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/* IPInterface.h */
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#ifndef IPINTERFACE_H_
#define IPINTERFACE_H_

#include "core/fwk.h"

/** Generic IP-based network interface
 *
 */
class IPInterface
{
public:
    IPInterface();
    virtual ~IPInterface();

    //int init(); //Initialize interface; no connection should be performed at this stage
    virtual int connect() = 0; //Do connect the interface
    virtual int disconnect() = 0;
    //It is encouraged that the derived class implement a "setup(...)" function to configure the interface before the connection
    
    char* getIPAddress(); //Get IP Address as a string ('a.b.c.d')
    bool isConnected(); //Is the interface connected?

    static IPInterface* getDefaultInterface(); //For use by TCP, UDP sockets library

    //WARN: Implementation will have to be more careful in case of multiple interfaces (or implement a routing protocol based on local IP addresses differentiation)
    void registerAsDefaultInterface(); //First come, first served
    void unregisterAsDefaultInterface(); //Must be called before inst is destroyed to avoid invalid ptr fault

protected:
    //Must be called by subclasses
    void setIPAddress(char* ipAddr);
    void setConnected(bool connected);

private:
    char m_ipAddr[16];
    bool m_connected;

    static IPInterface* s_pDefaultInterface;
};

#endif /* IPINTERFACE_H_ */