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      1 /*
      2  * Copyright (c) 2006 Niels Provos <provos (at) citi.umich.edu>
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     27 #ifndef _EVRPC_H_
     28 #define _EVRPC_H_
     29 
     30 #ifdef __cplusplus
     31 extern "C" {
     32 #endif
     33 
     34 /** @file evrpc.h
     35  *
     36  * This header files provides basic support for an RPC server and client.
     37  *
     38  * To support RPCs in a server, every supported RPC command needs to be
     39  * defined and registered.
     40  *
     41  * EVRPC_HEADER(SendCommand, Request, Reply);
     42  *
     43  *  SendCommand is the name of the RPC command.
     44  *  Request is the name of a structure generated by event_rpcgen.py.
     45  *    It contains all parameters relating to the SendCommand RPC.  The
     46  *    server needs to fill in the Reply structure.
     47  *  Reply is the name of a structure generated by event_rpcgen.py.  It
     48  *    contains the answer to the RPC.
     49  *
     50  * To register an RPC with an HTTP server, you need to first create an RPC
     51  * base with:
     52  *
     53  *   struct evrpc_base *base = evrpc_init(http);
     54  *
     55  * A specific RPC can then be registered with
     56  *
     57  * EVRPC_REGISTER(base, SendCommand, Request, Reply,  FunctionCB, arg);
     58  *
     59  * when the server receives an appropriately formatted RPC, the user callback
     60  * is invokved.   The callback needs to fill in the reply structure.
     61  *
     62  * void FunctionCB(EVRPC_STRUCT(SendCommand)* rpc, void *arg);
     63  *
     64  * To send the reply, call EVRPC_REQUEST_DONE(rpc);
     65  *
     66  * See the regression test for an example.
     67  */
     68 
     69 struct evbuffer;
     70 struct event_base;
     71 struct evrpc_req_generic;
     72 
     73 /* Encapsulates a request */
     74 struct evrpc {
     75 	TAILQ_ENTRY(evrpc) next;
     76 
     77 	/* the URI at which the request handler lives */
     78 	const char* uri;
     79 
     80 	/* creates a new request structure */
     81 	void *(*request_new)(void);
     82 
     83 	/* frees the request structure */
     84 	void (*request_free)(void *);
     85 
     86 	/* unmarshals the buffer into the proper request structure */
     87 	int (*request_unmarshal)(void *, struct evbuffer *);
     88 
     89 	/* creates a new reply structure */
     90 	void *(*reply_new)(void);
     91 
     92 	/* creates a new reply structure */
     93 	void (*reply_free)(void *);
     94 
     95 	/* verifies that the reply is valid */
     96 	int (*reply_complete)(void *);
     97 
     98 	/* marshals the reply into a buffer */
     99 	void (*reply_marshal)(struct evbuffer*, void *);
    100 
    101 	/* the callback invoked for each received rpc */
    102 	void (*cb)(struct evrpc_req_generic *, void *);
    103 	void *cb_arg;
    104 
    105 	/* reference for further configuration */
    106 	struct evrpc_base *base;
    107 };
    108 
    109 /** The type of a specific RPC Message
    110  *
    111  * @param rpcname the name of the RPC message
    112  */
    113 #define EVRPC_STRUCT(rpcname) struct evrpc_req__##rpcname
    114 
    115 struct evhttp_request;
    116 struct evrpc_status;
    117 
    118 /* We alias the RPC specific structs to this voided one */
    119 struct evrpc_req_generic {
    120 	/* the unmarshaled request object */
    121 	void *request;
    122 
    123 	/* the empty reply object that needs to be filled in */
    124 	void *reply;
    125 
    126 	/*
    127 	 * the static structure for this rpc; that can be used to
    128 	 * automatically unmarshal and marshal the http buffers.
    129 	 */
    130 	struct evrpc *rpc;
    131 
    132 	/*
    133 	 * the http request structure on which we need to answer.
