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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();

	virtual int init() = 0; //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

	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

private:
	static IPInterface* s_pDefaultInterface;
};

#endif /* IPINTERFACE_H_ */