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  /*
   * Copyright (c) 2015-2016 Ken Bannister. All rights reserved.
   *               2017 Freie Universitรคt Berlin
   *
   * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
   * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
   * directory for more details.
   */
  
  /**
   * @defgroup    net_gcoap  CoAP
   * @ingroup     net
   * @brief       High-level interface to CoAP messaging
   *
   * gcoap provides a high-level interface for writing CoAP messages via RIOT's
   * sock networking API. gcoap internalizes network event processing so an
   * application only needs to focus on request/response handling. For a server,
   * gcoap accepts a list of resource paths with callbacks for writing the
   * response. For a client, gcoap provides a function to send a request, with a
   * callback for reading the server response. Generation of the request or
   * response requires from one to three well-defined steps, depending on
   * inclusion of a payload.
   *
   * gcoap allocates a RIOT message processing thread, so a single instance can
   * serve multiple applications. This approach also means gcoap uses a single UDP
   * port, which supports RFC 6282 compression. Internally, gcoap depends on the
   * nanocoap package for base level structs and functionality.
   *
   * gcoap also supports the Observe extension (RFC 7641) for a server. gcoap
   * provides functions to generate and send an observe notification that are
   * similar to the functions to send a client request.
   *
   * *Contents*
   *
   * - Server Operation
   * - Client Operation
   * - Observe Server Operation
   * - Implementation Notes
   * - Implementation Status
   *
   * ## Server Operation ##
   *
   * gcoap listens for requests on GCOAP_PORT, 5683 by default. You can redefine
   * this by uncommenting the appropriate lines in gcoap's make file.
   *
   * gcoap allows an application to specify a collection of request resource paths
   * it wants to be notified about. Create an array of resources, coap_resource_t
   * structs. Use gcoap_register_listener() at application startup to pass in
   * these resources, wrapped in a gcoap_listener_t.
   *
   * gcoap itself defines a resource for `/.well-known/core` discovery, which
   * lists all of the registered paths.
   *
   * ### Creating a response ###
   *
   * An application resource includes a callback function, a coap_handler_t. After
   * reading the request, the callback must use one or two functions provided by
   * gcoap to format the response, as described below. The callback *must* read
   * the request thoroughly before calling the functions, because the response
   * buffer likely reuses the request buffer. See `examples/gcoap/gcoap_cli.c`
   * for a simple example of a callback.
   *
   * Here is the expected sequence for a callback function:
   *
   * Read request completely and parse request payload, if any. Use the
   * coap_pkt_t _payload_ and _payload_len_ attributes.
   *
   * If there is a payload, follow the three steps below.
   *
   * -# Call gcoap_resp_init() to initialize the response.
   * -# Write the response payload, starting at the updated _payload_ pointer
   *    in the coap_pkt_t. If some error occurs, return a negative errno
   *    code from the handler, and gcoap will send a server error (5.00).
   * -# Call gcoap_finish() to complete the PDU after writing the payload,
   *    and return the result. gcoap will send the message.
   *
   * If no payload, call only gcoap_response() to write the full response.
   * Alternatively, you still can use gcoap_resp_init() and gcoap_finish(), as
   * described above. In fact, the gcoap_response() function is inline, and uses
   * those two functions.
   *
   * ## Client Operation ##
   *
   * Client operation includes two phases:  creating and sending a request, and
   * handling the response aynchronously in a client supplied callback.  See
   * `examples/gcoap/gcoap_cli.c` for a simple example of sending a request and
   * reading the response.
   *
   * ### Creating a request ###
   *
   * Here is the expected sequence to prepare and send a request:
   *
   * Allocate a buffer and a coap_pkt_t for the request.
   *
   * If there is a payload, follow the three steps below.
   *
   * -# Call gcoap_req_init() to initialize the request.
   * -# Write the request payload, starting at the updated _payload_ pointer
   *    in the coap_pkt_t.
   * -# Call gcoap_finish(), which updates the packet for the payload.
   *
   * If no payload, call only gcoap_request() to write the full request.
   * Alternatively, you still can use gcoap_req_init() and gcoap_finish(),
   * as described above. The gcoap_request() function is inline, and uses those
