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// $XORP: xorp/rib/fea_client.hh,v 1.1.1.1 2002/12/11 23:56:13 hodson Exp $

#ifndef __RIB_FEA_CLIENT_HH__
#define __RIB_FEA_CLIENT_HH__

#include <list>
#include "libxorp/ref_ptr.hh"
#include "route.hh"

class XrlRouter;

class SyncFtiCommand;
typedef ref_ptr<SyncFtiCommand> FeaClientTask;


/**
 * @short FeaClient handles communication of routes to the FEA.
 *
 * FeaClient communicates add route and delete requests from the RIBs
 * to the FEA process.
 */
class FeaClient
{
public:
    /**
     * FeaClient constructor.
     *
     * @param xrl_router XRL router instance to use for communication
     * with the FEA
     */
    FeaClient(XrlRouter& xrl_router);

    /**
     * FeaClient destructor
     */
    ~FeaClient();

    /**
     * Communicate the addition of a new IPv4 route to the FEA.
     *
     * @param dest the destination subnet of the route.
     * @param gw the nexthop gateway to be used to forward packets
     * towards the dest network.
     * @param ifname the name of the interface to be used to forward
     * packets towards the dest network.
     * @param vifname the name of the virtual interface to be used to
     * forward packets towards the dest network.
     */
    void add_route(const IPv4Net& dest,
		   const IPv4& gw,
		   const string& ifname,
		   const string& vifname);

    /**
     * Communicate the deletion of an IPv4 route to the FEA.
     *
     * @param dest the destination subnet of the route.
     */
    void delete_route(const IPv4Net&);

    void add_route(const IPv6Net& dest,
		   const IPv6& gw,
		   const string& ifname,
		   const string& vifname);

    /**
     * Communicate the addition of a new IPv6 route to the FEA.
     *
     * @param dest the destination subnet of the route.
     * @param gw the nexthop gateway to be used to forward packets
     * towards the dest network.
     * @param ifname the name of the interface to be used to forward
     * packets towards the dest network.
     * @param vifname the name of the virtual interface to be used to
     * forward packets towards the dest network.
     */

    /**
     * Communicate the deletion of an IPv6 route to the FEA.
     *
     * @param dest the destination subnet of the route.
     */
    void delete_route(const IPv6Net& re);


    // The methods below are compatibility methods used by the
    // ExportTable - they are implemented in terms of the methods
    // above.

    /**
     * Communicate the addition of a new IPv4 route to the FEA.
     *
     * @param re the routing table entry of the new route.
     */
    void add_route(const IPv4RouteEntry& re);

    /**
     * Communicate the deletion of a new IPv4 route to the FEA.
     *
     * @param re the routing table entry of the route to be deleted.
     */
    void delete_route(const IPv4RouteEntry& re);

    /**
     * Communicate the addition of a new IPv6 route to the FEA.
     *
     * @param re the routing table entry of the new route.
     */
    void add_route(const IPv6RouteEntry& re);

    /**
     * Communicate the deletion of a new IPv6 route to the FEA.
     *
     * @param re the routing table entry of the route to be deleted.
     */
    void delete_route(const IPv6RouteEntry& re);

    /**
     * @returns the number of route adds and deletes that are
     * currently queued for communication with the FEA.  
     */
    size_t tasks_count() const;

    /**
     * @returns true if there are currently any adds or deletes queued
     * for transmission to the FEA or awaiting acknowledgement from
     * the FEA
     */
    bool tasks_pending() const;

protected:
    void task_completed();
    void crank();

    XrlRouter& _xrl_router;
    list<FeaClientTask> _tasks;
};

#endif // __RIB_FEA_CLIENT_HH__