UDP Transport API

Data Structures
struct	UDP_NatEntry
	<<eXtension>> Properties for a Network Address Translation entry More...
struct	UDP_NatEntrySeq
	<<eXtension>> Declares IDL sequence<UDP_NatEntry> More...
struct	UDP_InterfaceTableEntry
	Generic structure to describe a network interface. More...
struct	UDP_InterfaceTableEntrySeq
	<<eXtension>> Declares IDL sequence<UDP_InterfaceTableEntry> More...
struct	UDP_TransformRuleSeq
	<<eXtension>> Declares IDL sequence<UDP_TransformRule> More...
struct	UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty
	<<eXtension>> <<cert>> Properties for the UDP Transport. More...
class	UDPInterfaceFactory
	<<eXtension>> <<cert>> A UDP transport factory that will be used by a DomainParticipant to create a UDP interface. Only one UDP interface can be registered with the DomainParticipantFactory. More...
class	UDPInterfaceTable

Macros
#define	UDP_NatEntry_INITIALIZER
	Initializer for a the NatEntry structure.
#define	UDP_NatEntrySeq_INITIALIZER    REDA_DEFINE_SEQUENCE_INITIALIZER(struct UDP_NatEntry)
	UDP_NatEntrySeq initializer.
#define	UDP_INTERFACE_MAX_IFNAME   64
	Maximum length of a UDP network interface.
#define	UDP_INTERFACE_INTERFACE_UP_FLAG   0x1U
	Generic flag to indicate if a network stack is up.
#define	UDP_INTERFACE_INTERFACE_MULTICAST_FLAG   0x2U
	Generic flag to indicate if a network stack supports multicast.
#define	UDP_INTERFACE_MAX_NETMASK_BITS   (32U)
	The maximum number of bits in a UDP netmask.
#define	UDP_THREAD_PROPERTY_DEFAULT
	Initializer for thread properties.

Enumerations
enum	UDP_TransformUdpMode_T { UDP_TRANSFORM_UDP_MODE_DISABLED , UDP_TRANSFORM_UDP_MODE_ENABLED }
	Operation mode when UDP transformations are enabled. More...

Functions
NETIOPSLDllExport RTI_BOOL	UDP_InterfaceTable_add_entry (struct UDP_InterfaceTableEntrySeq *seq, RTI_UINT32 address, RTI_UINT32 netmask, const char *ifname, RTI_UINT32 flags)
	Add an entry to the list of available interfaces.
NETIOPSLDllExport RTI_BOOL	UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty_initialize (struct UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty *self)
	Initialize a UDP factory property.
NETIOPSLDllExport RTI_BOOL	UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty_finalize (struct UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty *self)
	Finalize a UDP factory property.
NETIOPSLDllExport RTI_BOOL	UDP_TransformRules_assert_source_rule (struct UDP_TransformRuleSeq *src_rules, RTI_UINT32 ipv4_address, RTI_UINT32 ipv4_netmask, const char *transform_name, void *user_data)
	Add a source address rule for incoming payloads.
NETIOPSLDllExport RTI_BOOL	UDP_TransformRules_assert_destination_rule (struct UDP_TransformRuleSeq *dst_rules, RTI_UINT32 ipv4_address, RTI_UINT32 ipv4_netmask, const char *transform_name, void *user_data)
	Add a destination address rule for outgoing payloads.
NETIOPSLDllExport struct RT_ComponentFactoryI *	UDP_InterfaceFactory_get_interface (void)
	Gets the singleton instance of the UDP interface factory.
NETIOPSLDllExport RTI_BOOL	UDP_Interface_register (RT_Registry_T *registry, const char *name, struct UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty *property)
	Gets the singleton instance of the UDP interface factory.
static struct RT_ComponentFactoryI *	UDPInterfaceFactory::get_interface ()
	Gets the singleton instance of the UDP interface factory.
static bool	UDPInterfaceTable::add_entry (struct UDP_InterfaceTableEntrySeq *seq, RTI_UINT32 address, RTI_UINT32 netmask, const char *ifname, RTI_UINT32 flags)
	Add an entry to the list of available interfaces.

