it compiles :)

But that's all, not tested, don't expect it to do anything but crash.

src/input/Manager.cc

@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ Val* Manager::ValueToIndexVal(int num_fields, const RecordType *type, const Valu
 }
 
 
-void Manager::SendEntry(const ReaderFrontend* reader, int id, const Value* const *vals) {
+void Manager::SendEntry(const ReaderFrontend* reader, const int id, const Value* const *vals) {
 	ReaderInfo *i = FindReader(reader);
 	if ( i == 0 ) {
 		reporter->InternalError("Unknown reader");
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ void Manager::SendEntry(const ReaderFrontend* reader, int id, const Value* const
 
 }
 
-void Manager::SendEntryTable(const ReaderFrontend* reader, int id, const Value* const *vals) {
+void Manager::SendEntryTable(const ReaderFrontend* reader, const int id, const Value* const *vals) {
 	ReaderInfo *i = FindReader(reader);
 
 	bool updated = false;

src/input/Manager.h

@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ public:
 	
 protected:
 	friend class ReaderFrontend;
+	friend class ErrorMessage;
+	friend class PutMessage;
+	friend class DeleteMessage;
+	friend class ClearMessage;
+	friend class SendEventMessage;
+	friend class SendEntryMessage;
+	friend class EndCurrentSendMessage;
 
 	// Reports an error for the given reader.
 	void Error(ReaderFrontend* reader, const char* msg);
@@ -42,11 +49,14 @@ protected:
 	bool Delete(const ReaderFrontend* reader, int id, const threading::Value* const *vals);
 
 	// for readers to write to input stream in indirect mode (manager is monitoring new/deleted values)
-	void SendEntry(const ReaderFrontend* reader, int id, const threading::Value* const *vals);
-	void EndCurrentSend(const ReaderFrontend* reader, int id);
+	void SendEntry(const ReaderFrontend* reader, const int id, const threading::Value* const *vals);
+	void EndCurrentSend(const ReaderFrontend* reader, const int id);
+	
+	bool SendEvent(const string& name, const int num_vals, const threading::Value* const *vals);
 
 	ReaderBackend* CreateBackend(ReaderFrontend* frontend, bro_int_t type);	
 	
+	
 private:
 	struct ReaderInfo;
 
@@ -60,7 +70,6 @@ private:
 
 	void SendEvent(EventHandlerPtr ev, const int numvals, ...);	
 	void SendEvent(EventHandlerPtr ev, list<Val*> events);	
-	bool SendEvent(const string& name, const int num_vals, const threading::Value* const *vals);
 
 	HashKey* HashValues(const int num_elements, const threading::Value* const *vals);
 	int GetValueLength(const threading::Value* val);

src/input/ReaderBackend.cc

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "ReaderBackend.h"
 #include "ReaderFrontend.h"
+#include "Manager.h"
 
 using threading::Value;
 using threading::Field;
@@ -15,28 +16,106 @@ public:
 		message(message) {}
 
 	virtual bool Process() {
-		input_mgr->Error(object, message.c_str());
+		input_mgr->Error(Object(), message.c_str());
 		return true;
 	}
 
 private:
 	string message;
-}
+};
 
 class PutMessage : public threading::OutputMessage<ReaderFrontend> {
 public:
 	PutMessage(ReaderFrontend* reader, int id, const Value* const *val)
-		: threading::OutputMessage<ReaderFrontend>("Error", reader),
+		: threading::OutputMessage<ReaderFrontend>("Put", reader),
 		id(id), val(val) {}
 
 	virtual bool Process() {
-		return input_mgr->Put(object, id, val);
+		input_mgr->Put(Object(), id, val);
+		return true;
 	}
 
