PcapPlusPlusVersion.h File Reference

#include <string>

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Namespaces
	pcpp
	The main namespace for the PcapPlusPlus lib.

Macros
#define	PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_YEAR   26
	The year component of the PcapPlusPlus version (e.g., 26 for 2026)
#define	PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_MONTH   7
	The month component of the PcapPlusPlus version (e.g., 7 for July)
#define	PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_PATCH   0
	The patch number component of the PcapPlusPlus version.
#define	PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_DEV   1
	Development flag: non-zero for development/nightly builds, zero for official releases.
#define	PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION   "26.07-dev"
	Short version string (e.g., "26.07" for official release or "26.07-dev" for development build)
#define	PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_OFFICIAL   "development build"
	String indicating whether this is an official or development build.
#define	PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION_FULL(year, month, patch, dev)   ((year) * 100000 + (month) * 1000 + (patch) * 10 + dev)
	Create a comparable numeric version from year, month, patch, and dev components. More...
#define	PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION(year, month, patch)   PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION_FULL(year, month, patch, 0)
	Create a comparable numeric version for official releases (dev=0) More...
#define	PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_NUM
	The current PcapPlusPlus version as a comparable numeric value.
#define	PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_EQUALS(major, minor, patch)    PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_NUM == PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION(major, minor, patch)
	Check if the current version equals the specified version. More...
#define	PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_LOWER_THAN(year, month, patch)    PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_NUM < PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION(year, month, patch)
	Check if the current version is lower than the specified version. More...
#define	PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_LOWER_OR_EQUAL_THAN(year, month, patch)    PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_NUM <= PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION(year, month, patch)
	Check if the current version is lower than or equal to the specified version. More...
#define	PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_HIGHER_THAN(year, month, patch)    PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_NUM > PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION(year, month, patch)
	Check if the current version is higher than the specified version. More...
#define	PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_HIGHER_OR_EQUAL_THAN(year, month, patch)    PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_NUM >= PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION(year, month, patch)
	Check if the current version is higher than or equal to the specified version. More...
#define	PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_FULL   "v" PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION " (" PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_OFFICIAL ")"
	Full version string including version and release type (e.g., "v26.07-dev (development build)")

Functions
std::string	pcpp::getPcapPlusPlusVersion ()
std::string	pcpp::getPcapPlusPlusVersionFull ()
std::string	pcpp::getBuildDateTime ()
std::string	pcpp::getGitCommit ()
std::string	pcpp::getGitBranch ()
std::string	pcpp::getGitInfo ()

Macro Definition Documentation

PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION

#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION	(		year,
			month,
			patch
	)		PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION_FULL(year, month, patch, 0)

Create a comparable numeric version for official releases (dev=0)

Parameters

year	The year component
month	The month component
patch	The patch number

PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION_FULL

#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION_FULL	(		year,
			month,
			patch,
			dev
	)		((year) * 100000 + (month) * 1000 + (patch) * 10 + dev)

Create a comparable numeric version from year, month, patch, and dev components.

Parameters

year	The year component (e.g., 26 for 2026)
month	The month component (1-12)
patch	The patch number
dev	The development flag (0 for official, 1 for dev)

PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_EQUALS

#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_EQUALS	(		major,
			minor,
			patch
	)		PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_NUM == PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION(major, minor, patch)

Check if the current version equals the specified version.

Parameters

major	The major (year) component to compare
minor	The minor (month) component to compare
patch	The patch number to compare

PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_HIGHER_OR_EQUAL_THAN

#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_HIGHER_OR_EQUAL_THAN	(		year,
			month,
			patch
	)		PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_NUM >= PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION(year, month, patch)

Check if the current version is higher than or equal to the specified version.

Parameters

year	The year component to compare
month	The month component to compare
patch	The patch number to compare

PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_HIGHER_THAN

#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_HIGHER_THAN	(		year,
			month,
			patch
	)		PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_NUM > PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION(year, month, patch)

Check if the current version is higher than the specified version.

Parameters

year	The year component to compare
month	The month component to compare
patch	The patch number to compare

PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_LOWER_OR_EQUAL_THAN

#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_LOWER_OR_EQUAL_THAN	(		year,
			month,
			patch
	)		PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_NUM <= PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION(year, month, patch)

Check if the current version is lower than or equal to the specified version.

Parameters

year	The year component to compare
month	The month component to compare
patch	The patch number to compare

PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_LOWER_THAN

#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_LOWER_THAN	(		year,
			month,
			patch
	)		PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_NUM < PCAPPLUSPLUS_MAKE_VERSION(year, month, patch)

Check if the current version is lower than the specified version.

Parameters

year	The year component to compare
month	The month component to compare
patch	The patch number to compare