pathComp_RESTapi.c

		struct link_t* l = &(linkList->links[i]);

		cJSON* item = cJSON_GetArrayItem(linkListArray, i);

		// Get the link Id (uuid)
		cJSON* linkIdObj = cJSON_GetObjectItem(item, "link_Id");
		if (cJSON_IsString(linkIdObj)) {			
			duplicate_string(l->linkId, linkIdObj->valuestring);
			//DEBUG_PC("Link (%d) -- Id: %s (uuid)", i + 1, l->linkId);
		}
		// Get the link endpoints (assumed to be p2p)
		cJSON* endPointsLinkObj = cJSON_GetObjectItem(item, "link_endpoint_ids");
		if (cJSON_IsArray(endPointsLinkObj)) {
			parse_json_link_endpoints_array(endPointsLinkObj, l);
		}
		// get the fowarding direction
		cJSON* fwdDirObj = cJSON_GetObjectItem(item, "forwarding_direction");
		if (cJSON_IsNumber(fwdDirObj)) {
			l->forwarding_direction = (guint)(fwdDirObj->valuedouble);
			print_link_forwarding_direction(l->forwarding_direction);
		}
		// total potential capacity
		cJSON* totalPotentialCapacityObj = cJSON_GetObjectItem(item, "total-potential-capacity");
		if (cJSON_IsObject(totalPotentialCapacityObj))
		{
			parse_capacity_object(totalPotentialCapacityObj, &l->potential_capacity);
			//DEBUG_PC("Link (%d) -- Potential Capacity: %f", i + 1, l->potential_capacity.value);
			print_capacity_unit(l->potential_capacity.unit);
		}
		// total available capacity
		cJSON* availableCapacityObj = cJSON_GetObjectItem(item, "available-capacity");
		if (cJSON_IsObject(availableCapacityObj))
		{
			parse_capacity_object(availableCapacityObj, &l->available_capacity);
			//DEBUG_PC("Link (%d) -- Available Capacity: %f", i + 1, l->available_capacity.value);
			print_capacity_unit(l->available_capacity.unit);
		}
		// Cost Characteristics
		cJSON* costCharacObj = cJSON_GetObjectItem(item, "cost-characteristics");
		if (cJSON_IsObject(costCharacObj)) {
			// Cost Name
			cJSON* costNameObj = cJSON_GetObjectItem(costCharacObj, "cost-name");
			if (cJSON_IsString(costNameObj)) {
				duplicate_string(l->cost_characteristics.cost_name, costNameObj->valuestring);
				//DEBUG_PC("Link (%d) -- Cost Name: %s", i + 1, l->cost_characteristics.cost_name);
			}
			// Cost value
			cJSON* costValueObj = cJSON_GetObjectItem(costCharacObj, "cost-value");
			if (cJSON_IsString(costValueObj)) {
				char* endpr;
				l->cost_characteristics.cost_value = (gdouble)(strtod(costValueObj->valuestring, &endpr));
				//DEBUG_PC("Link (%d) -- Cost Value: %f", i + 1, l->cost_characteristics.cost_value);
			}
			// Cost Algorithm
			cJSON* costAlgObj = cJSON_GetObjectItem(costCharacObj, "cost-algorithm");
			if (cJSON_IsString(costAlgObj)) {
				char* endpr;
				l->cost_characteristics.cost_algorithm = (gdouble)(strtod(costAlgObj->valuestring, &endpr));
				//DEBUG_PC("Link (%d) -- Cost Algorithm: %f", i + 1, l->cost_characteristics.cost_algorithm);
			}
		}
		// Latency Characteristics
		cJSON* latencyCharacObj = cJSON_GetObjectItem(item, "latency-characteristics");
		if (cJSON_IsObject(latencyCharacObj)) {
			cJSON* fixedLatencyCharacObj = cJSON_GetObjectItem(latencyCharacObj, "fixed-latency-characteristic");
			if (cJSON_IsString(fixedLatencyCharacObj)) {
				char* endpr;
				l->latency_characteristics.fixed_latency = (gdouble)(strtod(fixedLatencyCharacObj->valuestring, &endpr));
				//DEBUG_PC("Link (%d) -- Latency: %f", i + 1, l->latency_characteristics.fixed_latency);
			}	
		}
	}
	return;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
 * 	@file pathComp_RESTapi.c
 * 	@brief Function used to generate the reverse (unidirecitonal) link from those being learnt
 *  from the received context
 *
 *	@author Ricardo Martínez <ricardo.martinez@cttc.es>
 *	@date 2022
 */
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void generate_reverse_linkList() {

