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+# Copyright (C) 2012 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import abc
+import six
+from ryu.lib import stringify
+
+
+@six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
+class PacketBase(stringify.StringifyMixin):
+ """A base class for a protocol (ethernet, ipv4, ...) header."""
+ _TYPES = {}
+
+ @classmethod
+ def get_packet_type(cls, type_):
+ """Per-protocol dict-like get method.
+
+ Provided for convenience of protocol implementers.
+ Internal use only."""
+ return cls._TYPES.get(type_)
+
+ @classmethod
+ def register_packet_type(cls, cls_, type_):
+ """Per-protocol dict-like set method.
+
+ Provided for convenience of protocol implementers.
+ Internal use only."""
+ cls._TYPES[type_] = cls_
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ super(PacketBase, self).__init__()
+
+ def __len__(self):
+ return self._MIN_LEN
+
+ @property
+ def protocol_name(self):
+ return self.__class__.__name__
+
+ @classmethod
+ @abc.abstractmethod
+ def parser(cls, buf):
+ """Decode a protocol header.
+
+ This method is used only when decoding a packet.
+
+ Decode a protocol header at offset 0 in bytearray *buf*.
+ Returns the following three objects.
+
+ * An object to describe the decoded header.
+
+ * A packet_base.PacketBase subclass appropriate for the rest of
+ the packet. None when the rest of the packet should be considered
+ as raw payload.
+
+ * The rest of packet.
+
+ """
+ pass
+
+ def serialize(self, payload, prev):
+ """Encode a protocol header.
+
+ This method is used only when encoding a packet.
+
+ Encode a protocol header.
+ Returns a bytearray which contains the header.
+
+ *payload* is the rest of the packet which will immediately follow
+ this header.
+
+ *prev* is a packet_base.PacketBase subclass for the outer protocol
+ header. *prev* is None if the current header is the outer-most.
+ For example, *prev* is ipv4 or ipv6 for tcp.serialize.
+ """
+ pass