   * two functions.
   *
   * Finally, call gcoap_req_send2() for the destination endpoint, as well as a
   * callback function for the host's response.
   *
   * ### Handling the response ###
   *
   * When gcoap receives the response to a request, it executes the callback from
   * the request. gcoap also executes the callback when a response is not
   * received within GCOAP_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT.
   *
   * Here is the expected sequence for handling a response in the callback.
   *
   * -# Test for a server response or timeout in the _req_state_ callback
   *    parameter. See the GCOAP_MEMO... constants.
   * -# Test the response with coap_get_code_class() and coap_get_code_detail().
   * -# Test the response payload with the coap_pkt_t _payload_len_ and
   *    _content_type_ attributes.
   * -# Read the payload, if any.
   *
   * ## Observe Server Operation
   *
   * A CoAP client may register for Observe notifications for any resource that
   * an application has registered with gcoap. An application does not need to
   * take any action to support Observe client registration. However, gcoap
   * limits registration for a given resource to a _single_ observer.
   *
   * An Observe notification is considered a response to the original client
   * registration request. So, the Observe server only needs to create and send
   * the notification -- no further communication or callbacks are required.
   *
   * ### Creating a notification ###
   *
   * Here is the expected sequence to prepare and send a notification:
   *
   * Allocate a buffer and a coap_pkt_t for the notification, then follow the
   * steps below.
   *
   * -# Call gcoap_obs_init() to initialize the notification for a resource.
   *    Test the return value, which may indicate there is not an observer for
   *    the resource. If so, you are done.
   * -# Write the notification payload, starting at the updated _payload_ pointer
   *    in the coap_pkt_t.
   * -# Call gcoap_finish(), which updates the packet for the payload.
   *
   * Finally, call gcoap_obs_send() for the resource.
   *
   * ### Other considerations ###
   *
   * By default, the value for the Observe option in a notification is three
   * bytes long. For resources that change slowly, this length can be reduced via
   * GCOAP_OBS_VALUE_WIDTH.
   *
   * To cancel a notification, the server expects to receive a GET request with
   * the Observe option value set to 1. The server does not support cancellation
   * via a reset (RST) response to a non-confirmable notification.
   *
   * ## Implementation Notes ##
   *
   * ### Building a packet ###
   *
   * The sequence and functions described above to build a request or response
   * is designed to provide a relatively simple API for the user.
   *
   * The structure of a CoAP PDU requires that options are placed between the
   * header and the payload. So, gcoap provides space in the buffer for them in
   * the request/response ...init() function, and then writes them during
   * gcoap_finish(). We trade some inefficiency/work in the buffer for
   * simplicity in the API.
   *
   * ### Waiting for a response ###
   *
   * We take advantage of RIOT's asynchronous messaging by using an xtimer to wait
   * for a response, so the gcoap thread does not block while waiting. The user is
   * notified via the same callback, whether the message is received or the wait
   * times out. We track the response with an entry in the
   * `_coap_state.open_reqs` array.
   *
   * ## Implementation Status ##
   * gcoap includes server and client capability. Available features include:
   *
   * - Message Type: Supports non-confirmable (NON) messaging. Additionally
   *   provides a callback on timeout. Provides piggybacked ACK response to a
   *   confirmable (CON) request.
   * - Observe extension: Provides server-side registration and notifications.
   * - Server and Client provide helper functions for writing the
   *   response/request. See the CoAP topic in the source documentation for
   *   details. See the gcoap example for sample implementations.
   * - Server allows an application to register a 'listener', which includes an
   *   array of endpoint paths and function callbacks used to write a response.
   * - Server listens on a port at startup; defaults to 5683.
   * - Client operates asynchronously; sends request and then handles response
   *   in a user provided callback.
   * - Client generates token; length defined at compile time.
   * - Options: Supports Content-Format for payload.
   *
   * @{
   *
   * @file
   * @brief       gcoap definition
   *
   * @author      Ken Bannister <kb2ma@runbox.com>
   * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
   */
  
