NAME
coap_pdu_setup, coap_new_pdu, coap_pdu_init, coap_session_init_token, coap_session_new_token, coap_add_token, coap_new_optlist, coap_insert_optlist, coap_delete_optlist, coap_encode_var_safe, coap_encode_var_safe8, coap_add_optlist_pdu, coap_add_option, coap_add_data, coap_add_data_blocked_response, coap_send, coap_split_path, coap_split_query, coap_pdu_set_mid, coap_pdu_set_code, coap_pdu_set_type - Setting up CoAP PDUs
SYNOPSIS
#include <coap3/coap.h>
coap_pdu_t *coap_new_pdu(coap_pdu_type_t type, coap_pdu_code_t code,
coap_session_t *session);
coap_pdu_t *coap_pdu_init(coap_pdu_type_t type, coap_pdu_code_t code,
coap_mid_t message_id, size_t max_size);
void coap_session_init_token(coap_session_t *session, size_t length,
const uint8_t *token);
void coap_session_new_token(coap_session_t *session, size_t *length,
uint8_t *token);
int coap_add_token(coap_pdu_t *pdu, size_t length,
const uint8_t *data);
coap_optlist_t *coap_new_optlist(uint16_t number, size_t length,
const uint8_t *data);
int coap_insert_optlist(coap_optlist_t **optlist_chain,
coap_optlist_t *optlist);
void coap_delete_optlist(coap_optlist_t *optlist_chain);
unsigned int coap_encode_var_safe(uint8_t *buffer, size_t size,
unsigned int value);
unsigned int coap_encode_var_safe8(uint8_t *buffer, size_t size,
uint64_t value);
int coap_add_optlist_pdu(coap_pdu_t *pdu, coap_optlist_t **optlist_chain);
size_t coap_add_option(coap_pdu_t *pdu, uint16_t number, size_t length,
const uint8_t *data);
int coap_add_data(coap_pdu_t *pdu, size_t length, const uint8_t *data);
void coap_add_data_blocked_response(const coap_pdu_t *request,
coap_pdu_t *response, uint16_t media_type, int maxage, size_t length,
const uint8_t *data);
coap_mid_t coap_send(coap_session_t *session, coap_pdu_t *pdu);
int coap_split_path(const uint8_t *path, size_t length, uint8_t *buffer,
size_t *buflen);
int coap_split_query(const uint8_t *query, size_t length,
uint8_t *buffer, size_t *buflen);
void coap_pdu_set_mid(coap_pdu_t *pdu, coap_mid_t mid);
void coap_pdu_set_code(coap_pdu_t *pdu, coap_pdu_code_t code);
void coap_pdu_set_type(coap_pdu_t *pdu, coap_pdu_type_t type);
For specific (D)TLS library support, link with
-lcoap-3-notls, -lcoap-3-gnutls,
-lcoap-3-openssl, -lcoap-3-mbedtls
or -lcoap-3-tinydtls. Otherwise, link with
-lcoap-3 to get the default (D)TLS library support.
DESCRIPTION
The CoAP PDU is of the form
--header--|--optional token--|--optional options--|--optional payload--
The terminology used is taken mainly from
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7252#section-1.2
The PDU must be built in the correct order, from left to right. In particular,
the options need to be added in the correct numerical option order as they are
stored in the PDU using relative numeric offsets from the previous option
number.
There are option list functions available where options can be added to a
chained list of options and then the chain list is sorted and then be added to
the PDU.
Typically for clients, when creating a request, the PDU needs to be created
before filling it with the appropriate information.
Typically with a server, the response PDU, with the optional token already added
in, will already be created before the response handler is called, and the
response PDU will need to be updated as appropriate starting with the optional
options. Note that updating the response pdu’s code variable will cause the
response pdu to get transmitted. If code does not get updated, and the PDU is
of type CONFIRMABLE, then the response PDU is transmitted as an empty ACK
packet. The response pdu is always freed off by the underlying library.