Variables
NETIOPSLDllVariable struct UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty	UDP_INTERFACE_FACTORY_PROPERTY_DEFAULT
	Constant to initialize UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty.

Detailed Description

<<eXtension>> <<cert>> The UDP transport implements the RTI Connext DDS Micro NETIO interface and supports UDPv4. Please refer to the User Manual for information about how to use the UDP transport.

Macro Definition Documentation

UDP_NatEntry_INITIALIZER

#define UDP_NatEntry_INITIALIZER

Value:

{\
    NETIO_Address_INITIALIZER,\
    NETIO_Address_INITIALIZER\
}

Initializer for a the NatEntry structure.

UDP_NatEntrySeq_INITIALIZER

#define UDP_NatEntrySeq_INITIALIZER    REDA_DEFINE_SEQUENCE_INITIALIZER(struct UDP_NatEntry)

UDP_NatEntrySeq initializer.

UDP_INTERFACE_MAX_IFNAME

#define UDP_INTERFACE_MAX_IFNAME   64

Maximum length of a UDP network interface.

UDP_INTERFACE_INTERFACE_UP_FLAG

#define UDP_INTERFACE_INTERFACE_UP_FLAG   0x1U

Generic flag to indicate if a network stack is up.

UDP_INTERFACE_INTERFACE_MULTICAST_FLAG

#define UDP_INTERFACE_INTERFACE_MULTICAST_FLAG   0x2U

Generic flag to indicate if a network stack supports multicast.

UDP_INTERFACE_MAX_NETMASK_BITS

#define UDP_INTERFACE_MAX_NETMASK_BITS   (32U)

The maximum number of bits in a UDP netmask.

UDP_THREAD_PROPERTY_DEFAULT

#define UDP_THREAD_PROPERTY_DEFAULT

Value:

{ \
    OSAPI_THREAD_USE_OSDEFAULT_STACKSIZE, \
    OSAPI_THREAD_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, \
    UDP_THREAD_DEFAULT_OPTIONS \
}

Initializer for thread properties.

Enumeration Type Documentation

UDP_TransformUdpMode_T

enum UDP_TransformUdpMode_T

Operation mode when UDP transformations are enabled.

Enumerator
UDP_TRANSFORM_UDP_MODE_DISABLED	Disable regular UDP, even when no transforms are enabled.
UDP_TRANSFORM_UDP_MODE_ENABLED	Allow regular UDP, even when transformations are enabled.

Function Documentation

UDP_InterfaceTable_add_entry()

NETIOPSLDllExport RTI_BOOL UDP_InterfaceTable_add_entry	(	struct UDP_InterfaceTableEntrySeq *	seq,
		RTI_UINT32	address,
		RTI_UINT32	netmask,
		const char *	ifname,
		RTI_UINT32	flags )

Add an entry to the list of available interfaces.

This function can be used to add an interface to the if_table in the UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty.

Parameters

[in]	seq	The sequence to add the entry to
[in]	address	The UDPv4 interface address to add in host order
[in]	netmask	The interface netmask, maximum of UDP_INTERFACE_MAX_NETMASK_BITS bits.
[in]	ifname	The interface name. Cannot exceed UDP_INTERFACE_MAX_IFNAME including NUL.
[in]	flags	Bitmap of UDP_INTERFACE_INTERFACE_UP_FLAG and/or UDP_INTERFACE_INTERFACE_MULTICAST_FLAG

Returns

RTI_TRUE on success, RTI_FALSE on failure

References RTI_UINT32.

UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty_initialize()

NETIOPSLDllExport RTI_BOOL UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty_initialize

(

struct UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty *

self

)

Initialize a UDP factory property.

Parameters

[in]

self

Property to initialize

Returns

RTI_TRUE on success, RTI_FALSE on failure

UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty_finalize()

NETIOPSLDllExport RTI_BOOL UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty_finalize

(

struct UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty *

self

)

Finalize a UDP factory property.