    134 	 */
    135 	struct evhttp_request* http_req;
    136 
    137 	/*
    138 	 * callback to reply and finish answering this rpc
    139 	 */
    140 	void (*done)(struct evrpc_req_generic* rpc);
    141 };
    142 
    143 /** Creates the definitions and prototypes for an RPC
    144  *
    145  * You need to use EVRPC_HEADER to create structures and function prototypes
    146  * needed by the server and client implementation.  The structures have to be
    147  * defined in an .rpc file and converted to source code via event_rpcgen.py
    148  *
    149  * @param rpcname the name of the RPC
    150  * @param reqstruct the name of the RPC request structure
    151  * @param replystruct the name of the RPC reply structure
    152  * @see EVRPC_GENERATE()
    153  */
    154 #define EVRPC_HEADER(rpcname, reqstruct, rplystruct) \
    155 EVRPC_STRUCT(rpcname) {	\
    156 	struct reqstruct* request; \
    157 	struct rplystruct* reply; \
    158 	struct evrpc* rpc; \
    159 	struct evhttp_request* http_req; \
    160 	void (*done)(struct evrpc_status *, \
    161 	    struct evrpc* rpc, void *request, void *reply);	     \
    162 };								     \
    163 int evrpc_send_request_##rpcname(struct evrpc_pool *, \
    164     struct reqstruct *, struct rplystruct *, \
    165     void (*)(struct evrpc_status *, \
    166 	struct reqstruct *, struct rplystruct *, void *cbarg),	\
    167     void *);
    168 
    169 /** Generates the code for receiving and sending an RPC message
    170  *
    171  * EVRPC_GENERATE is used to create the code corresponding to sending
    172  * and receiving a particular RPC message
    173  *
    174  * @param rpcname the name of the RPC
    175  * @param reqstruct the name of the RPC request structure
    176  * @param replystruct the name of the RPC reply structure
    177  * @see EVRPC_HEADER()
    178  */
    179 #define EVRPC_GENERATE(rpcname, reqstruct, rplystruct) \
    180 int evrpc_send_request_##rpcname(struct evrpc_pool *pool, \
    181     struct reqstruct *request, struct rplystruct *reply, \
    182     void (*cb)(struct evrpc_status *, \
    183 	struct reqstruct *, struct rplystruct *, void *cbarg),	\
    184     void *cbarg) { \
    185 	struct evrpc_status status;				    \
    186 	struct evrpc_request_wrapper *ctx;			    \
    187 	ctx = (struct evrpc_request_wrapper *) \
    188 	    malloc(sizeof(struct evrpc_request_wrapper));	    \
    189 	if (ctx == NULL)					    \
    190 		goto error;					    \
    191 	ctx->pool = pool;					    \
    192 	ctx->evcon = NULL;					    \
    193 	ctx->name = strdup(#rpcname);				    \
    194 	if (ctx->name == NULL) {				    \
    195 		free(ctx);					    \
    196 		goto error;					    \
    197 	}							    \
    198 	ctx->cb = (void (*)(struct evrpc_status *, \
    199 		void *, void *, void *))cb;			    \
    200 	ctx->cb_arg = cbarg;					    \
    201 	ctx->request = (void *)request;				    \
    202 	ctx->reply = (void *)reply;				    \
    203 	ctx->request_marshal = (void (*)(struct evbuffer *, void *))reqstruct##_marshal; \
    204 	ctx->reply_clear = (void (*)(void *))rplystruct##_clear;    \
    205 	ctx->reply_unmarshal = (int (*)(void *, struct evbuffer *))rplystruct##_unmarshal; \
    206 	return (evrpc_make_request(ctx));			    \
    207 error:								    \
    208 	memset(&status, 0, sizeof(status));			    \
    209 	status.error = EVRPC_STATUS_ERR_UNSTARTED;		    \
    210 	(*(cb))(&status, request, reply, cbarg);		    \
    211 	return (-1);						    \
    212 }
    213 
    214 /** Provides access to the HTTP request object underlying an RPC
    215  *
    216  * Access to the underlying http object; can be used to look at headers or
    217  * for getting the remote ip address
    218  *
    219  * @param rpc_req the rpc request structure provided to the server callback
    220  * @return an struct evhttp_request object that can be inspected for
    221  * HTTP headers or sender information.