For handling situations where the data to be transmitted does not fit into a
single packet, see coap_block(3).
PDU CREATE AND HEADER
Function: coap_new_pdu()
The coap_new_pdu() function returns a newly created PDU of type
coap_pdu_t.
The type is one of the following
COAP_MESSAGE_CON Set the _PDU_ to be of type confirmable.
COAP_MESSAGE_NON Set the _PDU_ to be of type non-confirmable.
COAP_MESSAGE_ACK Set the _PDU_ to be of type acknowledge (for internal use).
COAP_MESSAGE_RST Set the _PDU_ to be of type reset.
The code is one of the following
COAP_EMPTY_CODE 0.00
COAP_REQUEST_CODE_GET 0.01
COAP_REQUEST_CODE_POST 0.02
COAP_REQUEST_CODE_PUT 0.03
COAP_REQUEST_CODE_DELETE 0.04
COAP_REQUEST_CODE_FETCH 0.05
COAP_REQUEST_CODE_PATCH 0.06
COAP_REQUEST_CODE_IPATCH 0.07
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_OK 2.00
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_CREATED 2.01
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_DELETED 2.02
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_VALID 2.03
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_CHANGED 2.04
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_CONTENT 2.05
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_CONTINUE 2.31
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_BAD_REQUEST 4.00
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_UNAUTHORIZED 4.01
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_BAD_OPTION 4.02
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_FORBIDDEN 4.03
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_NOT_FOUND 4.04
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_NOT_ALLOWED 4.05
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_NOT_ACCEPTABLE 4.06
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_INCOMPLETE 4.08
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_CONFLICT 4.09
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_PRECONDITION_FAILED 4.12
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_REQUEST_TOO_LARGE 4.13
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_UNSUPPORTED_CONTENT_FORMAT 4.15
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_UNPROCESSABLE 4.22
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_TOO_MANY_REQUESTS 4.29
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_INTERNAL_ERROR 5.00
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_NOT_IMPLEMENTED 5.01
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_BAD_GATEWAY 5.02
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE 5.03
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_GATEWAY_TIMEOUT 5.04
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_PROXYING_NOT_SUPPORTED 5.05
COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_HOP_LIMIT_REACHED 5.08
COAP_SIGNALING_CODE_CSM 7.01
COAP_SIGNALING_CODE_PING 7.02
COAP_SIGNALING_CODE_PONG 7.03
COAP_SIGNALING_CODE_RELEASE 7.04
COAP_SIGNALING_CODE_ABORT 7.05
and session is used to set up other default values.
Function: coap_pdu_init()
The coap_pdu_init() function does the same work as coap_new_pdu() but gives
the additional ability to define the default values for message_id and
max_size that coap_new_pdu() creates.
The message_id must be unique per request (which is not the same as the
token), and must not be reused within EXCHANGE_LIFETIME (usually 247 seconds).
To automate this, the function coap_new_message_id(session) should be
called.
At the CoAP protocol level, requests and responses are matched by message_id
which is why it needs to be unique. At the application level, for "separate"
responses, the initial empty ACK response matches the message_id of the
request (handled by libcoap) but the actual response has the same token as the
request and this must be used for the match. For "piggybacked" responses the
token must still be used as the valid match for request and response. and the
message_id just happens to match (but unsafe in case the server is sending
back a "separate" response).
The max_size parameter defines the maximum size of a PDU and is usually
determined by calling coap_session_max_pdu_size(session);
Function: coap_pdu_set_mid()
The coap_pdu_set_mid() function is used to set the message id mid in the
PDU pdu.
Function: coap_pdu_set_code()
The coap_pdu_set_code() function is used to set the code code in the PDU
pdu.
Function: coap_pdu_set_type()
The coap_pdu_set_type() function is used to set the type of the PDU pdu.
