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+/* Copyright (c) 2009 Nicira Networks
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef OVSDB_TYPES_H
+#define OVSDB_TYPES_H 1
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "compiler.h"
+#include "uuid.h"
+
+struct json;
+
+/* An atomic type: one that OVSDB regards as a single unit of data. */
+enum ovsdb_atomic_type {
+ OVSDB_TYPE_VOID, /* No value. */
+ OVSDB_TYPE_INTEGER, /* Signed 64-bit integer. */
+ OVSDB_TYPE_REAL, /* IEEE 754 double-precision floating point. */
+ OVSDB_TYPE_BOOLEAN, /* True or false. */
+ OVSDB_TYPE_STRING, /* UTF-8 string. */
+ OVSDB_TYPE_UUID, /* RFC 4122 UUID referencing a table row. */
+ OVSDB_N_TYPES
+};
+
+static inline bool ovsdb_atomic_type_is_valid(enum ovsdb_atomic_type);
+static inline bool ovsdb_atomic_type_is_valid_key(enum ovsdb_atomic_type);
+bool ovsdb_atomic_type_from_string(const char *, enum ovsdb_atomic_type *);
+struct ovsdb_error *ovsdb_atomic_type_from_json(enum ovsdb_atomic_type *,
+ const struct json *);
+const char *ovsdb_atomic_type_to_string(enum ovsdb_atomic_type);
+struct json *ovsdb_atomic_type_to_json(enum ovsdb_atomic_type);
+\f
+/* An OVSDB type. One of:
+ *
+ * - An atomic type.
+ *
+ * - A set of atomic types.
+ *
+ * - A map from one atomic type to another.
+ */
+struct ovsdb_type {
+ enum ovsdb_atomic_type key_type;
+ enum ovsdb_atomic_type value_type;
+ unsigned int n_min;
+ unsigned int n_max; /* UINT_MAX stands in for "unlimited". */
+};
+
+#define OVSDB_TYPE_SCALAR_INITIALIZER(KEY_TYPE) \
+ { KEY_TYPE, OVSDB_TYPE_VOID, 1, 1 }
+
+extern const struct ovsdb_type ovsdb_type_integer;
+extern const struct ovsdb_type ovsdb_type_real;
+extern const struct ovsdb_type ovsdb_type_boolean;
+extern const struct ovsdb_type ovsdb_type_string;
+extern const struct ovsdb_type ovsdb_type_uuid;
+
+bool ovsdb_type_is_valid(const struct ovsdb_type *);
+
+static inline bool ovsdb_type_is_scalar(const struct ovsdb_type *);
+static inline bool ovsdb_type_is_optional(const struct ovsdb_type *);
+static inline bool ovsdb_type_is_composite(const struct ovsdb_type *);
+static inline bool ovsdb_type_is_set(const struct ovsdb_type *);
+static inline bool ovsdb_type_is_map(const struct ovsdb_type *);
+
+char *ovsdb_type_to_english(const struct ovsdb_type *);
+
+struct ovsdb_error *ovsdb_type_from_json(struct ovsdb_type *,
+ const struct json *)
+ WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
+struct json *ovsdb_type_to_json(const struct ovsdb_type *);
+\f
+/* Inline function implementations. */
+
+static inline bool
+ovsdb_atomic_type_is_valid(enum ovsdb_atomic_type atomic_type)
+{
+ return atomic_type >= 0 && atomic_type < OVSDB_N_TYPES;
+}
+
+static inline bool
+ovsdb_atomic_type_is_valid_key(enum ovsdb_atomic_type atomic_type)
+{
+ /* XXX should we disallow reals or booleans as keys? */
+ return ovsdb_atomic_type_is_valid(atomic_type);
+}
+
+static inline bool ovsdb_type_is_scalar(const struct ovsdb_type *type)
+{
+ return (type->value_type == OVSDB_TYPE_VOID
+ && type->n_min == 1 && type->n_max == 1);
+}
+
+static inline bool ovsdb_type_is_optional(const struct ovsdb_type *type)
+{
+ return type->n_min == 0;
+}
+
+static inline bool ovsdb_type_is_composite(const struct ovsdb_type *type)
+{
+ return type->n_max > 1;
+}
+
+static inline bool ovsdb_type_is_set(const struct ovsdb_type *type)
+{
+ return (type->value_type == OVSDB_TYPE_VOID
+ && (type->n_min != 1 || type->n_max != 1));
+}
+
+static inline bool ovsdb_type_is_map(const struct ovsdb_type *type)
+{
+ return type->value_type != OVSDB_TYPE_VOID;
+}
+
+#endif /* ovsdb-types.h */