libdcmtk-dev 3.6.1~20150924-5 / usr / include / dcmtk / dcmnet / scu.h

/*
 *
 *  Copyright (C) 2008-2014, OFFIS e.V.
 *  All rights reserved.  See COPYRIGHT file for details.
 *
 *  This software and supporting documentation were developed by
 *
 *    OFFIS e.V.
 *    R&D Division Health
 *    Escherweg 2
 *    D-26121 Oldenburg, Germany
 *
 *
 *  Module:  dcmnet
 *
 *  Author:  Michael Onken
 *
 *  Purpose: Base class for Service Class Users (SCUs)
 *
 */

#ifndef SCU_H
#define SCU_H

#include "dcmtk/config/osconfig.h"  /* make sure OS specific configuration is included first */

#include "dcmtk/dcmdata/dctk.h"     /* covers most common dcmdata classes */
#include "dcmtk/dcmnet/dcompat.h"
#include "dcmtk/dcmnet/dimse.h"     /* DIMSE network layer */
#include "dcmtk/dcmnet/dcasccff.h"  /* for reading a association config file */
#include "dcmtk/dcmnet/dcasccfg.h"  /* for holding association config file infos */
#include "dcmtk/ofstd/oflist.h"


// include this file in doxygen documentation

/** @file scu.h
 *  @brief general Service Class User (SCU) class
 */


/** Different types of closing an association
 */
enum DcmCloseAssociationType
{
  /// Release the current association
  DCMSCU_RELEASE_ASSOCIATION,
  /// Abort the current association
  DCMSCU_ABORT_ASSOCIATION,
  /// Peer requested release (Aborting)
  DCMSCU_PEER_REQUESTED_RELEASE,
  /// Peer aborted the association
  DCMSCU_PEER_ABORTED_ASSOCIATION
};

/** Storage mode used for DICOM objects received via C-STORE
 */
enum DcmStorageMode
{
  /// Ignore any objects received via C-STORE
  DCMSCU_STORAGE_IGNORE,
  /// Try to store the objects to disk
  DCMSCU_STORAGE_DISK,
  /// Try to store to disk in bit-preserving mode. This is especially useful
  /// for huge files that cannot fully be received in memory since the data
  /// is directly streamed to disk. Originally, this was introduced for DICOM
  /// signatures which can be kept valid this way.
  DCMSCU_STORAGE_BIT_PRESERVING
};


/** Base class for C-FIND, C-MOVE and C-GET responses
 */
class DCMTK_DCMNET_EXPORT QRResponse
{
  public:

  /** Standard constructor.
   */
  QRResponse() :
    m_messageIDRespondedTo(0),
    m_affectedSOPClassUID(),
    m_dataset(NULL),
    m_status(0),
    m_statusDetail(NULL) {}

  /** Destructor, cleans up internal memory (dataset if present).
   */
  virtual ~QRResponse() { delete m_dataset; delete m_statusDetail; }

  /// The message ID responded to (mandatory response field,
  /// equals message ID from request)
  Uint16 m_messageIDRespondedTo;

  /// Optional response field according to part 7 of the standard.
  /// If present, equals SOP Class UID from request.
  OFString m_affectedSOPClassUID;

  /// Conditional response field (NULL if absent). From the standard (2009,
  /// part 4, C.4.2.1.4.2), for C-MOVE: In Q/R if no C-STORE sub-operation
  /// failed, Failed SOP Instance UID List (0008,0058) is absent and
  /// therefore no Data Set shall be sent in the C-MOVE response. Further
  /// rules: Statuses of Canceled, Failure, Refused, or Warning shall
  /// contain the Failed SOP Instance UID List Attribute; status of
  /// Pending shall not.
  DcmDataset *m_dataset;

  /// The returned DIMSE status (mandatory Response Field)
  Uint16 m_status;

  /// Status detail (NULL if absent). For some DIMSE return status codes,
  /// an additional dataset is sent which gives further information (i.e.
  /// in case of warnings or errors).
  DcmDataset *m_statusDetail;

private:

  /** Private undefined copy constructor.
   * @param other The find response to copy from
   */
  QRResponse(const QRResponse &other);

  /** Private undefined assignment operator.
   *  @param other The find response that should be assigned from
   *  @return Reference to this
   */
  QRResponse &operator=(const QRResponse &other);
};


/// Base class representing for single C-GET or C-MOVE response
class DCMTK_DCMNET_EXPORT RetrieveResponse : public QRResponse
{
public:
  /** Standard constructor
   */
  RetrieveResponse() :
        m_numberOfRemainingSubops(0),
        m_numberOfCompletedSubops(0),
        m_numberOfFailedSubops(0),
        m_numberOfWarningSubops(0) {}

  /** Destructor, cleans up internal memory
   */
  virtual ~RetrieveResponse() {}

  /** Prints response to INFO log level.
   */
  void print();

  /// Number of remaining sub operations (in Q/R: C-STORE calls).
  /// For Q/R MOVE and GET, for status of pending this field shall be filled.
  /// For others, the field may be filled.
  Uint16 m_numberOfRemainingSubops;

  /// Number of successfully completed sub operations (in Q/R: C-STORE calls).
  /// For Q/R MOVE and GET, for status of pending this field shall be filled.
  /// For others, the field may be filled.
  Uint16 m_numberOfCompletedSubops;

  /// Number of failed sub operations (in Q/R: C-STORE calls).
  /// For Q/R MOVE and GET, for status of pending this field shall be filled.
  /// For others, the field may be filled.
  Uint16 m_numberOfFailedSubops;

  /// Number generated warnings generated by sub operations (in Q/R: C-STORE calls).
  /// For Q/R MOVE and GET, for status of pending this field shall be filled.
  /// For others, the field may be filled.
  Uint16 m_numberOfWarningSubops;

private:

  /** Private undefined copy constructor
   *  @param other Response to copy from
   */
  RetrieveResponse(const RetrieveResponse &other);

  /** Private undefined assignment operator
   *  @param other Response that should be assigned from
   *  @return Reference to this
   */
  RetrieveResponse &operator=(const RetrieveResponse &other);
};


/** Base class for implementing DICOM Service Class User functionality. The class offers
 *  support for negotiating associations and sending and receiving arbitrary DIMSE messages
 *  on that connection. DcmSCU has built-in C-ECHO support so derived classes do not have to
 *  implement that capability on their own.
 *  @warning This class is EXPERIMENTAL. Be careful to use it in production environment.
 */
class DCMTK_DCMNET_EXPORT DcmSCU
{

public:

  /** Constructor, just initializes internal class members
   */
  DcmSCU();

  /** Virtual destructor
   */
  virtual ~DcmSCU();

  /** Add presentation context to be used for association negotiation
   *  @param abstractSyntax [in] Abstract syntax name in UID format
   *  @param xferSyntaxes   [in] List of transfer syntaxes to be added for the given abstract
   *                             syntax
   *  @param role           [in] The role to be negotiated
   *  @return EC_Normal if adding was successful, otherwise error code
   */
  OFCondition addPresentationContext(const OFString &abstractSyntax,
                                     const OFList<OFString> &xferSyntaxes,
                                     const T_ASC_SC_ROLE role = ASC_SC_ROLE_DEFAULT);

  /** Initialize network, i.e.\ prepare for association negotiation. If the SCU is already
   *  connected, the call will not be successful and the old connection keeps open.
   *  @return EC_Normal if initialization was successful, otherwise error code.
   *          NET_EC_AlreadyConnected if SCU is already connected.
   */
  virtual OFCondition initNetwork();

  /** Negotiate association by using presentation contexts and parameters as defined by
   *  earlier function calls. If negotiation fails, there is no need to close the association
   *  or to do anything else with this class.
   *  @return EC_Normal if negotiation was successful, otherwise error code.
   *          NET_EC_AlreadyConnected if SCU is already connected.
   */
  virtual OFCondition negotiateAssociation();

  /** After negotiation association, this call returns the first usable presentation context
   *  given the desired abstract syntax and transfer syntax
   *  @param abstractSyntax [in] The abstract syntax (UID) to look for
   *  @param transferSyntax [in] The transfer syntax (UID) to look for. If empty, the transfer
   *                             syntax is not checked.
   *  @return Adequate Presentation context ID that can be used. 0 if none found.
   */
  T_ASC_PresentationContextID findPresentationContextID(const OFString &abstractSyntax,
                                                        const OFString &transferSyntax);

  /** After a successful association negotiation, this function is called to return the
   *  presentation context ID that best matches the desired abstract syntax and transfer
   *  syntax (TS). The function tries to do the following:
   *  - If possible finds a presentation context with matching TS
   *  - Else then tries to find an explicit VR uncompressed TS presentation context
   *  - Else then tries to find an implicit VR uncompressed TS presentation context
   *  - Else finally accepts each matching presentation ctx independent of TS.
   *  @param abstractSyntax [in] The abstract syntax (UID) to look for
   *  @param transferSyntax [in] The transfer syntax (UID) to look for. If empty, the transfer
   *                             syntax is not checked.
   *  @return Adequate Presentation context ID that can be used. 0 if no appropriate
   *  presentation context could be found at all.
   */
   T_ASC_PresentationContextID findAnyPresentationContextID(const OFString &abstractSyntax,
                                                            const OFString &transferSyntax);

  /** This function sends a C-ECHO command via network to another DICOM application
   *  @param presID [in] Presentation context ID to use. A value of 0 lets SCP class tries
   *                     to choose one on its own.
   *  @return EC_Normal if echo was successful, an error code otherwise
   *
   */
  virtual OFCondition sendECHORequest(const T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID);

  /** This function sends a C-STORE request on the currently opened association and receives
   *  the corresponding response then. If required and supported, the dataset of the SOP
   *  instance can be converted automatically to the network transfer syntax that was
   *  negotiated (and is specified by the parameter 'presID'). However, this feature is
   *  disabled by default. See setDatasetConversionMode() on how to enable it.
   *  @param presID        [in]  Contains in the end the ID of the presentation context which
   *                             was specified in the DIMSE command. If 0 is given, the
   *                             function tries to find an appropriate presentation context
   *                             itself (based on SOP class and original transfer syntax of
   *                             the 'dicomFile' or 'dataset').
   *  @param dicomFile     [in]  The filename of the DICOM file to be sent. Alternatively, a
   *                             dataset can be given in the next parameter. If both are given
   *                             the dataset from the file name is used.
   *  @param dataset       [in]  The dataset to be sent. Alternatively, a filename can be
   *                             specified in the previous parameter. If both are given the
   *                             dataset from the filename is used.
   *  @param rspStatusCode [out] The response status code received. 0 means success, others
   *                             can be found in the DICOM standard.
   *  @param moveOriginatorAETitle [in] If this C-STORE is started due to a C-MOVE request,
   *                               this parameter informs the C-STORE SCP about the C-MOVE
   *                               client's AE title.
   *  @param moveOriginatorMsgID   [in] If this C-STORE is started due to a C-MOVE request,
   *                               this parameter informs the C-STORE SCP about the C-MOVE
   *                               message ID.
   *  @return EC_Normal if request could be issued and response was received successfully,
   *          error code otherwise. That means that if the receiver sends a response denoting
   *          failure of the storage request, EC_Normal will be returned.
   */
  virtual OFCondition sendSTORERequest(const T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID,
                                       const OFString &dicomFile,
                                       DcmDataset *dataset,
                                       Uint16 &rspStatusCode,
                                       const OFString &moveOriginatorAETitle = "",
                                       const Uint16 moveOriginatorMsgID = 0);

