Mbed OS Reference | GattAttribute.h Source File

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 #ifndef MBED_GATT_ATTRIBUTE_H__
 #define MBED_GATT_ATTRIBUTE_H__
 
 #include "UUID.h"
 #include "BLETypes.h"
 
 /**
  * @addtogroup ble
  * @{
  * @addtogroup gatt
  * @{
  * @addtogroup server
  * @{
  */
 
 /**
  * Representation of a GattServer attribute.
  *
  * Attributes are the building block of GATT servers: services are attributes,
  * characteristics are groups of attributes and characteristic descriptors are
  * attributes, too.
  *
  * @par Typed values
  *
  * Attributes are typed values composed of a type and its associated value. The
  * attribute type identifies the attribute purpose. A UUID read by the client
  * during the discovery of the GATT server models the attribute type. The value of the
  * attribute is an array of bytes; its length may be fixed or variable.
  *
  * As an example, a primary service is declared by an attribute with the type
  * 0x2800, and the value of the attribute is the UUID of the service.
  *
  * @par Attribute Access
  *
  * The GATT server is an array of attributes in which a unique index identifies
  * each of the attributes within the array. That index is called the attribute
  * handle, and clients use it to access to attributes within the server.
  *
  * @note Attributes do not contain information related to their permissions,
  * grouping or semantic. Higher level specifications define these concepts.
  */
 class GattAttribute {
 public:
     /**
      * Representation of an attribute handle.
      *
      * Each attribute in a GattServer has a unique handle that clients can use
      * to identify the attribute. The underlying BLE stack usually
      * generates and assigns handles to attributes.
      */
     typedef ble::attribute_handle_t Handle_t;
 
     /**
      * Invalid attribute handle.
      */
     static const Handle_t INVALID_HANDLE = 0x0000;
 
 public:
 
     typedef ble::att_security_requirement_t Security_t;
 
     /**
      * Construct an attribute.
      *
      * Application code uses attributes to model characteristic descriptors and
      * characteristics values.
      *
      * @param[in] uuid The type of the attribute.
      * @param[in] valuePtr Pointer to the memory buffer, which contains the
      * initial value of the attribute. The constructor does not make a copy of
      * the attribute buffer; as a consequence, the memory buffer must remain
      * valid during the lifetime of the attribute.
      * @param[in] len The length in bytes of this attribute's value.
      * @param[in] maxLen The length in bytes of the memory buffer containing the
      * attribute value. It must be greater than or equal to @p len.
      * @param[in] hasVariableLen Flag that indicates whether the attribute's value
      * length can change throughout time.
      *
      * @par Example
      *
      * @code
      * // declare a value of 2 bytes within a 10 bytes buffer
      * const uint8_t attribute_value[10] = { 10, 50 };
      * GattAttribute attr = GattAttribute(
      *    0x2A19, // attribute type
      *    attribute_value,
      *    2, // length of the current value
      *    sizeof(attribute_value), // length of the buffer containing the value
      *    true // variable length
      * );
      * @endcode
      *
      * @note By default, read and write operations are allowed and does not
      * require any security.
      */
     GattAttribute(
         const UUID &uuid,
         uint8_t *valuePtr = NULL,
         uint16_t len = 0,
         uint16_t maxLen = 0,
         bool hasVariableLen = true
     ) : _uuid(uuid),
         _valuePtr(valuePtr),
         _lenMax(maxLen),
         _len(len),
         _handle(),
         _hasVariableLen(hasVariableLen),
         _read_allowed(true),
         _read_security(Security_t::NONE),
         _write_allowed(true),
         _write_security(Security_t::NONE) {
     }
 
 public:
     /**
      * Get the attribute's handle in the ATT table.
      *
      * @note The GattServer sets the attribute's handle when services are
      * inserted.
      *
      * @return The attribute's handle.
      */
     Handle_t getHandle(void) const
     {
         return _handle;
     }
 
     /**
      * Get the UUID of the attribute.
      *
      * The UUID identifies the type of the attribute.
      *
      * @return The attribute.
      */
     const UUID &getUUID(void) const
     {
         return _uuid;
     }
 
