[master] Merged trac4070 (option tuple)

doc/examples/kea6/multiple-options.json

@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@
             // only so for instance '\x' is translated into '\x'. But
             // as it works on a JSON string value each of these '\'
             // characters must be doubled on JSON input.
+        },
+        {
+            // A few options are encoded in (length, string) tuples
+	    // which can be defined using only strings as the CSV
+	    // processing computes lengths.
+            "name": "bootfile-param",
+            "data": "root=/dev/sda2, quiet, splash"
         }
       ],
       "pools": [

doc/guide/dhcp4-srv.xml

@@ -1284,6 +1284,7 @@ It is merely echoed by the server
             <row><entry>psid</entry><entry>PSID and PSID length separated by a slash, e.g. 3/4 specifies PSID=3 and PSID length=4. In the wire format it is represented by an 8-bit field carrying PSID length (in this case equal to 4) and the 16-bits long PSID value field (in this case equal to "0011000000000000b" using binary notation). Allowed values for a PSID length are 0 to 16. See <ulink url="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7597">RFC 7597</ulink> for the details about the PSID wire representation</entry></row>
             <row><entry>record</entry><entry>Structured data that may comprise any types (except "record" and "empty")</entry></row>
             <row><entry>string</entry><entry>Any text</entry></row>
+            <row><entry>tuple</entry><entry>A length encoded as a 8 (16 for DHCPv6) bit unsigned integer followed by a string of this length</entry></row>
             <row><entry>uint8</entry><entry>8 bit unsigned integer with allowed values 0 to 255</entry></row>
             <row><entry>uint16</entry><entry>16 bit unsigned integer with allowed values 0 to 65535</entry></row>
             <row><entry>uint32</entry><entry>32 bit unsigned integer with allowed values 0 to 4294967295</entry></row>

doc/guide/dhcp6-srv.xml

@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ temporarily override a list of interface names and listen on all interfaces.
 <row><entry>lq-relay-data</entry><entry>47</entry><entry>record (ipv6-address, binary)</entry><entry>false</entry></row>
 <row><entry>lq-client-link</entry><entry>48</entry><entry>ipv6-address</entry><entry>true</entry></row>
 <row><entry>bootfile-url</entry><entry>59</entry><entry>string</entry><entry>false</entry></row>
-<row><entry>bootfile-param</entry><entry>60</entry><entry>binary</entry><entry>false</entry></row>
+<row><entry>bootfile-param</entry><entry>60</entry><entry>tuple</entry><entry>true</entry></row>
 <row><entry>client-arch-type</entry><entry>61</entry><entry>uint16</entry><entry>true</entry></row>
 <row><entry>nii</entry><entry>62</entry><entry>record (uint8, uint8, uint8)</entry><entry>false</entry></row>
 <row><entry>aftr-name</entry><entry>64</entry><entry>fqdn</entry><entry>false</entry></row>

src/lib/dhcp/option_custom.cc

@@ -64,6 +64,26 @@ OptionCustom::addArrayDataField(const IOAddress& address) {
     buffers_.push_back(buf);
 }
 