  /** Sends a C-MOVE Request on given presentation context and receives list of responses.
   *  The function receives the first response and then calls the function handleMOVEResponse()
   *  which gets the relevant presentation context together with the response dataset and
   *  status information. Then it waits again for the next response, if there are more to
   *  come (i.e. response status is PENDING). In the end, after receiving all responses, the
   *  full list of responses is returned to the caller. If he is not interested, he just sets
   *  responses=NULL when calling the function.
   *  This function can be overwritten by actual SCU implementations but just should work fine
   *  for most people.
   *  @param presID                 [in]  The presentation context ID that should be used.
   *                                      Must be an odd number.
   *  @param moveDestinationAETitle [in]  The move destination's AE title, i.e.\ the one that
   *                                      is used for connection to the storage server.
   *  @param dataset                [in]  The dataset containing the information about the
   *                                      object(s) to be retrieved.
   *  @param responses              [out] The incoming C-MOVE responses for this request.
   *                                      The caller is responsible for providing a non-NULL
   *                                      pointer for this case. After receiving the results,
   *                                      the caller is responsible for freeing the memory of
   *                                      this variable. If NULL is specified, the responses
   *                                      will not be returned to the caller.
   *  @return EC_Normal if everything went fine, i.e.\ if request could be send and responses
   *          (with whatever status) could be received.
   */
  virtual OFCondition sendMOVERequest(const T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID,
                                      const OFString &moveDestinationAETitle,
                                      DcmDataset *dataset,
                                      OFList<RetrieveResponse*> *responses);

  /** This is the standard handler for C-MOVE message responses: It just adds up all responses
   *  it receives and prints a DEBUG message. Therefore, it is called for each response
   *  received in sendMOVERequest(). The idea is of course to overwrite this function in a
   *  derived, actual SCU implementation if required. Thus, after each response, the caller of
   *  sendMOVERequest() can decide on its own whether he wants to cancel the C-MOVE session,
   *  terminate the association, do something useful or whatever. Thus this function is a more
   *  object-oriented kind of callback.
   *  @param presID              [in]  The presentation context ID where the response was
   *                                   received on.
   *  @param response            [in]  The C-MOVE response received.
   *  @param waitForNextResponse [out] Denotes whether SCU should try to receive another
   *                                   response. If set to OFTrue, then sendMOVERequest() will
   *                                   continue waiting for responses. The current
   *                                   implementation does that for all responses do not have
   *                                   status Failed, Warning, Success or unknown. If set to
   *                                   OFFalse, sendMOVERequest() will return control to the
   *                                   caller.
   *  @return EC_Normal, if response could be handled. Error code otherwise.
   *          The current implementation always returns EC_Normal.
   */
  virtual OFCondition handleMOVEResponse(const T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID,
                                         RetrieveResponse *response,
                                         OFBool &waitForNextResponse);

  /** Sends a C-GET Request on given presentation context and receives list of responses. It
   *  then switches control to the function handleCGETSession().
   *  The full list of responses is returned to the caller. If he is not interested, he can
   *  set responses=NULL when calling the function.
   *  This function can be overwritten by actual SCU implementations but just should work fine
   *  for most people.
   *  @param presID    [in]  The presentation context ID that should be used. Must be an odd
   *                         number.
   *  @param dataset   [in]  The dataset containing the information about the
   *                         object(s) to be retrieved
   *  @param responses [out] The incoming C-GET responses for this request. If the caller
   *                         specifies NULL, no responses will be returned; otherwise there
   *                         should be at least one final C-GET response (mandatory). C-GET
   *                         responses after each DICOM object received are optional and may
   *                         have been omitted by the server.
   *  @return EC_Normal if everything went fine, i.e.\ if request could be sent and expected
   *          responses (with whatever status) could be received.
   */
  virtual OFCondition sendCGETRequest(const T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID,
                                      DcmDataset *dataset,
                                      OFList<RetrieveResponse*> *responses);

  /** Does the logic for switching between C-GET Response and C-STORE Requests. Sends a C-GET
   *  Request on given presentation context and receives list of responses. The full list of
   *  responses is returned to the caller. If he is not interested, he can set responses=NULL
   *  when calling the function. After sending a C-GET Request, there might be two different
   *  responses coming in: C-GET-RSP (optional after each received object and mandatory after
   *  the last object) or a mandatory C-STORE for each incoming object that is received due to
   *  the request. This function therefore either calls handleCGETResponse() or
   *  handleSTORERequest() in order to deal with the incoming message. All other messages lead
   *  to an error within this handler.
   *  This function can be overwritten by actual SCU implementations but just should work fine
   *  for most people.
   *  @param presID    [in]  The presentation context ID that should be used. Must be an odd
   *                         number.
   *  @param dataset   [in]  The dataset containing the information about the object(s) to be
   *                         retrieved
   *  @param responses [out] The incoming C-GET responses for this request. If the caller
   *                         specifies NULL, no responses will be returned; otherwise there
   *                         should be at least one final C-GET response (mandatory). C-GET
   *                         responses after each DICOM object received are optional and may
   *                         have been omitted by the server.
   *  @return EC_Normal if everything went fine, i.e.\ if request could be send
   *          and expected responses (with whatever status) could be received.
   */
  virtual OFCondition handleCGETSession(const T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID,
                                        DcmDataset *dataset,
                                        OFList<RetrieveResponse*> *responses);

