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+
+#ifndef DEF_ENCODING
+#define DEF_ENCODING
+
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <netinet/ether.h>
+
+#include <protocol.h>
+#include <list.h>
+
+
+struct nsdp_packet {
+ union {
+ unsigned char *buffer;
+ struct nsdp_header *nh;
+ };
+ int maxlen;
+ struct attr_header *ah;
+};
+
+
+
+void initNsdpHeader (struct nsdp_header *nh, char code, const struct ether_addr *client_mac, const struct ether_addr *switch_mac, unsigned int seqnum);
+
+
+bool validateNsdpHeader (const struct nsdp_header *nh, char code, const struct ether_addr *client_mac, const struct ether_addr *switch_mac, unsigned int seqnum);
+
+
+static inline void initNsdpPacket (struct nsdp_packet *np)
+{
+ np->ah = (struct attr_header*)np->nh->data;
+}
+
+
+static inline int getPacketTotalSize (const struct nsdp_packet *np)
+{
+ return ((unsigned char*)np->ah) - np->buffer;
+}
+
+
+int addPacketAttributes (struct nsdp_packet *np, const List* attr, unsigned char ports);
+
+
+int extractPacketAttributes (struct nsdp_packet *np, List *attr, unsigned char ports);
+
+
+#endif
+