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+/*
+ * include/common/h2.h
+ * This file contains types and macros used for the HTTP/2 protocol
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2000-2017 Willy Tarreau - w@1wt.eu
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 HAProxy Technologies
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1
+ * exclusively.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef _COMMON_H2_H
+#define _COMMON_H2_H
+
+#include <common/config.h>
+
+
+/* frame types, from the standard */
+enum h2_ft {
+	H2_FT_DATA            = 0x00,     // RFC7540 #6.1
+	H2_FT_HEADERS         = 0x01,     // RFC7540 #6.2
+	H2_FT_PRIORITY        = 0x02,     // RFC7540 #6.3
+	H2_FT_RST_STREAM      = 0x03,     // RFC7540 #6.4
+	H2_FT_SETTINGS        = 0x04,     // RFC7540 #6.5
+	H2_FT_PUSH_PROMISE    = 0x05,     // RFC7540 #6.6
+	H2_FT_PING            = 0x06,     // RFC7540 #6.7
+	H2_FT_GOAWAY          = 0x07,     // RFC7540 #6.8
+	H2_FT_WINDOW_UPDATE   = 0x08,     // RFC7540 #6.9
+	H2_FT_CONTINUATION    = 0x09,     // RFC7540 #6.10
+	H2_FT_ENTRIES /* must be last */
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/* flags defined for each frame type */
+
+// RFC7540 #6.1
+#define H2_F_DATA_END_STREAM 0x01
+#define H2_F_DATA_PADDED     0x08
+
+// RFC7540 #6.2
+#define H2_F_HEADERS_END_STREAM  0x01
+#define H2_F_HEADERS_END_HEADERS 0x04
+#define H2_F_HEADERS_PADDED      0x08
+#define H2_F_HEADERS_PRIORITY    0x20
+
+// RFC7540 #6.3 : PRIORITY defines no flags
+// RFC7540 #6.4 : RST_STREAM defines no flags
+
+// RFC7540 #6.5
+#define H2_F_SETTINGS_ACK   0x01
+
+// RFC7540 #6.6
+#define H2_F_PUSH_PROMISE_END_HEADERS 0x04
+#define H2_F_PUSH_PROMISE_PADDED      0x08
+
+// RFC7540 #6.7
+#define H2_F_PING_ACK   0x01
+
+// RFC7540 #6.8 : GOAWAY defines no flags
+// RFC7540 #6.9 : WINDOW_UPDATE defines no flags
+
+/* HTTP/2 error codes - RFC7540 #7 */
+enum h2_err {
+	H2_ERR_NO_ERROR            = 0x0,
+	H2_ERR_PROTOCOL_ERROR      = 0x1,
+	H2_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR      = 0x2,
+	H2_ERR_FLOW_CONTROL_ERROR  = 0x3,
+	H2_ERR_SETTINGS_TIMEOUT    = 0x4,
+	H2_ERR_STREAM_CLOSED       = 0x5,
+	H2_ERR_FRAME_SIZE_ERROR    = 0x6,
+	H2_ERR_REFUSED_STREAM      = 0x7,
+	H2_ERR_CANCEL              = 0x8,
+	H2_ERR_COMPRESSION_ERROR   = 0x9,
+	H2_ERR_CONNECT_ERROR       = 0xa,
+	H2_ERR_ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM   = 0xb,
+	H2_ERR_INADEQUATE_SECURITY = 0xc,
+	H2_ERR_HTTP_1_1_REQUIRED   = 0xd,
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+// RFC7540 #11.3 : Settings Registry
+#define H2_SETTINGS_HEADER_TABLE_SIZE      0x0001
+#define H2_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PUSH            0x0002
+#define H2_SETTINGS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS 0x0003
+#define H2_SETTINGS_INITIAL_WINDOW_SIZE    0x0004
+#define H2_SETTINGS_MAX_FRAME_SIZE         0x0005
+#define H2_SETTINGS_MAX_HEADER_LIST_SIZE   0x0006
+
+
+/* some protocol constants */
+
+// PRI * HTTP/2.0\r\n\r\nSM\r\n\r\n
+#define H2_CONN_PREFACE                     \
+	"\x50\x52\x49\x20\x2a\x20\x48\x54"  \
+	"\x54\x50\x2f\x32\x2e\x30\x0d\x0a"  \
+	"\x0d\x0a\x53\x4d\x0d\x0a\x0d\x0a"
+
+/*
+ * Some helpful debugging functions.
+ */
+
+/* returns the frame type as a string */
+static inline const char *h2_ft_str(int type)
+{
+	switch (type) {
+	case H2_FT_DATA          : return "DATA";
+	case H2_FT_HEADERS       : return "HEADERS";
+	case H2_FT_PRIORITY      : return "PRIORITY";
+	case H2_FT_RST_STREAM    : return "RST_STREAM";
+	case H2_FT_SETTINGS      : return "SETTINGS";
+	case H2_FT_PUSH_PROMISE  : return "PUSH_PROMISE";
+	case H2_FT_PING          : return "PING";
+	case H2_FT_GOAWAY        : return "GOAWAY";
+	case H2_FT_WINDOW_UPDATE : return "WINDOW_UPDATE";
+	default                  : return "_UNKNOWN_";
+	}
+}
+
+#endif /* _COMMON_H2_H */
+
+/*
+ * Local variables:
+ *  c-indent-level: 8
+ *  c-basic-offset: 8
+ * End:
+ */