1 package edu.uci.iotproject;
3 import edu.uci.iotproject.util.PcapPacketUtils;
4 import org.pcap4j.core.PcapPacket;
5 import org.pcap4j.packet.IpV4Packet;
6 import org.pcap4j.packet.TcpPacket;
11 * Models a (TCP) conversation/connection/session/flow (packet's belonging to the same session between a client and a
13 * Holds a list of {@link PcapPacket}s identified as pertaining to the flow. Note that this list is <em>not</em>
14 * considered when determining equality of two {@code Conversation} instances in order to allow for a
15 * {@code Conversation} to function as a key in data structures such as {@link java.util.Map} and {@link java.util.Set}.
16 * See {@link #equals(Object)} for the definition of equality.
18 * @author Janus Varmarken {@literal <jvarmark@uci.edu>}
19 * @author Rahmadi Trimananda {@literal <rtrimana@uci.edu>}
21 public class Conversation {
23 /* Begin instance properties */
25 * The IP of the host that is considered the client (i.e. the host that initiates the conversation)
26 * in this conversation.
28 private final String mClientIp;
31 * The port number used by the host that is considered the client in this conversation.
33 private final int mClientPort;
36 * The IP of the host that is considered the server (i.e. is the responder) in this conversation.
38 private final String mServerIp;
41 * The port number used by the server in this conversation.
43 private final int mServerPort;
46 * The list of packets (with payload) pertaining to this conversation.
48 private final List<PcapPacket> mPackets;
51 * Contains the sequence numbers used thus far by the host that is considered the <em>client</em> in this
52 * {@code Conversation}.
53 * Used for filtering out retransmissions.
55 private final Set<Integer> mSeqNumbersClient;
58 * Contains the sequence numbers used thus far by the host that is considered the <em>server</em> in this
59 * {@code Conversation}.
60 * Used for filtering out retransmissions.
62 private final Set<Integer> mSeqNumbersSrv;
65 * List of SYN packets pertaining to this conversation.
67 private List<PcapPacket> mSynPackets;
70 * List of pairs FINs and their corresponding ACKs associated with this conversation.
72 private List<FinAckPair> mFinPackets;
73 /* End instance properties */
76 * Factory method for creating a {@code Conversation} from a {@link PcapPacket}.
77 * @param pcapPacket The {@code PcapPacket} that wraps a TCP segment for which a {@code Conversation} is to be initiated.
78 * @param clientIsSrc If {@code true}, the source address and source port found in the IP datagram and TCP segment
79 * wrapped in the {@code PcapPacket} are regarded as pertaining to the client, and the destination
80 * address and destination port are regarded as pertaining to the server---and vice versa if set
82 * @return A {@code Conversation} initiated with ip:port for client and server according to the direction of the packet.
84 public static Conversation fromPcapPacket(PcapPacket pcapPacket, boolean clientIsSrc) {
85 IpV4Packet ipPacket = pcapPacket.get(IpV4Packet.class);
86 TcpPacket tcpPacket = pcapPacket.get(TcpPacket.class);
87 String clientIp = clientIsSrc ? ipPacket.getHeader().getSrcAddr().getHostAddress() :
88 ipPacket.getHeader().getDstAddr().getHostAddress();
89 String srvIp = clientIsSrc ? ipPacket.getHeader().getDstAddr().getHostAddress() :
90 ipPacket.getHeader().getSrcAddr().getHostAddress();
91 int clientPort = clientIsSrc ? tcpPacket.getHeader().getSrcPort().valueAsInt() :
92 tcpPacket.getHeader().getDstPort().valueAsInt();
93 int srvPort = clientIsSrc ? tcpPacket.getHeader().getDstPort().valueAsInt() :
94 tcpPacket.getHeader().getSrcPort().valueAsInt();
95 return new Conversation(clientIp, clientPort, srvIp, srvPort);
99 * Constructs a new {@code Conversation}.
100 * @param clientIp The IP of the host that is considered the client (i.e. the host that initiates the conversation)
101 * in the conversation.
102 * @param clientPort The port number used by the client for the conversation.
103 * @param serverIp The IP of the host that is considered the server (i.e. is the responder) in the conversation.
104 * @param serverPort The port number used by the server for the conversation.
106 public Conversation(String clientIp, int clientPort, String serverIp, int serverPort) {
107 this.mClientIp = clientIp;
108 this.mClientPort = clientPort;
109 this.mServerIp = serverIp;
110 this.mServerPort = serverPort;
111 this.mPackets = new ArrayList<>();
112 this.mSeqNumbersClient = new HashSet<>();
113 this.mSeqNumbersSrv = new HashSet<>();
114 this.mSynPackets = new ArrayList<>();
115 this.mFinPackets = new ArrayList<>();
119 * Add a packet to the list of packets associated with this conversation.
