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package org.apache.commons.net.ntp;
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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Wrapper class to network time packet messages (NTP, etc) that computes
 * related timing info and stats.
 *
 * @author Jason Mathews, MITRE Corp
 *
 * @version $Revision: 1299238 $
 */
public class TimeInfo {

    private final NtpV3Packet _message;
    private List<String> _comments;
    private Long _delay;
    private Long _offset;

    /**
     * time at which time message packet was received by local machine
     */
    private final long _returnTime;

    /**
     * flag indicating that the TimeInfo details was processed and delay/offset were computed
     */
    private boolean _detailsComputed;

    /**
     * Create TimeInfo object with raw packet message and destination time received.
     *
     * @param message NTP message packet
     * @param returnTime  destination receive time
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if message is null
     */
    public TimeInfo(NtpV3Packet message, long returnTime) {
        this(message, returnTime, null, true);
    }

    /**
     * Create TimeInfo object with raw packet message and destination time received.
     *
     * @param message NTP message packet
     * @param returnTime  destination receive time
     * @param comments List of errors/warnings identified during processing
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if message is null
     */
    public TimeInfo(NtpV3Packet message, long returnTime, List<String> comments) {
        this(message, returnTime, comments, true);
    }

    /**
     * Create TimeInfo object with raw packet message and destination time received.
     * Auto-computes details if computeDetails flag set otherwise this is delayed
     * until computeDetails() is called. Delayed computation is for fast
     * intialization when sub-millisecond timing is needed.
     *
     * @param msgPacket NTP message packet
     * @param returnTime  destination receive time
     * @param doComputeDetails  flag to pre-compute delay/offset values
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if message is null
     */
    public TimeInfo(NtpV3Packet msgPacket, long returnTime, boolean doComputeDetails) {
        this(msgPacket, returnTime, null, doComputeDetails);
    }

    /**
     * Create TimeInfo object with raw packet message and destination time received.
     * Auto-computes details if computeDetails flag set otherwise this is delayed
     * until computeDetails() is called. Delayed computation is for fast
     * intialization when sub-millisecond timing is needed.
     *
     * @param message NTP message packet
     * @param returnTime  destination receive time
     * @param comments  list of comments used to store errors/warnings with message
     * @param doComputeDetails  flag to pre-compute delay/offset values
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if message is null
     */
    public TimeInfo(NtpV3Packet message, long returnTime, List<String> comments, boolean doComputeDetails) {
        if (message == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("message cannot be null");
        }
        this._returnTime = returnTime;
        this._message = message;
        this._comments = comments;
        if (doComputeDetails) {
            computeDetails();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Add comment (error/warning) to list of comments associated
     * with processing of NTP parameters. If comment list not create
     * then one will be created.
     *
     * @param comment
     */
    public void addComment(String comment) {
        if (_comments == null) {
            _comments = new ArrayList<String>();
        }
        _comments.add(comment);
    }

    /**
     * Compute and validate details of the NTP message packet. Computed
     * fields include the offset and delay.
     */
    public void computeDetails() {
        if (_detailsComputed) {
            return; // details already computed - do nothing
        }
        _detailsComputed = true;
        if (_comments == null) {
            _comments = new ArrayList<String>();
        }

        TimeStamp origNtpTime = _message.getOriginateTimeStamp();
        long origTime = origNtpTime.getTime();

        // Receive Time is time request received by server (t2)
        TimeStamp rcvNtpTime = _message.getReceiveTimeStamp();
        long rcvTime = rcvNtpTime.getTime();

        // Transmit time is time reply sent by server (t3)
        TimeStamp xmitNtpTime = _message.getTransmitTimeStamp();
        long xmitTime = xmitNtpTime.getTime();