 private:
 	int id;
-	Value* val;
-}
+	const Value* const *val;
+};
+
+class DeleteMessage : public threading::OutputMessage<ReaderFrontend> {
+public:
+	DeleteMessage(ReaderFrontend* reader, int id, const Value* const *val)
+		: threading::OutputMessage<ReaderFrontend>("Delete", reader),
+		id(id), val(val) {}
+
+	virtual bool Process() {
+		return input_mgr->Delete(Object(), id, val);
+	}
+
+private:
+	int id;
+	const Value* const *val;
+};
+
+class ClearMessage : public threading::OutputMessage<ReaderFrontend> {
+public:
+	ClearMessage(ReaderFrontend* reader, int id)
+		: threading::OutputMessage<ReaderFrontend>("Clear", reader),
+		id(id) {}
+
+	virtual bool Process() {
+		input_mgr->Clear(Object(), id);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+private:
+	int id;
+};
+
+class SendEventMessage : public threading::OutputMessage<ReaderFrontend> {
+public:
+	SendEventMessage(ReaderFrontend* reader, const string& name, const int num_vals, const Value* const *val)
+		: threading::OutputMessage<ReaderFrontend>("SendEvent", reader),
+		name(name), num_vals(num_vals), val(val) {}
+
+	virtual bool Process() {
+		return input_mgr->SendEvent(name, num_vals, val);
+	}
+
+private:
+	const string name;
+	const int num_vals;
+	const Value* const *val;
+};
+
+class SendEntryMessage : public threading::OutputMessage<ReaderFrontend> {
+public:
+	SendEntryMessage(ReaderFrontend* reader, const int id, const Value* const *val)
+		: threading::OutputMessage<ReaderFrontend>("SendEntry", reader),
+		id(id), val(val) {}
+
+	virtual bool Process() {
+		input_mgr->SendEntry(Object(), id, val);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+private:
+	const int id;
+	const Value* const *val;
+};
+
+class EndCurrentSendMessage : public threading::OutputMessage<ReaderFrontend> {
+public:
+	EndCurrentSendMessage(ReaderFrontend* reader, int id)
+		: threading::OutputMessage<ReaderFrontend>("SendEntry", reader),
+		id(id) {}
+
+	virtual bool Process() {
+		input_mgr->EndCurrentSend(Object(), id);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+private:
+	int id;
+};
 
 ReaderBackend::ReaderBackend(ReaderFrontend* arg_frontend) : MsgThread()
 {
@@ -56,37 +135,44 @@ ReaderBackend::~ReaderBackend()
 
 void ReaderBackend::Error(const string &msg)
 {
-	SendOut(new ErrorMessage(frontend, msg);
+	SendOut(new ErrorMessage(frontend, msg));
 }
 
+/*
+void ReaderBackend::Error(const char *msg)
+{
+	SendOut(new ErrorMessage(frontend, string(msg)));
+} */
+
+
 void ReaderBackend::Put(int id, const Value* const *val) 
 {
-	SendOut(new PutMessage(frontend, id, val);
+	SendOut(new PutMessage(frontend, id, val));
 }
 
 void ReaderBackend::Delete(int id, const Value* const *val) 
 {
-	SendOut(new DeleteMessage(frontend, id, val);
+	SendOut(new DeleteMessage(frontend, id, val));
 }
 
 void ReaderBackend::Clear(int id) 
 {
-	SendOut(new ClearMessage(frontend, id);
+	SendOut(new ClearMessage(frontend, id));
 }
 
-bool ReaderBackend::SendEvent(const string& name, const int num_vals, const Value* const *vals) 
+void ReaderBackend::SendEvent(const string& name, const int num_vals, const Value* const *vals) 
 {
-	SendOut(new SendEventMessage(frontend, name, num_vals, vals);
+	SendOut(new SendEventMessage(frontend, name, num_vals, vals));
 } 
 
 void ReaderBackend::EndCurrentSend(int id) 
 {
-	SendOut(new EndCurrentSendMessage(frontent, id);
+	SendOut(new EndCurrentSendMessage(frontend, id));
 }
 
 void ReaderBackend::SendEntry(int id, const Value* const *vals)
 {
-	SendOut(new SendEntryMessage(frontend, id, vals);
+	SendOut(new SendEntryMessage(frontend, id, vals));
 }
 
 bool ReaderBackend::Init(string arg_source) 

src/input/ReaderBackend.h

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ protected:
 	
