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+/* Copyright 2019 by sysmocom s.f.m.c. GmbH <info@sysmocom.de>
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/msgb.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/endian.h>
+#include <osmocom/mslookup/mdns.h>
+
+/* RFC 1035 2.3.4 */
+#define OSMO_MDNS_RFC_MAX_NAME_LEN 255
+
+/* RFC 1035 3.3 <character-string> */
+#define OSMO_MDNS_RFC_MAX_CHARACTER_STRING_LEN 256
+
+enum osmo_mdns_rfc_record_type {
+	OSMO_MDNS_RFC_RECORD_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0,
+
+	/* RFC 1035 3.2.2 */
+	OSMO_MDNS_RFC_RECORD_TYPE_A = 1, /* IPv4 address */
+	OSMO_MDNS_RFC_RECORD_TYPE_TXT = 16, /* Text strings */
+
+	/* RFC 3596 2.1 */
+	OSMO_MDNS_RFC_RECORD_TYPE_AAAA = 28, /* IPv6 address */
+
+	/* RFC 1035 3.2.3 */
+	OSMO_MDNS_RFC_RECORD_TYPE_ALL = 255, /* Request only: ask for all */
+};
+
+enum osmo_mdns_rfc_class {
+	OSMO_MDNS_RFC_CLASS_UNKNOWN = 0,
+
+	/* RFC 1035 3.2.4 */
+	OSMO_MDNS_RFC_CLASS_IN = 1, /* Internet and IP networks */
+
+	/* RFC 1035 3.2.5 */
+	OSMO_MDNS_RFC_CLASS_ALL = 255, /* Request only: ask for all */
+};
+
+/* RFC 1035 4.1.1 */
+struct osmo_mdns_rfc_header {
+#if OSMO_IS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+	uint16_t id;
+	uint8_t rd:1,
+		tc:1,
+		aa:1,
+		opcode:4,
+		qr:1; /* QR (0: query, 1: response) */
+	uint8_t rcode:4,
+		z:3,
+		ra:1;
+	uint16_t qdcount; /* Number of questions */
+	uint16_t ancount; /* Number of answers */
+	uint16_t nscount; /* Number of authority records */
+	uint16_t arcount; /* Number of additional records */
+#elif OSMO_IS_BIG_ENDIAN
+/* auto-generated from the little endian part above (libosmocore/contrib/struct_endianess.py) */
+	uint16_t id;
+	uint8_t qr:1, opcode:4, aa:1, tc:1, rd:1;
+	uint8_t ra:1, z:3, rcode:4;
+	uint16_t qdcount;
+	uint16_t ancount;
+	uint16_t nscount;
+	uint16_t arcount;
+#endif
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+/* RFC 1035 4.1.2 */
+struct osmo_mdns_rfc_question {
+	char *domain; /* Domain to be encoded as qname (e.g. "gsup.hlr.1234567.imsi") */
+	enum osmo_mdns_rfc_record_type qtype;
+	enum osmo_mdns_rfc_class qclass;
+};
+
+/* RFC 1035 4.1.3 */
+struct osmo_mdns_rfc_record {
+	char *domain; /* Domain to be encoded as name (e.g. "gsup.hlr.1234567.imsi") */
+	enum osmo_mdns_rfc_record_type type;
+	enum osmo_mdns_rfc_class class;
+	uint32_t ttl;
+	uint16_t rdlength;
+	uint8_t *rdata;
+};
+
+char *osmo_mdns_rfc_qname_encode(void *ctx, const char *domain);
+char *osmo_mdns_rfc_qname_decode(void *ctx, const char *qname, size_t qname_len);
+
+void osmo_mdns_rfc_header_encode(struct msgb *msg, const struct osmo_mdns_rfc_header *hdr);
+int osmo_mdns_rfc_header_decode(const uint8_t *data, size_t data_len, struct osmo_mdns_rfc_header *hdr);
+
+int osmo_mdns_rfc_question_encode(void *ctx, struct msgb *msg, const struct osmo_mdns_rfc_question *qst);
+struct osmo_mdns_rfc_question *osmo_mdns_rfc_question_decode(void *ctx, const uint8_t *data, size_t data_len);
+
+int osmo_mdns_rfc_record_encode(void *ctx, struct msgb *msg, const struct osmo_mdns_rfc_record *rec);
+struct osmo_mdns_rfc_record *osmo_mdns_rfc_record_decode(void *ctx, const uint8_t *data, size_t data_len,
+							 size_t *record_len);