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+/*
+ *    Copyright 2007 Baylor University
+ *
+ *    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *    You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *    limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _PROPHET_BASE_TLV_H_
+#define _PROPHET_BASE_TLV_H_
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+
+namespace prophet
+{
+
+template<class TLV>
+struct TLVFactory
+{
+    /**
+     * Factory method for deserializing over-the-wire TLV into
+     * in-memory class representation
+     */
+    static TLV* deserialize(const u_char* bp, size_t len)
+    {
+        TLV* t = new TLV();
+        if (t->deserialize(bp,len))
+            return t;
+        delete t;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * The Prophet I-D (March 2006) dictates five bytecodes for router
+ * state exchange messages. This implementation introduces a sixth
+ * to help differentiate Bundle offers from Bundle responses.
+ *
+ * Each Prophet router is a state machine. Each encounter with
+ * another router requires an exchange of router state. This begins
+ * with a synchronization phase (Hello), followed by an exchange
+ * of route tables (Information Exchange).
+ *
+ * BaseTLV is the abstract base class from which each concrete
+ * class derives its API.
+ */
+class BaseTLV
+{
+public:
+    /**
+     * Byte codes for TLV types
+     */
+    typedef enum {
+        UNKNOWN_TLV  = 0x00,
+        HELLO_TLV    = 0x01,
+        ERROR_TLV    = 0x02,
+        RIBD_TLV     = 0xA0,
+        RIB_TLV      = 0xA1,
+        OFFER_TLV    = 0XA2, 
+        RESPONSE_TLV = 0XA3,  // not in spec
+    } prophet_tlv_t;
+
+    /**
+     * Pretty print function for prophet_tlv_t.
+     */
+    static const char*
+    tlv_to_str(prophet_tlv_t tlv)
+    {
+        switch(tlv) {
+            case HELLO_TLV:    return "HELLO_TLV";
+            case RIBD_TLV:     return "RIBD_TLV";
+            case RIB_TLV:      return "RIB_TLV";
+            case OFFER_TLV:    return "OFFER_TLV";
+            case RESPONSE_TLV: return "RESPONSE_TLV";
+            case ERROR_TLV:
+            case UNKNOWN_TLV:
+            default:         return "Unknown TLV type";
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Destructor
+     */
+    virtual ~BaseTLV() {}
+
+    /**
+     * Write out TLV from in-memory representation into 
+     * provided buffer, using no more than len bytes, returning
+     * bytes written
+     */
+    virtual size_t serialize(u_char* bp, size_t len) const = 0;
+
+    ///@{ Accessors
+    prophet_tlv_t typecode() const { return typecode_; }
+    u_int8_t      flags()    const { return flags_; }
+    u_int16_t     length()   const { return length_; }
+    ///@}
+
+protected:
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor is protected to force use of factory
+     */
+    BaseTLV(prophet_tlv_t typecode = UNKNOWN_TLV,
+            u_int8_t flags = 0, 
+            u_int16_t length = 0)
+        : typecode_(typecode), flags_(flags), length_(length) {}
+
+    /**
+     * Read a TLV in from transport and copy its contents into memory
+     */
+    virtual bool deserialize(const u_char* bp, size_t len) = 0;
+
+    prophet_tlv_t     typecode_; ///< typecode for this TLV
+    u_int8_t          flags_;    ///< TLV-specific flags
+    mutable u_int16_t length_;   ///< serialized length of TLV, mutable so it 
+                                 ///  can be assigned by serialize() const
+}; // class BaseTLV
+
+}; // namespace prophet
+
+#endif // _PROPHET_BASE_TLV_H_