1 files changed, 71 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/lib/includes/hicn/name.h b/lib/includes/hicn/name.h
index 9cee0bc1d..d5202068b 100644
--- a/lib/includes/hicn/name.h
+++ b/lib/includes/hicn/name.h
@@ -62,18 +62,81 @@ typedef union
 {
   struct
   {
-    ip46_address_t prefix;
+    union
+    {
+      u32 prefix;
+      u8 prefix_as_u8[4];
+      ip4_address_t prefix_as_ip4;
+    };
+    hicn_name_suffix_t suffix;
+  };
+  u8 buffer[HICN_V4_NAME_LEN];
+} hicn_v4_name_t;
+
+typedef union
+{
+  struct
+  {
+    union
+    {
+      u64 prefix[2];
+      u8 prefix_as_u8[16];
+      ip6_address_t prefix_as_ip6;
+    };
     hicn_name_suffix_t suffix;
   };
   u8 buffer[HICN_V6_NAME_LEN];
-} hicn_name_t;
+} hicn_v6_name_t;
+
+#ifndef HICN_VPP_PLUGIN
+#define HICN_NAME_COMPONENT_SIZE 2
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  struct iovec buffers[HICN_NAME_COMPONENT_SIZE];
+} hicn_iov_name_t;
+
+#define UNSPEC            1 << 0
+#define HNT_CONTIGUOUS    1 << 1
+#define HNT_IOV           1 << 2
+#define HNT_INET          1 << 3
+#define HNT_INET6         1 << 4
 
-always_inline
-int hicn_name_is_ip4 (const hicn_name_t * name)
+typedef enum
 {
-  const ip46_address_t *ip46 = &name->prefix;
-  return (((ip46)->pad[0] | (ip46)->pad[1] | (ip46)->pad[2]) == 0);
-}
+  HNT_UNSPEC = UNSPEC,
+  HNT_CONTIGUOUS_V4 = HNT_CONTIGUOUS | HNT_INET,
+  HNT_CONTIGUOUS_V6 = HNT_CONTIGUOUS | HNT_INET6,
+  HNT_IOV_V4 = HNT_IOV | HNT_INET,
+  HNT_IOV_V6 = HNT_IOV | HNT_INET6,
+} hicn_name_type_t;
+#endif /* HICN_VPP_PLUGIN */
+
+typedef struct
+{
+#ifndef HICN_VPP_PLUGIN
+  hicn_name_type_t type;
+  u8 len;
+#endif                /* HICN_VPP_PLUGIN */
+  union
+  {
+    hicn_v4_name_t ip4;
+    hicn_v6_name_t ip6;
+    ip46_address_t ip46;
+#ifndef HICN_VPP_PLUGIN
+    hicn_iov_name_t iov;
+    u8 buffer[HICN_V6_NAME_LEN];
+#endif                /* HICN_VPP_PLUGIN */
+  };
+} hicn_name_t;
+
+#ifndef HICN_VPP_PLUGIN
+#define _is_unspec(name)     ((name->type & UNSPEC))
+#define _is_contiguous(name) ((name->type & HNT_CONTIGUOUS) >> 1)
+#define _is_iov(name)        ((name->type & HNT_IOV) >> 2)
+#define _is_inet4(name)      ((name->type & HNT_INET) >> 3)
+#define _is_inet6(name)      ((name->type & HNT_INET6) >> 4)
+#endif /* HICN_VPP_PLUGIN */
 
 /**
  * @brief Create an hICN name from IP address in presentation format
@@ -129,10 +192,7 @@ int hicn_name_hash (const hicn_name_t * name, u32 * hash, bool consider_suffix);
  * @return 0 if the name is empty, any other value otherwise (implementation
  *   returns 1)
  */
-always_inline int hicn_name_empty (hicn_name_t * name)
-{
-  return ((name->prefix.ip6.as_u64[0] | name->prefix.ip6.as_u64[1] | (u64)name->suffix) == 0);
-}
+int hicn_name_empty (hicn_name_t * name);
 
 /**
  * @brief Copy an hICN name