KasperskyOS Community Edition 1.0

nk-gen-c

The NK compiler (nk-gen-c) generates the set of transport methods and types based on the EDL, CDL and IDL descriptions of the process classes, components and interfaces. The transport methods and types are needed for generating, sending, receiving and processing IPC messages.

Transport methods and types are generated with fully qualified names. The full name of the process class/component/interface is used as prefixes in names (declared in the corresponding EDL-, CDL- or IDL file) by replacing dots with underscores (_).

The NK compiler receives the EDL, CDL or IDL file and creates the following files:

• H file containing a declaration and implementation of transport methods and types.
• D file that lists the dependencies of the created C file. This file can be used for building automation using the make tool.

Syntax for using the NK compiler:

Parameters:

• FILE

  Path to the EDL-, CDL- or IDL description of the process class, component or interface for which you need to generate transport methods and types.

• -I PATH

  Path to the folder containing auxiliary files required for generating transport methods and types. By default, these files are located in the folder: /opt/KasperskyOS-Community-Edition-<version>/sysroot-arm-kos/include.

  It may also be used for adding other folders to search for the files required for generating the methods and types.

  To indicate more than one folder. you can use several -I switches.

• -o PATH

  Path to an existing folder where files containing transport methods and types will be created.

• -h, --help

  Displays the Help text.

• --version

  Displays the nk-gen-c version.

• --enforce-alignment-check

  Enables mandatory alignment checks for queries to memory, even if this check is disabled for the target platform. If these checks are enabled, the NK compiler adds additional alignment checks to the code of the IPC message validators.

  By default, memory query alignment check settings are defined for each platform in the file named system.platform.

• --extended-errors

  Enables extended error handling in the code of client and server methods.

Selective generation

To reduce the amount of code generated by the NK compiler, you can use selective generation flags. For example, it is convenient to use the --server flag for applications that implement interfaces, and to use the --client flag for applications that are clients of the interfaces.

Selective generation flags for descriptions of interfaces (IDL files):

• --types

  The compiler will create only files that contain all constants and types, including redefined (typedef), from the input IDL file, and the types from imported IDL files that are used in the types of the input file.

  However, constants and redefined types from imported IDL files will not be explicitly included in the generated files. If you need to use types from imported files in code, you need to separately generate H-files for each such IDL file.

• --interface

  The compiler will generate files created with the --types flag, and the structures of request and response messages for all methods of this interface.

• --client

  The compiler will generate files created with the --interface flag, and the client proxy objects and functions of their initialization for all methods of this interface.

• --server

  The compiler will generate files created with the --interface flag, and the types and methods of the dispatcher of this interface.

Selective generation flags for descriptions of components (CDL files) and process classes (EDL files):

• --types

  The compiler will generate files created with the --types flag for all interfaces used in this component/process class.

  However, only the types that are used in arguments of interface methods will be explicitly included in the generated files.

• --interface

  The compiler will generate files created with the --types flag for this component/process class, and files generated with the --interface flag for all interfaces used in this component/process class.

• --client

  The compiler will generate files created with the --interface flag, and the client proxy objects and functions of their initialization for all interfaces used in this component/process class.

• --server

  The compiler will generate files created with the --interface flag, and the types and methods of the dispatcher of this component/process class and the types and methods of dispatchers for all interfaces used in this component/process class.