  #ifndef NET_GCOAP_H
  #define NET_GCOAP_H
  
  #include <stdint.h>
  #include <stdatomic.h>
  #include "net/sock/udp.h"
  #include "mutex.h"
  #include "nanocoap.h"
  #include "xtimer.h"
  
  #ifdef __cplusplus
  extern "C" {
  #endif
  
  /**
   * @brief  Size for module message queue
   */
  #define GCOAP_MSG_QUEUE_SIZE    (4)
  
  /**
   * @brief   Server port; use RFC 7252 default if not defined
   */
  #ifndef GCOAP_PORT
  #define GCOAP_PORT              (5683)
  #endif
  
  /**
   * @brief   Size of the buffer used to build a CoAP request or response
   */
  #ifndef GCOAP_PDU_BUF_SIZE
  #define GCOAP_PDU_BUF_SIZE      (128)
  #endif
  
  /**
   * @brief   Size of the buffer used to write options, other than Uri-Path, in a
   *          request
   *
   * Accommodates Content-Format and Uri-Queries
   */
  #define GCOAP_REQ_OPTIONS_BUF   (40)
  
  /**
   * @brief   Size of the buffer used to write options in a response
   *
   * Accommodates Content-Format.
   */
  #define GCOAP_RESP_OPTIONS_BUF  (8)
  
  /**
   * @brief   Size of the buffer used to write options in an Observe notification
   *
   * Accommodates Content-Format and Observe.
   */
  #define GCOAP_OBS_OPTIONS_BUF   (8)
  
  /**
   * @brief   Maximum number of requests awaiting a response
   */
  #ifndef GCOAP_REQ_WAITING_MAX
  #define GCOAP_REQ_WAITING_MAX   (2)
  #endif
  
  /**
   * @brief   Maximum length in bytes for a token
   */
  #define GCOAP_TOKENLEN_MAX      (8)
  
  /**
   * @brief   Maximum length in bytes for a header, including the token
   */
  #define GCOAP_HEADER_MAXLEN     (sizeof(coap_hdr_t) + GCOAP_TOKENLEN_MAX)
  
  /**
   * @brief   Length in bytes for a token; use 2 if not defined
   */
  #ifndef GCOAP_TOKENLEN
  #define GCOAP_TOKENLEN          (2)
  #endif
  
  /**
   * @brief   Marks the boundary between header and payload
   */
  #define GCOAP_PAYLOAD_MARKER    (0xFF)
  
  /**
   * @name    States for the memo used to track waiting for a response
   * @{
   */
  #define GCOAP_MEMO_UNUSED       (0)     /**< This memo is unused */
  #define GCOAP_MEMO_WAIT         (1)     /**< Request sent; awaiting response */
  #define GCOAP_MEMO_RESP         (2)     /**< Got response */
  #define GCOAP_MEMO_TIMEOUT      (3)     /**< Timeout waiting for response */
  #define GCOAP_MEMO_ERR          (4)     /**< Error processing response packet */
  /** @} */
  
  /**
   * @brief   Time in usec that the event loop waits for an incoming CoAP message
   */
  #ifndef GCOAP_RECV_TIMEOUT
  #define GCOAP_RECV_TIMEOUT      (1 * US_PER_SEC)
  #endif
  
  /**
   * @brief   Default time to wait for a non-confirmable response [in usec]
   *
   * Set to 0 to disable timeout.
   */
  #ifndef GCOAP_NON_TIMEOUT
  #define GCOAP_NON_TIMEOUT       (5000000U)
  #endif
  
  /**
   * @brief   Identifies waiting timed out for a response to a sent message
   */
  #define GCOAP_MSG_TYPE_TIMEOUT  (0x1501)
  
  /**
   * @brief   Identifies a request to interrupt listening for an incoming message
   *          on a sock
   *
   * Allows the event loop to process IPC messages.
   */
  #define GCOAP_MSG_TYPE_INTR     (0x1502)
  
  /**
   * @brief   Maximum number of Observe clients; use 2 if not defined
   */
  #ifndef GCOAP_OBS_CLIENTS_MAX
  #define GCOAP_OBS_CLIENTS_MAX   (2)
  #endif
  
  /**
   * @brief   Maximum number of registrations for Observable resources; use 2 if
   *          not defined
   */
  #ifndef GCOAP_OBS_REGISTRATIONS_MAX
  #define GCOAP_OBS_REGISTRATIONS_MAX     (2)
  #endif
  
