# snmpm_network_interface

### MODULE

snmpm_network_interface

### MODULE SUMMARY

Behaviour module for the SNMP manager network interface.

### DESCRIPTION

This module defines the behaviour of the manager network interface. A `snmpm_network_interface` compliant module must export the following functions:

- start_link/2
- stop/1
- send_pdu/7
- inform_response/4
- note_store/2
- info/1
- verbosity/2

The semantics of them and their exact signatures are explained below.

### EXPORTS

`start_link(Server, NoteStore) -> {ok, Pid} | {error, Reason}`

Types:

`Server = pid()`
`NoteStore = pid()`

Start-link the network interface process.

`Server` is the pid of the managing process.

`NoteStore` is the pid of the note-store process.

`stop(Pid) -> void()`

Types:

`Pid = pid()`

Stop the network interface process.

`send_pdu(Pid, Pdu, Vsn, MsgData, Addr, Port, ExtraInfo) -> void()`

Types:

`Pid = pid()`
`Pdu = pdu()`
`Vsn = 'version-1' | 'version-2' | 'version-3'`
`MsgData = term()`
`Addr = address()`
`Port = integer()`
`ExtraInfo = term()`

Request the network interface process (`Pid`) to send this pdu (`Pdu`).

`ExtraInfo` is some opaque data that is passed to the net-if process. It originates from the `ExtraInfo` parameter in the calls to the synchronous get-request, asynchronous get-request, synchronous get-next-request, asynchronous get-next-request, synchronous set-request and asynchronous set-request. Whether the net-if process chooses to use this is implementation dependent. The net-if process included in this application ignores it.

`inform_response(Pid, Ref, Addr, Port) -> void()`

Types:

`Pid = pid()`
`Ref = term()`
`Addr = address()`
`Port = integer()`

Instruct the network interface process to send the response (acknownledgement) to an inform-request.

`Ref` is something that can be used to identify the inform-request, e.g. request-id of the inform-request.

`Addr` and `Port` identifies the agent, from which the inform-request originated.

`note_store(Pid, NoteStore) -> void()`

Types:

`Pid = pid()`
`NoteStore = pid()`

Change the pid of the note-store process. This is used when the server re-starts the note_store (e.g. after a crach).

`verbosity(Pid, Verbosity) -> void()`

Types:

`Pid = pid()`
`Verbosity = verbosity()`

Change the verbosity of the network interface process.

`info(Pid) -> [{Key, Value}]`

Types:

`Pid = pid()`

The info returned is basically up to the implementor to decide. The implemention provided by this application provides info about memory allocation and various socket information.

The info returned by this function is returned together with other info collected by the manager when the info function is called (tagged with the key `net_if`).

### AUTHORS

Micael Karlberg - support@erlang.ericsson.se

snmp 4.8.1
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