	DEBUG_PC("Starting the Creation of the Reverse Links [current: %d]", linkList->numLinks);
	gint numLinks = linkList->numLinks;
	
	for (gint i = 0; i < numLinks; i++) {
		struct link_t* refLink = &(linkList->links[i]);
		struct link_t* newLink = &(linkList->links[numLinks + i]);
		linkList->numLinks++;
		// Copy the linkId + appending "_rev"
		duplicate_string(newLink->linkId, refLink->linkId);
		strcat(newLink->linkId, "_rev");

		//DEBUG_PC("refLink: %s // newLink: %s", refLink->linkId, newLink->linkId);

		// Assumption: p2p links. The newLink endpoints are the reversed ones form the reference Link (refLink)
		// i.e., refLink A->B, then newLink B->A
#if 0
		if (refLink->numLinkEndPointIds != 2) {
			DEBUG_PC("To construct the new Link from ref, 2 EndPoints are a MUST");
			exit(-1);
		}
#endif
		//DEBUG_PC("Number of Endpoints in Link: %d", refLink->numLinkEndPointIds);
		for (gint j = refLink->numLinkEndPointIds - 1, m = 0; j >= 0; j--, m++) {
			
			
			struct link_endpointId_t* refEndPId = &(refLink->linkEndPointId[j]);
			struct link_endpointId_t* newEndPId = &(newLink->linkEndPointId[m]);
			// Duplicate the topologyId information, i.e., contextId and topology_uuid
			duplicate_string(newEndPId->topology_id.contextId, refEndPId->topology_id.contextId);
			duplicate_string(newEndPId->topology_id.topology_uuid, refEndPId->topology_id.topology_uuid);
			//duplicate the deviceId and endPoint_uuid
			duplicate_string(newEndPId->deviceId, refEndPId->deviceId);
			duplicate_string(newEndPId->endPointId, refEndPId->endPointId);
			//DEBUG_PC("refLink Endpoint[%d]: %s(%s)", j, refEndPId->deviceId, refEndPId->endPointId);
			//DEBUG_PC("newLink Endpoint[%d]: %s(%s)", m, newEndPId->deviceId, newEndPId->endPointId);
			newLink->numLinkEndPointIds++;
		}

		// duplicate forwarding direction
		newLink->forwarding_direction = refLink->forwarding_direction;

		// duplicate capacity attributes
		memcpy(&newLink->potential_capacity.value, &refLink->potential_capacity.value, sizeof(gdouble));
		newLink->potential_capacity.unit = refLink->potential_capacity.unit;

		memcpy(&newLink->available_capacity.value, &refLink->available_capacity.value, sizeof(gdouble));
		newLink->available_capacity.unit = refLink->available_capacity.unit;

		// duplicate cost characteristics
		memcpy(&newLink->cost_characteristics.cost_value, &refLink->cost_characteristics.cost_value, sizeof(gdouble));
		memcpy(&newLink->cost_characteristics.cost_algorithm, &refLink->cost_characteristics.cost_algorithm, sizeof(gdouble));
		duplicate_string(newLink->cost_characteristics.cost_name, refLink->cost_characteristics.cost_name);

		// duplicate latency characteristics
		memcpy(&newLink->latency_characteristics.fixed_latency, &refLink->latency_characteristics.fixed_latency, sizeof(gdouble));
	}
	DEBUG_PC("Terminating Reverse Links [total: %d]", linkList->numLinks);
	return;
}


///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
 * 	@file pathComp_RESTapi.c
 * 	@brief Function used to parse the JSON object/s for the PATH COMP request (i.e. service
 *  requests, device and links)
 * 	
 * 	@param root
 * 	@param source
 *
 *	@author Ricardo Martínez <ricardo.martinez@cttc.es>
 *	@date 2022
 */
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void parsing_json_obj_pathComp_request(cJSON * root, GIOChannel * source)
{
	//DEBUG_PC("**");
	if (deviceList == NULL){	
	  	DEBUG_PC ("Device List does not exist ... STOP");
	  	exit(-1);
	}

	if (linkList == NULL) {
		DEBUG_PC("Link List does not exist ... STOP")
	}
	
	if (serviceList == NULL)
	{
		DEBUG_PC ("Service List does not exist ... STOP");
		exit(-1);       
	} 

