Lowpan.Printer.Printer Class Reference

Printer class for 6LoWPAN and IPv6 packets. More...

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Public Member Functions
def	__init__
	Initializes this object.
def	print_string
	Prints the contents of a string representing a packet.
def	print_ipv6_headers
	Prints the contents of a previously disassembled IPv6 headers.
def	print_lowpan_headers
	Prints the contents of a previously disassembled lowpan headers.
Public Attributes
	username
	log

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Detailed Description

Printer class for 6LoWPAN and IPv6 packets.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

def Lowpan.Printer.Printer.__init__	(		self,
			username
	)

Initializes this object.

Parameters:

username

The name of the user this instance works for.

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Member Function Documentation

def Lowpan.Printer.Printer.print_string	(		self,
			packet_string
	)

Prints the contents of a string representing a packet.

Bytes are printed in rows or 16, in a format compatible to Wireshark.

Precondition:

The string needs to be read beforehand, i.e. from a tun virtual interface.

Parameters:

packet_string

A string of bytes representing a packet.

def Lowpan.Printer.Printer.print_ipv6_headers	(		self,
			ipv6_headers
	)

Prints the contents of a previously disassembled IPv6 headers.

Precondition:

Call ipv6_string_to_headers to obtain the headers.

Parameters:

ipv6_headers

A disassembled IPv6 packet.

def Lowpan.Printer.Printer.print_lowpan_headers	(		self,
			lowpan_headers
	)

Prints the contents of a previously disassembled lowpan headers.

Precondition:

Call lowpan_string_to_headers to obtain the headers.

Parameters:

lowpan_headers

A disassembled lowpan packet.

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Member Data Documentation

Lowpan.Printer.Printer.username

Lowpan.Printer.Printer.log