whitelist.h File Reference

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Detailed Description

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Functions for keeping a whitelist of nodes we always allow in, and whom we try to keep a connection to.

Author:

Vidar Madsen

Date:

2002

#include "common.h"
#include "lib/host_addr.h"

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Data Structures
struct	whitelist
Defines
#define	WHITELIST_RETRY_DELAY   30
	Number of seconds between each connection attempt to a whitelisted node.
#define	WHITELIST_CHECK_INTERVAL   60
	Number of seconds between checking the whitelist file for updates.
Functions
gboolean	whitelist_check (const host_addr_t addr)
	Check the given IP agains the entries in the whitelist.
void	whitelist_init (void)
	Called on startup.
void	whitelist_close (void)
	Frees all entries in the whitelist.
guint	whitelist_connect (void)
	Attempts to connect to the nodes we have whitelisted.
void	whitelist_reload (void)
	Reloads the whitelist.

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Define Documentation

#define WHITELIST_CHECK_INTERVAL   60

Number of seconds between checking the whitelist file for updates.

#define WHITELIST_RETRY_DELAY   30

Number of seconds between each connection attempt to a whitelisted node.

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Function Documentation

gboolean whitelist_check (  const host_addr_t  ha  )

Check the given IP agains the entries in the whitelist. Also, it will periodically check the whitelist file for updates, and reload it if it has changed. Parameters: ha  the host address to check. Returns: TRUE if found, and FALSE if not.

void whitelist_close (  void   )

Frees all entries in the whitelist.

guint whitelist_connect (  void   )

Attempts to connect to the nodes we have whitelisted. Only entries with a specified port will be tried. Returns: the number of new nodes that are connected to.

void whitelist_init (  void   )

Called on startup. Loads the whitelist into memory.

void whitelist_reload (  void   )

Reloads the whitelist.

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