  /** Function handling a single C-GET Response. This standard handler reads the status of the
   *  response and decides whether to receive any further messages related to the original
   *  C-GET Request or whether the last response was received or an error occurred.
   *  @param presID              [in]  The presentation context the C-GET Response was
   *                                   received on.
   *  @param response            [in]  The response received
   *  @param continueCGETSession [out] Defines whether it is decided to wait for further C-GET
   *                                   Responses/C-STORE Requests within this C-GET session
   *  @return If no errors occur (dataset response NULL, SCU not connected), this method will
   *          return EC_Normal, otherwise error code.
   */
  virtual OFCondition handleCGETResponse(const T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID,
                                         RetrieveResponse* response,
                                         OFBool &continueCGETSession);

  /** Function handling a single C-STORE Request. If storage mode is set to disk (default),
   *  this function is called and the incoming object stored to disk.
   *  @param presID              [in]  The presentation context the C-STORE Request was
   *                                   received on.
   *  @param incomingObject      [in]  The dataset (the object) received. The function
   *                                   takes ownership of the dataset, i.e. deletes it
   *                                   after processing.
   *  @param continueCGETSession [out] Defines whether it is decided to wait for further
   *                                   C-GET Responses/C-STORE requests within this C-GET
   *                                   session.
   *  @param cStoreReturnStatus  [out] Denotes the desired C-STORE return status.
   *  @return If errors occur (incomingObject NULL or SCU not connected or file could not be
   *          stored), this method will return an error code otherwise EC_Normal.
   */
  virtual OFCondition handleSTORERequest(const T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID,
                                         DcmDataset *incomingObject,
                                         OFBool &continueCGETSession,
                                         Uint16 &cStoreReturnStatus);

  /** Function handling a single C-STORE Request. If storage mode is set to bit preserving,
   *  this function is called and the incoming object stored directly to disk, i.e. not stored
   *  fully in memory.
   *  @param presID   [in] The presentation context the C-STORE Response was received on.
   *  @param filename [in] The filename to store to
   *  @param request  [in] The incoming C-STORE request command set
   *  @return If errors occur (incomingObject NULL or SCU not connected filename not
   *          specified), this method will return an error code otherwise EC_Normal.
   */
  virtual OFCondition handleSTORERequestFile(T_ASC_PresentationContextID *presID,
                                             const OFString &filename,
                                             T_DIMSE_C_StoreRQ *request);

  /** Sends a C-FIND Request on given presentation context and receives list of responses.
   *  The function receives the first response and then calls the function handleFINDResponse()
   *  which gets the relevant presentation context together with the response dataset and
   *  status information. Then it waits again for the next response, if there are more to
   *  come (i.e. response status is PENDING). In the end, after receiving all responses, the
   *  full list of responses is returned to the caller. If he is not interested, he just sets
   *  responses=NULL when calling the function.
   *  This function can be overwritten by actual SCU implementations but just should work fine
   *  for most people.
   *  @param presID    [in]  The presentation context ID that should be used. Must be an odd
   *                         number.
   *  @param queryKeys [in]  The dataset containing the query keys to be searched for on the
   *                         server (SCP).
   *  @param responses [out] The incoming C-FIND responses for this request. The caller is
   *                         responsible for providing a non-NULL pointer for this case.
   *                         After receiving the results, the caller is responsible for
   *                         freeing the memory of this variable. If NULL is specified, the
   *                         responses will be not returned to the caller.
   *  @return EC_Normal if everything went fine, i.e.\ if request could be send and responses
   *          (with whatever status) could be received.
   */
  virtual OFCondition sendFINDRequest(const T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID,
                                      DcmDataset *queryKeys,
                                      OFList<QRResponse*> *responses);

  /** This is the standard handler for C-FIND message responses: It just adds up all responses
   *  it receives and prints a DEBUG message. Therefore, it is called for each response
   *  received in sendFINDRequest(). The idea is of course to overwrite this function in a
   *  derived, actual SCU implementation if required. Thus, after each response, the caller of
   *  sendFINDRequest() can decide on its own whether he wants to cancel the C-FIND session,
   *  terminate the association, do something useful or whatever. That way this is a more
   *  object-oriented kind of callback.
   *  @param presID              [in]  The presentation context ID where the response was
   *                                   received on.
   *  @param response            [in]  The C-FIND response received.
   *  @param waitForNextResponse [out] Denotes whether SCU should try to receive another
   *                                   response. If set to OFTrue, then sendFINDRequest()
   *                                   will continue waiting for responses. The current
   *                                   implementation does that for all responses do not have
   *                                   status SUCESSS. If set to OFFalse, sendFINDRequest()
   *                                   will return control to the caller.
   *  @return EC_Normal, if response could be handled. Error code otherwise.
   *          The current implementation always returns EC_Normal.
   */
  virtual OFCondition handleFINDResponse(const T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID,
                                         QRResponse *response,
                                         OFBool &waitForNextResponse);

  /** Send C-CANCEL and, therefore, ends the C-FIND -GET or -MOVE session, i.e.\ no further
   *  responses will be handled. A call to this function only makes sense if an association
   *  is open, the given presentation context represents a valid C-FIND/GET/MOVE-enabled SOP
   *  class and usually only, if the last command send on that presentation context was a
   *  C-FIND message.
   *  @param presID [in] The presentation context ID where the C-CANCEL should be sent on.
   *  @return The current implementation always returns EC_Normal.
   */
  virtual OFCondition sendCANCELRequest(const T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID);

  /** This function sends a N-ACTION request on the currently opened association and receives
   *  the corresponding response then
   *  @param presID         [in]  The ID of the presentation context to be used for sending
   *                              the request message. Should not be 0.
   *  @param sopInstanceUID [in]  The requested SOP Instance UID
   *  @param actionTypeID   [in]  The action type ID to be used
   *  @param reqDataset     [in]  The dataset to be sent
   *  @param rspStatusCode  [out] The response status code received. 0 means success,
   *                              others can be found in the DICOM standard.
   *  @return EC_Normal if request could be issued and response was received successfully,
   *          an error code otherwise
   */
  virtual OFCondition sendACTIONRequest(const T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID,
                                        const OFString &sopInstanceUID,
                                        const Uint16 actionTypeID,
                                        DcmDataset *reqDataset,
                                        Uint16 &rspStatusCode);