	// Set of services to seek their path and resource selection
	cJSON* serviceListArray = cJSON_GetObjectItem(root, "serviceList");
	if (cJSON_IsArray(serviceListArray)) {
		parsing_json_serviceList_array(serviceListArray);
	}   
    
	// Get the deviceList
	cJSON* deviceListArray = cJSON_GetObjectItem(root, "deviceList");
	if (cJSON_IsArray(deviceListArray)) {
		parsing_json_deviceList_array(deviceListArray);
	}

	// Get the linkList
	cJSON* linkListArray = cJSON_GetObjectItem(root, "linkList");
	if (cJSON_IsArray(linkListArray)) {
		parsing_json_linkList_array(linkListArray);

		// In the context information, if solely the list of links are passed for a single direction, 
		// the reverse direction MUST be created sythetically 
		generate_reverse_linkList();
	}
	return;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
 * 	@file pathComp_RESTapi.c
 * 	@brief Function used parse the JSON object/s 
 * 	
 * 	@param data
 *  @param source
 *
 *	@author Ricardo Martínez <ricardo.martinez@cttc.es>
 *	@date 2022
 */
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
gint parsing_json_obj (guchar *data, GIOChannel *source) {
    cJSON * root = cJSON_Parse((const char *)data);
    char * print = cJSON_Print(root);  

	DEBUG_PC("STARTING PARSING JSON CONTENTS");
	parsing_json_obj_pathComp_request (root, source);	
	// Release the root JSON object variable
	cJSON_free (root);
	g_free(print);
    return 0;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
 * 	@file pathComp_RESTapi.c
 * 	@brief Create new tcp client connected to PATH COMP
 * 
 * 	@param channel_client, GIOChannel
 *  @param fd
 * 	
 *	@author Ricardo Martínez <ricardo.martinez@cttc.es>
 *	@date 2022
 */
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
struct pathComp_client * RESTapi_client_create (GIOChannel * channel_client, gint fd) {
	/** check values */
	g_assert(channel_client != NULL); 

	struct pathComp_client* client = g_malloc0 (sizeof (struct pathComp_client));
	if (client == NULL )
	{
		DEBUG_PC ("Malloc for the client failed");
		exit(-1);
	}  

	/** Make client input/output buffer. */
	client->channel = channel_client;	
	client->obuf = stream_new(MAXLENGTH);
	client->ibuf = stream_new(MAXLENGTH);
	client->fd = fd;

	// Clients connected to the PATH COMP SERVER
	CLIENT_ID++;
	client->type = CLIENT_ID;

	//DEBUG_PC ("Client Id: %u is created (%p)", client->type, client);
	//DEBUG_PC ("Client ibuf: %p || obuf: %p", client->ibuf, client->obuf);

	// Add the tcp client to the list
	RESTapi_tcp_client_list = g_list_append (RESTapi_tcp_client_list, client);
	//DEBUG_PC ("Num of TCP Clients: %d", g_list_length (RESTapi_tcp_client_list));
	return client;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
 * 	@file pathComp_RESTapi.c
 * 	@brief Close the tcp client, removing from the rapi_tcp_client_list
 * 
 * 	@param client
 * 	
 *	@author Ricardo Martínez <ricardo.martinez@cttc.es>
 *	@date 2022
 */
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void RESTapi_client_close (struct pathComp_client* client)
{
	//DEBUG_PC("Closing the client (Id: %d) %p", client->type, client);
	//DEBUG_PC("Client ibuf: %p || obuf: %p", client->ibuf, client->obuf);
	
	if (client->ibuf != NULL)
	{
		//DEBUG_PC("Client ibuf: %p", client->ibuf);
		stream_free(client->ibuf);
		client->ibuf = NULL;
	}
	if (client->obuf != NULL)
	{
		//DEBUG_PC("Client obuf: %p", client->obuf);
		stream_free(client->obuf);
		client->obuf = NULL;
	}
	// Remove from the list
	RESTapi_tcp_client_list = g_list_remove (RESTapi_tcp_client_list, client);
	//DEBUG_PC ("TCP Client List: %d", g_list_length(RESTapi_tcp_client_list));
	 
