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+/* Copyright (c) 2006 Intel Corporation
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This file is distributed under the terms in the attached INTEL-LICENSE
+ * file. If you do not find these files, copies can be found by writing to
+ * Intel Research Berkeley, 2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 1300, Berkeley, CA,
+ * 94704. Attention: Intel License Inquiry.
+ */
+/* Authors: David Gay <dgay@intel-research.net>
+ * Intel Research Berkeley Lab
+ */
+#ifndef MESSAGE_H
+#define MESSAGE_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+/** The type of message buffers */
+typedef struct tmsg tmsg_t;
+
+/** Invoke the function set by tmsg_set_fail.
+ * tmsg_fail is called by the tmsg_read and tmsg_write functions when an
+ * out-of-buffer access is attempted.
+*/
+void tmsg_fail(void);
+
+/** Set the function that tmsg_fail should call, and return the previous
+ * function. If the function is NULL, tmsg_fail does nothing.
+*/
+void (*tmsg_set_fail(void (*fn)(void)))(void);
+
+/**
+ * Create a message buffer from array 'packet' of 'len' bytes
+ */
+tmsg_t *new_tmsg(void *packet, size_t len);
+
+/**
+ * Free a message buffer. This does NOT free the underlying array.
+ */
+void free_tmsg(tmsg_t *msg);
+
+/**
+ * Return underlying array of a message buffer
+ */
+void *tmsg_data(tmsg_t *msg);
+
+/**
+ * Return length of a message buffer
+ */
+size_t tmsg_length(tmsg_t *msg);
+
+/**
+ * Read an unsigned little-endian integer of 'bit_length' bits from bit offset
+ * 'bit_offset'
+ * If the specified field is out of range for the buffer, tmsg_fail is called
+ * and 0 is returned.
+ */
+uint64_t tmsg_read_ule(tmsg_t *msg, size_t bit_offset, size_t bit_length);
+
+/**
+ * Read a signed little-endian integer of 'bit_length' bits from bit offset
+ * 'bit_offset'
+ * If the specified field is out of range for the buffer, tmsg_fail is called
+ * and 0 is returned.
+ */
+int64_t tmsg_read_le(tmsg_t *msg, size_t bit_offset, size_t bit_length);
+
+/**
+ * Write an unsigned little-endian integer of 'bit_length' bits to bit offset
+ * 'bit_offset'.
+ * If the specified field is out of range for the buffer, tmsg_fail is called
+ * and no write occurs.
+ */
+void tmsg_write_ule(tmsg_t *msg, size_t bit_offset, size_t bit_length, uint64_t value);
+
+/**
+ * Write a signed little-endian integer of 'bit_length' bits to bit offset
+ * 'bit_offset'.
+ * If the specified field is out of range for the buffer, tmsg_fail is called
+ * and no write occurs.
+ */
+void tmsg_write_le(tmsg_t *msg, size_t bit_offset, size_t bit_length, int64_t value);
+
+/**
+ * Read an unsigned big-endian integer of 'bit_length' bits from bit offset
+ * 'bit_offset'
+ * If the specified field is out of range for the buffer, tmsg_fail is called
+ * and 0 is returned.
+ */
+uint64_t tmsg_read_ube(tmsg_t *msg, size_t bit_offset, size_t bit_length);
+
+/**
+ * Read a signed big-endian integer of 'bit_length' bits from bit offset
+ * 'bit_offset'
+ * If the specified field is out of range for the buffer, tmsg_fail is called
+ * and 0 is returned.
+ */
+int64_t tmsg_read_be(tmsg_t *msg, size_t bit_offset, size_t bit_length);
+
+/**
+ * Write an unsigned big-endian integer of 'bit_length' bits to bit offset
+ * 'bit_offset'.
+ * If the specified field is out of range for the buffer, tmsg_fail is called
+ * and no write occurs.
+ */
+void tmsg_write_ube(tmsg_t *msg, size_t bit_offset, size_t bit_length, uint64_t value);
+
+/**
+ * Write a signed big-endian integer of 'bit_length' bits to bit offset
+ * 'bit_offset'.
+ * If the specified field is out of range for the buffer, tmsg_fail is called
+ * and no write occurs.
+ */
+void tmsg_write_be(tmsg_t *msg, size_t bit_offset, size_t bit_length, int64_t value);
+
+/**
+ * Read a 32-bit IEEE float stored in little-endian format (bit 31: sign,
+ * bits 30-23: exponent, bits 22-0: mantissa) from bit offset 'bit_offset'
+ * If the specified field is out of range for the buffer, tmsg_fail is called
+ * and 0 is returned.
+ */
+float tmsg_read_float_le(tmsg_t *msg, size_t offset);
+
+/**
+ * Write a 32-bit IEEE float in little-endian format (bit 31: sign,
+ * bits 30-23: exponent, bits 22-0: mantissa) to bit offset 'bit_offset'
+ * If the specified field is out of range for the buffer, tmsg_fail is called
+ * and no write occurs.
+ */
+void tmsg_write_float_le(tmsg_t *msg, size_t offset, float x);
+
+/**
+ * Read a 32-bit IEEE float stored in big-endian format (bit 31: sign,
+ * bits 30-23: exponent, bits 22-0: mantissa) from bit offset 'bit_offset'
+ * If the specified field is out of range for the buffer, tmsg_fail is called
+ * and 0 is returned.
+ */
+float tmsg_read_float_be(tmsg_t *msg, size_t offset);
+
+/**
+ * Write a 32-bit IEEE float in big-endian format (bit 31: sign,
+ * bits 30-23: exponent, bits 22-0: mantissa) to bit offset 'bit_offset'
+ * If the specified field is out of range for the buffer, tmsg_fail is called
+ * and no write occurs.
+ */
+void tmsg_write_float_be(tmsg_t *msg, size_t offset, float x);
+
+#endif