  /** This function sends N-EVENT-REPORT request and receives the corresponding response
   *  @param presID         [in]  The ID of the presentation context to be used for sending
   *                              the request message. Should not be 0.
   *  @param sopInstanceUID [in]  The requested SOP Instance UID
   *  @param eventTypeID    [in]  The event type ID to be used
   *  @param reqDataset     [in]  The request dataset to be sent
   *  @param rspStatusCode  [out] The response status code received. 0 means success,
   *                              others can be found in the DICOM standard.
   *  @return EC_Normal if request could be issued and response was received successfully,
   *          an error code otherwise
   */
  virtual OFCondition sendEVENTREPORTRequest(const T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID,
                                             const OFString &sopInstanceUID,
                                             const Uint16 eventTypeID,
                                             DcmDataset *reqDataset,
                                             Uint16 &rspStatusCode);

  /** Receives N-EVENT-REPORT request on the currently opened association and sends a
   *  corresponding response. Calls checkEVENTREPORTRequest() in order to determine the
   *  DIMSE status code to be used for the N-EVENT-REPORT response.
   *  @param reqDataset  [out] Pointer to the dataset received
   *  @param eventTypeID [out] Event Type ID from the command set received
   *  @param timeout     [in]  Optional timeout in seconds for receiving data. This value
   *                           (if not 0) overwrites the standard DIMSE timeout and also
   *                           enables the non-blocking mode for receiving the request.
   *  @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
   */
  virtual OFCondition handleEVENTREPORTRequest(DcmDataset *&reqDataset,
                                               Uint16 &eventTypeID,
                                               const int timeout = 0);

  /** Closes the association created by this SCU. Also resets the current association.
   *  @deprecated The use of this method is deprecated. Please use releaseAssociation()
   *    or abortAssociation() instead.
   *  @param closeType [in] Define whether to release or abort the association
   */
  virtual void closeAssociation(const DcmCloseAssociationType closeType);

  /** Releases the current association by sending an A-RELEASE request to the SCP.
   *  Please note that this release only applies to associations that have been
   *  created by calling initNetwork() and negotiateAssociation().
   *  @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
   */
  virtual OFCondition releaseAssociation();

  /** Aborts the current association by sending an A-ABORT request to the SCP.
   *  Please note that this abort only applies to associations that have been
   *  created by calling initNetwork() and negotiateAssociation().
   *  @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
   */
  virtual OFCondition abortAssociation();

  /* Set methods */

  /** Set maximum PDU length (to be received by SCU)
   *  @param maxRecPDU [in] The maximum PDU size to use in bytes
   */
  void setMaxReceivePDULength(const Uint32 maxRecPDU);

  /** Set whether to send in DIMSE blocking or non-blocking mode
   *  @param blockingMode [in] Either blocking or non-blocking mode
   */
  void setDIMSEBlockingMode(const T_DIMSE_BlockingMode blockingMode);

  /** Set SCU's AE title to be used in association negotiation
   *  @param myAETtitle [in] The SCU's AE title to be used
   */
  void setAETitle(const OFString &myAETtitle);

  /** Set SCP's host (hostname or IP address) to talk to in association negotiation
   *  @param peerHostName [in] The SCP's hostname or IP address to be used
   */
  void setPeerHostName(const OFString &peerHostName);

  /** Set SCP's AE title to talk to in association negotiation
   *  @param peerAETitle [in] The SCP's AE title to be used
   */
  void setPeerAETitle(const OFString &peerAETitle);

  /** Set SCP's port number to connect to for association negotiation
   *  @param peerPort [in] The SCP's port number
   */
  void setPeerPort(const Uint16 peerPort);

  /** Set timeout for receiving DIMSE messages
   *  @param dimseTimeout [in] DIMSE timeout in seconds for receiving data.
   *                           If the blocking mode is DIMSE_NONBLOCKING the SCU
   *                           will try to read data from the incoming socket stream
   *                           for the number of seconds configured.
   */
  void setDIMSETimeout(const Uint32 dimseTimeout);

  /** Set timeout for receiving ACSE messages
   *  @param acseTimeout [in] ACSE timeout in seconds used by timer for message timeouts
   *                          during association negotiation
   */
  void setACSETimeout(const Uint32 acseTimeout);

  /** Set global timeout for connecting to the SCP. Note that this is a global
   *  DCMTK setting i.e. it affects all code that uses dcmnet to start a DICOM
   *  association to another host. Setting the timeout to -1 sets an infinite timeout,
   *  i.e. any association request will wait forever (blocking) until the SCP accepts
   *  the connection request. A value of 0 lets the SCU return immediately if the SCP
   *  is not reachable at the first attempt.
   *  @param connectionTimeout [in] Connection Timeout in seconds when connecting
   *                                to SCPs. -1 will wait forever (blocking mode).
   */
  void setConnectionTimeout(const Sint32 connectionTimeout);


  /** Set an association configuration file and profile to be used
   *  @param filename [in] File name of the association configuration file
   *  @param profile  [in] Profile inside the association negotiation file
   */
  void setAssocConfigFileAndProfile(const OFString &filename,
                                    const OFString &profile);

  /** Set the directory that should be used by the standard C-GET handler to store objects
   *  that come in with the corresponding C-STORE requests
   *  @param storeDir [in] The directory to store to. It is checked in handleSTORERequest()
   *                       whether the directory is writeable and readable. By default, the
   *                       received objects are stored in the current working directory.
   */
  void setStorageDir(const OFString &storeDir);