  /**
   * @name    States for the memo used to track Observe registrations
   * @{
   */
  #define GCOAP_OBS_MEMO_UNUSED   (0) /**< This memo is unused */
  #define GCOAP_OBS_MEMO_IDLE     (1) /**< Registration OK; no current activity */
  #define GCOAP_OBS_MEMO_PENDING  (2) /**< Resource changed; notification pending */
  /** @} */
  
  /**
   * @brief   Width in bytes of the Observe option value for a notification
   *
   * This width is used to determine the length of the 'tick' used to measure
   * the time between observable changes to a resource. A tick is expressed
   * internally as GCOAP_OBS_TICK_EXPONENT, which is the base-2 log value of the
   * tick length in microseconds.
   *
   * The canonical setting for the value width is 3 (exponent 5), which results
   * in a tick length of 32 usec, per sec. 3.4, 4.4 of the RFC. Width 2
   * (exponent 16) results in a tick length of ~65 msec, and width 1 (exponent
   * 24) results in a tick length of ~17 sec.
   *
   * The tick length must be short enough so that the Observe value strictly
   * increases for each new notification. The purpose of the value is to allow a
   * client to detect message reordering within the network latency period (128
   * sec). For resources that change only slowly, the reduced message length is
   * useful when packet size is limited.
   */
  #ifndef GCOAP_OBS_VALUE_WIDTH
  #define GCOAP_OBS_VALUE_WIDTH   (3)
  #endif
  
  /**
   * @brief   See GCOAP_OBS_VALUE_WIDTH
   */
  #if (GCOAP_OBS_VALUE_WIDTH == 3)
  #define GCOAP_OBS_TICK_EXPONENT (5)
  #elif (GCOAP_OBS_VALUE_WIDTH == 2)
  #define GCOAP_OBS_TICK_EXPONENT (16)
  #elif (GCOAP_OBS_VALUE_WIDTH == 1)
  #define GCOAP_OBS_TICK_EXPONENT (24)
  #endif
  
  /**
   * @name    Return values for gcoap_obs_init()
   * @{
   */
  #define GCOAP_OBS_INIT_OK       (0)
  #define GCOAP_OBS_INIT_ERR      (-1)
  #define GCOAP_OBS_INIT_UNUSED   (-2)
  /** @} */
  
  /**
   * @brief Stack size for module thread
   */
  #ifndef GCOAP_STACK_SIZE
  #define GCOAP_STACK_SIZE (THREAD_STACKSIZE_DEFAULT + DEBUG_EXTRA_STACKSIZE)
  #endif
  
  /**
   * @brief   A modular collection of resources for a server
   */
  typedef struct gcoap_listener {
      coap_resource_t *resources;     /**< First element in the array of
                                       *   resources; must order alphabetically */
      size_t resources_len;           /**< Length of array */
      struct gcoap_listener *next;    /**< Next listener in list */
  } gcoap_listener_t;
  
  /**
   * @brief   Handler function for a server response, including the state for the
   *          originating request
   *
   * If request timed out, the packet header is for the request.
   */
  typedef void (*gcoap_resp_handler_t)(unsigned req_state, coap_pkt_t* pdu,
                                       sock_udp_ep_t *remote);
  
  /**
   * @brief   Memo to handle a response for a request
   */
  typedef struct {
      unsigned state;                     /**< State of this memo, a GCOAP_MEMO... */
      uint8_t hdr_buf[GCOAP_HEADER_MAXLEN];
                                          /**< Stores a copy of the request header */
      gcoap_resp_handler_t resp_handler;  /**< Callback for the response */
      xtimer_t response_timer;            /**< Limits wait for response */
      msg_t timeout_msg;                  /**< For response timer */
  } gcoap_request_memo_t;
  
  /**
   * @brief   Memo for Observe registration and notifications
   */
  typedef struct {
      sock_udp_ep_t *observer;            /**< Client endpoint; unused if null */
      coap_resource_t *resource;          /**< Entity being observed */
      uint8_t token[GCOAP_TOKENLEN_MAX];  /**< Client token for notifications */
      unsigned token_len;                 /**< Actual length of token attribute */
  } gcoap_observe_memo_t;
  
