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[netwatcher] / src / lib.rs

diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e7bf15234aaaf92a217e90a7d56c57598fdf93b5..7a8298ef647be7e99b178e97dcde113234607661 100644 (file)
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ mod list;
 #[cfg_attr(target_os = "linux", path = "watch_linux.rs")]
 mod watch;
 
-#[cfg(unix)]
-mod util;
-
 type IfIndex = u32;
 
+/// Information about one network interface at a point in time.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Interface {
     pub index: u32,
@@ -27,6 +25,7 @@ pub struct Interface {
 }
 
 impl Interface {
+    /// Helper to iterate over only the IPv4 addresses on this interface.
     pub fn ipv4_ips(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &Ipv4Addr> {
         self.ips.iter().filter_map(|ip| match ip {
             IpAddr::V4(v4) => Some(v4),
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ impl Interface {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Helper to iterate over only the IPv6 addresses on this interface.
     pub fn ipv6_ips(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &Ipv6Addr> {
         self.ips.iter().filter_map(|ip| match ip {
             IpAddr::V4(_) => None,
@@ -42,12 +42,17 @@ impl Interface {
     }
 }
 
+/// 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)]
 pub struct Update {
     pub interfaces: HashMap<IfIndex, Interface>,
     pub diff: UpdateDiff,
 }
 
+/// What changed between one `Update` and the next.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
 pub struct UpdateDiff {
     pub added: Vec<IfIndex>,
@@ -55,6 +60,7 @@ pub struct UpdateDiff {
     pub modified: HashMap<IfIndex, InterfaceDiff>,
 }
 
+/// What changed within a single interface between updates, if it was present in both.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
 pub struct InterfaceDiff {
     pub hw_addr_changed: bool,
@@ -62,6 +68,7 @@ pub struct InterfaceDiff {
     pub addrs_removed: Vec<IpAddr>,
 }
 
+/// Errors in netwatcher or in one of the underlying platform integratinos.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum Error {
     // TODO: handle all cases with proper sources
@@ -114,14 +121,30 @@ impl List {
     }
 }
 
+/// 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> {
     watch::watch_interfaces(callback).map(|handle| WatchHandle { _inner: handle })
 }