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4 // Stefan Bund <g0dil@berlios.de>
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22 \brief Module public header
30 #include <boost/utility.hpp>
31 #include <boost/ptr_container/ptr_vector.hpp>
32 #include "Scheduler/ClockService.hh"
35 //#include "Module.mpp"
36 ///////////////////////////////hh.p////////////////////////////////////////
42 /** \namespace senf::ppi::module
45 The modules build the PPI core. The PPI provides a set of general purpose infrastructure
46 modules. For concrete applications, additional application specific processing modules need
49 \section module_impl Implementing Modules
51 All modules derive from senf::ppi::module::Module. See this class for a documentation on how
54 \section infrastructure_modules General Purpose Modules
56 The PPI provided general purpose modules can be grouped into several categories
58 \li \ref io_modules receive external data or forward packets out of the PPI
59 \li \ref sourcesink_modules generate or absorb packets internally
60 \li \ref routing_modules forward packets within the network
61 \li \ref adapter_modules are used to connect incompatible connectors to each other
63 \todo Implement Spliters: PassiveSplitter, PrioritySplitter, CloneSplitter
66 /** \defgroup io_modules Input/Output Modules
68 Input/Output Modules receive data from external sources or forward data from the PPI to
72 /** \defgroup sourcesink_modules Source/Sink Modules
74 Source and Sink modules generate or absorb packets internally. In contrast to \ref
75 io_modules, they do not communicate outside the PPI.
78 /** \defgroup routing_modules Routing Modules
80 Routing modules perform packet forwarding within the network. They do not process the packet
81 data, they just route it.
84 /** \defgroup adapter_modules Adapter Modules
86 Adapter modules adapt incompatible connectors to each other. They allow connection a pair of
87 active or passive connectors.
90 /** \brief Module base-class
92 senf::ppi::Module is the base-class of all PPI modules. It provides the module implementation
93 with interfaces to several PPI facilities:
95 \li Connector management
96 \li Flow management (routing)
99 To provide internal bookkeeping, most access to the PPI infrastructure is managed through
100 this base class. This is an example module specification:
102 class SomeModule : public senf::ppi::module::Module
104 SENF_PPI_MODULE(SomeModule);
106 senf::FileHandle handle;
108 // If needed, define events
109 senf::ppi::IOEvent event;
112 // Define connectors. Any number and type of connectors may be defined. Connectors
113 // must be public since they need to be accessed to connect modules with each other.
114 senf::ppi::connector::PassiveInput input;
115 senf::ppi::connector::ActiveOutput output;
117 SomeModule(senf::FileHandle h)
119 event ( handle, senf::ppi::IOEvent::Read )
121 // Set up routing. If some connector is not routed you need to explicitly state this
123 route( input, output );
124 route( event, output )
125 .autoThrottling( false );
127 // Register event handlers
128 registerEvent( &SomeModule::read, event );
130 // Register passive connector handlers
131 input.onRequest( &SomeModule::outputRequest );
133 // If needed, you may register throttling event handlers
134 output.onThrottle( &SomeModule::throttle );
135 output.onUnthrottle( &SomeModule::unthrottle );
139 // Called whenever the 'handle' is readable. Read data, do processing and so
140 // on. This example reads the data, puts it into an ethernet packet and sends the
141 // packet out via the active output.
142 output(senf::EthernetPacket::create(handle.read()))
145 void outputRequest() {
146 // Called whenever a packet is sent into the input to. Here we just forward it to
147 // the output if it is an EthernetPacket
148 senf::EthernetPacket p (input().find<EthernetPacket>(senf::nothrow));
154 // Called whenever a throttle notification comes in. Here, we just disable the
155 // event (which is stupid since we should just not have disabled autoThrottling on
156 // the route but this is only an example which tries to be simple ...)
160 void onUnthrottle() {
161 // and for unthrottle notifications
168 If your module only has a single input connector, you should call this connector \c
169 input. If it has only a single output connector, you should call it \c output. This allows
170 to setup connections without stating the connector explicitly (see senf::ppi::connect()).
181 template <class Source, class Target>
182 Route<Source, Target> & route(Source & source, Target & target);
183 ///< Define flow information
184 /**< Using the route() and noroute() members, the
185 information flow within the module is defined. Routing
186 may be specified either between inputs, outputs and
187 events. The routing information is used to perform
188 automatic throttling. The throttling behavior may
189 however be controlled manually.
191 Even if no automatic throttling is desired <em>it is
192 vital to define the flow information for all inputs and
193 outputs</em>. Without flow information important
194 internal state of the module cannot be
195 initialized. This includes, explicitly defining
196 terminal inputs and outputs using noroute. Event
197 routing however is optional.
199 The return value may be used to alter routing
200 parameters like throttling parameters.
202 \param[in] source Data source, object which controls
204 \param[in] target Data target, object which controls
206 \returns Route instance describing this route */
208 void noroute(connector::Connector & connector); ///< Define terminal connectors
209 /**< The noroute() member explicitly declares, that a
210 connector is terminal and does not directly
211 receive/forward data from/to some other
212 connector. <em>It is mandatory to define routing
213 information for terminal connectors</em>.
215 See the route() documentation for more on routing
217 \param[in] connector Terminal connector to declare */
219 template <class Target, class Descriptor>
220 void registerEvent(Target target, Descriptor & descriptor);
221 ///< Register an external event
222 /**< The \a target argument may be either an arbitrary
223 callable object or it may be a member function pointer
224 pointing to a member function of the Module derived
225 classed. The handler may \e optionally take an Argument
226 of type <tt>Descriptor::Event const &</tt>. This object
227 allows to access detailed information on the event
230 The \a descriptor describes the event to signal. This
232 may be a timer event or some type of I/O event on a
233 file descriptor or socket.
235 \param[in] target The handler to call whenever the
237 \param[in] descriptor The type of event to register */
239 ClockService::clock_type time() const; ///< Time-stamp of the currently processing event
240 /**< If available, this returns the scheduled time of the
243 ClockService::clock_type now() const; ///< Current time of the currently processing event
246 virtual void macro_SENF_PPI_MODULE_missing() = 0;
252 virtual void init(); ///< Called just before the network is run
260 EventManager & eventManager() const;
261 ModuleManager & moduleManager() const;
263 void registerConnector(connector::Connector & connector);
264 RouteBase & addRoute(std::auto_ptr<RouteBase> route);
266 typedef std::vector<connector::Connector *> ConnectorRegistry;
267 ConnectorRegistry connectorRegistry_;
269 typedef boost::ptr_vector<RouteBase> RouteInfoBase;
270 RouteInfoBase routes_;
272 template <class Source, class Target>
273 friend class detail::RouteHelper;
274 friend class senf::ppi::ModuleManager;
277 /** \brief Define PPI Module
279 Every module must begin by using this macro.
281 \see senf::ppi::module::Module
283 # define SENF_PPI_MODULE(name) \
285 ~ name() { destroy(); } \
286 void macro_SENF_PPI_MODULE_missing() {} \
291 ///////////////////////////////hh.e////////////////////////////////////////
292 #include "Module.cci"
294 //#include "Module.cti"
301 // c-file-style: "senf"
302 // indent-tabs-mode: nil
303 // ispell-local-dictionary: "american"
304 // compile-command: "scons -u test"
305 // comment-column: 40