  /**
   * @brief   Container for the state of gcoap itself
   */
  typedef struct {
      mutex_t lock;                       /**< Shares state attributes safely */
      gcoap_listener_t *listeners;        /**< List of registered listeners */
      gcoap_request_memo_t open_reqs[GCOAP_REQ_WAITING_MAX];
                                          /**< Storage for open requests; if first
                                               byte of an entry is zero, the entry
                                               is available */
      atomic_uint next_message_id;        /**< Next message ID to use */
      sock_udp_ep_t observers[GCOAP_OBS_CLIENTS_MAX];
                                          /**< Observe clients; allows reuse for
                                               observe memos */
      gcoap_observe_memo_t observe_memos[GCOAP_OBS_REGISTRATIONS_MAX];
                                          /**< Observed resource registrations */
  } gcoap_state_t;
  
  /**
   * @brief   Initializes the gcoap thread and device
   *
   * Must call once before first use.
   *
   * @return  PID of the gcoap thread on success.
   * @return  -EEXIST, if thread already has been created.
   * @return  -EINVAL, if the IP port already is in use.
   */
  kernel_pid_t gcoap_init(void);
  
  /**
   * @brief   Starts listening for resource paths
   *
   * @param[in] listener  Listener containing the resources.
   */
  void gcoap_register_listener(gcoap_listener_t *listener);
  
  /**
   * @brief   Initializes a CoAP request PDU on a buffer.
   *
   * @param[out] pdu      Request metadata
   * @param[out] buf      Buffer containing the PDU
   * @param[in] len       Length of the buffer
   * @param[in] code      Request code: GCOAP_[GET|POST|PUT|DELETE]
   * @param[in] path      Resource path, *must* start with '/'
   *
   * @return  0 on success
   * @return  < 0 on error
   */
  int gcoap_req_init(coap_pkt_t *pdu, uint8_t *buf, size_t len,
                     unsigned code, char *path);
  
  /**
   * @brief   Finishes formatting a CoAP PDU after the payload has been written
   *
   * Assumes the PDU has been initialized with gcoap_req_init() or
   * gcoap_resp_init().
   *
   * @param[in,out] pdu       Request metadata
   * @param[in] payload_len   Length of the payload, or 0 if none
   * @param[in] format        Format code for the payload; use COAP_FORMAT_NONE if
   *                          not specified
   *
   * @return  size of the PDU
   * @return  < 0 on error
   */
  ssize_t gcoap_finish(coap_pkt_t *pdu, size_t payload_len, unsigned format);
  
  /**
   * @brief   Writes a complete CoAP request PDU when there is not a payload
   *
   * @param[in,out] pdu   Request metadata
   * @param[in,out] buf   Buffer containing the PDU
   * @param[in] len       Length of the buffer
   * @param[in] code      Request code: GCOAP_[GET|POST|PUT|DELETE]
   * @param[in] path      Resource path, *must* start with '/'
   *
   * @return  size of the PDU within the buffer
   * @return  < 0 on error
   */
  static inline ssize_t gcoap_request(coap_pkt_t *pdu, uint8_t *buf, size_t len,
                                      unsigned code, char *path)
  {
      return (gcoap_req_init(pdu, buf, len, code, path) == 0)
                  ? gcoap_finish(pdu, 0, COAP_FORMAT_NONE)
                  : -1;
  }
  
  /**
   * @brief   Sends a buffer containing a CoAP request to the provided endpoint
   *
   * @param[in] buf           Buffer containing the PDU
   * @param[in] len           Length of the buffer
   * @param[in] remote        Destination for the packet
   * @param[in] resp_handler  Callback when response received
   *
   * @return  length of the packet
   * @return  0 if cannot send
   */
  size_t gcoap_req_send2(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len,
                         const sock_udp_ep_t *remote,
                         gcoap_resp_handler_t resp_handler);
  
  /**
   * @brief  Sends a buffer containing a CoAP request to the provided host/port
   *
   * @deprecated  Please use @ref gcoap_req_send2() instead
   *
   * @param[in] buf           Buffer containing the PDU
   * @param[in] len           Length of the buffer
   * @param[in] addr          Destination for the packet
   * @param[in] port          Port at the destination
   * @param[in] resp_handler  Callback when response received
   *
   * @return  length of the packet
   * @return  0 if cannot send
   */
  size_t gcoap_req_send(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, const ipv6_addr_t *addr,
                        uint16_t port, gcoap_resp_handler_t resp_handler);
  