     /**
      * Get the current length of the attribute value.
      *
      * @return The current length of the attribute value.
      */
     uint16_t getLength(void) const
     {
         return _len;
     }
 
     /**
      * Get the maximum length of the attribute value.
      *
      * The maximum length of the attribute value.
      */
     uint16_t getMaxLength(void) const
     {
         return _lenMax;
     }
 
     /**
      * Get a pointer to the current length of the attribute value.
      *
      * @attention note Do not use this function.
      *
      * @return A pointer to the current length of the attribute value.
      */
     uint16_t *getLengthPtr(void)
     {
         return &_len;
     }
 
     /**
      * Set the attribute handle.
      *
      * @attention The GattServer uses this function internally.
      * Application code must not use it.
      *
      * @param[in] id The new attribute handle.
      */
     void setHandle(Handle_t id)
     {
         _handle = id;
     }
 
     /**
      * Get a pointer to the attribute value.
      *
      * @return A pointer to the attribute value.
      */
     uint8_t *getValuePtr(void)
     {
         return _valuePtr;
     }
 
     /**
      * Check whether the length of the attribute's value can change throughout time.
      *
      * @return true if the attribute value has a variable length and false
      * otherwise.
      */
     bool hasVariableLength(void) const
     {
         return _hasVariableLen;
     }
 
     /**
      * Allow or disallow read operation from a client.
      * @param allow_read Read is allowed if true.
      */
     void allowRead(bool allow_read)
     {
         _read_allowed = allow_read;
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicate if a client is allowed to read the attribute.
      * @return true if a client is allowed to read the attribute.
      */
     bool isReadAllowed(void) const
     {
         return _read_allowed;
     }
 
     /**
      * Set the security requirements of the read operations.
      * @param requirement The security level required by the read operations.
      */
     void setReadSecurityRequirement(Security_t requirement)
     {
         _read_security = requirement.value();
     }
 
     /**
      * Return the security level required by read operations.
      * @return The security level of the read operations.
      */
     Security_t getReadSecurityRequirement() const
     {
         return static_cast<Security_t::type>(_read_security);
     }
 
     /**
      * Allow or disallow write operation from a client.
      * @param allow_write Write is allowed if true.
      */
     void allowWrite(bool allow_write)
     {
         _write_allowed = allow_write;
     }
 
     /**
      * Indicate if a client is allowed to write the attribute.
      * @return true if a client is allowed to write the attribute.
      */
     bool isWriteAllowed(void) const
     {
         return _write_allowed;
     }
 
     /**
      * Set the security requirements of the write operations.
      * @param requirement The security level required by the write operations.
      */
     void setWriteSecurityRequirement(Security_t requirement)
     {
         _write_security = requirement.value();
     }
 
     /**
      * Return the security level required by write operations.
      * @return The security level of the write operations.
      */
     Security_t getWriteSecurityRequirement() const
     {
         return static_cast<Security_t::type>(_write_security);
     }
 
 private:
     /**
      * Characteristic's UUID.
      */
     UUID _uuid;
 
     /**
      * Pointer to the attribute's value.
      */
     uint8_t *_valuePtr;
 
     /**
      * Length in byte of the buffer containing the attribute value.
      */
     uint16_t _lenMax;
 
     /**
      * Current length of the value pointed to by GattAttribute::_valuePtr.
      */
     uint16_t _len;
 
     /**
      * The attribute's handle in the ATT table.
      */
     Handle_t _handle;
 
     /**
      * Whether the length of the value can change throughout time.
      */
     bool _hasVariableLen;
 
     /**
      * Whether read is allowed or not.
      */
     uint8_t _read_allowed:1;
 
     /**
      * Security applied to the read operation.
      */
     uint8_t _read_security: Security_t::size;
 
     /**
      * Whether write is allowed or not.
      */
     uint8_t _write_allowed:1;
 
     /**
      * Security applied to the write operation.
      */
     uint8_t _write_security: Security_t::size;
 
 private:
     /* Disallow copy and assignment. */
     GattAttribute(const GattAttribute &);
     GattAttribute& operator=(const GattAttribute &);
 };
 
 /**
  * @}
  * @}
  * @}
  */
 
 #endif /* ifndef MBED_GATT_ATTRIBUTE_H__ */
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