  /** Set the storage mode to be used. Default is DCMSCU_STORAGE_DISK.
   *  @param storageMode The storage mode to be used.
   */
  void setStorageMode(const DcmStorageMode storageMode);

  /** Set whether to show presentation contexts in verbose or debug mode
   *  @param mode [in] Show presentation contexts in verbose mode if OFTrue. By default,
   *                   the presentation contexts are shown in debug mode.
   */
  void setVerbosePCMode(const OFBool mode);

  /** Set the mode that specifies whether the transfer syntax of the dataset can be changed
   *  for network transmission. This mainly covers the compression/decompression of datasets,
   *  which is disabled by default.
   *  @param mode [in] Allow dataset conversion if OFTrue
   */
  void setDatasetConversionMode(const OFBool mode);

  /** Set the mode that specifies whether the progress of sending and receiving DIMSE
   *  messages is notified by calling notifySENDProgress() and notifyRECEIVEProgress(),
   *  respectively. The progress notification is enabled by default.
   *  @param mode [in] Disable progress notification if OFFalse
   */
  void setProgressNotificationMode(const OFBool mode);

  /* Get methods */

  /** Get current connection status
   *  @return OFTrue if SCU is currently connected, OFFalse otherwise
   */
  OFBool isConnected() const;

  /** Returns maximum PDU length configured to be received by SCU
   *  @return Maximum PDU length in bytes
   */
  Uint32 getMaxReceivePDULength() const;

  /** Returns whether DIMSE messaging is configured to be blocking or unblocking
   *  @return The blocking mode configured
   */
  T_DIMSE_BlockingMode getDIMSEBlockingMode() const;

  /** Returns the SCU's own configured AE title
   *  @return The AE title configured for this SCU
   */
  const OFString &getAETitle() const;

  /** Returns the SCP's (peer's) host name configured
   *  @return The hostname (or IP) configured to be talked to
   */
  const OFString &getPeerHostName() const;

  /** Returns the SCP's (peer's) AE title configured
   *  @return The AE title configured to be talked to
   */
  const OFString &getPeerAETitle() const;

  /** Returns the SCP's (peer's) TCP/IP port configured
   *  @return The port configured to talked to
   */
  Uint16 getPeerPort() const;

  /** Returns DIMSE timeout in seconds for receiving data. If the blocking
   *  mode is DIMSE_NONBLOCKING the SCU will try to read data from
   *  the incoming socket stream for the number of seconds configured.
   *  @return The DIMSE timeout (in seconds) configured
   */
  Uint32 getDIMSETimeout() const;

  /** Returns ACSE timeout in seconds used by timer for message timeouts during
   *  association negotiation.
   *  @return The ACSE timeout (in seconds) configured
   */
  Uint32 getACSETimeout() const;

  /** Returns the timeout configured defining how long SCU will wait for the
   *  SCP when requesting an association. -1 means infinite waiting (blocking),
   *  0 means no waiting at all. Note that this is currently a global DCMTK setting.
   *  @return The connection timeout (in seconds)
   */
  Sint32 getConnectionTimeout() const;

  /** Returns the storage directory used for storing objects received with C-STORE requests
   *  in the context of C-GET sessions. Default is empty string which refers to the current
   *  working directory.
   *  @return The storage directory
   */
  OFString getStorageDir() const;

  /** Returns the storage mode enabled
   *  @return The storage mode enabled
   */
  DcmStorageMode getStorageMode() const;

  /** Returns the verbose presentation context mode configured specifying whether details
   *  on the presentation contexts (negotiated during association setup) should be shown in
   *  verbose or debug mode. The latter is the default.
   *  @return The current verbose presentation context mode. Show details on the
   *          presentation contexts on INFO log level (verbose) if OFTrue and on DEBUG
   *          level if OFFalse.
   */
  OFBool getVerbosePCMode() const;

  /** Returns the mode that specifies whether the transfer syntax of the dataset can be
   *  changed for network transmission. This mainly covers the compression/decompression
   *  of datasets, which is disabled by default.
   *  @return The current dataset conversion mode, enabled if OFTrue
   */
  OFBool getDatasetConversionMode() const;

  /** Returns the mode that specifies whether the progress of sending and receiving DIMSE
   *  messages is notified by calling notifySENDProgress() and notifyRECEIVEProgress(),
   *  respectively. The progress notification is enabled by default.
   *  @return The current progress notification mode, enabled if OFTrue
   */
  OFBool getProgressNotificationMode() const;

  /** Returns whether SCU is configured to create a TLS connection with the SCP
   *  @return OFFalse for this class but may be overridden by derived classes
   */
  OFBool getTLSEnabled() const;

  /** Deletes internal networking structures from memory */
  void freeNetwork();

protected:

  /** Sends a DIMSE command and possibly also a dataset from a data object via network to
   *  another DICOM application
   *  @param presID     [in]  Presentation context ID to be used for message
   *  @param msg        [in]  Structure that represents a certain DIMSE command which
   *                          shall be sent
   *  @param dataObject [in]  The instance data which shall be sent to the other DICOM
   *                          application; NULL, if there is none
   *  @param commandSet [out] If this parameter is not NULL it will return a copy of the
   *                          DIMSE command which is sent to the other DICOM application
   *  @return EC_Normal if sending request was successful, an error code otherwise
   */
  OFCondition sendDIMSEMessage(const T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID,
                               T_DIMSE_Message *msg,
                               DcmDataset *dataObject,
                               DcmDataset **commandSet = NULL);