NOTE: A PDU does not need to be created by the server application to send
back a response. The libcoap server logic creates the initial PDU with
COAP_EMPTY_CODE, appropriate message_id, matching token and potentially some
other options before calling the appropriate request handler (See
coap_register_request_handler(3)).
PDU TOKEN
Function: coap_session_init_token()
The coap_session_init_token() function is used to initialize the starting
token of length for the session.
Function: coap_session_new_token()
The coap_session_new_token() function is used to obtain the next available
token of length for the session. Note that the same token must be used
for doing an observe cancellation that was used for doing the observe
registration. Otherwise tokens should be unique for each request/response so
that they can be correctly matched.
Function: coap_add_token()
The coap_add_token() function adds in the specified token’s data of length
length to the PDU pdu. The maximum length of the token is 8 bytes.
Adding the token must be done before any options or data are added.
This function must only be called once per pdu, and must not be called
in the appropriate request handler.
If a token is not added, then the token in the PDU is zero length, but still a
valid token which is used for matching. The exception is an empty ACK packet.
NOTE: The token provided by the client application may not be the same as
used internally by libcoap - for example when doing data transmission where
the body of data is spread over multiple payloads (see coap_block(3)).
However, when the data transfers complete, the application will receive the
corrected token in the response PDU.
PDU OPTIONS
The following is the current list of options with their numeric value
/*
* The C, U, and N flags indicate the properties
* Critical, Unsafe, and NoCacheKey, respectively.
* If U is set, then N has no meaning as per
* https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7252#section-5.10
* and is set to a -.
* Separately, R is for the options that can be repeated
*
* The least significant byte of the option is set as followed
* as per https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7252#section-5.4.6
*
* 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
* --+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
* | NoCacheKey| U | C |
* --+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
*
* https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8613#section-4 goes on to define E, I and U
* properties Encrypted and Integrity Protected, Integrity Protected Only and
* Unprotected respectively. Integrity Protected Only is not currently used.
*
* An Option is tagged with CUNREIU with any of the letters replaced with _ if
* not set, or - for N if U is set (see above) for aiding understanding of the
* Option.
*/
COAP_OPTION_IF_MATCH 1 /* C__RE__, opaque, 0-8 B, RFC7252 */
COAP_OPTION_URI_HOST 3 /* CU-___U, String, 1-255 B, RFC7252 */
COAP_OPTION_ETAG 4 /* ___RE__, opaque, 1-8 B, RFC7252 */
COAP_OPTION_IF_NONE_MATCH 5 /* C___E__, empty, 0 B, RFC7252 */
COAP_OPTION_OBSERVE 6 /* _U-_E_U, empty/uint, 0 B/0-3 B, RFC7641 */
COAP_OPTION_URI_PORT 7 /* CU-___U, uint, 0-2 B, RFC7252 */
COAP_OPTION_LOCATION_PATH 8 /* ___RE__, String, 0-255 B, RFC7252 */
COAP_OPTION_OSCORE 9 /* C_____U, *, 0-255 B, RFC8613 */
COAP_OPTION_URI_PATH 11 /* CU-RE__, String, 0-255 B, RFC7252 */
COAP_OPTION_CONTENT_FORMAT 12 /* ____E__, uint, 0-2 B, RFC7252 */
/* COAP_OPTION_MAXAGE default 60 seconds if not set */
COAP_OPTION_MAXAGE 14 /* _U-_E_U, uint, 0-4 B, RFC7252 */
COAP_OPTION_URI_QUERY 15 /* CU-RE__, String, 1-255 B, RFC7252 */
COAP_OPTION_HOP_LIMIT 16 /* ______U, uint, 1 B, RFC8768 */
COAP_OPTION_ACCEPT 17 /* C___E__, uint, 0-2 B, RFC7252 */
COAP_OPTION_LOCATION_QUERY 20 /* ___RE__, String, 0-255 B, RFC7252 */
COAP_OPTION_BLOCK2 23 /* CU-_E_U, uint, 0-3 B, RFC7959 */
COAP_OPTION_BLOCK1 27 /* CU-_E_U, uint, 0-3 B, RFC7959 */
COAP_OPTION_SIZE2 28 /* __N_E_U, uint, 0-4 B, RFC7959 */
COAP_OPTION_PROXY_URI 35 /* CU-___U, String, 1-1034 B, RFC7252 */
COAP_OPTION_PROXY_SCHEME 39 /* CU-___U, String, 1-255 B, RFC7252 */
COAP_OPTION_SIZE1 60 /* __N_E_U, uint, 0-4 B, RFC7252 */
COAP_OPTION_ECHO 252 /* _N__E_U, opaque, 0-40 B, RFC9175 */
COAP_OPTION_NORESPONSE 258 /* _U-_E_U, uint, 0-1 B, RFC7967 */
COAP_OPTION_RTAG 292 /* ___RE_U, opaque, 0-8 B, RFC9175 */
See FURTHER INFORMATION as to how to get the latest list.