	g_free (client);
	client = NULL;	 
	DEBUG_PC ("client has been removed ...");	 
	return;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
 * 	@file pathComp_RESTapi.c
 * 	@brief Close operations over the passed tcp channel
 * 
 * 	@param source
 * 	
 *	@author Ricardo Martínez <ricardo.martinez@cttc.es>
 *	@date 2022
 */
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void RESTapi_close_operations (GIOChannel * source)
{
	gint fd = g_io_channel_unix_get_fd (source);
	
	//DEBUG_PC ("Stop all the operations over the fd: %d", fd);	
	g_io_channel_flush(source, NULL);
	GError *error = NULL;    
	g_io_channel_shutdown (source, TRUE, &error);
	if(error)
	{
		DEBUG_PC ("An error occurred ...");
	}
	g_io_channel_unref (source);
	return;	
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
 * 	@file pathComp_RESTapi.c
 * 	@brief Remove the client and close operations over the TCP connection
 * 
 * 	@param client
 *  @param source
 *  @param fd
 * 	
 *	@author Ricardo Martínez <ricardo.martinez@cttc.es>
 *	@date 2022
 */
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void RESTapi_stop (struct pathComp_client* client, GIOChannel * source, gint fd)
{
	
	DEBUG_PC("Client Socket: %d is Stopped", fd);
	// remove client
	RESTapi_client_close(client);
	// Stop operations over that channel
	RESTapi_close_operations(source);
	close (fd);
	return;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
 * 	@file pathComp_RESTapi.c
 * 	@brief Function used read the different lines ending up in \r\n
 * 	
 * 	@param s
 * 	@param buf
 * 	@param size
 *
 *	@author Ricardo Martínez <ricardo.martinez@cttc.es>
 *	@date 2022
 */
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
gint RESTapi_get_line (GIOChannel *channel, gchar *buf, gint size)
{
    gint i = 0;
    //DEBUG_PC ("\n");
    //DEBUG_PC ("----- Read REST API Line(\r\n) ------");
    gint n = 0;
    guchar c = '\0'; // END OF FILE    
    gboolean cr = FALSE;
    while (i < size - 1)
    {
		n = read_channel (channel, &c, 1);		
		if (n == -1)
		{
			//DEBUG_PC ("Close the channel and eliminate the client");
			return -1;			
		}	
		if (n > 0)
		{
			//DEBUG_PC ("%c", c);
			buf[i] = c;
			i++;	
			if (c == '\r')
			{
				cr = TRUE;	      
			}	  
			if ((c == '\n') && (cr == TRUE))
			{	   
				break;
			}	        
		} 
		else
		{
			c = '\n';
			buf[i] = c;
			i++;
			break;
		}
    }
    buf[i] = '\0';    
    //DEBUG_PC ("Line (size: %d) buf: %s", i, buf);
    return i;
}  

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
 * 	@file pathComp_RESTapi.c
 * 	@brief Function used read the HTTP method
 * 	
 * 	@param buf
 * 	@param j
 *
 *	@author Ricardo Martínez <ricardo.martinez@cttc.es>
 *	@date 2022
 */
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
guint RESTapi_get_method (gchar *buf, gint *j)
{
	guint RestApiMethod = 0;
	gchar method[255];
	gint i = 0;	
	while (!ISspace(buf[*j]) && (i < sizeof(method) - 1))
	{
		method[i] = buf[*j];
		i++; 
		*j = *j + 1;
	}
	method[i] = '\0';
	DEBUG_PC ("REST API METHOD: %s", method);	
	
