Enum pnet::datalink::Channel

pub enum Channel {
    Ethernet(Box<EthernetDataLinkSender>, Box<EthernetDataLinkReceiver>),
    PleaseIncludeACatchAllVariantWhenMatchingOnThisEnum,
}

A channel for sending and receiving at the data link layer

NOTE: It is important to always include a catch-all variant in match statements using this enum, since new variants may be added. For example:

match some_channel {
    Ethernet(tx, rx) => { /* Handle Ethernet packets */ },
    _ => panic!("Unhandled channel type")
}

Variants

Ethernet(Box<EthernetDataLinkSender>, Box<EthernetDataLinkReceiver>)

A datalink channel which sends and receives Ethernet packets

PleaseIncludeACatchAllVariantWhenMatchingOnThisEnum

This variant should never be used

Including it allows new variants to be added to Channel without breaking existing code.