kea/src/lib/datasrc/client_list.h

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#ifndef DATASRC_CONTAINER_H
#define DATASRC_CONTAINER_H

#include <dns/name.h>
#include <dns/rrclass.h>
#include <cc/data.h>
#include <exceptions/exceptions.h>

#include <vector>
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>

namespace isc {
namespace datasrc {

class ZoneFinder;
typedef boost::shared_ptr<ZoneFinder> ZoneFinderPtr;
class DataSourceClient;
typedef boost::shared_ptr<DataSourceClient> DataSourceClientPtr;
class DataSourceClientContainer;
typedef boost::shared_ptr<DataSourceClientContainer>
    DataSourceClientContainerPtr;
class InMemoryClient;

/// \brief The list of data source clients.
///
/// The purpose of this class is to hold several data source clients and search
/// through them to find one containing a zone best matching a request.
///
/// All the data source clients should be for the same class. If you need
/// to handle multiple classes, you need to create multiple separate lists.
///
/// This is an abstract base class. It is not expected we would use multiple
/// implementation inside the servers (but it is not forbidden either), we
/// have it to allow easy testing. It is possible to create a mock-up class
/// instead of creating a full-blown configuration. The real implementation
/// is the ConfigurableClientList.
class ClientList : public boost::noncopyable {
protected:
    /// \brief Constructor.
    ///
    /// It is protected to prevent accidental creation of the abstract base
    /// class.
    ClientList() {}
public:
    /// \brief Virtual destructor
    virtual ~ClientList() {}
    /// \brief Structure holding the (compound) result of find.
    ///
    /// As this is read-only structure, we don't bother to create accessors.
    /// Instead, all the member variables are defined as const and can be
    /// accessed directly.
    struct FindResult {
        /// \brief Internal class for holding a reference.
        ///
        /// This is used to make sure the data source client isn't released
        /// too soon.
        ///
        /// \see life_keeper_;
        class LifeKeeper {
        public:
            virtual ~LifeKeeper() {};
        };
        /// \brief Constructor.
        ///
        /// It simply fills in the member variables according to the
        /// parameters. See the member descriptions for their meaning.
        FindResult(DataSourceClient* dsrc_client, const ZoneFinderPtr& finder,
                   bool exact_match,
                   const boost::shared_ptr<LifeKeeper>& life_keeper) :
            dsrc_client_(dsrc_client),
            finder_(finder),
            exact_match_(exact_match),
            life_keeper_(life_keeper)
        {}

        /// \brief Negative answer constructor.
        ///
        /// This conscructs a result for negative answer. Both pointers are
        /// NULL, and exact_match_ is false.
        FindResult() :
            dsrc_client_(NULL),
            exact_match_(false)
        {}

        /// \brief Comparison operator.
        ///
        /// It is needed for tests and it might be of some use elsewhere
        /// too.
        bool operator ==(const FindResult& other) const {
        return (dsrc_client_ == other.dsrc_client_ &&
                finder_ == other.finder_ &&
                exact_match_ == other.exact_match_);
        }

        /// \brief The found data source client.
        ///
        /// The client of the data source containing the best matching zone.
        /// If no such data source exists, this is NULL pointer.
        ///
        /// Note that the pointer is valid only as long the ClientList which
        /// returned the pointer is alive and was not reconfigured or you hold
        /// a reference to life_keeper_. The ownership is preserved within the
        /// ClientList.
        DataSourceClient* const dsrc_client_;

        /// \brief The finder for the requested zone.
        ///
        /// This is the finder corresponding to the best matching zone.
        /// This may be NULL even in case the datasrc_ is something
        /// else, depending on the find options.
        ///
        /// \see find
        const ZoneFinderPtr finder_;

        /// \brief If the result is an exact match.
        const bool exact_match_;

        /// \brief Something that holds the dsrc_client_ valid.
        ///
        /// As long as you hold the life_keeper_, the dsrc_client_ is
        /// guaranteed to be valid.
        const boost::shared_ptr<LifeKeeper> life_keeper_;
    };

    /// \brief Search for a zone through the data sources.
    ///
    /// This searches the contained data source clients for a one that best
    /// matches the zone name.
    ///
    /// There are two expected usage scenarios. One is answering queries. In
    /// this case, the zone finder is needed and the best matching superzone
    /// of the searched name is needed. Therefore, the call would look like:
    ///
    /// \code FindResult result(list->find(queried_name));
    ///   FindResult result(list->find(queried_name));
    ///   if (result.datasrc_) {
    ///       createTheAnswer(result.finder_);
    ///   } else {
    ///       createNotAuthAnswer();
    /// } \endcode
    ///
    /// The other scenario is manipulating zone data (XfrOut, XfrIn, DDNS,
    /// ...). In this case, the finder itself is not so important. However,
    /// we need an exact match (if we want to manipulate zone data, we must
    /// know exactly, which zone we are about to manipulate). Then the call
    ///
    /// \code FindResult result(list->find(zone_name, true, false));
    ///   FindResult result(list->find(zone_name, true, false));
    ///   if (result.datasrc_) {
    ///       ZoneUpdaterPtr updater(result.datasrc_->getUpdater(zone_name);
    ///       ...
    /// } \endcode
    ///
    /// \param zone The name of the zone to look for.
    /// \param want_exact_match If it is true, it returns only exact matches.
    ///     If the best possible match is partial, a negative result is
    ///     returned instead. It is possible the caller could check it and
    ///     act accordingly if the result would be partial match, but with this
    ///     set to true, the find might be actually faster under some
    ///     circumstances.
    /// \param want_finder If this is false, the finder_ member of FindResult
    ///     might be NULL even if the corresponding data source is found. This
    ///     is because of performance, in some cases the finder is a side
    ///     result of the searching algorithm (therefore asking for it again
    ///     would be a waste), but under other circumstances it is not, so
    ///     providing it when it is not needed would also be wasteful.
    ///
    ///     Other things are never the side effect of searching, therefore the
    ///     caller can get them explicitly (the updater, journal reader and
    ///     iterator).
    /// \return A FindResult describing the data source and zone with the
    ///     longest match against the zone parameter.
    virtual FindResult find(const dns::Name& zone,
                            bool want_exact_match = false,
                            bool want_finder = true) const = 0;
};