    222  */
    223 #define EVRPC_REQUEST_HTTP(rpc_req) (rpc_req)->http_req
    224 
    225 /** Creates the reply to an RPC request
    226  *
    227  * EVRPC_REQUEST_DONE is used to answer a request; the reply is expected
    228  * to have been filled in.  The request and reply pointers become invalid
    229  * after this call has finished.
    230  *
    231  * @param rpc_req the rpc request structure provided to the server callback
    232  */
    233 #define EVRPC_REQUEST_DONE(rpc_req) do { \
    234   struct evrpc_req_generic *_req = (struct evrpc_req_generic *)(rpc_req); \
    235   _req->done(_req); \
    236 } while (0)
    237 
    238 
    239 /* Takes a request object and fills it in with the right magic */
    240 #define EVRPC_REGISTER_OBJECT(rpc, name, request, reply) \
    241   do { \
    242     (rpc)->uri = strdup(#name); \
    243     if ((rpc)->uri == NULL) {			 \
    244       fprintf(stderr, "failed to register object\n");	\
    245       exit(1);						\
    246     } \
    247     (rpc)->request_new = (void *(*)(void))request##_new; \
    248     (rpc)->request_free = (void (*)(void *))request##_free; \
    249     (rpc)->request_unmarshal = (int (*)(void *, struct evbuffer *))request##_unmarshal; \
    250     (rpc)->reply_new = (void *(*)(void))reply##_new; \
    251     (rpc)->reply_free = (void (*)(void *))reply##_free; \
    252     (rpc)->reply_complete = (int (*)(void *))reply##_complete; \
    253     (rpc)->reply_marshal = (void (*)(struct evbuffer*, void *))reply##_marshal; \
    254   } while (0)
    255 
    256 struct evrpc_base;
    257 struct evhttp;
    258 
    259 /* functions to start up the rpc system */
    260 
    261 /** Creates a new rpc base from which RPC requests can be received
    262  *
    263  * @param server a pointer to an existing HTTP server
    264  * @return a newly allocated evrpc_base struct
    265  * @see evrpc_free()
    266  */
    267 struct evrpc_base *evrpc_init(struct evhttp *server);
    268 
    269 /**
    270  * Frees the evrpc base
    271  *
    272  * For now, you are responsible for making sure that no rpcs are ongoing.
    273  *
    274  * @param base the evrpc_base object to be freed
    275  * @see evrpc_init
    276  */
    277 void evrpc_free(struct evrpc_base *base);
    278 
    279 /** register RPCs with the HTTP Server
    280  *
    281  * registers a new RPC with the HTTP server, each RPC needs to have
    282  * a unique name under which it can be identified.
    283  *
    284  * @param base the evrpc_base structure in which the RPC should be
    285  *   registered.
    286  * @param name the name of the RPC
    287  * @param request the name of the RPC request structure
    288  * @param reply the name of the RPC reply structure
    289  * @param callback the callback that should be invoked when the RPC
    290  * is received.  The callback has the following prototype
    291  *   void (*callback)(EVRPC_STRUCT(Message)* rpc, void *arg)
    292  * @param cbarg an additional parameter that can be passed to the callback.
    293  *   The parameter can be used to carry around state.