 	// Reports an error to the user.
 	void Error(const string &msg);
-	void Error(const char *msg);
+	//void Error(const char *msg);
 	
 	// The following methods return the information as passed to Init().
 	const string Source() const	{ return source; }
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ protected:
 	// A thread-safe version of fmt(). (stolen from logwriter)
 	const char* Fmt(const char* format, ...);
 
-	bool SendEvent(const string& name, const int num_vals, const threading::Value* const *vals);
+	void SendEvent(const string& name, const int num_vals, const threading::Value* const *vals);
 
 	// Content-sendinf-functions (simple mode). Including table-specific stuff that simply is not used if we have no table
 	void Put(int id, const threading::Value* const *val);

src/input/ReaderFrontend.cc

@@ -1,28 +1,117 @@
 // See the file "COPYING" in the main distribution directory for copyright.
 
-#ifndef INPUT_READERFRONTEND_H
-#define INPUT_READERFRONTEND_H
-
 #include "Manager.h"
-
+#include "ReaderFrontend.h"
+#include "ReaderBackend.h"
 #include "threading/MsgThread.h"
 
-namespace logging {
-
-class ReaderBackend;
-
-class ReaderFrontend {
-
-	ReaderFrontend(bro_int_t type);
-
-	virtual ~ReaderFrontend();
+namespace input {
 
 
-protected:
-	friend class Manager;
+class InitMessage : public threading::InputMessage<ReaderBackend>
+{
+public:
+	InitMessage(ReaderBackend* backend, const string source)
+		: threading::InputMessage<ReaderBackend>("Init", backend),
+		source(source) { }
+
+	virtual bool Process() { return Object()->Init(source); }
+
+private:
+	const string source;
 };
 
+class UpdateMessage : public threading::InputMessage<ReaderBackend>
+{
+public:
+	UpdateMessage(ReaderBackend* backend)
+		: threading::InputMessage<ReaderBackend>("Update", backend)
+		 { }
+
+	virtual bool Process() { return Object()->Update(); }
+};
+
+class FinishMessage : public threading::InputMessage<ReaderBackend>
+{
+public:
+	FinishMessage(ReaderBackend* backend)
+		: threading::InputMessage<ReaderBackend>("Finish", backend)
+		 { }
+
+	virtual bool Process() { Object()->Finish(); return true; }
+};
+
+class AddFilterMessage : public threading::InputMessage<ReaderBackend>
+{
+public:
+	AddFilterMessage(ReaderBackend* backend, const int id, const int num_fields, const threading::Field* const* fields)
+		: threading::InputMessage<ReaderBackend>("AddFilter", backend),
+		id(id), num_fields(num_fields), fields(fields) { }
+
+	virtual bool Process() { return Object()->AddFilter(id, num_fields, fields); }
+
+private:
+	const int id;
+	const int num_fields;
+       	const threading::Field* const* fields;
+};
+
+ReaderFrontend::ReaderFrontend(bro_int_t type) {
+	disabled = initialized = false;
+	ty_name = "<not set>";
+	backend = input_mgr->CreateBackend(this, type);
+
+	assert(backend);
+	backend->Start();
+}
+
+ReaderFrontend::~ReaderFrontend() {
+}
+
+void ReaderFrontend::Init(string arg_source) {
+	if ( disabled )
+		return;
+
+	if ( initialized )
+		reporter->InternalError("writer initialize twice");
+
+	source = arg_source;
+	initialized = true;
+
+	backend->SendIn(new InitMessage(backend, arg_source));
+} 
+
+void ReaderFrontend::Update() {
+	if ( disabled ) 
+		return;
+
+	backend->SendIn(new UpdateMessage(backend));
+}
+
+void ReaderFrontend::Finish() {
+	if ( disabled ) 
+		return;
+
+	backend->SendIn(new FinishMessage(backend));
+}
+
+void ReaderFrontend::AddFilter(const int id, const int arg_num_fields, const threading::Field* const* fields) {
+	if ( disabled ) 
+		return;
+
+	backend->SendIn(new AddFilterMessage(backend, id, arg_num_fields, fields));
+}
+
+string ReaderFrontend::Name() const
+	{
+	if ( source.size() )
+		return ty_name;
+
+	return ty_name + "/" + source;
+	}
+
+
+
 }
 