Function: coap_new_optlist()
The coap_new_optlist() function returns a newly created optlist entry of
type coap_optlist_t*. The number specifies which CoAP option is to be
used, and is one of the COAP_OPTION_* definitions. The length is the length
of the data of the option, and data points to the content of the option.
NOTE: Where possible, the option data needs to be stripped of leading zeros
(big endian) to reduce the amount of data needed in the PDU, as well as in
some cases the maximum data size of an option can be exceeded if not stripped
and hence be illegal. This is done by using coap_encode_var_safe() or
coap_encode_var_safe8().
Function: coap_insert_optlist()
The coap_insert_optlist() function adds the optlist entry onto the
optlist_chain and then sorts the optlist_chain before returning.
The initial optlist_chain entry needs to be set to NULL before this function
is first called. The coap_delete_optlist() function has to be called to free
off all the optlist_chain entries.
Function: coap_delete_optlist()
The coap_delete_optlist() function deletes and frees off all the optlist
entries in the optlist_chain.
Function: coap_add_optlist_pdu()
The coap_add_optlist_pdu() function sorts all of the entries in
optlist_chain into ascending option numeric order and adds all the entries
to the pdu. This function does not free off the entries in optlist_chain.
This function must be called after adding any token and before adding in the
payload data.
Function: coap_add_option()
The coap_add_option() function adds in the specified option of type number
with data of length length to the PDU pdu.
It is important that options are added to the pdu with number either
being the same or greater than the previous option number that was added.
NOTE: Where possible, the option data needs to be stripped of leading zeros
(big endian) to reduce the amount of data needed in the PDU, as well as in
some cases the maximum data size of an option can be exceeded if not stripped
and hence be illegal. This is done by using coap_encode_var_safe() or
coap_encode_var_safe8().
Function: coap_encode_var_safe()
The coap_encode_var_safe() function encodes value into buffer which has
a size of size in bytes. Normally, the buffer size should be at least
the sizeof(int) bytes unless you definitely know less space is required.
Function: coap_encode_var_safe8()
The coap_encode_var_safe8() function encodes 8 byte value into buffer
which has a size of size in bytes. Normally, the buffer size should be at
least 8 bytes unless you definitely know less space is required.
Function: coap_split_path()
The coap_split_path() function splits up path of length length and
places the result in buffer which has a size of buflen with the nul
character separating each path component. buflen needs
to be preset with the size of buffer before the function call, and then
buflen is updated with the actual size of buffer used. The return
value indicates the number of components that individual COAP_OPTION_URI_PATH
options need to be created for.
Function: coap_split_query()
The coap_split_query() function splits up query of length length and
places the result in buffer which has a size of buflen with the nul
character separating each path component. buflen needs
to be preset with the size of buffer before the function call, and then
buflen is updated with the actual size of buffer used. The return
value indicates the number of components that individual COAP_OPTION_URI_QUERY
options need to be created for.