    294  */
    295 #define EVRPC_REGISTER(base, name, request, reply, callback, cbarg) \
    296   do { \
    297     struct evrpc* rpc = (struct evrpc *)calloc(1, sizeof(struct evrpc)); \
    298     EVRPC_REGISTER_OBJECT(rpc, name, request, reply); \
    299     evrpc_register_rpc(base, rpc, \
    300 	(void (*)(struct evrpc_req_generic*, void *))callback, cbarg);	\
    301   } while (0)
    302 
    303 int evrpc_register_rpc(struct evrpc_base *, struct evrpc *,
    304     void (*)(struct evrpc_req_generic*, void *), void *);
    305 
    306 /**
    307  * Unregisters an already registered RPC
    308  *
    309  * @param base the evrpc_base object from which to unregister an RPC
    310  * @param name the name of the rpc to unregister
    311  * @return -1 on error or 0 when successful.
    312  * @see EVRPC_REGISTER()
    313  */
    314 #define EVRPC_UNREGISTER(base, name) evrpc_unregister_rpc(base, #name)
    315 
    316 int evrpc_unregister_rpc(struct evrpc_base *base, const char *name);
    317 
    318 /*
    319  * Client-side RPC support
    320  */
    321 
    322 struct evrpc_pool;
    323 struct evhttp_connection;
    324 
    325 /**
    326  * provides information about the completed RPC request.
    327  */
    328 struct evrpc_status {
    329 #define EVRPC_STATUS_ERR_NONE		0
    330 #define EVRPC_STATUS_ERR_TIMEOUT	1
    331 #define EVRPC_STATUS_ERR_BADPAYLOAD	2
    332 #define EVRPC_STATUS_ERR_UNSTARTED	3
    333 #define EVRPC_STATUS_ERR_HOOKABORTED	4
    334 	int error;
    335 
    336 	/* for looking at headers or other information */
    337 	struct evhttp_request *http_req;
    338 };
    339 
    340 struct evrpc_request_wrapper {
    341 	TAILQ_ENTRY(evrpc_request_wrapper) next;
    342 
    343         /* pool on which this rpc request is being made */
    344         struct evrpc_pool *pool;
    345 
    346         /* connection on which the request is being sent */
    347 	struct evhttp_connection *evcon;
    348 
    349 	/* event for implementing request timeouts */
    350 	struct event ev_timeout;
    351 
    352 	/* the name of the rpc */
    353 	char *name;
    354 
    355 	/* callback */
    356 	void (*cb)(struct evrpc_status*, void *request, void *reply, void *arg);
    357 	void *cb_arg;
    358 
    359 	void *request;
    360 	void *reply;
    361 
    362 	/* unmarshals the buffer into the proper request structure */
    363 	void (*request_marshal)(struct evbuffer *, void *);
    364 
    365 	/* removes all stored state in the reply */
    366 	void (*reply_clear)(void *);
    367 
    368 	/* marshals the reply into a buffer */
    369 	int (*reply_unmarshal)(void *, struct evbuffer*);
    370 };
    371 
    372 /** launches an RPC and sends it to the server
    373  *
    374  * EVRPC_MAKE_REQUEST() is used by the client to send an RPC to the server.
    375  *
    376  * @param name the name of the RPC
    377  * @param pool the evrpc_pool that contains the connection objects over which
    378  *   the request should be sent.
    379  * @param request a pointer to the RPC request structure - it contains the
    380  *   data to be sent to the server.
    381  * @param reply a pointer to the RPC reply structure.  It is going to be filled
    382  *   if the request was answered successfully
    383  * @param cb the callback to invoke when the RPC request has been answered
    384  * @param cbarg an additional argument to be passed to the client
    385  * @return 0 on success, -1 on failure
    386  */
    387 #define EVRPC_MAKE_REQUEST(name, pool, request, reply, cb, cbarg)	\
    388 	evrpc_send_request_##name(pool, request, reply, cb, cbarg)
    389 
    390 int evrpc_make_request(struct evrpc_request_wrapper *);
    391 
    392 /** creates an rpc connection pool
    393  *
    394  * a pool has a number of connections associated with it.
    395  * rpc requests are always made via a pool.