120 * @param packet The packet that is to be added to (associated with) this conversation.
121 * @param ignoreRetransmissions Boolean value indicating if retransmissions should be ignored.
122 * If set to {@code true}, {@code packet} will <em>not</em> be added to the
123 * internal list of packets pertaining to this {@code Conversation}
124 * <em>iff</em> the sequence number of {@code packet} was already
125 * seen in a previous packet.
127 public void addPacket(PcapPacket packet, boolean ignoreRetransmissions) {
128 // Precondition: verify that packet does indeed pertain to conversation.
129 onAddPrecondition(packet);
130 if (ignoreRetransmissions && isRetransmission(packet)) {
131 // Packet is a retransmission. Ignore it.
134 // Select direction-dependent set of sequence numbers seen so far and update it with sequence number of new packet.
135 addSeqNumber(packet);
136 // Finally add packet to list of packets pertaining to this conversation.
137 mPackets.add(packet);
141 * Get a list of packets pertaining to this {@code Conversation}.
142 * The returned list is a read-only list.
143 * @return the list of packets pertaining to this {@code Conversation}.
145 public List<PcapPacket> getPackets() {
146 // Return read-only view to prevent external code from manipulating internal state (preserve invariant).
147 return Collections.unmodifiableList(mPackets);
151 * Records a TCP SYN packet as pertaining to this conversation (adds it to the the internal list).
152 * Attempts to add duplicate SYN packets will be ignored, and the caller is made aware of the attempt to add a
153 * duplicate by the return value being {@code false}.
155 * @param synPacket A {@link PcapPacket} wrapping a TCP SYN packet.
156 * @return {@code true} if the packet was successfully added to this {@code Conversation}, {@code false} otherwise.
158 public boolean addSynPacket(PcapPacket synPacket) {
159 onAddPrecondition(synPacket);
160 final IpV4Packet synPacketIpSection = synPacket.get(IpV4Packet.class);
161 final TcpPacket synPacketTcpSection = synPacket.get(TcpPacket.class);
162 if (synPacketTcpSection == null || !synPacketTcpSection.getHeader().getSyn()) {
163 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a SYN packet.");
165 // We are only interested in recording one copy of the two SYN packets (one SYN packet in each direction), i.e.,
166 // we want to discard retransmitted SYN packets.
167 if (mSynPackets.size() >= 2) {
170 // Check the set of recorded SYN packets to see if we have already recorded a SYN packet going in the same
171 // direction as the packet given in the argument.
172 boolean matchingPrevSyn = mSynPackets.stream().anyMatch(p -> {
173 IpV4Packet pIp = p.get(IpV4Packet.class);
174 TcpPacket pTcp = p.get(TcpPacket.class);
175 boolean srcAddrMatch = synPacketIpSection.getHeader().getSrcAddr().getHostAddress().
176 equals(pIp.getHeader().getSrcAddr().getHostAddress());
177 boolean dstAddrMatch = synPacketIpSection.getHeader().getDstAddr().getHostAddress().
178 equals(pIp.getHeader().getDstAddr().getHostAddress());
179 boolean srcPortMatch = synPacketTcpSection.getHeader().getSrcPort().valueAsInt() ==
180 pTcp.getHeader().getSrcPort().valueAsInt();
181 boolean dstPortMatch = synPacketTcpSection.getHeader().getDstPort().valueAsInt() ==
182 pTcp.getHeader().getDstPort().valueAsInt();
183 return srcAddrMatch && dstAddrMatch && srcPortMatch && dstPortMatch;
185 if (matchingPrevSyn) {
188 // Update direction-dependent set of sequence numbers and record/log packet.
189 addSeqNumber(synPacket);
190 return mSynPackets.add(synPacket);
193 mSynPackets.stream().anyMatch(p -> {
194 IpV4Packet pIp = p.get(IpV4Packet.class);
195 TcpPacket pTcp = p.get(TcpPacket.class);
196 boolean srcAddrMatch = synPacketIpSection.getHeader().getSrcAddr().getHostAddress().
197 equals(pIp.getHeader().getSrcAddr().getHostAddress());
198 boolean dstAddrMatch = synPacketIpSection.getHeader().getDstAddr().getHostAddress().
