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/* $Header$ */
/** @file centralserver.h
    @brief Functions to talk to the central server (auth/send stats/get rules/etc...)
    @author Copyright (C) 2004 Philippe April <papril777@yahoo.com>
*/

#ifndef _CENTRALSERVER_H_
#define _CENTRALSERVER_H_

/** @brief Ask the central server to login a client */
#define REQUEST_TYPE_LOGIN     "login"
/** @brief Notify the the central server of a client logout */
#define REQUEST_TYPE_LOGOUT    "logout"
/** @brief Update the central server's traffic counters */
#define REQUEST_TYPE_COUNTERS  "counters"

/** @brief Initiates a transaction with the auth server */
int auth_server_request(t_authresponse *authresponse, char *request_type, char *ip, char *mac, char *token, long int incoming, long int outgoing);

/** @brief Tries really hard to connect to an auth server.  Returns a connected file descriptor or -1 on error */
int connect_auth_server();

/** @brief Helper function called by connect_auth_server() to do the actual work including recursion - do not call directly */
int _connect_auth_server(int level);

#endif /* _CENTRALSERVER_H_ */