	// Check that the methods are GET, POST or PUT
	if (strcasecmp((const char *)method, "GET") && strcasecmp((const char *)method, "POST") && 
		strcasecmp ((const char *)method, "HTTP/1.1") && strcasecmp ((const char *)method, "PUT"))
	{
		DEBUG_PC ("The method: %s is not currently supported ...", method);
		return RestApiMethod;	
	}
	// Method selector
	if (strncmp ((const char*)method, "GET", 3) == 0)
	{
		RestApiMethod = REST_API_METHOD_GET;		
	}
	else if (strncmp ((const char*)method, "POST", 4) == 0)
	{
		RestApiMethod = REST_API_METHOD_POST;
	}	
	else if (strncmp ((const char *)method, "HTTP/1.1", 8) == 0)
	{
		RestApiMethod = REST_API_METHOD_HTTP;
	}
	else if (strncmp ((const char *)method, "PUT", 3) == 0)
	{
		RestApiMethod = REST_API_METHOD_PUT;
	}
	
	return RestApiMethod;	
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
 * 	@file pathComp_RESTapi.c
 * 	@brief Function used read the url
 * 	
 * 	@param buf
 * 	@param j
 *  @param url
 *
 *	@author Ricardo Martínez <ricardo.martinez@cttc.es>
 *	@date 2022
 */
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
gint get_url (gchar *buf, gint *j, gchar *url)
{
	// Skip space char
	while (ISspace(buf[*j]) && (*j < strlen(buf))) {
		*j = *j + 1;
	}
	
	//DEBUG_PC ("buf[%d]: %c", *j, buf[*j]);
	int result = isspace (buf[*j]);	
	*buf = *buf + *j;
	gint numChar = 0;
	gint initChar = *j;
	result = 0;
	while (result == 0)	{
		*j = *j + 1;
		result = isspace (buf[*j]);
		numChar++;
	}
	//DEBUG_PC ("numChar: %d", numChar);
	memcpy (url, buf + initChar, numChar);
	url[numChar] = '\0';
	//DEBUG_PC ("url: %s", url);
	return numChar;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
 * 	@file pathComp_RESTapi.c
 * 	@brief Function used read the version
 * 	
 * 	@param buf
 * 	@param j
 *  @param version
 *
 *	@author Ricardo Martínez <ricardo.martinez@cttc.es>
 *	@date 2022
 */
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
gint get_version (gchar *buf, gint *j, gchar *version) {
	// Skip space char
	while (ISspace(buf[*j]) && (*j < strlen(buf)))
	{
		*j = *j + 1;
	}	
	//DEBUG_PC ("buf[%d]: %c", *j, buf[*j]);
	int result = isspace (buf[*j]);	
	*buf = *buf + *j;
	gint numChar = 0;
	gint initChar = *j;
	result = 0;
	while (result == 0)	{
		*j = *j + 1;
		result = isspace (buf[*j]);
		numChar++;
	}
	//DEBUG_PC ("numChar: %d", numChar);
	memcpy (version, buf + initChar, numChar);
	version[numChar] = '\0';
	//DEBUG_PC ("version: %s", version);	
	return numChar;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
 * 	@file pathComp_RESTapi.c
 * 	@brief Function used to trigger the route computation for the network connectivity service
 *  List and retrieve the result
 * 	
 * 	@param compRouteList
 * 	@param raId
 *
 *	@author Ricardo Martínez <ricardo.martinez@cttc.es>
 *	@date 2022
 */
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
gint triggering_routeComp (struct compRouteOutputList_t *compRouteList, gchar *algId) {
	g_assert (compRouteList);	
	gint httpCode = HTTP_RETURN_CODE_OK;
	DEBUG_PC("Requested Algorithm: %s", algId);
	//////////////////// Algorithm Selector (RAId)//////////////////////////////////////	
	// Connectivity Service Abstraction (CSA)
	if (strncmp ((const char*)algId, "KSP", 3) == 0)
	{
		DEBUG_PC ("Alg Id: KSP");
		httpCode = pathComp_ksp_alg(compRouteList);
	}
#if 0
	// Infrastructure Abstraction (InA)
	else if (strncmp ((const char*)raId, "InA", 3) == 0) 
	{
		//DEBUG_PC ("RA: InA");
		httpCode = ra_InA_alg (compRouteList);
	}
	// Global Concurrent Optimization (GCO): Resoration / Re-Allocation / Re-Optimization
	else if (strncmp ((const char*)raId, "GCO", 3) == 0)
	{
		//DEBUG_PC ("RA: GCO");
		httpCode = ra_GCO_alg (compRouteList);	
	}
#endif
	return httpCode;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
 * 	@file pathComp_RESTapi.c
 * 	@brief Function used to process the REST API commands
 * 	
 * 	@param source
 * 	@param cond
 * 	@param data
 *
 *	@author Ricardo Martínez <ricardo.martinez@cttc.es>
 *	@date 2022
 */
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
gboolean RESTapi_activity(GIOChannel *source, GIOCondition cond, gpointer data)
{  
	/** some checks */
	g_assert(source != NULL);
	g_assert(data != NULL);	
	
