#[cfg_attr(windows, path = "watch_win.rs")]
#[cfg_attr(target_vendor = "apple", path = "watch_mac.rs")]
-#[cfg_attr(target_os = "linux", path = "watch_linux.rs")]
+#[cfg_attr(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android"), path = "watch_linux.rs")]
mod watch;
type IfIndex = u32;
}
/// Information delivered via callback when a network interface change is detected.
-///
+///
/// This contains up-to-date information about all interfaces, plus a diff which
/// details which interfaces and IP addresses have changed since the last callback.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
}
/// A handle to keep alive as long as you wish to receive callbacks.
-///
+///
/// If the callback is executing at the time the handle is dropped, drop will block until
/// the callback is finished and it's guaranteed that it will not be called again.
-///
+///
/// Do not drop the handle from within the callback itself. It will probably deadlock.
pub struct WatchHandle {
_inner: watch::WatchHandle,
}
/// Retrieve information about all enabled network interfaces and their IP addresses.
-///
+///
/// This is a once-off operation. If you want to detect changes over time, see `watch_interfaces`.
pub fn list_interfaces() -> Result<HashMap<IfIndex, Interface>, Error> {
list::list_interfaces().map(|list| list.0)
}
/// Retrieve interface information and watch for changes, which will be delivered via callback.
-///
+///
/// If setting up the watch is successful, this returns a `WatchHandle` which must be kept for
/// as long as the provided callback should operate.
-///
+///
/// The callback will fire once immediately with an initial interface list, and a diff as if
/// there were originally no interfaces present.
-pub fn watch_interfaces<F: FnMut(Update) + 'static>(callback: F) -> Result<WatchHandle, Error> {
+///
+/// This function will return an error if there is a problem configuring the watcher, or if there
+/// is an error retrieving the initial interface list.
+///
+/// We assume that if listing the interfaces worked the first time, then it will continue to work
+/// for as long as the watcher is running. If listing interfaces begins to fail later, those
+/// failures will be swallowed and the callback will not be called for that change event.
+pub fn watch_interfaces<F: FnMut(Update) + Send + 'static>(
+ callback: F,
+) -> Result<WatchHandle, Error> {
watch::watch_interfaces(callback).map(|handle| WatchHandle { _inner: handle })
}