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blib/lib/File/PCAP/Writer.pm

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package File::PCAP::Writer;

use 5.006;
use strict;
use warnings;

use Carp;

=head1 NAME

File::PCAP::Writer - write PCAP files with pure Perl

=head1 VERSION

Version v0.1.1

=cut

use version; our $VERSION = qv('v0.1.1');


=head1 SYNOPSIS

This module writes PCAP files that can be read with tcpdump or wireshark.

    use File::PCAP::Writer;

    my $fpw = File::PCAP::Writer->new( {
        fname => 'file.pcap',
        dlt => 1,
    } );

    $fpw->packet( $tsec, $usec, $blen, $plen, $buf );

=head1 SUBROUTINES/METHODS

=head2 new( $args )

Create a new File::PCAP::Writer object.

Parameter I<< $args >> is a reference to a hash, that may contain the
following keys:

=over 4

=item fname

The corresponding value is the name of the PCAP file.
It defaults to C<< file.pcap >> if the key is omitted.

The file is created and filled with a global PCAP header.
It can be immediately read by tcpdump.

=item dlt

The corresponding value is the data link type that is written in the global
PCAP header.
It defaults to 1 (LINKTYPE_ETHERNET) if the key is omitted.

See L<< http://www.tcpdump.org/linktypes.html >> for more information about
link-layer header type values.

Note that this is only a hint for tcpdump or wireshark at the type
of packets to expect in the PCAP file.
You are responsible to add datagram packets that match the link-layer header
type in the global PCAP header.

=back

=cut

sub new {
    my ($self,$args) = @_;
    my $type = ref($self) || $self;

    my $fname = $args->{fname} || "file.pcap";
    my $dlt   = $args->{dlt}   || 1;

    $self = bless {
        fname => $fname,
        dlt   => $dlt,
    }, $type;

    $self->_init();

    return $self;
} # new()

=head2 packet( $tsec, $usec, $blen, $plen, $buf )

Write a new datagram record at the end of the PCAP file.

The arguments are:

=over 4

=item I<< $tsec >>

The date and time for this packets.
This value is in seconds since January 1, 1970 00:00:00 GMT.

=item I<< $usec >>

The microseconds when this packet was captured as an offset to I<< $tsec >>.

=item I<< $blen >>

The number of bytes of the packet data saved in the file.

=item I<< $plen >>

The length of the packet as it appeared on the network.

=item I<< $buf >>

The actual packet data as a blob.
This buffer should contain at least I<< $blen >> bytes.

Note that this packet data should match the link-layer type in the global
PCAP header.

=back

=cut

sub packet {
    my ($self,$tsec,$usec,$blen,$plen,$buf) = @_;
    my $fname = $self->{fname};
    if (open(my $fh, '>>', $fname)) {
        my $header = pack("LLLL", $tsec, $usec, $blen, $plen);
        binmode $fh;
        print $fh $header;
        print $fh $buf;
        close $fh;
    }
    else {
        croak "Can't write packet data to file '$fname'";
    }
} # packet()

# internal functions

# _init() - initialize the object
#
sub _init {
    my ($self) = @_;

    if ($self->{fname}) {
        $self->_write_pcap_global_header();
    }
    else {
        croak "Need a filename to write PCAP data";
    }
} # _init()

# _write_pcap_global_header() - writes a PCAP global header to the file
#                               named in $self->{fname}
#
# This function writes a global header with PCAP version 2.4,
# the timezone is set to GMT(UTC), the accuracy of the timestamps is
# set to 0, the snapshot length to 65535
# The link-layer header type is set to $self->{dlt} or 1 (Ethernet).
#
sub _write_pcap_global_header {
    my ($self) = @_;
    my $dlt    = $self->{dlt};
    my $fname  = $self->{fname};
    if (open(my $fh, '>', $fname)) {
        my $header = pack("LSSlLLL", 0xa1b2c3d4, 2, 4, 0, 0, 65535, $dlt);
        binmode $fh;
        print $fh $header;
        close $fh;
    }
    else {
        croak "Can't write global header to file '$fname'";
    }
} # _write_pcap_global_header()

=head1 DIAGNOSTICS

=over 4

=item Can't write global header to file '$fname'

The program can't write to file I<< $fname >>.
This is the name of the file for the PCAP data.
If I<< $fname >> is C<< file.pcap >> than you probably have
not specified a file name explicitely.

This message appears at the time when the File::PCAP::Writer object
is created. It often hints at problems with file permissions.

=item Can't write packet data to file '$fname'

The program can't write to file I<< $fname >>.
This is the name of the file for the PCAP data.
If I<< $fname >> is C<< file.pcap >> than you probably have
not specified a file name explicitely.

This message appears when new packet data shall be written.
It often hints at problems with a lack of disk space.

=item  Need a filename to write PCAP data

Since there is a default value for the filename,
you probably have it overwritten with an empty filename
when calling C<< new() >>.

=back

=head1 AUTHOR

Mathias Weidner, C<<  >>

=head1 BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to C, or through
the web interface at L.  I will be notified, and then you'll
automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.




=head1 SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

    perldoc File::PCAP::Writer


You can also look for information at:

=over 4

=item * RT: CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here)

L

=item * AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation

L

=item * CPAN Ratings

L

=item * Search CPAN

L

=back


=head1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


=head1 LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2017 Mathias Weidner.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the the Artistic License (2.0). You may obtain a
copy of the full license at:

L

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