        /*
         * Round-trip network delay and local clock offset (or time drift) is calculated
         * according to this standard NTP equation:
         *
         * LocalClockOffset = ((ReceiveTimestamp - OriginateTimestamp) +
         *                     (TransmitTimestamp - DestinationTimestamp)) / 2
         *
         * equations from RFC-1305 (NTPv3)
         *      roundtrip delay = (t4 - t1) - (t3 - t2)
         *      local clock offset = ((t2 - t1) + (t3 - t4)) / 2
         *
         * It takes into account network delays and assumes that they are symmetrical.
         *
         * Note the typo in SNTP RFCs 1769/2030 which state that the delay
         * is (T4 - T1) - (T2 - T3) with the "T2" and "T3" switched.
         */
        if (origNtpTime.ntpValue() == 0) {
            // without originate time cannot determine when packet went out
            // might be via a broadcast NTP packet...
            if (xmitNtpTime.ntpValue() != 0) {
                _offset = Long.valueOf(xmitTime - _returnTime);
                _comments.add("Error: zero orig time -- cannot compute delay");
            } else {
                _comments.add("Error: zero orig time -- cannot compute delay/offset");
            }
        } else if (rcvNtpTime.ntpValue() == 0 || xmitNtpTime.ntpValue() == 0) {
            _comments.add("Warning: zero rcvNtpTime or xmitNtpTime");
            // assert destTime >= origTime since network delay cannot be negative
            if (origTime > _returnTime) {
                _comments.add("Error: OrigTime > DestRcvTime");
            } else {
                // without receive or xmit time cannot figure out processing time
                // so delay is simply the network travel time
                _delay = Long.valueOf(_returnTime - origTime);
            }
            // TODO: is offset still valid if rcvNtpTime=0 || xmitNtpTime=0 ???
            // Could always hash origNtpTime (sendTime) but if host doesn't set it
            // then it's an malformed ntp host anyway and we don't care?
            // If server is in broadcast mode then we never send out a query in first place...
            if (rcvNtpTime.ntpValue() != 0) {
                // xmitTime is 0 just use rcv time
                _offset = Long.valueOf(rcvTime - origTime);
            } else if (xmitNtpTime.ntpValue() != 0) {
                // rcvTime is 0 just use xmitTime time
                _offset = Long.valueOf(xmitTime - _returnTime);
            }
        } else {
            long delayValue = _returnTime - origTime;
            // assert xmitTime >= rcvTime: difference typically < 1ms
            if (xmitTime < rcvTime) {
                // server cannot send out a packet before receiving it...
                _comments.add("Error: xmitTime < rcvTime"); // time-travel not allowed
            } else {
                // subtract processing time from round-trip network delay
                long delta = xmitTime - rcvTime;
                // in normal cases the processing delta is less than
                // the total roundtrip network travel time.
                if (delta <= delayValue) {
                    delayValue -= delta; // delay = (t4 - t1) - (t3 - t2)
                } else {
                    // if delta - delayValue == 1 ms then it's a round-off error
                    // e.g. delay=3ms, processing=4ms
                    if (delta - delayValue == 1) {
                        // delayValue == 0 -> local clock saw no tick change but destination clock did
                        if (delayValue != 0) {
                            _comments
                                    .add("Info: processing time > total network time by 1 ms -> assume zero delay");
                            delayValue = 0;
                        }
                    } else {
                        _comments.add("Warning: processing time > total network time");
                    }
                }
            }
            _delay = Long.valueOf(delayValue);
            if (origTime > _returnTime) {
                _comments.add("Error: OrigTime > DestRcvTime");
            }

            _offset = Long.valueOf(((rcvTime - origTime) + (xmitTime - _returnTime)) / 2);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Return list of comments (if any) during processing of NTP packet.
     *
     * @return List or null if not yet computed
     */
    public List<String> getComments() {
        return _comments;
    }

    /**
     * Get round-trip network delay. If null then could not compute the delay.
     *
     * @return Long or null if delay not available.
     */
    public Long getDelay() {
        return _delay;
    }

    /**
     * Get clock offset needed to adjust local clock to match remote clock. If null then could not
     * compute the offset.
     *
     * @return Long or null if offset not available.
     */
    public Long getOffset() {
        return _offset;
    }

    /**
     * Returns NTP message packet.
     *
     * @return NTP message packet.
     */
    public NtpV3Packet getMessage() {
        return _message;
    }

    /**
     * Returns time at which time message packet was received by local machine.
     *
     * @return packet return time.
     */
    public long getReturnTime() {
        return _returnTime;
    }

}