-#endif /* INPUT_READERFRONTEND_H */
 

src/input/ReaderFrontend.h

@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@
 #ifndef INPUT_READERFRONTEND_H
 #define INPUT_READERFRONTEND_H
 
-#include "Manager.h"
-
-#include "threading/MsgThread.h"
+#include "../threading/MsgThread.h"
+#include "../threading/SerializationTypes.h"
 
 namespace input {
 
-class ReaderBackend;
+class Manager;
 
 class ReaderFrontend {
 public:
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ public:
 
 	void Update();
 
-	void AddFilter( int id, int arg_num_fields, const threading::Field* const* fields );
+	void AddFilter( const int id, const int arg_num_fields, const threading::Field* const* fields );
 
 	void Finish();
 
@@ -33,16 +32,18 @@ public:
 	 */
 	string Name() const;
 
-
 protected:
 	friend class Manager;
 
-	const string Source() const	{ return source; }	
+	const string Source() const	{ return source; };	
 
 	string ty_name;	// Name of the backend type. Set by the manager.
 
 private:
+	ReaderBackend* backend;	// The backend we have instanatiated.	
 	string source;
+	bool disabled;		// True if disabled.
+	bool initialized;	// True if initialized.	
 
 };
 

src/input/readers/Ascii.cc

@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 // See the file "COPYING" in the main distribution directory for copyright.
 
-#include "InputReaderAscii.h"
-#include "DebugLogger.h"
+#include "Ascii.h"
 #include "NetVar.h"
 
+#include <fstream>
 #include <sstream>
 
+#include "../../threading/SerializationTypes.h"
+
+using namespace input::reader;
+using threading::Value;
+using threading::Field;
+
 FieldMapping::FieldMapping(const string& arg_name, const TypeTag& arg_type, int arg_position) 
 	: name(arg_name), type(arg_type)
 {
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ FieldMapping FieldMapping::subType() {
 	return FieldMapping(name, subtype, position);
 }
 
-InputReaderAscii::InputReaderAscii()
+Ascii::Ascii(ReaderFrontend *frontend) : ReaderBackend(frontend)
 {
 	file = 0;
 
@@ -53,13 +59,13 @@ InputReaderAscii::InputReaderAscii()
 	
 }
 
-InputReaderAscii::~InputReaderAscii()
+Ascii::~Ascii()
 {
 	DoFinish();
 
 }
 
-void InputReaderAscii::DoFinish()
+void Ascii::DoFinish()
 {
 	filters.empty();
 	if ( file != 0 ) {
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ void InputReaderAscii::DoFinish()
 	}
 }
 
-bool InputReaderAscii::DoInit(string path)
+bool Ascii::DoInit(string path)
 {
 	fname = path;
 	
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ bool InputReaderAscii::DoInit(string path)
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool InputReaderAscii::DoAddFilter( int id, int arg_num_fields, const LogField* const* fields ) {
+bool Ascii::DoAddFilter( int id, int arg_num_fields, const Field* const* fields ) {
 	if ( HasFilter(id) ) {
 		return false; // no, we don't want to add this a second time
 	}
@@ -96,7 +102,7 @@ bool InputReaderAscii::DoAddFilter( int id, int arg_num_fields, const LogField*
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool InputReaderAscii::DoRemoveFilter ( int id ) {
+bool Ascii::DoRemoveFilter ( int id ) {
 	if (!HasFilter(id) ) {
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ bool InputReaderAscii::DoRemoveFilter ( int id ) {
 }	
 
 
-bool InputReaderAscii::HasFilter(int id) {
+bool Ascii::HasFilter(int id) {
 	map<int, Filter>::iterator it = filters.find(id);	
 	if ( it == filters.end() ) {
 		return false;
@@ -116,7 +122,7 @@ bool InputReaderAscii::HasFilter(int id) {
 }
 