    396  *
    397  * @param base a pointer to an struct event_based object; can be left NULL
    398  *   in singled-threaded applications
    399  * @return a newly allocated struct evrpc_pool object
    400  * @see evrpc_pool_free()
    401  */
    402 struct evrpc_pool *evrpc_pool_new(struct event_base *base);
    403 /** frees an rpc connection pool
    404  *
    405  * @param pool a pointer to an evrpc_pool allocated via evrpc_pool_new()
    406  * @see evrpc_pool_new()
    407  */
    408 void evrpc_pool_free(struct evrpc_pool *pool);
    409 /*
    410  * adds a connection over which rpc can be dispatched.  the connection
    411  * object must have been newly created.
    412  */
    413 void evrpc_pool_add_connection(struct evrpc_pool *,
    414     struct evhttp_connection *);
    415 
    416 /**
    417  * Sets the timeout in secs after which a request has to complete.  The
    418  * RPC is completely aborted if it does not complete by then.  Setting
    419  * the timeout to 0 means that it never timeouts and can be used to
    420  * implement callback type RPCs.
    421  *
    422  * Any connection already in the pool will be updated with the new
    423  * timeout.  Connections added to the pool after set_timeout has be
    424  * called receive the pool timeout only if no timeout has been set
    425  * for the connection itself.
    426  *
    427  * @param pool a pointer to a struct evrpc_pool object
    428  * @param timeout_in_secs the number of seconds after which a request should
    429  *   timeout and a failure be returned to the callback.
    430  */
    431 void evrpc_pool_set_timeout(struct evrpc_pool *pool, int timeout_in_secs);
    432 
    433 /**
    434  * Hooks for changing the input and output of RPCs; this can be used to
    435  * implement compression, authentication, encryption, ...
    436  */
    437 
    438 enum EVRPC_HOOK_TYPE {
    439 	EVRPC_INPUT,		/**< apply the function to an input hook */
    440 	EVRPC_OUTPUT		/**< apply the function to an output hook */
    441 };
    442 
    443 #ifndef WIN32
    444 /** Deprecated alias for EVRPC_INPUT.  Not available on windows, where it
    445  * conflicts with platform headers. */
    446 #define INPUT EVRPC_INPUT
    447 /** Deprecated alias for EVRPC_OUTPUT.  Not available on windows, where it
    448  * conflicts with platform headers. */
    449 #define OUTPUT EVRPC_OUTPUT
    450 #endif
    451 
    452 /** adds a processing hook to either an rpc base or rpc pool
    453  *
    454  * If a hook returns -1, the processing is aborted.
    455  *
    456  * The add functions return handles that can be used for removing hooks.
    457  *
    458  * @param vbase a pointer to either struct evrpc_base or struct evrpc_pool
    459  * @param hook_type either INPUT or OUTPUT
    460  * @param cb the callback to call when the hook is activated
    461  * @param cb_arg an additional argument for the callback
    462  * @return a handle to the hook so it can be removed later
    463  * @see evrpc_remove_hook()
    464  */
    465 void *evrpc_add_hook(void *vbase,
    466     enum EVRPC_HOOK_TYPE hook_type,
    467     int (*cb)(struct evhttp_request *, struct evbuffer *, void *),
    468     void *cb_arg);
    469 
    470 /** removes a previously added hook
    471  *
    472  * @param vbase a pointer to either struct evrpc_base or struct evrpc_pool
    473  * @param hook_type either INPUT or OUTPUT
    474  * @param handle a handle returned by evrpc_add_hook()
    475  * @return 1 on success or 0 on failure
    476  * @see evrpc_add_hook()
    477  */
    478 int evrpc_remove_hook(void *vbase,
    479     enum EVRPC_HOOK_TYPE hook_type,
    480     void *handle);
    481 
    482 #ifdef __cplusplus
    483 }
    484 #endif
    485 
    486 #endif /* _EVRPC_H_ */
    487