NetSim::Client Class Reference

Represents a client in the network simulation. More...

#include <client.h>

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Public Member Functions
	Client ()=default
	Default constructor.
	Client (const NetworkCard &networkCard)
	Constructs a client with the provided network card.
void	execDomainResolution (const QString &domain)
	Initiates a domain name resolution.
void	execHandShake (const IPAddress &address)
	Initiates a TCP handshake to the specified IP address.
void	execHTTPRequest (const IPAddress &address, const QString &uri)
	Sends an HTTP request to the specified IP address and URI.
void	execCloseConnection (const IPAddress &address)
	Closes the connection to the specified IP address.
void	receivePackage (Package data) override
	Receives a package and processes based on its type.
Public Member Functions inherited from NetSim::Host
	Host ()=default
	The default constructor.
	Host (const NetworkCard &networkCard)
	Constructor that initializes a host with a network card.
QMap< Port, Process >	processTable () const
	Retrieve the process table.
QMap< IPAddress, MACAddress >	hostTable () const
	Retrieve the host table.
QMap< QString, IPAddress >	domainTable () const
	Retrieve the domain table.
QMap< MACAddress, Router * >	cables () const
	Retrieve the cables table.
NetworkCard	networkCard () const
	Retrieve the network card.
Router *	getRouterByMACAddress (const MACAddress &destinationAddress)
	Retrieves the router by its MAC address.
void	sendPackage (Package &data, const MACAddress &destinationAddress)
	Send a package to a destination MAC address.
virtual void	receivePackage (Package data)=0
	Pure virtual function to receive a package. Must be implemented in derived classes.
void	addProcess (const Process &process)
	Adds a process to the process table.
void	addIPAddress (const IPAddress &ipAddress, const MACAddress &macAddress)
	Adds an IP address to MAC address resolution to the ARP table.
void	addMACAddress (const MACAddress &macAddress, Router *router)
	Adds a MAC address to router pointer to the cables table.
void	addDomain (const QString &domain, const IPAddress &ipAddress)
	Adds a domain to IP address resolution to the DNS table.
PackageTableModel *	packages () const
	Get all the packages associated with this host.
void	setPackages (PackageTableModel *packages)
	Set the packages for this host.
Process &	getProcessByName (const QString &name)
	Retrieves a process by its name.
void	setHostOfProcesses (Host *host)
	Set the host for all processes.

Detailed Description

Represents a client in the network simulation.

The Client class is responsible for initiating network requests such as DNS resolution, establishing TCP handshakes, making HTTP requests, and closing connections.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Client() [1/2]

NetSim::Client::Client ( )

default

Default constructor.

Client() [2/2]

Client::Client

(

const NetworkCard &

networkCard

)

Constructs a client with the provided network card.

Parameters

networkCard

Network interface card of the client.

Member Function Documentation

execCloseConnection()

void Client::execCloseConnection

(

const IPAddress &

address

)

Closes the connection to the specified IP address.

Parameters

address

IP address to close the connection.

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execDomainResolution()

void Client::execDomainResolution

(

const QString &

domain

)

Initiates a domain name resolution.

Parameters

domain

Domain name to be resolved.

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execHandShake()

void Client::execHandShake

(

const IPAddress &

address

)

Initiates a TCP handshake to the specified IP address.

Parameters

address

IP address to establish a connection.

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execHTTPRequest()

void Client::execHTTPRequest	(	const IPAddress &	address,
		const QString &	uri
	)

Sends an HTTP request to the specified IP address and URI.

Parameters

address	IP address of the server to send the request.
uri	Requested Uniform Resource Identifier.

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receivePackage()

void Client::receivePackage ( Package  data )

overridevirtual

Receives a package and processes based on its type.

The client can receive and process DNS Response, TCP Handshake, and TCP closing packages.

Parameters

data	Package data received by the client.

Implements NetSim::Host.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• NetSim/src/network/client.h
• NetSim/src/network/client.cpp