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1 # -*- Mode: Python -*-
2
3 ##
4 # = Socket data types
5 ##
6
7 { 'include': 'common.json' }
8
9 ##
10 # @NetworkAddressFamily:
11 #
12 # The network address family
13 #
14 # @ipv4: IPV4 family
15 #
16 # @ipv6: IPV6 family
17 #
18 # @unix: unix socket
19 #
20 # @vsock: vsock family (since 2.8)
21 #
22 # @unknown: otherwise
23 #
24 # Since: 2.1
25 ##
26 { 'enum': 'NetworkAddressFamily',
27 'data': [ 'ipv4', 'ipv6', 'unix', 'vsock', 'unknown' ] }
28
29 ##
30 # @InetSocketAddressBase:
31 #
32 # @host: host part of the address
33 # @port: port part of the address
34 ##
35 { 'struct': 'InetSocketAddressBase',
36 'data': {
37 'host': 'str',
38 'port': 'str' } }
39
40 ##
41 # @InetSocketAddress:
42 #
43 # Captures a socket address or address range in the Internet namespace.
44 #
45 # @numeric: true if the host/port are guaranteed to be numeric,
46 # false if name resolution should be attempted. Defaults to false.
47 # (Since 2.9)
48 #
49 # @to: If present, this is range of possible addresses, with port
50 # between @port and @to.
51 #
52 # @ipv4: whether to accept IPv4 addresses, default try both IPv4 and IPv6
53 #
54 # @ipv6: whether to accept IPv6 addresses, default try both IPv4 and IPv6
55 #
56 # @keep-alive: enable keep-alive when connecting to this socket. Not supported
57 # for passive sockets. (Since 4.2)
58 #
59 # Since: 1.3
60 ##
61 { 'struct': 'InetSocketAddress',
62 'base': 'InetSocketAddressBase',
63 'data': {
64 '*numeric': 'bool',
65 '*to': 'uint16',
66 '*ipv4': 'bool',
67 '*ipv6': 'bool',
68 '*keep-alive': 'bool' } }
69
70 ##
71 # @UnixSocketAddress:
72 #
73 # Captures a socket address in the local ("Unix socket") namespace.
74 #
75 # @path: filesystem path to use
76 # @tight: pass a socket address length confined to the minimum length of the
77 # abstract string, rather than the full sockaddr_un record length
78 # (only matters for abstract sockets, default true). (Since 5.1)
79 # @abstract: whether this is an abstract address, default false. (Since 5.1)
80 #
81 # Since: 1.3
82 ##
83 { 'struct': 'UnixSocketAddress',
84 'data': {
85 'path': 'str',
86 '*tight': 'bool',
87 '*abstract': 'bool' } }
88
89 ##
90 # @VsockSocketAddress:
91 #
92 # Captures a socket address in the vsock namespace.
93 #
94 # @cid: unique host identifier
95 # @port: port
96 #
97 # Note: string types are used to allow for possible future hostname or
98 # service resolution support.
99 #
100 # Since: 2.8
101 ##
102 { 'struct': 'VsockSocketAddress',
103 'data': {
104 'cid': 'str',
105 'port': 'str' } }
106
107 ##
108 # @SocketAddressLegacy:
109 #
110 # Captures the address of a socket, which could also be a named file descriptor
111 #
112 # Note: This type is deprecated in favor of SocketAddress. The
113 # difference between SocketAddressLegacy and SocketAddress is that the
114 # latter is a flat union rather than a simple union. Flat is nicer
115 # because it avoids nesting on the wire, i.e. that form has fewer {}.
116
117 #
118 # Since: 1.3
119 ##
120 { 'union': 'SocketAddressLegacy',
121 'data': {
122 'inet': 'InetSocketAddress',
123 'unix': 'UnixSocketAddress',
124 'vsock': 'VsockSocketAddress',
125 'fd': 'String' } }
126
127 ##
128 # @SocketAddressType:
129 #
130 # Available SocketAddress types
131 #
132 # @inet: Internet address
133 #
134 # @unix: Unix domain socket
135 #
136 # @vsock: VMCI address
137 #
138 # @fd: decimal is for file descriptor number, otherwise a file descriptor name.
139 # Named file descriptors are permitted in monitor commands, in combination
140 # with the 'getfd' command. Decimal file descriptors are permitted at
141 # startup or other contexts where no monitor context is active.
142 #
143 # Since: 2.9
144 ##
145 { 'enum': 'SocketAddressType',
146 'data': [ 'inet', 'unix', 'vsock', 'fd' ] }
147
148 ##
149 # @SocketAddress:
150 #
151 # Captures the address of a socket, which could also be a named file
152 # descriptor
153 #
154 # @type: Transport type
155 #
156 # Since: 2.9
157 ##
158 { 'union': 'SocketAddress',
159 'base': { 'type': 'SocketAddressType' },
160 'discriminator': 'type',
161 'data': { 'inet': 'InetSocketAddress',
162 'unix': 'UnixSocketAddress',
163 'vsock': 'VsockSocketAddress',
164 'fd': 'String' } }