datachannel.h

#ifndef DATACHANNEL_H
#define DATACHANNEL_H


#include <QNetworkInterface>

//#include <string>

//Constants

static const char* WIFI = "Wifi";

static const char* ETHERNET = "Ethernet";

static const char* PPP = "Ppp";

static const char* FDDI = "Fddi";

static const char* SLIP = "Slip";

static const char* LOOPBACK = "Loopback";

static const char* VIRTUAL = "Virtual";

static const char* CANBUS = "CanBus";

static const char* PHONET = "Phonet";

static const char* SIXLOWPAN = "SixLoWPAN";

static const char* IEEE802154 = "Ieee802154";

static const char* IEEE80216 = "Ieee80216";

static const char* IEEE1394 = "Ieee1394";

static const char* UNKNOWN = "Unknown";

class DataChannel
{

public:
    /**
     * @brief DataChannel constructor which configures the channel
     * @param networkInterfaceType The network interface type
     */
    DataChannel(QNetworkInterface::InterfaceType networkInterfaceType);

    /**
     * @brief ~DataChannel destructor of the class
     */
    virtual ~DataChannel();


    /**
     * @brief configureChannel Configures the channel in order to be used
     */
    virtual void configureChannel() = 0;

    /**
     * @brief restoreChannelConfiguration Restores the channel original configuration
     */
    virtual void restoreChannelConfiguration() = 0;

    /**
     * @brief getIPWifiAddress looks for a IP address of the given type
     * @param networkInterfaceType The type of the network (Wifi, Ethernet)
     * @return The IP Address or null if the type is not found
     */
    static QHostAddress getIpAddress(QNetworkInterface::InterfaceType networkInterfaceType);

    /**
     * @brief networkInterfaceTypeToString Transform the network interface type into a string
     * @return The string related to the network type
     */
    static const char* networkInterfaceTypeToString(QNetworkInterface::InterfaceType networkInterfaceType);

    /**
     * @brief getNetworkInterfaceNameByType returns the first found adapter's name for a given type
     * @param networkInterfaceType The network interface type
     * @return The network adapter's name
     */
    static QString getNetworkInterfaceNameByType(QNetworkInterface::InterfaceType networkInterfaceType);

protected:
    // The network interface type
    QNetworkInterface::InterfaceType networkInterfaceType;

    // The network interface name
    QString networkInterfaceName;

};

#endif // DATACHANNEL_H