/// \brief Shared pointer to the list.
typedef boost::shared_ptr<ClientList> ClientListPtr;
/// \brief Shared const pointer to the list.
typedef boost::shared_ptr<const ClientList> ConstClientListPtr;

/// \Concrete implementation of the ClientList, which is constructed based on
///     configuration.
///
/// This is the implementation which is expected to be used in the servers.
/// However, it is expected most of the code will use it as the ClientList,
/// only the creation is expected to be direct.
///
/// While it is possible to inherit this class, it is not expected to be
/// inherited except for tests.
class ConfigurableClientList : public ClientList {
public:
    /// \brief Constructor
    ///
    /// \param rrclass For which class the list should work.
    ConfigurableClientList(const isc::dns::RRClass &rrclass) :
        rrclass_(rrclass)
    {}
    /// \brief Exception thrown when there's an error in configuration.
    class ConfigurationError : public Exception {
    public:
        ConfigurationError(const char* file, size_t line, const char* what) :
            Exception(file, line, what)
        {}
    };

    /// \brief Sets the configuration.
    ///
    /// This fills the ClientList with data source clients corresponding to the
    /// configuration. The data source clients are newly created or recycled
    /// from previous configuration.
    ///
    /// If any error is detected, an exception is thrown and the current
    /// configuration is preserved.
    ///
    /// \param configuration The JSON element describing the configuration to
    ///     use.
    /// \param allow_cache If it is true, the 'cache' option of the
    ///     configuration is used and some zones are cached into an In-Memory
    ///     data source according to it. If it is false, it is ignored and
    ///     no In-Memory data sources are created.
    /// \throw DataSourceError if there's a problem creating a data source
    ///     client.
    /// \throw ConfigurationError if the configuration is invalid in some
    ///     sense.
    /// \throw Unexpected if something misbehaves (like the data source
    ///     returning NULL iterator).
    /// \throw NotImplemented if the auto-detection of list of zones is
    ///     needed.
    /// \throw Whatever is propagated from within the data source.
    void configure(const data::Element& configuration, bool allow_cache);

    /// \brief Implementation of the ClientList::find.
    virtual FindResult find(const dns::Name& zone,
                            bool want_exact_match = false,
                            bool want_finder = true) const;

    /// \brief This holds one data source client and corresponding information.
    ///
    /// \todo The content yet to be defined.
    struct DataSourceInfo {
        // Plays a role of default constructor too (for vector)
        DataSourceInfo(bool has_cache = false);
        DataSourceInfo(DataSourceClient* data_src_client,
                       const DataSourceClientContainerPtr& container,
                       bool has_cache);
        DataSourceClient* data_src_client_;
        DataSourceClientContainerPtr container_;
        boost::shared_ptr<InMemoryClient> cache_;
    };

    /// \brief The collection of data sources.
    typedef std::vector<DataSourceInfo> DataSources;
protected:
    /// \brief The data sources held here.
    ///
    /// All our data sources are stored here. It is protected to let the
    /// tests in. You should consider it private if you ever want to
    /// derive this class (which is not really recommended anyway).
    DataSources data_sources_;

    /// \brief Convenience type alias.
    ///
    /// \see getDataSource
    typedef std::pair<DataSourceClient*, DataSourceClientContainerPtr>
        DataSourcePair;

    /// \brief Create a data source client of given type and configuration.
    ///
    /// This is a thin wrapper around the DataSourceClientContainer
    /// constructor. The function is here to make it possible for tests
    /// to replace the DataSourceClientContainer with something else.
    /// Also, derived classes could want to create the data source clients
    /// in a different way, though inheriting this class is not recommended.
    ///
    /// The parameters are the same as of the constructor.
    /// \return Pair containing both the data source client and the container.
    ///     The container might be NULL in the derived class, it is
    ///     only stored so the data source client is properly destroyed when
    ///     not needed. However, in such case, it is the caller's
    ///     responsibility to ensure the data source client is deleted when
    ///     needed.
    virtual DataSourcePair getDataSourceClient(const std::string& type,
                                               const data::ConstElementPtr&
                                               configuration);
public:
    /// \brief Access to the data source clients.
    ///
    /// It can be used to examine the loaded list of data sources clients
    /// directly. It is not known if it is of any use other than testing, but
    /// it might be, so it is just made public (there's no real reason to
    /// hide it).
    const DataSources& getDataSources() const { return (data_sources_); }
private:
    const isc::dns::RRClass rrclass_;
};

} // namespace datasrc
} // namespace isc

#endif // DATASRC_CONTAINER_H