  /** Returns SOP Class UID, SOP Instance UID and original transfer syntax for a given dataset.
   *  If the dataset is NULL, all returned values will be undefined (i.e. empty or EXS_Unknown).
   *  @param dataset        [in]  The dataset to read from
   *  @param sopClassUID    [out] The value of attribute SOP Class UID if present
   *  @param sopInstanceUID [out] The value of attribute SOP Instance UID if present
   *  @param transferSyntax [out] The value of transfer syntax that originally was read from
   *                              disk. Will be unknown if the dataset was created in memory.
   *  @return EC_Normal if all information could be retrieved and is valid, an error code
   *    otherwise
   */
  OFCondition getDatasetInfo(DcmDataset *dataset,
                             OFString &sopClassUID,
                             OFString &sopInstanceUID,
                             E_TransferSyntax &transferSyntax);

  /** Tells DcmSCU to use a secure TLS connection described by the given TLS layer
   *  @param tlayer [in] The TLS transport layer including all TLS parameters
   *  @return EC_Normal if given transport layer is ok, an error code otherwise
   */
  OFCondition useSecureConnection(DcmTransportLayer *tlayer);

  /** Receive DIMSE command (excluding dataset!) over the currently open association
   *  @param presID       [out] Contains in the end the ID of the presentation context
   *                            which was specified in the DIMSE command received
   *  @param msg          [out] The message received
   *  @param statusDetail [out] If a non-NULL value is passed this variable will in the end
   *                            contain detailed information with regard to the status
   *                            information which is captured in the status element
   *                            (0000,0900). Note that the value for element (0000,0900) is
   *                            not contained in this return value but in internal msg. For
   *                            details on the structure of this object, see DICOM standard
   *                            part 7, annex C).
   *  @param commandSet   [out] If this parameter is not NULL, it will return a copy of the
   *                            DIMSE command which was received from the other DICOM
   *                            application. The caller is responsible to de-allocate the
   *                            returned object!
   *  @param timeout      [in]  If this parameter is not 0, it specifies the timeout (in
   *                            seconds) to be used for receiving the DIMSE command.
   *                            Otherwise, the default timeout value is used (see
   *                            setDIMSETimeout()).
   *  @return EC_Normal if command could be received successfully, an error code otherwise
   */
  OFCondition receiveDIMSECommand(T_ASC_PresentationContextID *presID,
                                  T_DIMSE_Message *msg,
                                  DcmDataset **statusDetail,
                                  DcmDataset **commandSet = NULL,
                                  const Uint32 timeout = 0);

  /** Receives one dataset (of instance data) via network from another DICOM application
   *  @param presID     [out] Contains in the end the ID of the presentation context which
   *                          was used in the PDVs that were received on the network. If the
   *                          PDVs show different presentation context IDs, this function
   *                          will return an error.
   *  @param dataObject [out] Contains in the end the information which was received over
   *                          the network
   *  @return EC_Normal if dataset could be received successfully, an error code otherwise
   */
  OFCondition receiveDIMSEDataset(T_ASC_PresentationContextID *presID,
                                  DcmDataset **dataObject);

  /** clear list of presentation contexts. In addition, any currently selected association
   *  configuration file is disabled.
   */
  void clearPresentationContexts();

   /** After negotiation association, this call returns the presentation context belonging
    *  to the given presentation context ID
    *  @param presID         [in]  The presentation context ID to look for
    *  @param abstractSyntax [out] The abstract syntax (UID) for that ID.
    *                              Empty, if such a presentation context does not exist.
    *  @param transferSyntax [out] The transfer syntax (UID) for that ID.
    *                              Empty, if such a presentation context does not exist.
    */
  void findPresentationContext(const T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID,
                               OFString &abstractSyntax,
                               OFString &transferSyntax);

  /* ***********************************************************************
   *  Functions particularly interesting for overwriting in derived classes
   * *********************************************************************** */

  /** This function is called if an object was received due to a C-GET request and can be
   *  overwritten by a user in order to be informed about such an event. The default
   *  implementation just prints a DEBUG message. Note that this function is not called if
   *  the SCU is in storage mode DCMSCU_STORAGE_IGNORE.
   *  @param filename       [in] The filename written
   *  @param sopClassUID    [in] The SOP Class UID of the object written
   *  @param sopInstanceUID [in] The SOP Instance UID of the object written
   */
  virtual void notifyInstanceStored(const OFString &filename,
                                    const OFString &sopClassUID,
                                    const OFString &sopInstanceUID) const;

  /** This function is called while sending DIMSE messages, i.e.\ on each PDV of a dataset.
   *  The default implementation just prints a TRACE message on the number of bytes sent so
   *  far. By overwriting this method, the progress of the send process can be shown to the
   *  user in a more appropriate way. The progress notification can also be disabled
   *  completely by calling setProgressNotificationMode().
   *  @param byteCount [in] Number of bytes sent so far
   */
  virtual void notifySENDProgress(const unsigned long byteCount);

  /** This function is called while receiving DIMSE messages, i.e.\ on each PDV of a dataset.
   *  The default implementation just prints a TRACE message on the number of bytes received
   *  so far. By overwriting this method, the progress of the receive process can be shown to
   *  the user in a more appropriate way. The progress notification can also be disabled
   *  completely by calling setProgressNotificationMode().
   *  @param byteCount [in] Number of bytes received so far
   */
  virtual void notifyRECEIVEProgress(const unsigned long byteCount);

  /** Check given N-EVENT-REPORT request and dataset for validity. This method is called by
   *  handleEVENTREPORTRequest() before sending the response in order to determine the
   *  DIMSE status code to be used for the response message.
   *  @param request    [in] The N-EVENT-REPORT request message data structure
   *  @param reqDataset [in] The N-EVENT-REPORT request dataset received. Might be NULL.
   *  @return DIMSE status code to be used for the N-EVENT-REPORT response.
   *          Always returns STATUS_Success (0). Derived classes should, therefore,
   *          overwrite this method and return a more appropriate value based on the
   *          result of the checks performed.
   */
  virtual Uint16 checkEVENTREPORTRequest(T_DIMSE_N_EventReportRQ &request,
                                         DcmDataset *reqDataset);