199 equals(pIp.getHeader().getDstAddr().getHostAddress());
200 boolean srcPortMatch = synPacketTcpSection.getHeader().getSrcPort().valueAsInt() ==
201 pTcp.getHeader().getSrcPort().valueAsInt();
202 boolean dstPortMatch = synPacketTcpSection.getHeader().getDstPort().value() ==
203 pTcp.getHeader().getDstPort().value();
205 boolean fourTupleMatch = srcAddrMatch && dstAddrMatch && srcPortMatch && dstPortMatch;
207 boolean seqNoMatch = synPacketTcpSection.getHeader().getSequenceNumber() ==
208 pTcp.getHeader().getSequenceNumber();
210 if (fourTupleMatch && !seqNoMatch) {
211 // If the four tuple that identifies the conversation matches, but the sequence number is different,
212 // it means that this SYN packet is, in fact, an attempt to establish a **new** connection, and hence
213 // the given packet is NOT part of this conversation, even though the ip:port combinations are (by
214 // chance) selected such that they match this conversation.
215 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Attempt to add SYN packet that belongs to a different conversation " +
216 "(which is identified by the same four tuple as this conversation)");
218 return fourTupleMatch && seqNoMatch;
224 * Get a list of SYN packets pertaining to this {@code Conversation}.
225 * The returned list is a read-only list.
226 * @return the list of SYN packets pertaining to this {@code Conversation}.
228 public List<PcapPacket> getSynPackets() {
229 return Collections.unmodifiableList(mSynPackets);
233 * Adds a TCP FIN packet to the list of TCP FIN packets associated with this conversation.
234 * @param finPacket The TCP FIN packet that is to be added to (associated with) this conversation.
236 public void addFinPacket(PcapPacket finPacket) {
237 // Precondition: verify that packet does indeed pertain to conversation.
238 onAddPrecondition(finPacket);
239 // TODO: should call addSeqNumber here?
240 addSeqNumber(finPacket);
241 mFinPackets.add(new FinAckPair(finPacket));
245 * Attempt to ACK any FIN packets held by this conversation.
246 * @param ackPacket The ACK for a FIN previously added to this conversation.
248 public void attemptAcknowledgementOfFin(PcapPacket ackPacket) {
249 // Precondition: verify that the packet pertains to this conversation.
250 onAddPrecondition(ackPacket);
251 // Mark unack'ed FIN(s) that this ACK matches as ACK'ed (there might be more than one in case of retransmissions..?)
252 mFinPackets.replaceAll(finAckPair -> !finAckPair.isAcknowledged() && finAckPair.isCorrespondingAckPacket(ackPacket) ? new FinAckPair(finAckPair.getFinPacket(), ackPacket) : finAckPair);
256 * Retrieves an unmodifiable view of the list of {@link FinAckPair}s associated with this {@code Conversation}.
257 * @return an unmodifiable view of the list of {@link FinAckPair}s associated with this {@code Conversation}.
259 public List<FinAckPair> getFinAckPairs() {
260 return Collections.unmodifiableList(mFinPackets);
264 * Get if this {@code Conversation} is considered to have been gracefully shut down.
265 * A {@code Conversation} has been gracefully shut down if it contains a FIN+ACK pair for both directions
266 * (client to server, and server to client).
267 * @return {@code true} if the connection has been gracefully shut down, false otherwise.
269 public boolean isGracefullyShutdown() {
270 // The conversation has been gracefully shut down if we have recorded a FIN from both the client and the server which have both been ack'ed.
271 return mFinPackets.stream().anyMatch(finAckPair -> finAckPair.isAcknowledged() && PcapPacketUtils.isSource(finAckPair.getFinPacket(), mClientIp, mClientPort)) &&
272 mFinPackets.stream().anyMatch(finAckPair -> finAckPair.isAcknowledged() && PcapPacketUtils.isSource(finAckPair.getFinPacket(), mServerIp, mServerPort));
275 // =========================================================================================================
276 // We simply reuse equals and hashCode methods of String.class to be able to use this class as a key
280 * <em>Note:</em> currently, equality is determined based on pairwise equality of the elements of the four tuple
281 * ({@link #mClientIp}, {@link #mClientPort}, {@link #mServerIp}, {@link #mServerPort}) for {@code this} and
283 * @param obj The object to test for equality with {@code this}.
284 * @return {@code true} if {@code obj} is considered equal to {@code this} based on the definition of equality given above.
287 public boolean equals(Object obj) {
288 return obj instanceof Conversation && this.toString().equals(obj.toString());
292 public int hashCode() {
293 return toString().hashCode();
295 // =========================================================================================================
298 public String toString() {
299 return String.format("%s:%d %s:%d", mClientIp, mClientPort, mServerIp, mServerPort);
303 * Invoke to verify that the precondition holds when a caller attempts to add a packet to this {@code Conversation}.
304 * An {@link IllegalArgumentException} is thrown if the precondition is violated.
305 * @param packet the packet to be added to this {@code Conversation}
307 private void onAddPrecondition(PcapPacket packet) {
308 // Apply precondition to preserve class invariant: all packets in mPackets must match the 4 tuple that
309 // defines the conversation.
