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+/*************************************************************************
+*
+* Copyright 2020 highstreet technologies GmbH and others
+*
+* 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.
+***************************************************************************/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <argp.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+#define ENV_VAR_HOSTNAME "HOSTNAME"
+#define ENV_VAR_DOCKER_ENGINE_VERSION "DOCKER_ENGINE_VERSION"
+#define ENV_VAR_IPV6ENABLED "IPv6_ENABLED"
+#define ENV_VAR_HOST_IP "NETCONF_NTS_HOST_IP"
+#define ENV_VAR_HOST_BASE_PORT "NETCONF_NTS_HOST_BASE_PORT"
+#define ENV_VAR_SSH_CONNECTIONS "SSH_CONNECTIONS"
+#define ENV_VAR_TLS_CONNECTIONS "TLS_CONNECTIONS"
+
+#define ENV_VAR_SDN_CONTROLLER_IP "SDN_CONTROLLER_IP"
+#define ENV_VAR_SDN_CONTROLLER_PORT "SDN_CONTROLLER_PORT"
+#define ENV_VAR_SDN_CONTROLLER_CALLHOME_PORT "SDN_CONTROLLER_CALLHOME_PORT"
+#define ENV_VAR_SDN_CONTROLLER_USERNAME "SDN_CONTROLLER_USERNAME"
+#define ENV_VAR_SDN_CONTROLLER_PASSWORD "SDN_CONTROLLER_PASSWORD"
+
+#define ENV_VAR_VES_ENDPOINT_PROTOCOL "VES_ENDPOINT_PROTOCOL"
+#define ENV_VAR_VES_ENDPOINT_IP "VES_ENDPOINT_IP"
+#define ENV_VAR_VES_ENDPOINT_PORT "VES_ENDPOINT_PORT"
+#define ENV_VAR_VES_ENDPOINT_AUTH_METHOD "VES_ENDPOINT_AUTH_METHOD"
+#define ENV_VAR_VES_ENDPOINT_USERNAME "VES_ENDPOINT_USERNAME"
+#define ENV_VAR_VES_ENDPOINT_PASSWORD "VES_ENDPOINT_PASSWORD"
+#define ENV_VAR_VES_ENDPOINT_CERTIFICATE "VES_ENDPOINT_CERTIFICATE"
+
+typedef struct {
+ char *path;
+ int count;
+} custom_list_instances_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+ char *path;
+ int values_count;
+ char **values;
+ int index;
+} restrict_schema_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+ bool container_init;
+ bool nc_server_init;
+
+ bool no_rand;
+ unsigned int fixed_seed;
+ bool operational_only;
+ int verbosity_level;
+ bool loop;
+ bool test_mode;
+
+ bool manager;
+ bool network_function;
+
+ bool exhaustive_test;
+ bool print_root_paths;
+ char *print_structure_xpath;
+ bool populate_all;
+ bool enable_features;
+} framework_arguments_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+ int docker_excluded_modules_count;
+ char **docker_excluded_modules;
+
+ int docker_excluded_features_count;
+ char **docker_excluded_features;
+
+ int debug_max_string_size;
+
+ int populate_excluded_modules_count;
+ char **populate_excluded_modules;
+
+ int default_list_instances;
+
+ int custom_list_instances_count;
+ custom_list_instances_t *custom_list_instances;
+
+ int restrict_schema_count;
+ restrict_schema_t *restrict_schema;
+} framework_config_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+ char *docker_engine_version;
+
+ char *ip_v4;
+ char *ip_v6;
+ bool ip_v6_enabled;
+
+ char *hostname;
+ char *host_ip;
+ uint16_t host_base_port;
+ uint16_t ssh_connections;
+ uint16_t tls_connections;
+ uint16_t ftp_connections;
+ uint16_t sftp_connections;
+
+ char *sdn_controller_ip;
+ uint16_t sdn_controller_port;
+ uint16_t sdn_controller_callhome_port;
+ char *sdn_controller_username;
+ char *sdn_controller_password;
+
+ char *ves_endpoint_protocol;
+ char *ves_endpoint_ip;
+ uint16_t ves_endpoint_port;
+ char *ves_endpoint_auth_method;
+ char *ves_endpoint_username;
+ char *ves_endpoint_password;
+ char *ves_endpoint_certificate;
+} framework_environment_t;
+
+extern framework_arguments_t framework_arguments;
+extern framework_config_t framework_config;
+extern framework_environment_t framework_environment;
+
+volatile sig_atomic_t framework_sigint;
+
+void framework_init(int argc, char **argv);
+void framework_free(void);
+
+//docker-related functions
+bool framework_is_docker_excluded_module(const char *module);
+bool framework_is_docker_excluded_feature(const char *feature);
+
+//populate-related functions
+bool framework_is_populate_excluded_module(const char *module);
+
+int framework_populate_get_instance_count(const char *path);
+char *framework_populate_get_restrict_schema(const char *path); //returns null if there is no restricted entry, value otherwise. value must be freed