	gchar buf[1024];
	gchar version[255];
	gchar http_result[255];
	gint body_length = 0;	

	struct pathComp_client *client = (struct pathComp_client*)(data);
	DEBUG_PC (" ************************************************************************** ");    
	DEBUG_PC ("                      REST API ACTIVITY Triggered ");
	DEBUG_PC (" ************************************************************************** ");   

	gint fd = g_io_channel_unix_get_fd (source);
	DEBUG_PC ("fd: %d, cond: %d", fd, cond);

	if (cond != G_IO_IN)
	{
		DEBUG_PC ("Something happening with the channel and fd ... (cond: %d)", cond);
		RESTapi_stop(client, source, fd);
		return FALSE;
	}	
	/** Clear input buffer. */
	stream_reset (client->ibuf);

	// get line
	gint nbytes = RESTapi_get_line (source, buf, sizeof (buf));
	if (nbytes == -1)
	{
		DEBUG_PC ("nbytes -1 ... CLOSE CLIENT FD and eliminate CLIENT");						
		RESTapi_stop(client, source, fd);
		return FALSE;						
	}		
	
	if ((buf[0] == '\n') && (nbytes  == 1))
	{
		//DEBUG_PC (" -- buf[0] = newline --");
		RESTapi_stop(client, source, fd);
		return FALSE;
	}
	
	gint i = 0, j = 0;
	// Get the REST Method
	guint RestApiMethod = RESTapi_get_method (buf, &j);
	if (RestApiMethod == 0)
	{
		DEBUG_PC ("The method is NOT supported ...");
		RESTapi_unimplemented (source);
		RESTapi_stop(client, source, fd);
		return FALSE;
	}

	// get the REST url
	gchar url[255];
	i = get_url (buf, &j, url);	
	url[i] = '\0';	

	// for method POST, PUT check that the url is "/pathComp"
	if (strncmp((const char*) url, "/pathComp/api/v1/compRoute", 26) != 0)
	{
		DEBUG_PC ("Unknown url: %s", url);
		RESTapi_stop(client, source, fd);
		exit (-1);
	}
	
	// get the version	
	i = get_version (buf, &j, version);
	version[i] = '\0';		

	// Assume HTTP/1.1, then there is Host Header
	memset(buf, '\0', sizeof(buf));        
	nbytes = RESTapi_get_line(source, buf, sizeof (buf));
	if (nbytes == -1)
	{
		DEBUG_PC ("nbytes -1 ... then close the fd and eliminate associated client");			
		RESTapi_stop(client, source, fd);
		return FALSE;					
	}

	//DEBUG_PC ("Header: %s", buf);	
	
	// Headers --- The Header Fields ends up with a void line (i.e., \r\n)
	while ((nbytes > 0) && (strcmp ("\r\n", (const char *)buf) != 0))
	{	
		/* read & discard headers */
		memset(buf, '\0', sizeof(buf));  
		nbytes = RESTapi_get_line (source, buf, sizeof (buf));
		if (nbytes == -1)
		{
			DEBUG_PC ("nbytes -1 ... then close the fd and eliminate associated client");	
			RESTapi_stop(client, source, fd);
			return FALSE;
		}
		//DEBUG_PC ("Header: %s", buf);	  
		if (strncmp ((const char *)buf, "Content-Length:", 15) == 0)
		{
			//DEBUG_PC ("Header Content-Length Found");
			gchar str[20];
	  
