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 * Copyright (c) 2015 ARM Limited
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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/* @file MeshInterface.h Mesh network interface */
/** \addtogroup netinterface */
/** @{*/

#ifndef MESH_INTERFACE_H
#define MESH_INTERFACE_H

#include "netsocket/NetworkInterface.h"


/** Common interface that is shared between mesh hardware
 */
class MeshInterface : public virtual NetworkInterface {
public:
    /** @copydoc NetworkInterface::meshInterface
     */
    MeshInterface *meshInterface() final
    {
        return this;
    }

    /** Get the default Mesh interface.
     *
     * This is provided as a weak method so applications can override.
     * Default behavior is to get the target's default interface, if
     * any.
     *
     * @return pointer to interface, if any.
     */
    static MeshInterface *get_default_instance();

#if !defined(DOXYGEN_ONLY)
protected:

    /** Get the target's default Mesh interface.
     *
     * This is provided as a weak method so targets can override. The
     * default implementation will invoke LoWPANNDInterface or ThreadInterface
     * with the default NanostackRfPhy.
     *
     * @return pointer to interface, if any.
     */
    static MeshInterface *get_target_default_instance();
#endif //!defined(DOXYGEN_ONLY)
};


#endif

/** @}*/