MACAddress.h

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 *
 * MACAddress.h
 * Represents a MAC Address
 * Copyright (C) 2013 Peter Newman
 */

#ifndef INCLUDE_OLA_NETWORK_MACADDRESS_H_
#define INCLUDE_OLA_NETWORK_MACADDRESS_H_

#include <stdint.h>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>

namespace ola {
namespace network {

class MACAddress {
 public:
  enum { LENGTH = 6 };

  MACAddress();

  explicit MACAddress(const uint8_t address[LENGTH]);

  MACAddress(const MACAddress &other);

  MACAddress& operator=(const MACAddress &other);

  bool operator==(const MACAddress &other) const;

  bool operator!=(const MACAddress &other) const {
    return !(*this == other);
  }

  bool operator<(const MACAddress &other) const;

  bool operator>(const MACAddress &other) const;

  // copy the address in network byte order to a location. The location
  // should be at least LENGTH bytes.
  void Get(uint8_t ptr[LENGTH]) const;

  bool Pack(uint8_t *buffer, unsigned int length) const {
    if (length < LENGTH)
      return false;
    Get(buffer);
    return true;
  }

  std::string ToString() const;

  friend std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream &out,
                                   const MACAddress &address) {
    return out << address.ToString();
  }

  static MACAddress* FromString(const std::string &address);

  static bool FromString(const std::string &address, MACAddress *target);

  // useful for testing
  static MACAddress FromStringOrDie(const std::string &address);

 private:
  uint8_t m_address[LENGTH];
};
}  // namespace network
}  // namespace ola
#endif  // INCLUDE_OLA_NETWORK_MACADDRESS_H_