PDU OPTIONS - LIBCOAP HANDLING
Most of the options are under the control of the applications, but the
following are primarily used internally by libcoap.
COAP_OPTION_BLOCK1 and COAP_OPTION_BLOCK2
These Block options are used when a large body needs to be split up into
multiple payloads. Following the introduction of
coap_context_set_block_mode(3), libcoap can internally handle the setting
of these options (see coap_block(3)). Applications can continue to include
these options to set hint block size values.
It is recommended that
coap_context_set_block_mode(context, COAP_BLOCK_USE_LIBCOAP|COAP_BLOCK_SINGLE_BODY)
is used to reduce the programming requirements for block handling within
the applications.
COAP_OPTION_ECHO
This option can be set by the server application to indicate that the state of
the client’s freshness is confirmed. The libcoap client logic will detect the
use of the Echo option by the server and reflect back the Echo value in the
next request without involving the client application. The opaque
option Echo may be seen by the client application.
COAP_OPTION_ETAG
This option is normally set by the server libcoap logic when sending back
multiple payloads so that the (libcoap logic) client can re-assemble the
correct body.
COAP_OPTION_HOP_LIMIT
When using proxy logic, the value of the Hop-Limit option is decremented by
one for each proxy hop. If the count decrements to zero, then a 5.08 (Hop
Limit Reached) error code is returned to the sender. The initial count is
16, unless the client application sets its own limit using the Hop-Limit option.
COAP_OPTION_RTAG
This option is set by the libcoap client logic when transmitting multiple
bodies with multiple payloads so that the (libcoap logic) server can
differentiate and re-assemble the correct body.
COAP_OPTION_SIZE1 and COAP_OPTION_SIZE2
These options are added by the libcoap logic to provide a size (Size1 by
libcoap client logic, Size2 by libcoap server logic) indication to the
recipient of the size of the large body that is to be transferred. See
coap_block(3).
PDU PAYLOAD DATA
Function: coap_add_data()
The coap_add_data() function adds in the specified payload data of length
length to the PDU pdu. Adding the payload data must be done after any
token or options are added. This function must only be called once per pdu.
Function: coap_add_data_blocked_response()
The coap_add_data_blocked_response() function adds in the appropriate part
of the payload data of length length to the PDU pdu. It should be used
as a direct replacement for coap_add_data() if it is possible that the data
will not fit into a single pdu. It also adds in the appropriate
CoAP options to handle Block-Wise transfer. This function is usually used for
a server’s GET / FETCH response. The request and response are the same
parameters for the registered GET / FETCH resource handler.
The media_type is for the format of the data and maxage defines the
lifetime of the response. If set to -1, then the Max-Age option does not get
included. This function must only be called once per pdu.
It is the responsibility of the client to recognize that it has only
received a part of the data and request the next block (with the appropriate
Block options) from the server. Returning the next requested block is handled
by this function.
NOTE: This function has been superseded by coap_add_data_large_response().
See coap_block(3).
PDU TRANSMIT
Function: coap_send()
The coap_send() function is used to initiate the transmission of the pdu
associated with the session. The caller must not access or delete pdu
after calling coap_send() - even if there is a return error.
NOTE: For request handlers, returning from the request handler will cause
the response PDU to be transmitted as appropriate and there is no need to call
coap_send() to do this.
