PcapPlusPlus  22.11
pcpp::WinPcapLiveDevice Class Reference

#include <WinPcapLiveDevice.h>

Inheritance diagram for pcpp::WinPcapLiveDevice:
pcpp::PcapLiveDevice pcpp::IPcapDevice pcpp::IDevice pcpp::IFilterableDevice

Public Member Functions

virtual LiveDeviceType getDeviceType () const
 
bool startCapture (OnPacketArrivesCallback onPacketArrives, void *onPacketArrivesUserCookie, int intervalInSecondsToUpdateStats, OnStatsUpdateCallback onStatsUpdate, void *onStatsUpdateUserCookie)
 
bool startCapture (int intervalInSecondsToUpdateStats, OnStatsUpdateCallback onStatsUpdate, void *onStatsUpdateUserCookie)
 
bool startCapture (RawPacketVector &capturedPacketsVector)
 
bool setMinAmountOfDataToCopyFromKernelToApplication (int size)
 
int getMinAmountOfDataToCopyFromKernelToApplication () const
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from pcpp::PcapLiveDevice
virtual ~PcapLiveDevice ()
 
std::string getName () const
 
std::string getDesc () const
 
bool getLoopback () const
 
virtual uint32_t getMtu () const
 
virtual LinkLayerType getLinkType () const
 
const std::vector< pcap_addr_t > & getAddresses () const
 
virtual MacAddress getMacAddress () const
 
IPv4Address getIPv4Address () const
 
IPv6Address getIPv6Address () const
 
IPv4Address getDefaultGateway () const
 
const std::vector< IPv4Address > & getDnsServers () const
 
virtual bool startCapture (OnPacketArrivesCallback onPacketArrives, void *onPacketArrivesUserCookie)
 
virtual int startCaptureBlockingMode (OnPacketArrivesStopBlocking onPacketArrives, void *userCookie, int timeout)
 
void stopCapture ()
 
bool captureActive ()
 
bool doMtuCheck (int packetPayloadLength)
 
bool sendPacket (RawPacket const &rawPacket, bool checkMtu=false)
 
bool sendPacket (const uint8_t *packetData, int packetDataLength, int packetPayloadLength)
 
bool sendPacket (const uint8_t *packetData, int packetDataLength, bool checkMtu=false, pcpp::LinkLayerType linkType=pcpp::LINKTYPE_ETHERNET)
 
bool sendPacket (Packet *packet, bool checkMtu=true)
 
virtual int sendPackets (RawPacket *rawPacketsArr, int arrLength, bool checkMtu=false)
 
virtual int sendPackets (Packet **packetsArr, int arrLength, bool checkMtu=true)
 
virtual int sendPackets (const RawPacketVector &rawPackets, bool checkMtu=false)
 
bool open ()
 
bool open (const DeviceConfiguration &config)
 
void close ()
 
PcapLiveDeviceclone ()
 
virtual void getStatistics (IPcapDevice::PcapStats &stats) const
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from pcpp::IPcapDevice
virtual bool setFilter (std::string filterAsString)
 
bool clearFilter ()
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from pcpp::IDevice
bool isOpened ()
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from pcpp::IFilterableDevice
virtual bool setFilter (GeneralFilter &filter)
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Public Types inherited from pcpp::PcapLiveDevice
enum  LiveDeviceType { LibPcapDevice, WinPcapDevice, RemoteDevice }
 
enum  DeviceMode { Normal = 0, Promiscuous = 1 }
 
enum  PcapDirection { PCPP_INOUT = 0, PCPP_IN, PCPP_OUT }
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from pcpp::IPcapDevice
static std::string getPcapLibVersionInfo ()
 
static bool matchPacketWithFilter (GeneralFilter &filter, RawPacket *rawPacket)
 

Detailed Description

A class that wraps a Windows network interface (each of the interfaces listed in ipconfig). This class is almost similar in its capabilities to PcapLiveDevice (its parent class) with some small changes that mainly result from differences between libpcap and WinPcap/Npcap. Please see the reference for PcapLiveDevice for more details

Member Function Documentation

◆ getDeviceType()

virtual LiveDeviceType pcpp::WinPcapLiveDevice::getDeviceType ( ) const
inlinevirtual
Returns
The type of the device (libPcap, WinPcap/Npcap or a remote device)

Reimplemented from pcpp::PcapLiveDevice.

