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+/*
+ * SCCP management code
+ *
+ * (C) 2009 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
+ *
+ * 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, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef SCCP_H
+#define SCCP_H
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
+#include <openbsc/msgb.h>
+
+#include "sccp_types.h"
+
+struct sccp_system;
+
+enum {
+	SCCP_CONNECTION_STATE_NONE,
+	SCCP_CONNECTION_STATE_REQUEST,
+	SCCP_CONNECTION_STATE_CONFIRM,
+	SCCP_CONNECTION_STATE_ESTABLISHED,
+	SCCP_CONNECTION_STATE_RELEASE,
+	SCCP_CONNECTION_STATE_RELEASE_COMPLETE,
+	SCCP_CONNECTION_STATE_REFUSED,
+	SCCP_CONNECTION_STATE_SETUP_ERROR,
+};
+
+struct sockaddr_sccp {
+	sa_family_t	sccp_family;		/* AF_SCCP in the future??? */
+	u_int8_t	sccp_ssn;		/* subssystem number for routing */
+
+	/* TODO fill in address indicator... if that is ever needed */
+
+	/* not sure about these */
+	/* u_int8_t    sccp_class; */
+};
+
+/*
+ * parsed structure of an address
+ */
+struct sccp_address {
+	struct sccp_called_party_address    address;
+	u_int8_t			    ssn;
+	u_int8_t			    poi[2];
+};
+
+struct sccp_optional_data {
+	u_int8_t			    data_len;
+	u_int8_t			    data_start;
+};
+
+struct sccp_connection {
+	/* public */
+	void *data_ctx;
+	void (*data_cb)(struct sccp_connection *conn, struct msgb *msg, unsigned int len);
+
+	void *state_ctx;
+	void (*state_cb)(struct sccp_connection *, int old_state);
+
+	struct sccp_source_reference source_local_reference;
+	struct sccp_source_reference destination_local_reference;
+
+	int connection_state;
+
+	/* private */
+	/* list of active connections */
+	struct llist_head list;
+	struct sccp_system *system;
+	int incoming;
+};
+
+/**
+ * system functionality to implement on top of any other transport layer:
+ *   call sccp_system_incoming for incoming data (from the network)
+ *   sccp will call outgoing whenever outgoing data exists
+ */
+int sccp_system_init(int (*outgoing)(struct msgb *data, void *ctx), void *context);
+int sccp_system_incoming(struct msgb *data);
+
+/**
+ * Send data on an existing connection
+ */
+int sccp_connection_write(struct sccp_connection *connection, struct msgb *data);
+int sccp_connection_close(struct sccp_connection *connection, int cause);
+int sccp_connection_free(struct sccp_connection *connection);
+
+/**
+ * Create a new socket. Set your callbacks and then call bind to open
+ * the connection.
+ */
+struct sccp_connection *sccp_connection_socket(void);
+
+/**
+ * Open the connection and send additional data
+ */
+int sccp_connection_connect(struct sccp_connection *conn,
+			    const struct sockaddr_sccp *sccp_called,
+			    struct msgb *data);
+
+/**
+ * mostly for testing purposes only. Set the accept callback.
+ * TODO: add true routing information... in analogy to socket, bind, accept
+ */
+int sccp_connection_set_incoming(const struct sockaddr_sccp *sock,
+				 int (*accept_cb)(struct sccp_connection *connection, void *data),
+				 void *user_data);
+
+/**
+ * Send data in terms of unit data. A fixed address indicator will be used.
+ */
+int sccp_write(struct msgb *data,
+	       const struct sockaddr_sccp *sock_sender,
+	       const struct sockaddr_sccp *sock_target, int class);
+int sccp_set_read(const struct sockaddr_sccp *sock,
+		  int (*read_cb)(struct msgb *msgb, unsigned int, void *user_data),
+		  void *user_data);
+
+/* generic sock addresses */
+extern const struct sockaddr_sccp sccp_ssn_bssap;
+
+/* helpers */
+u_int32_t sccp_src_ref_to_int(struct sccp_source_reference *ref);
+struct sccp_source_reference sccp_src_ref_from_int(u_int32_t);
+
+#endif