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#ifndef __ZMQ_MSG_HPP_INCLUDE__
#define __ZMQ_MSG_HPP_INCLUDE__

#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#include "config.hpp"
#include "fd.hpp"
#include "atomic_counter.hpp"
#include "metadata.hpp"

//  Signature for free function to deallocate the message content.
//  Note that it has to be declared as "C" so that it is the same as
//  zmq_free_fn defined in zmq.h.
extern "C"
{
    typedef void (msg_free_fn) (void *data, void *hint);
}

namespace zmq
{

    //  Note that this structure needs to be explicitly constructed
    //  (init functions) and destructed (close function).

    class msg_t
    {
    public:

        //  Shared message buffer. Message data are either allocated in one
        //  continuous block along with this structure - thus avoiding one
        //  malloc/free pair or they are stored in used-supplied memory.
        //  In the latter case, ffn member stores pointer to the function to be
        //  used to deallocate the data. If the buffer is actually shared (there
        //  are at least 2 references to it) refcount member contains number of
        //  references.
        struct content_t
        {
            void *data;
            size_t size;
            msg_free_fn *ffn;
            void *hint;
            zmq::atomic_counter_t refcnt;
        };

        //  Message flags.
        enum
        {
            more = 1,           //  Followed by more parts
            command = 2,        //  Command frame (see ZMTP spec)
            credential = 32,
            identity = 64,
            shared = 128
        };

        bool check ();
        int init();

        int init (void* data, size_t size_,
                  msg_free_fn* ffn_, void* hint,
                  content_t* content_ = NULL);

        int init_size (size_t size_);
        int init_data (void *data_, size_t size_, msg_free_fn *ffn_,
                       void *hint_);
        int init_external_storage(content_t* content_, void *data_, size_t size_,
                                  msg_free_fn *ffn_, void *hint_);
        int init_delimiter ();
        int init_join ();
        int init_leave ();
        int close ();
        int move (msg_t &src_);
        int copy (msg_t &src_);
        void *data ();
        size_t size ();
        unsigned char flags ();
        void set_flags (unsigned char flags_);
        void reset_flags (unsigned char flags_);
        metadata_t *metadata () const;
        void set_metadata (metadata_t *metadata_);
        void reset_metadata ();
        bool is_identity () const;
        bool is_credential () const;
        bool is_delimiter () const;
        bool is_join () const;
        bool is_leave () const;
        bool is_vsm () const;
        bool is_cmsg () const;
        bool is_zcmsg() const;
        uint32_t get_routing_id ();
        int set_routing_id (uint32_t routing_id_);
        int reset_routing_id ();
        const char * group ();
        int set_group (const char* group_);
        int set_group (const char*, size_t length);

        //  After calling this function you can copy the message in POD-style
        //  refs_ times. No need to call copy.
        void add_refs (int refs_);

        //  Removes references previously added by add_refs. If the number of
        //  references drops to 0, the message is closed and false is returned.
        bool rm_refs (int refs_);

        //  Size in bytes of the largest message that is still copied around
        //  rather than being reference-counted.
        enum { msg_t_size = 64 };
        enum { max_vsm_size = msg_t_size - (sizeof (metadata_t *) +
                                            3 +
                                            16 +
                                            sizeof (uint32_t))};
    private:
        zmq::atomic_counter_t* refcnt();

        //  Different message types.
        enum type_t
        {
            type_min = 101,
            //  VSM messages store the content in the message itself
            type_vsm = 101,
            //  LMSG messages store the content in malloc-ed memory
            type_lmsg = 102,
            //  Delimiter messages are used in envelopes
            type_delimiter = 103,
            //  CMSG messages point to constant data
            type_cmsg = 104,

            // zero-copy LMSG message for v2_decoder
            type_zclmsg = 105,

            //  Join message for radio_dish
            type_join = 106,

            //  Leave message for radio_dish
            type_leave = 107,

            type_max = 107
        };

        //  Note that fields shared between different message types are not
        //  moved to the parent class (msg_t). This way we get tighter packing
        //  of the data. Shared fields can be accessed via 'base' member of
        //  the union.
        union {
            struct {
                metadata_t *metadata;
                unsigned char unused [msg_t_size - (sizeof (metadata_t *) +
                                                    2 +
                                                    16 +
                                                    sizeof (uint32_t))];
                unsigned char type;
                unsigned char flags;
                char group [16];
                uint32_t routing_id;
            } base;
            struct {
                metadata_t *metadata;
                unsigned char data [max_vsm_size];
                unsigned char size;
                unsigned char type;
                unsigned char flags;
                char group [16];
                uint32_t routing_id;
            } vsm;
            struct {
                metadata_t *metadata;
                content_t *content;
                unsigned char unused [msg_t_size - (sizeof (metadata_t *) +
                                                    sizeof (content_t*) +
                                                    2 +
                                                    16 +
                                                    sizeof (uint32_t))];
                unsigned char type;
                unsigned char flags;
                char group [16];
                uint32_t routing_id;
            } lmsg;
            struct {
                metadata_t *metadata;
                content_t *content;
                unsigned char unused [msg_t_size - (sizeof (metadata_t *) +
                                                    sizeof (content_t*) +
                                                    2 +
                                                    16 +
                                                    sizeof (uint32_t))];
                unsigned char type;
                unsigned char flags;
                char group [16];
                uint32_t routing_id;
            } zclmsg;
            struct {
                metadata_t *metadata;
                void* data;
                size_t size;
                unsigned char unused [msg_t_size - (sizeof (metadata_t *) +
                                                    sizeof (void*) +
                                                    sizeof (size_t) +
                                                    2 +
                                                    16 +
                                                    sizeof (uint32_t))];
                unsigned char type;
                unsigned char flags;
                char group [16];
                uint32_t routing_id;
            } cmsg;
            struct {
                metadata_t *metadata;
                unsigned char unused [msg_t_size - (sizeof (metadata_t *) +
                                                    2 +
                                                    16 +
                                                    sizeof (uint32_t))];
                unsigned char type;
                unsigned char flags;
                char group [16];
                uint32_t routing_id;
            } delimiter;
        } u;
    };

}

#endif