◆ getMinAmountOfDataToCopyFromKernelToApplication()

int pcpp::WinPcapLiveDevice::getMinAmountOfDataToCopyFromKernelToApplication ( ) const
inline
Returns
The current amount of data in the kernel buffer that causes a read from the application to return (see also setMinAmountOfDataToCopyFromKernelToApplication())

◆ setMinAmountOfDataToCopyFromKernelToApplication()

bool pcpp::WinPcapLiveDevice::setMinAmountOfDataToCopyFromKernelToApplication ( int  size)

WinPcap/Npcap have a feature (that doesn't exist in libpcap) to change the minimum amount of data in the kernel buffer that causes a read from the application to return (unless the timeout expires). Please see documentation for pcap_setmintocopy for more info. This method enables the user to change this size. Note the device must be open for this method to work

Parameters
[in]sizeThe size to set in bytes
Returns
True if set succeeded, false if the device is closed or if pcap_setmintocopy failed

◆ startCapture() [1/3]

bool pcpp::WinPcapLiveDevice::startCapture ( OnPacketArrivesCallback  onPacketArrives,
void *  onPacketArrivesUserCookie,
int  intervalInSecondsToUpdateStats,
OnStatsUpdateCallback  onStatsUpdate,
void *  onStatsUpdateUserCookie 
)
virtual

Start capturing packets on this network interface (device) with periodic stats collection. Each time a packet is captured the onPacketArrives callback is called. In addition, each intervalInSecondsToUpdateStats seconds stats are collected from the device and the onStatsUpdate callback is called. Both the capture and periodic stats collection are done on new threads created by this method, each on a different thread, meaning all callback calls are done in threads other than the caller thread. Capture process and stats collection will stop and threads will be terminated when calling stopCapture(). This method must be called after the device is opened (i.e the open() method was called), otherwise an error will be returned.

Parameters
[in]onPacketArrivesA callback that is called each time a packet is captured
[in]onPacketArrivesUserCookieA pointer to a user provided object. This object will be transferred to the onPacketArrives callback each time it is called. This cookie is very useful for transferring objects that give context to the capture callback, for example: objects that counts packets, manages flow state or manages the application state according to the packet that was captured
[in]intervalInSecondsToUpdateStatsThe interval in seconds to activate periodic stats collection
[in]onStatsUpdateA callback that will be called each time intervalInSecondsToUpdateStats expires and stats are collected. This callback will contain the collected stats
[in]onStatsUpdateUserCookieA pointer to a user provided object. This object will be transferred to the onStatsUpdate callback each time it is called
Returns
True if capture started successfully, false if (relevant log error is printed in any case):
  • Capture is already running
  • Device is not opened
  • Capture thread could not be created
  • Stats collection thread could not be created

Reimplemented from pcpp::PcapLiveDevice.

◆ startCapture() [2/3]

bool pcpp::WinPcapLiveDevice::startCapture ( int  intervalInSecondsToUpdateStats,
OnStatsUpdateCallback  onStatsUpdate,
void *  onStatsUpdateUserCookie 
)
virtual

Start capturing packets on this network interface (device) with periodic stats collection only. This means that packets arriving to the network interface aren't delivered to the user but only counted. Each intervalInSecondsToUpdateStats seconds stats are collected from the device and the onStatsUpdate callback is called with the updated counters. The periodic stats collection is done on a new thread created by this method, meaning all callback calls are done in threads other than the caller thread. Stats collection will stop and threads will be terminated when calling stopCapture(). This method must be called after the device is opened (i.e the open() method was called), otherwise an error will be returned.

Parameters
[in]intervalInSecondsToUpdateStatsThe interval in seconds to activate periodic stats collection
[in]onStatsUpdateA callback that will be called each time intervalInSecondsToUpdateStats expires and stats are collected. This callback will contain the collected stats
[in]onStatsUpdateUserCookieA pointer to a user provided object. This object will be transferred to the onStatsUpdate callback each time it is called
Returns
True if capture started successfully, false if (relevant log error is printed in any case):
  • Capture is already running
  • Device is not opened
  • Stats collection thread could not be created

Reimplemented from pcpp::PcapLiveDevice.

◆ startCapture() [3/3]

bool pcpp::WinPcapLiveDevice::startCapture ( RawPacketVector capturedPacketsVector)
inlinevirtual

Start capturing packets on this network interface (device). All captured packets are added to capturedPacketsVector, so at the end of the capture (when calling stopCapture()) this vector contains pointers to all captured packets in the form of RawPacket. The capture is done on a new thread created by this method, meaning capturedPacketsVector is updated from another thread other than the caller thread (so user should avoid changing or iterating this vector while capture is on). Capture process will stop and this capture thread will be terminated when calling stopCapture(). This method must be called after the device is opened (i.e the open() method was called), otherwise an error will be returned.

Parameters
[in]capturedPacketsVectorA reference to a RawPacketVector, meaning a vector of pointer to RawPacket objects
Returns
True if capture started successfully, false if (relevant log error is printed in any case):
  • Capture is already running
  • Device is not opened
  • Capture thread could not be created

Reimplemented from pcpp::PcapLiveDevice.