Parameters

[in]

self

Property to finalize

Returns

RTI_TRUE on success, RTI_FALSE on failure

UDP_TransformRules_assert_source_rule()

NETIOPSLDllExport RTI_BOOL UDP_TransformRules_assert_source_rule	(	struct UDP_TransformRuleSeq *	src_rules,
		RTI_UINT32	ipv4_address,
		RTI_UINT32	ipv4_netmask,
		const char *	transform_name,
		void *	user_data )

Add a source address rule for incoming payloads.

This function can be used to add rules to the source_rules sequence in the UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty.

Parameters

[in]	src_rules	The sequence to add the rule to.
[in]	ipv4_address	The IPv4 address to compare the source of incoming packets to after applying the netmask.
[in]	ipv4_netmask	The IPv4 netmask to apply to the source address of a UDP payload before comparing with ipv4_address.
[in]	transform_name	The name of the transformation to apply to an incoming payload.
[in]	user_data	user data associated with the rule.

Returns

RTI_TRUE on success, RTI_FALSE on failure

References RTI_UINT32.

UDP_TransformRules_assert_destination_rule()

NETIOPSLDllExport RTI_BOOL UDP_TransformRules_assert_destination_rule	(	struct UDP_TransformRuleSeq *	dst_rules,
		RTI_UINT32	ipv4_address,
		RTI_UINT32	ipv4_netmask,
		const char *	transform_name,
		void *	user_data )

Add a destination address rule for outgoing payloads.

This function can be used to add rules to the destination_rules in the UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty.

Parameters

[in]	dst_rules	The sequence to add the rule to.
[in]	ipv4_address	The IPv4 address to compare the destination of outgoing packets to after applying the netmask.
[in]	ipv4_netmask	The IPv4 netmask to apply to the destination address of a UDP payload before comparing with ipv4_address.
[in]	transform_name	The name of the transformation to apply to an outgoing payload.
[in]	user_data	user data associated with the rule.

Returns

RTI_TRUE on success, RTI_FALSE on failure

References RTI_UINT32.

UDP_InterfaceFactory_get_interface()

NETIOPSLDllExport struct RT_ComponentFactoryI * UDP_InterfaceFactory_get_interface

(

void

)

Gets the singleton instance of the UDP interface factory.

This function gets the singleton instance of the UDP factory that is used by the middleware to create a UDP transport instance. UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty

Returns

Pointer to UDP factory instance

UDP_Interface_register()

NETIOPSLDllExport RTI_BOOL UDP_Interface_register	(	RT_Registry_T *	registry,
		const char *	name,
		struct UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty *	property )

Gets the singleton instance of the UDP interface factory.

This function gets the singleton instance of the UDP factory that is used by the middleware to create a UDP transport instance. UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty

Returns

Pointer to UDP factory instance

get_interface()

static struct RT_ComponentFactoryI * UDPInterfaceFactory::get_interface ( )

static

Gets the singleton instance of the UDP interface factory.

This function gets the singleton instance of the UDP factory that is used by the middleware to create a UDP transport instance. UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty

Returns

Pointer to UDP factory instance()

add_entry()

static bool UDPInterfaceTable::add_entry ( struct UDP_InterfaceTableEntrySeq * seq, RTI_UINT32 address, RTI_UINT32 netmask, const char * ifname, RTI_UINT32 flags )

static

Add an entry to the list of available interfaces.

This function can be used to add an interface to the if_table in the UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty.

Parameters

[in]	seq	The sequence to add the entry to
[in]	address	The UDPv4 interface address to add in host order
[in]	netmask	The interface netmask, maximum of UDP_INTERFACE_MAX_NETMASK_BITS bits.
[in]	ifname	The interface name. Cannot exceed UDP_INTERFACE_MAX_IFNAME including NUL.
[in]	flags	Bitmap of UDP_INTERFACE_INTERFACE_UP_FLAG and/or UDP_INTERFACE_INTERFACE_MULTICAST_FLAG

Returns

RTI_TRUE on success, RTI_FALSE on failure

References RTI_UINT32.

Variable Documentation

UDP_INTERFACE_FACTORY_PROPERTY_DEFAULT

NETIOPSLDllVariable struct UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty UDP_INTERFACE_FACTORY_PROPERTY_DEFAULT

extern

Constant to initialize UDP_InterfaceFactoryProperty.