310 IpV4Packet ipPacket = Objects.requireNonNull(packet.get(IpV4Packet.class));
311 // For now we only support TCP flows.
312 TcpPacket tcpPacket = Objects.requireNonNull(packet.get(TcpPacket.class));
313 String ipSrc = ipPacket.getHeader().getSrcAddr().getHostAddress();
314 String ipDst = ipPacket.getHeader().getDstAddr().getHostAddress();
315 int srcPort = tcpPacket.getHeader().getSrcPort().valueAsInt();
316 int dstPort = tcpPacket.getHeader().getDstPort().valueAsInt();
317 String clientIp, serverIp;
318 int clientPort, serverPort;
319 if (ipSrc.equals(mClientIp)) {
321 clientPort = srcPort;
323 serverPort = dstPort;
326 clientPort = dstPort;
328 serverPort = srcPort;
330 if (!(clientIp.equals(mClientIp) && clientPort == mClientPort &&
331 serverIp.equals(mServerIp) && serverPort == mServerPort)) {
332 throw new IllegalArgumentException(
333 String.format("Attempt to add packet that does not pertain to %s",
334 Conversation.class.getSimpleName()));
340 * Determines if the TCP packet contained in {@code packet} is a retransmission of a previously seen (logged)
346 * the current implementation, which uses a set of previously seen sequence numbers, will consider a segment
347 * with a reused sequence number---occurring as a result of sequence number wrap around for a very long-lived
348 * connection---as a retransmission (and may therefore end up discarding it even though it is in fact NOT a
349 * retransmission). Ideas?
352 * @param packet The packet.
353 * @return {@code true} if {@code packet} was determined to be a retransmission, {@code false} otherwise.
355 public boolean isRetransmission(PcapPacket packet) {
356 // Extract sequence number.
357 int seqNo = packet.get(TcpPacket.class).getHeader().getSequenceNumber();
358 switch (getDirection(packet)) {
359 case CLIENT_TO_SERVER:
360 return mSeqNumbersClient.contains(seqNo);
361 case SERVER_TO_CLIENT:
362 return mSeqNumbersSrv.contains(seqNo);
364 throw new RuntimeException(String.format("Unexpected value of enum '%s'",
365 Direction.class.getSimpleName()));
370 * Extracts the TCP sequence number from {@code packet} and adds it to the proper set of sequence numbers by
371 * analyzing the direction of the packet.
372 * @param packet A TCP packet (wrapped in a {@code PcapPacket}) that was added to this conversation and whose
373 * sequence number is to be recorded as seen.
375 private void addSeqNumber(PcapPacket packet) {
376 // Note: below check is redundant if client code is correct as the call to check the precondition should already
377 // have been made by the addXPacket method that invokes this method. As such, the call below may be removed in
378 // favor of speed, but the improvement will be minor, hence the added safety may be worth it.
379 onAddPrecondition(packet);
380 // Extract sequence number.
381 int seqNo = packet.get(TcpPacket.class).getHeader().getSequenceNumber();
382 // Determine direction of packet and add packet's sequence number to corresponding set of sequence numbers.
383 switch (getDirection(packet)) {
384 case CLIENT_TO_SERVER:
385 // Client to server packet.
386 mSeqNumbersClient.add(seqNo);
388 case SERVER_TO_CLIENT:
389 // Server to client packet.
390 mSeqNumbersSrv.add(seqNo);
393 throw new RuntimeException(String.format("Unexpected value of enum '%s'",
394 Direction.class.getSimpleName()));
399 * Determine the direction of {@code packet}.
400 * @param packet The packet whose direction is to be determined.
401 * @return A {@link Direction} indicating the direction of the packet.
403 private Direction getDirection(PcapPacket packet) {
404 IpV4Packet ipPacket = packet.get(IpV4Packet.class);
405 String ipSrc = ipPacket.getHeader().getSrcAddr().getHostAddress();
406 String ipDst = ipPacket.getHeader().getDstAddr().getHostAddress();
407 // Determine direction of packet.
408 if (ipSrc.equals(mClientIp) && ipDst.equals(mServerIp)) {
409 // Client to server packet.
410 return Direction.CLIENT_TO_SERVER;
411 } else if (ipSrc.equals(mServerIp) && ipDst.equals(mClientIp)) {
412 // Server to client packet.
413 return Direction.SERVER_TO_CLIENT;
415 throw new IllegalArgumentException("getDirection: packet not related to " + getClass().getSimpleName());
420 * Utility enum for expressing the direction of a packet pertaining to this {@code Conversation}.
422 private enum Direction {
423 CLIENT_TO_SERVER, SERVER_TO_CLIENT