			gint i = 15, k = 0;  // "Content-Length:" We skip the first 16 characters to directly retrieve the length in bytes of the Body of Request
			gchar contentLength[255];
			memset (contentLength, '\0', sizeof (contentLength));			
			while (buf[i] != '\r')
			{
				//DEBUG_PC ("%c", buf[i]);
				str[k] = buf[i];
				k++, i++;
			}
			str[k] = '\0';			
			j = 0, i = 0;
			while (ISspace(str[j]) && (j < strlen(str)))
			{
				j++;
			}
			while (j < strlen(str))
			{
				contentLength[i] = str[j];
				i++; j++;
			}
			contentLength[i] = '\0';			
			body_length = atoi (contentLength);
			//DEBUG_PC ("Body length: %d (%s) in Bytes", body_length, contentLength);	      
		}	  
	}
	//DEBUG_PC("Read Entire HTTP Header");
	if (body_length == 0)
	{
		DEBUG_PC ("--- NO REST API Body length (length = %d) ---", body_length);
		return TRUE;
	}       
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	// Processing Body of the Request
	/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	//DEBUG_PC ("REST API Request - Body -");
	nbytes = read_channel (source, (guchar *)(client->ibuf->data + client->ibuf->putp), body_length);
	if ((nbytes < 0) && (body_length > 0))
	{
		DEBUG_PC ("nbytes: %d; body_length: %d", nbytes, body_length);
		exit (-1);
	}
	
	client->ibuf->putp += nbytes;
	client->ibuf->endp += nbytes;		
	///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	// Parsing the contents of the Request
	///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	// build the device list
	deviceList = create_device_list();
	// build the link list
	linkList = create_link_list();
	// Create the network connectivity service list
	serviceList = create_service_list();
	
	// Process the json contents and store relevant information at Device, Link,
	// and network connectivity service
	gint ret = parsing_json_obj (client->ibuf->data, source);	
	if (ret == -1) 	{
		DEBUG_PC ("Something wrong with the JSON Objects ... ");		
		RESTapi_stop(client, source, fd);
		return FALSE;
	}	
	
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////		
	// Trigger the path computation	
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	//DEBUG_PC ("Triggering the computation");
	struct compRouteOutputList_t *compRouteOutputList = create_route_list ();
	gint httpCode = triggering_routeComp (compRouteOutputList, algId);	

	// Send the response to the REST  API Client
	if (httpCode != HTTP_RETURN_CODE_OK)
	{            
		DEBUG_PC ("HTTP CODE: %d -- NO OK", httpCode);
		rapi_response (source, httpCode);
	}
	else
	{
		DEBUG_PC ("HTTP CODE: %d -- OK", httpCode);
		rapi_response_ok (source, httpCode, compRouteOutputList);            
	}
	
	// Release the variables		
	g_free (compRouteOutputList);
	g_free(linkList);
	g_free(deviceList);
	g_free(serviceList);
	return TRUE;  
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
 * 	@file pathComp_RESTapi.c
 * 	@brief Function used to accept a new connection and add the client to list of clients
 * 
 * 	@param source, GIOChannel
 * 	@param cond, GIOCondition
 * 	@param data, gpointer
 *
 *	@author Ricardo Martínez <ricardo.martinez@cttc.es>
 *	@date 2022
 */
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
gboolean RESTapi_tcp_new_connection(GIOChannel *source, GIOCondition cond, gpointer data)
{
	DEBUG_PC (" ****** New TCP Connection (REST API) ******");
	/** get size of client_addre structure */
	struct sockaddr_in client_addr;
	socklen_t client = sizeof(client_addr);
	
	if ((cond == G_IO_HUP) || (cond == G_IO_ERR) || (G_IO_NVAL))
	{
		//DEBUG_PC ("Something happening with the channel and fd ... cond: %d", cond);		
		// Find the associated client (by the fd) and remove from PATH COMP client list. 
		// Stop all the operations over that PATH COMP client bound channel
		struct pathComp_client *pathComp_client = NULL;
		gint fd = g_io_channel_unix_get_fd (source);
		GList *found = g_list_find_custom (RESTapi_tcp_client_list, &fd, find_rl_client_by_fd);
		if (found != NULL)
		{
			pathComp_client = (struct pathComp_client*)(found->data);
			// remove client
			RESTapi_client_close(pathComp_client);
			// Stop operations over that channel
			RESTapi_close_operations(source);
			close (fd);
			return FALSE;
		}		
	}
	if (cond == G_IO_IN)
	{
		gint new = accept(g_io_channel_unix_get_fd(source), (struct sockaddr*)&client_addr, &client);
		if (new < 0)
		{
			//DEBUG_PC ("Unable to accept new connection");
			return FALSE;
		}

