 | | |
528 | | //overridden methods |
529 | | |
530 | | /** |
531 | | * Write a RawPacket to the file. Before using this method please verify the file is opened using open(). This method won't change the |
532 | | * written packet |
533 | | * @param[in] packet A reference for an existing RawPcket to write to the file |
534 | | * @return True if a packet was written successfully. False will be returned if the file isn't opened (an error will be printed to log) |
535 | | */ |
536 | | bool writePacket(RawPacket const& packet); |
537 | | |
538 | | /** |
539 | | * Write multiple RawPacket to the file. Before using this method please verify the file is opened using open(). This method won't change |
540 | | * the written packets or the RawPacketVector instance |
541 | | * @param[in] packets A reference for an existing RawPcketVector, all of its packets will be written to the file |
542 | | * @return True if all packets were written successfully to the file. False will be returned if the file isn't opened (also, an error |
543 | | * log will be printed) or if at least one of the packets wasn't written successfully to the file |
544 | | */ |
545 | | bool writePackets(const RawPacketVector& packets); |
546 | | |
547 | | /** |
548 | | * Open the file in a write mode. If file doesn't exist, it will be created. If it does exist it will be |
549 | | * overwritten, meaning all its current content will be deleted |
550 | | * @return True if file was opened/created successfully or if file is already opened. False if opening the file failed for some reason |
551 | | * (an error will be printed to log) |
552 | | */ |
553 | | bool open(); |
554 | | |
555 | | /** |
556 | | * Same as open(), but enables to open the file in append mode in which packets will be appended to the file |
557 | | * instead of overwrite its current content. In append mode file must exist, otherwise opening will fail |
558 | | * @param[in] appendMode A boolean indicating whether to open the file in append mode or not. If set to false |
559 | | * this method will act exactly like open(). If set to true, file will be opened in append mode |
560 | | * @return True of managed to open the file successfully. In case appendMode is set to true, false will be returned |
561 | | * if file wasn't found or couldn't be read, if file type is not pcap-ng. In case appendMode is set to false, please refer to open() |
562 | | * for return values |
563 | | */ |
564 | | bool open(bool appendMode); |
565 | | |
566 | | /** |
567 | | * Flush packets to the pcap-ng file |
568 | | */ |
569 | | void flush(); |
570 | | |
571 | | /** |
572 | | * Flush and close the pcap-ng file |
573 | | */ |
574 | | void close(); |
575 | | |
576 | | /** |
577 | | * Get statistics of packets written so far. |
578 | | * @param[out] stats The stats struct where stats are returned |
579 | | */ |
580 | | void getStatistics(PcapStats& stats) const; |
581 | | |
582 | | /** |
583 | | * Set a filter for PcapNG writer device. Only packets that match the filter will be persisted |
584 | | * @param[in] filterAsString The filter to be set in Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) syntax (http://biot.com/capstats/bpf.html) |
585 | | * @return True if filter set successfully, false otherwise |
586 | | */ |
587 | | bool setFilter(std::string filterAsString); |
588 | | |
589 | | }; |
590 | | |
591 | | }// namespace pcpp |