gns3-server/gns3server/compute/nios/nio_tap.py

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"""
Interface for TAP NIOs (UNIX based OSes only).
"""

from .nio import NIO


class NIOTAP(NIO):

    """
    TAP NIO.

    :param tap_device: TAP device name (e.g. tap0)
    """

    def __init__(self, tap_device):

        super().__init__()
        self._tap_device = tap_device

    @property
    def tap_device(self):
        """
        Returns the TAP device used by this NIO.

        :returns: the TAP device name
        """

        return self._tap_device

    def __str__(self):

        return "NIO TAP"

    def __json__(self):

        return {
            "type": "nio_tap",
            "tap_device": self._tap_device
        }