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22 * @file block/plugin_block.h
23 * @brief API for block plugins. Each block plugin must conform to
24 * the API specified by this header.
25 * @author Christian Grothoff
27 #ifndef PLUGIN_BLOCK_H
28 #define PLUGIN_BLOCK_H
30 #include "gnunet_util_lib.h"
31 #include "gnunet_container_lib.h"
32 #include "gnunet_block_lib.h"
37 * Function called to validate a reply or a request. For
38 * request evaluation, simply pass "NULL" for the reply_block.
39 * Note that it is assumed that the reply has already been
40 * matched to the key (and signatures checked) as it would
41 * be done with the "get_key" function.
44 * @param type block type
45 * @param query original query (hash)
46 * @param bf pointer to bloom filter associated with query; possibly updated (!)
47 * @param bf_mutator mutation value for bf
48 * @param xquery extrended query data (can be NULL, depending on type)
49 * @param xquery_size number of bytes in xquery
50 * @param reply_block response to validate
51 * @param reply_block_size number of bytes in reply block
52 * @return characterization of result
54 typedef enum GNUNET_BLOCK_EvaluationResult
55 (*GNUNET_BLOCK_EvaluationFunction) (void *cls,
56 enum GNUNET_BLOCK_Type type,
57 const GNUNET_HashCode *query,
58 struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_BloomFilter **bf,
62 const void *reply_block,
63 size_t reply_block_size);
67 * Function called to obtain the key for a block.
70 * @param type block type
71 * @param block block to get the key for
72 * @param block_size number of bytes in block
73 * @param key set to the key (query) for the given block
74 * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR if type not supported
75 * (or if extracting a key from a block of this type does not work)
78 (*GNUNET_BLOCK_GetKeyFunction) (void *cls,
79 enum GNUNET_BLOCK_Type type,
82 GNUNET_HashCode *key);
87 * Each plugin is required to return a pointer to a struct of this
88 * type as the return value from its entry point.
90 struct GNUNET_BLOCK_PluginFunctions
94 * Closure for all of the callbacks.
99 * 0-terminated array of block types supported by this plugin.
101 const enum GNUNET_BLOCK_Type *types;
104 * Main function of a block plugin. Allows us to check if a
105 * block matches a query.
107 GNUNET_BLOCK_EvaluationFunction evaluate;
110 * Obtain the key for a given block (if possible).
112 GNUNET_BLOCK_GetKeyFunction get_key;