  /**
   * @brief   Initializes a CoAP response packet on a buffer
   *
   * Initializes payload location within the buffer based on packet setup.
   *
   * @param[out] pdu      Response metadata
   * @param[in] buf       Buffer containing the PDU
   * @param[in] len       Length of the buffer
   * @param[in] code      Response code
   *
   * @return  0 on success
   * @return  < 0 on error
   */
  int gcoap_resp_init(coap_pkt_t *pdu, uint8_t *buf, size_t len, unsigned code);
  
  /**
   * @brief   Writes a complete CoAP response PDU when there is no payload
   *
   * @param[out] pdu      Response metadata
   * @param[out] buf      Buffer containing the PDU
   * @param[in] len       Length of the buffer
   * @param[in] code      Response code
   *
   * @return  size of the PDU within the buffer
   * @return  < 0 on error
   */
  static inline ssize_t gcoap_response(coap_pkt_t *pdu, uint8_t *buf,
                                       size_t len, unsigned code)
  {
      return (gcoap_resp_init(pdu, buf, len, code) == 0)
                  ? gcoap_finish(pdu, 0, COAP_FORMAT_NONE)
                  : -1;
  }
  
  /**
   * @brief   Initializes a CoAP Observe notification packet on a buffer, for the
   *          observer registered for a resource
   *
   * First verifies that an observer has been registered for the resource.
   *
   * @param[out] pdu      Notification metadata
   * @param[out] buf      Buffer containing the PDU
   * @param[in] len       Length of the buffer
   * @param[in] resource  Resource for the notification
   *
   * @return  GCOAP_OBS_INIT_OK     on success
   * @return  GCOAP_OBS_INIT_ERR    on error
   * @return  GCOAP_OBS_INIT_UNUSED if no observer for resource
   */
  int gcoap_obs_init(coap_pkt_t *pdu, uint8_t *buf, size_t len,
                     const coap_resource_t *resource);
  
  /**
   * @brief   Sends a buffer containing a CoAP Observe notification to the
   *          observer registered for a resource
   *
   * Assumes a single observer for a resource.
   *
   * @param[in] buf Buffer containing the PDU
   * @param[in] len Length of the buffer
   * @param[in] resource Resource to send
   *
   * @return  length of the packet
   * @return  0 if cannot send
   */
  size_t gcoap_obs_send(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len,
                        const coap_resource_t *resource);
  
  /**
   * @brief   Provides important operational statistics
   *
   * Useful for monitoring.
   *
   * @return  count of unanswered requests
   */
  uint8_t gcoap_op_state(void);
  
  /**
   * @brief   Get the resource list, currently only `CoRE Link Format`
   *          (COAP_FORMAT_LINK) supported
   *
   * If @p buf := NULL, nothing will be written but the size of the resulting
   * resource list is computed and returned.
   *
   * @param[out] buf      output buffer to write resource list into, my be NULL
   * @param[in]  maxlen   length of @p buf, ignored if @p buf is NULL
   * @param[in]  cf       content format to use for the resource list, currently
   *                      only COAP_FORMAT_LINK supported
   *
   * @todo    add support for `JSON CoRE Link Format`
   * @todo    add support for 'CBOR CoRE Link Format`
   *
   * @return  the number of bytes written to @p buf
   * @return  -1 on error
   */
  int gcoap_get_resource_list(void *buf, size_t maxlen, uint8_t cf);
  
  /**
   * @brief   Adds a single Uri-Query option to a CoAP request
   *
   * To add multiple Uri-Query options, simply call this function multiple times.
   * The Uri-Query options will be added in the order those calls.
   *
   * @param[out] pdu      The package that is being build
   * @param[in]  key      Key to add to the query string
   * @param[in]  val      Value to assign to @p key (may be NULL)
   *
   * @pre     ((pdu != NULL) && (key != NULL))
   *
   * @return  overall length of new query string
   * @return  -1 on error
   */
  int gcoap_add_qstring(coap_pkt_t *pdu, const char *key, const char *val);
  
  #ifdef __cplusplus
  }
  #endif
  
  #endif /* NET_GCOAP_H */
  /** @} */