Added api_endpoint API call to give local API endpoint address, added responses to local-only UDP API, added Socket::getSocketName(), added ability to discover current listening interface address and port for serveSocket-style functions

lib/config.cpp

@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ static Socket::Server *serv_sock_pointer = 0;
 uint32_t Util::Config::printDebugLevel = DEBUG; //
 std::string Util::Config::streamName;
 
+std::string Util::listenInterface;
+uint32_t Util::listenPort = 0;
+
 Util::Config::Config(){
   // global options here
   vals["debug"]["long"] = "debug";
@@ -341,6 +344,7 @@ int Util::Config::serveThreadedSocket(int (*callback)(Socket::Connection &)){
     DEVEL_MSG("Failure to open socket");
     return 1;
   }
+  Socket::getSocketName(server_socket.getSocket(), Util::listenInterface, Util::listenPort);
   serv_sock_pointer = &server_socket;
   activate();
   if (server_socket.getSocket()){
@@ -368,6 +372,7 @@ int Util::Config::serveForkedSocket(int (*callback)(Socket::Connection &S)){
     DEVEL_MSG("Failure to open socket");
     return 1;
   }
+  Socket::getSocketName(server_socket.getSocket(), Util::listenInterface, Util::listenPort);
   serv_sock_pointer = &server_socket;
   activate();
   if (server_socket.getSocket()){

lib/config.h

@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ namespace Util{
     void addConnectorOptions(int port, JSON::Value &capabilities);
   };
 
+  /// The interface address the current serveSocket function is listening on
+  extern std::string listenInterface;
+  /// The port the current serveSocket function is listening on
+  extern uint32_t listenPort;
+
   /// Gets directory the current executable is stored in.
   std::string getMyPath();
 

lib/socket.cpp

@@ -270,6 +270,31 @@ std::string Socket::resolveHostToBestExternalAddrGuess(const std::string &host,
   return newaddr;
 }
 
+/// Gets bound host and port for a socket and returns them by reference.
+/// Returns true on success and false on failure.
+bool Socket::getSocketName(int fd, std::string & host, uint32_t & port){
+  struct sockaddr_in6 tmpaddr;
+  socklen_t len = sizeof(tmpaddr);
+  if (getsockname(fd, (sockaddr *)&tmpaddr, &len)){
+    return false;
+  }
+  static char addrconv[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
+  if (tmpaddr.sin6_family == AF_INET6){
+    host = inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &(tmpaddr.sin6_addr), addrconv, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
+    if (host.substr(0, 7) == "::ffff:"){host = host.substr(7);}
+    port = ntohs(tmpaddr.sin6_port);
+    HIGH_MSG("Local IPv6 addr [%s:%" PRIu32 "]", host.c_str(), port);
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (tmpaddr.sin6_family == AF_INET){
+    host = inet_ntop(AF_INET, &(((sockaddr_in *)&tmpaddr)->sin_addr), addrconv, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
+    port = ntohs(((sockaddr_in *)&tmpaddr)->sin_port);
+    HIGH_MSG("Local IPv4 addr [%s:%" PRIu32 "]", host.c_str(), port);
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 std::string uint2string(unsigned int i){
   std::stringstream st;
   st << i;
@@ -457,20 +482,8 @@ void Socket::Connection::setBoundAddr(){
     return;
   }
   //Otherwise, read from socket pointer. Works for both SSL and non-SSL sockets, and real sockets passed as fd's, but not for non-sockets (duh)
-  struct sockaddr_in6 tmpaddr;
-  socklen_t len = sizeof(tmpaddr);
-  if (!getsockname(getSocket(), (sockaddr *)&tmpaddr, &len)){
-    static char addrconv[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
-    if (tmpaddr.sin6_family == AF_INET6){
-      boundaddr = inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &(tmpaddr.sin6_addr), addrconv, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
-      if (boundaddr.substr(0, 7) == "::ffff:"){boundaddr = boundaddr.substr(7);}
-      HIGH_MSG("Local IPv6 addr [%s]", boundaddr.c_str());
-    }
-    if (tmpaddr.sin6_family == AF_INET){
-      boundaddr = inet_ntop(AF_INET, &(((sockaddr_in *)&tmpaddr)->sin_addr), addrconv, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
-      HIGH_MSG("Local IPv4 addr [%s]", boundaddr.c_str());
-    }
-  }
+  uint32_t boundport = 0;
+  getSocketName(getSocket(), boundaddr, boundport);
 }
 