  /** Sends back a C-STORE response on the given presentation context, with the designated
   *  status, fitting the corresponding C-STORE request.
   *  @param presID  [in] The presentation context ID to be used.
   *  @param status  [in] The storage DIMSE status to be used.
   *  @param request [in] The C-STORE request that should be responded to.
   *  @result EC_Normal if the response could be sent, error otherwise.
   */
  virtual OFCondition sendSTOREResponse(T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID,
                                        Uint16 status,
                                        const T_DIMSE_C_StoreRQ &request);

  /** Helper function that generates a storage filename by extracting SOP Class and SOP
   *  Instance UID from a dataset and combining that with the configured storage directory.
   *  The SOP class is used to create an initial two letter abbreviation for the
   *  corresponding modality, e.g. CT. An example for a storage filename created by this
   *  function is "/storage_dir/CT.1.2.3.4.5" for a CT with SOP Instance UID "1.2.3.4.5".
   *  This function might be overwritten to change the filename behaviour completely. This
   *  function is only called if the SCU is in DCMSCU_STORAGE_DISK mode.
   *  @param dataset [in] The dataset that should be stored to disk
   *  @result Non-empty string if successful, otherwise empty string.
   */
  virtual OFString createStorageFilename(DcmDataset *dataset);

  /** Receives a DICOM dataset on a given presentation context ID but does not store it in
   *  memory or disk, thus ignoring it.
   *  @param presID  [in] The presentation context to be used
   *  @param request [in] The corresponding C-STORE request
   *  @return EC_Normal if ignoring worked, error code otherwise.
   */
  virtual OFCondition ignoreSTORERequest(T_ASC_PresentationContextID presID,
                                         const T_DIMSE_C_StoreRQ &request);

  /* Callback functions (static) */

  /** Callback function used for sending DIMSE messages.
   *  @param callbackContext [in] The desired user callback data
   *  @param byteCount       [in] Progress bytes count
   */
  static void callbackSENDProgress(void *callbackContext,
                                   unsigned long byteCount);

  /** Callback function used for receiving DIMSE messages.
   *  @param callbackContext [in] The desired user callback data
   *  @param byteCount       [in] Progress bytes count
   */
  static void callbackRECEIVEProgress(void *callbackContext,
                                      unsigned long byteCount);

private:

  /** Private undefined copy-constructor. Shall never be called.
   *  @param src Source object
   */
  DcmSCU(const DcmSCU &src);

  /** Private undefined operator=. Shall never be called.
   *  @param src Source object
   *  @return Reference to this
   */
  DcmSCU &operator=(const DcmSCU &src);

  /// Association of this SCU. This class only handles 1 association at a time.
  T_ASC_Association *m_assoc;

  /// The DICOM network the association is based on
  T_ASC_Network *m_net;

  /// Association parameters
  T_ASC_Parameters *m_params;

  /// Configuration file for presentation contexts (optional)
  OFString m_assocConfigFilename;

  /// Profile in configuration file that should be used (optional)
  OFString m_assocConfigProfile;

  /// Defines presentation context, consisting of one abstract syntax name
  /// and a list of transfer syntaxes for this abstract syntax
  struct DCMTK_DCMNET_EXPORT DcmSCUPresContext {
    /** Default constructor
     */
    DcmSCUPresContext()
    : abstractSyntaxName()
    , transferSyntaxes()
    , roleSelect(ASC_SC_ROLE_DEFAULT)
    {
    }
    /// Abstract Syntax Name of Presentation Context
    OFString abstractSyntaxName;
    /// List of Transfer Syntaxes for Presentation Context
    OFList<OFString> transferSyntaxes;
    /// Role Selection
    T_ASC_SC_ROLE roleSelect;
  };

  /// List of presentation contexts that should be negotiated
  OFList<DcmSCUPresContext> m_presContexts;

  /// Configuration file containing association parameters
  OFString m_assocConfigFile;

  /// The last DIMSE successfully sent, unresponded DIMSE request
  T_DIMSE_Message *m_openDIMSERequest;

  /// Maximum PDU size (default: 16384 bytes)
  Uint32 m_maxReceivePDULength;

  /// DIMSE blocking mode (default: blocking)
  T_DIMSE_BlockingMode m_blockMode;

  /// AE title of this application (default: ANY-SCU)
  OFString m_ourAETitle;

  /// Peer hostname
  OFString m_peer;

  /// AE title of remote application (default: ANY-SCP)
  OFString m_peerAETitle;

  /// Port of remote application entity (default: 104)
  Uint16 m_peerPort;

  /// DIMSE timeout (default: unlimited)
  Uint32 m_dimseTimeout;

  /// ACSE timeout (default: 30 seconds)
  Uint32 m_acseTimeout;

  /// Storage directory for objects received with C-STORE due to a running
  /// C-GET session. By default, the received objects are stored in the current
  /// working directory.
  OFString m_storageDir;

  /// Set whether bit preserving storage should be enabled, i.e.\ any objects
  /// retrieved via C-STORE should be written directly to disk without any data
  /// correction/re-computation (e.g.\ group length calculations, padding, etc.).
  /// This is especially interesting for retaining valid signatures, and also to
  /// receive huge files which cannot be fully received in memory.
  /// Default value: DCMSCU_STORAGE_DISK
  DcmStorageMode m_storageMode;

  /// Verbose PC mode (default: disabled)
  OFBool m_verbosePCMode;

  /// Dataset conversion mode (default: disabled)
  OFBool m_datasetConversionMode;

  /// Progress notification mode (default: enabled)
  OFBool m_progressNotificationMode;

  /** Returns next available message ID free to be used by SCU
   *  @return Next free message ID
   */
  Uint16 nextMessageID();
};

#endif // SCU_H