 
-bool InputReaderAscii::ReadHeader() {	 
+bool Ascii::ReadHeader() {	 
 	// try to read the header line...
 	string line;
 	if ( !GetLine(line) ) {
@@ -142,7 +148,7 @@ bool InputReaderAscii::ReadHeader() {
 	for ( map<int, Filter>::iterator it = filters.begin(); it != filters.end(); it++ ) {
 			
 		for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < (*it).second.num_fields; i++ ) {
-			const LogField* field = (*it).second.fields[i];
+			const Field* field = (*it).second.fields[i];
 			
 			map<string, uint32_t>::iterator fit = fields.find(field->name);	
 			if ( fit == fields.end() ) {
@@ -169,7 +175,7 @@ bool InputReaderAscii::ReadHeader() {
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool InputReaderAscii::GetLine(string& str) {
+bool Ascii::GetLine(string& str) {
 	while ( getline(*file, str) ) {
 		if ( str[0] != '#' ) {
 			return true;
@@ -184,7 +190,7 @@ bool InputReaderAscii::GetLine(string& str) {
 	return false;
 }
 
-TransportProto InputReaderAscii::StringToProto(const string &proto) {
+TransportProto Ascii::StringToProto(const string &proto) {
 	if ( proto == "unknown" ) {
 		return TRANSPORT_UNKNOWN;
 	} else if ( proto == "tcp" ) {
@@ -202,12 +208,12 @@ TransportProto InputReaderAscii::StringToProto(const string &proto) {
 	return TRANSPORT_UNKNOWN;
 }
 
-LogVal* InputReaderAscii::EntryToVal(string s, FieldMapping field) {
+Value* Ascii::EntryToVal(string s, FieldMapping field) {
 
-	LogVal* val = new LogVal(field.type, true);
+	Value* val = new Value(field.type, true);
 
 	if ( s.compare(unset_field) == 0 ) { // field is not set...
-		return new LogVal(field.type, false);
+		return new Value(field.type, false);
 	}
 
 	switch ( field.type ) {
@@ -306,7 +312,7 @@ LogVal* InputReaderAscii::EntryToVal(string s, FieldMapping field) {
 		if ( s.compare(empty_field) == 0 ) 
 			length = 0;
 
-		LogVal** lvals = new LogVal* [length];
+		Value** lvals = new Value* [length];
 
 		if ( field.type == TYPE_TABLE ) {
 			val->val.set_val.vals = lvals;
@@ -333,7 +339,7 @@ LogVal* InputReaderAscii::EntryToVal(string s, FieldMapping field) {
 				break;
 			}
 
-			LogVal* newval = EntryToVal(element, field.subType());
+			Value* newval = EntryToVal(element, field.subType());
 			if ( newval == 0 ) {
 				Error("Error while reading set");
 				return 0;
@@ -365,7 +371,7 @@ LogVal* InputReaderAscii::EntryToVal(string s, FieldMapping field) {
 }
 
 // read the entire file and send appropriate thingies back to InputMgr
-bool InputReaderAscii::DoUpdate() {
+bool Ascii::DoUpdate() {
 	 
 	// dirty, fix me. (well, apparently after trying seeking, etc - this is not that bad)
 	if ( file && file->is_open() ) {
@@ -405,7 +411,7 @@ bool InputReaderAscii::DoUpdate() {
 
 		for ( map<int, Filter>::iterator it = filters.begin(); it != filters.end(); it++ ) {
 		
-			LogVal** fields = new LogVal*[(*it).second.num_fields];
+			Value** fields = new Value*[(*it).second.num_fields];
 
 			int fpos = 0;
 			for ( vector<FieldMapping>::iterator fit = (*it).second.columnMap.begin();
@@ -417,7 +423,7 @@ bool InputReaderAscii::DoUpdate() {
 					return false;
 				}
 
-				LogVal* val = EntryToVal(stringfields[(*fit).position], *fit);
+				Value* val = EntryToVal(stringfields[(*fit).position], *fit);
 				if ( val == 0 ) {
 					return false;
 				}