		/** new channel */
		GIOChannel * new_channel = g_io_channel_unix_new (new);		
		//DEBUG_PC ("TCP Connection (REST API) is UP; (socket: %d)", new);

		/** create pathComp client */		
		struct pathComp_client *new_client = RESTapi_client_create (new_channel, new);
		
		/** 
		* force binary encoding with NULL
		*/
		GError *error = NULL;
		if ( g_io_channel_set_encoding (new_channel, NULL, &error) != G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL)
		{		
			DEBUG_PC ("Error: %s", error->message);
			exit (-1);
		}
		g_io_channel_set_close_on_unref (new_channel, TRUE);
		// On unbuffered channels, it is safe to mix read
		// & write calls from the new and old APIs.
		g_io_channel_set_buffered (new_channel, FALSE);
		if (g_io_channel_set_flags (new_channel, G_IO_FLAG_NONBLOCK, &error) != G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL )
		{
			DEBUG_PC ("Error: %s", error->message);
			exit (-1);
		}
		//Adds the new channel into the main event loop.
		g_io_add_watch (new_channel, G_IO_IN, RESTapi_activity, new_client);
    }	
	return TRUE;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
 * 	@file pathComp_RESTapi.c
 * 	@brief enabling the reuse of the addr for the Server TCP
 * 	
 * 	@param sock
 *
 *	@author Ricardo Martínez <ricardo.martinez@cttc.es>
 *	@date 2022
 */
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void RESTapi_tcp_enable_reuseaddr (gint sock)
{
	gint tmp = 1;
	if (sock < 0)
	{
		DEBUG_PC (" socket: %d !!!",sock);
		exit (-1);
	}
	if (setsockopt (sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (gchar *)&tmp, sizeof (tmp)) == -1)
	{
		DEBUG_PC ("bad setsockopt ...");
		exit (-1);
	}
	return;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
 * 	@file pathComp_RESTapi.c
 * 	@brief Main function for the creating / maintaining TCP session for the REST API
 *
 *  @ port 
 * 
 *	@author Ricardo Martínez <ricardo.martinez@cttc.es>
 *	@date 2022
 */
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void RESTapi_init(gint port)
{     
    DEBUG_PC ("REST API PORT (listening): %d", port);     
	
	// File Descriptor - FD - for the socket
	gint s = socket (AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
	if (s == -1)
	{
		DEBUG_PC ("Socket creation: FAILED!!");
		exit (-1);
	}
	DEBUG_PC (" CREATED TCP Connection [@fd: %d]", s);

	// Re-bind
	RESTapi_tcp_enable_reuseaddr(s);	
	struct sockaddr_in addr;
	memset (&addr, 0, sizeof (addr));
	addr.sin_family       = AF_INET;
	addr.sin_port         = htons ((u_short)port);
	addr.sin_addr.s_addr  = INADDR_ANY;      

	// Associate IP address and Port to the created socket
	if (bind (s, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)) == -1)
	{
		close (s);
		DEBUG_PC ("Socket bind: FAILED!!");
		exit (-1);
	}
	DEBUG_PC ("Bind to Fd: %d DONE!!", s);

	/** Set up queue for incoming connections */
	if (listen (s, 10) == -1)
	{
		close (s);
		DEBUG_PC ("Socket listen: FAILED!!");
		exit (-1);
	}
	
	//DEBUG_PC ("Listen (up to 10) to Fd: %d Done", s);

	/** Create NEW channel to handle the socket operations*/
	GIOChannel *channel = g_io_channel_unix_new (s);
	gsize buffersize = g_io_channel_get_buffer_size (channel);
	//DEBUG_PC ("GIOChannel with Buffer Size: %d", (gint)buffersize);

	gsize newBufferSize = MAX_GIO_CHANNEL_BUFFER_SIZE;
	g_io_channel_set_buffer_size (channel, newBufferSize);
	buffersize = g_io_channel_get_buffer_size (channel);

	//DEBUG_PC ("GIOChannel with Buffer Size: %d", (gint)buffersize);
	//DEBUG_PC ("Channel associated to fd: %d is created", s);
	
	// Adds the new channel into the main event loop.
	g_io_add_watch (channel, G_IO_IN | G_IO_ERR | G_IO_HUP | G_IO_NVAL, RESTapi_tcp_new_connection, NULL);
	return;     
}