EXAMPLES
Setup PDU and Transmit
#include <coap3/coap.h>
static int
build_send_pdu(coap_context_t *context, coap_session_t *session,
uint8_t msgtype, uint8_t request_code, const char *uri, const char *query,
unsigned char *data, size_t length, int observe) {
coap_pdu_t *pdu;
uint8_t buf[1024];
size_t buflen;
uint8_t *sbuf = buf;
int res;
coap_optlist_t *optlist_chain = NULL;
/* Remove (void) definition if variable is used */
(void)context;
/* Create the pdu with the appropriate options */
pdu = coap_pdu_init(msgtype, request_code, coap_new_message_id(session),
coap_session_max_pdu_size(session));
if (!pdu)
return 0;
/*
* Create unique token for this request for handling unsolicited /
* delayed responses
*/
coap_session_new_token(session, &buflen, buf);
if (!coap_add_token(pdu, buflen, buf)) {
coap_log(LOG_DEBUG, "cannot add token to request\n");
goto error;
}
if (uri) {
/* Add in the URI options */
buflen = sizeof(buf);
res = coap_split_path((const uint8_t*)uri, strlen(uri), sbuf, &buflen);
while (res--) {
if (!coap_insert_optlist(&optlist_chain,
coap_new_optlist(COAP_OPTION_URI_PATH,
coap_opt_length(sbuf), coap_opt_value(sbuf))))
goto error;
sbuf += coap_opt_size(sbuf);
}
}
if (query) {
/* Add in the QUERY options */
buflen = sizeof(buf);
res = coap_split_query((const uint8_t*)query, strlen(query), sbuf, &buflen);
while (res--) {
if (!coap_insert_optlist(&optlist_chain,
coap_new_optlist(COAP_OPTION_URI_QUERY,
coap_opt_length(sbuf), coap_opt_value(sbuf))))
goto error;
sbuf += coap_opt_size(sbuf);
}
}
if (request_code == COAP_REQUEST_GET && observe) {
/* Indicate that we want to observe this resource */
if (!coap_insert_optlist(&optlist_chain,
coap_new_optlist(COAP_OPTION_OBSERVE,
coap_encode_var_safe(buf, sizeof(buf),
COAP_OBSERVE_ESTABLISH), buf)
))
goto error;
}
/* ... Other code / options etc. ... */
/* Add in all the options (after internal sorting) to the pdu */
if (!coap_add_optlist_pdu(pdu, &optlist_chain))
goto error;
if (data && length) {
/* Add in the specified data */
if (!coap_add_data(pdu, length, data))
goto error;
}
if (coap_send(session, pdu) == COAP_INVALID_MID)
goto error;
return 1;
error:
if (pdu)
coap_delete_pdu(pdu);
return 0;
}
Resource Request Handler Response PDU Update
#include <coap3/coap.h>
#include <stdio.h>
static void
hnd_get_time(coap_resource_t *resource, coap_session_t *session,
const coap_pdu_t *request, const coap_string_t *query, coap_pdu_t *response) {
unsigned char buf[40];
size_t len;
time_t now;
/* ... Additional analysis code for resource, request pdu etc. ... */
/* After analysis, generate a suitable response */
now = time(NULL);
if (query != NULL && coap_string_equal(query, coap_make_str_const("secs"))) {
/* Output secs since Jan 1 1970 */
len = snprintf((char *)buf, sizeof(buf), "%lu", now);
}
else {
/* Output human-readable time */
struct tm *tmp;
tmp = gmtime(&now);
if (!tmp) {
/* If 'now' is not valid */
coap_pdu_set_code(response, COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_NOT_FOUND);
return;
}
len = strftime((char *)buf, sizeof(buf), "%b %d %H:%M:%S", tmp);
}
coap_pdu_set_code(response, COAP_RESPONSE_CODE_CONTENT);
/*
* Invoke coap_add_data_large_response() to do all the hard work.
*
* Define the format - COAP_MEDIATYPE_TEXT_PLAIN - to add in
* Define how long this response is valid for (secs) - 1 - to add in.
* Etag Option added internally with unique value as param set to 0
*
* Observe Option added internally if needed within the function
* Block2 Option added internally if output too large
* Size2 Option added internally
*/
coap_add_data_large_response(resource, session, request, response,
query, COAP_MEDIATYPE_TEXT_PLAIN, 1, 0,
len,
buf, NULL, NULL);
/*
* When request handler returns, the response pdu will get automatically
* sent, unless the pdu code is not updated and this is a NON or TCP based
* request.
*/
}