 // Cleans up the socket by dropping the connection.
@@ -1741,21 +1754,9 @@ void Socket::UDPConnection::SendNow(const char *sdata, size_t len){
 }
 
 std::string Socket::UDPConnection::getBoundAddress(){
-  struct sockaddr_in6 tmpaddr;
-  socklen_t len = sizeof(tmpaddr);
   std::string boundaddr;
-  if (!getsockname(sock, (sockaddr *)&tmpaddr, &len)){
-    static char addrconv[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
-    if (tmpaddr.sin6_family == AF_INET6){
-      boundaddr = inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &(tmpaddr.sin6_addr), addrconv, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
-      if (boundaddr.substr(0, 7) == "::ffff:"){boundaddr = boundaddr.substr(7);}
-      HIGH_MSG("Local IPv6 addr [%s]", boundaddr.c_str());
-    }
-    if (tmpaddr.sin6_family == AF_INET){
-      boundaddr = inet_ntop(AF_INET, &(((sockaddr_in *)&tmpaddr)->sin_addr), addrconv, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
-      HIGH_MSG("Local IPv4 addr [%s]", boundaddr.c_str());
-    }
-  }
+  uint32_t boundport;
+  Socket::getSocketName(sock, boundaddr, boundport);
   return boundaddr;
 }
 

lib/socket.h

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace Socket{
   bool checkTrueSocket(int sock);
   std::string resolveHostToBestExternalAddrGuess(const std::string &host, int family = AF_UNSPEC,
                                                  const std::string &hint = "");
+  bool getSocketName(int fd, std::string & host, uint32_t & port);
 
   /// A buffer made out of std::string objects that can be efficiently read from and written to.
   class Buffer{

src/controller/controller_api.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <dirent.h> //for browse API call
 #include <sys/stat.h> //for browse API call
 #include <mist/http_parser.h>
+#include <mist/url.h>
 #include <mist/auth.h>
 #include <mist/config.h>
 #include <mist/defines.h>
@@ -368,6 +369,7 @@ void Controller::handleUDPAPI(void * np){
     return;
   }
   Util::Procs::socketList.insert(uSock.getSock());
+  uSock.SetDestination(UDP_API_HOST, UDP_API_PORT);
   while (Controller::conf.is_active){
     if (uSock.Receive()){
       MEDIUM_MSG("UDP API: %s", uSock.data);
@@ -377,6 +379,7 @@ void Controller::handleUDPAPI(void * np){
       if (Request.isObject()){
         tthread::lock_guard<tthread::mutex> guard(configMutex);
         handleAPICommands(Request, Response);
+        uSock.SendNow(Response.toString());
       }else{
         WARN_MSG("Invalid API command received over UDP: %s", uSock.data);
       }
@@ -639,6 +642,15 @@ void Controller::handleAPICommands(JSON::Value & Request, JSON::Value & Response
   if (Request.isMember("stats_streams")){
     Controller::fillActive(Request["stats_streams"], Response["stats_streams"]);
   }
+
+  if (Request.isMember("api_endpoint")){
+    HTTP::URL url("http://localhost:4242");
+    url.host = Util::listenInterface;
+    if (url.host == "::"){url.host = "::1";}
+    if (url.host == "0.0.0.0"){url.host = "127.0.0.1";}
+    url.port = JSON::Value(Util::listenPort).asString();
+    Response["api_endpoint"] = url.getUrl();
+  }
           
   Controller::configChanged = true;
 }