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1 /*
2 * inoclam - Inotify+ClamAV virus scanner
3 * Copyright (C) 2007 Vermont Department of Taxes
5 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
6 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
7 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
8 * (at your option) any later version.
10 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
13 * GNU General Public License for more details.
15 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
16 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
17 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
19 * Contributor(s):
20 * Tom Cort <tom.cort@state.vt.us>
21 * Matt Gagne <matt.gagne@state.vt.us>
24 #ifndef __CLAM_HXX
25 #define __CLAM_HXX
27 #include <confuse.h>
28 #include <pthread.h>
29 #include <string>
31 #include "config.hxx"
33 /**
34 * Thread that reloads virus definitions as needed
36 void *clam_refresh(void *v);
38 class clam {
39 private:
42 public:
43 /* TODO: make these private */
45 /**
46 * Let's use know if clam_refresh is running or not.
48 bool refresh_thread_alive;
50 /**
51 * A lock used to serialize access to the engine. Serialized access is
52 * needed to keep clam_refresh() from changing the engine while
53 * contains_virus() is using it.
54 * @see clam_refresh()
55 * @see contains_virus()
57 pthread_mutex_t engine_lock;
59 /**
60 * Thread attributes used by the clam_refresh() thread. This is
61 * a global so that main() can free them when its cleaning up.
62 * @see main()
63 * @see clam_refresh()
65 pthread_attr_t ta;
67 /**
68 * Multiple threads are using and altering "engine".
69 * Use the engine_lock to prevent concurrency issues.
71 struct cl_engine *engine;
75 /**
76 * Load the virus definition files and prepare the engine.
78 clam();
80 /**
81 * Scans a file for virus.
82 * @return -1 Error || 0 No Virus || +1 Virus Found
84 int clam_scan(std::string * filename, config * conf);
86 /**
87 * Free resources used by the engine.
89 ~clam();
92 #endif