+void
+OptionCustom::addArrayDataField(const std::string& value) {
+    checkArrayType();
+
+    OpaqueDataTuple::LengthFieldType lft = getUniverse() == Option::V4 ?
+        OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE : OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES;
+    OptionBuffer buf;
+    OptionDataTypeUtil::writeTuple(value, lft, buf);
+    buffers_.push_back(buf);
+}
+
+void
+OptionCustom::addArrayDataField(const OpaqueDataTuple& value) {
+    checkArrayType();
+
+    OptionBuffer buf;
+    OptionDataTypeUtil::writeTuple(value, buf);
+    buffers_.push_back(buf);
+}
+
 void
 OptionCustom::addArrayDataField(const bool value) {
     checkArrayType();
@@ -244,7 +264,7 @@ OptionCustom::createBuffers(const OptionBuffer& data_buf) {
                     // that the validate() function in OptionDefinition object
                     // should have checked wheter it is a case for this option.
                     data_size = std::distance(data, data_buf.end());
-                } else if (*field == OPT_IPV6_PREFIX_TYPE ) {
+                } else if (*field == OPT_IPV6_PREFIX_TYPE) {
                     // The size of the IPV6 prefix type is determined as
                     // one byte (which is the size of the prefix in bits)
                     // followed by the prefix bits (right-padded with
@@ -252,6 +272,18 @@ OptionCustom::createBuffers(const OptionBuffer& data_buf) {
                     if (std::distance(data, data_buf.end()) > 0) {
                         data_size = static_cast<size_t>(sizeof(uint8_t) + (*data + 7) / 8);
                     }
+                } else if (*field == OPT_TUPLE_TYPE) {
+                    OpaqueDataTuple::LengthFieldType lft =
+                        getUniverse() == Option::V4 ?
+                        OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE :
+                        OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES;
+                    std::string value =
+                        OptionDataTypeUtil::readTuple(OptionBuffer(data, data_buf.end()),
+                                                      lft);
+                    data_size = value.size();
+                    // The size of the buffer holding a tuple is always
+                    // 1 or 2 byte larger than the size of the string
+                    data_size += getUniverse() == Option::V4 ? 1 : 2;
                 } else {
                     // If we reached the end of buffer we assume that this option is
                     // truncated because there is no remaining data to initialize
@@ -314,6 +346,19 @@ OptionCustom::createBuffers(const OptionBuffer& data_buf) {
                     // Data size comprises 1 byte holding a prefix length and the
                     // prefix length (in bytes) rounded to the nearest byte boundary.
                     data_size = sizeof(uint8_t) + (prefix.first.asUint8() + 7) / 8;
+                } else if (data_type == OPT_TUPLE_TYPE) {
+                    OpaqueDataTuple::LengthFieldType lft =
+                        getUniverse() == Option::V4 ?
+                        OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE :
+                        OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES;
+                    std::string value =
+                        OptionDataTypeUtil::readTuple(OptionBuffer(data, data_buf.end()),
+                                                      lft);
+                    data_size = value.size();
+                    // The size of the buffer holding a tuple is always
+                    // 1 or 2 byte larger than the size of the string
+                    data_size += getUniverse() == Option::V4 ? 1 : 2;
+
                 }
                 // We don't perform other checks for data types that can't be
                 // used together with array indicator such as strings, empty field
@@ -351,6 +396,19 @@ OptionCustom::createBuffers(const OptionBuffer& data_buf) {
                         data_size = static_cast<size_t>
                             (sizeof(uint8_t) + (data_buf[0] + 7) / 8);
                     }
+                } else if (data_type == OPT_TUPLE_TYPE) {
+                    OpaqueDataTuple::LengthFieldType lft =
+                        getUniverse() == Option::V4 ?
+                        OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE :
+                        OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES;
+                    std::string value =
+                        OptionDataTypeUtil::readTuple(OptionBuffer(data, data_buf.end()),
+                                                      lft);
+                    data_size = value.size();
+                    // The size of the buffer holding a tuple is always
+                    // 1 or 2 byte larger than the size of the string
+                    data_size += getUniverse() == Option::V4 ? 1 : 2;
+
                 } else {
                     data_size = std::distance(data, data_buf.end());
                 }
@@ -415,6 +473,9 @@ OptionCustom::dataFieldToText(const OptionDataType data_type,
     case OPT_FQDN_TYPE:
         text << "\"" << readFqdn(index) << "\"";
         break;
+    case OPT_TUPLE_TYPE:
+        text << "\"" << readTuple(index) << "\"";
+        break;
     case OPT_STRING_TYPE:
         text << "\"" << readString(index) << "\"";
         break;
@@ -499,6 +560,39 @@ OptionCustom::writeBinary(const OptionBuffer& buf,
     buffers_[index] = buf;
 }
 
+std::string
+OptionCustom::readTuple(const uint32_t index) const {
+    checkIndex(index);
+    OpaqueDataTuple::LengthFieldType lft = getUniverse() == Option::V4 ?
+        OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE : OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES;
+    return (OptionDataTypeUtil::readTuple(buffers_[index], lft));
+}
+
+void
+OptionCustom::readTuple(OpaqueDataTuple& tuple,
+                        const uint32_t index) const {
+    checkIndex(index);
+    OptionDataTypeUtil::readTuple(buffers_[index], tuple);
+}
+
+void
+OptionCustom::writeTuple(const std::string& value, const uint32_t index) {
+    checkIndex(index);
+
+    buffers_[index].clear();
+    OpaqueDataTuple::LengthFieldType lft = getUniverse() == Option::V4 ?
+        OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE : OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES;
+    OptionDataTypeUtil::writeTuple(value, lft, buffers_[index]);
+}
+
+void
+OptionCustom::writeTuple(const OpaqueDataTuple& value, const uint32_t index) {
+    checkIndex(index);
+
+    buffers_[index].clear();
+    OptionDataTypeUtil::writeTuple(value, buffers_[index]);
+}
+
 bool
 OptionCustom::readBoolean(const uint32_t index) const {
     checkIndex(index);

src/lib/dhcp/option_custom.h

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2012-2016 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+// Copyright (C) 2012-2017 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
 //
 // This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
 // License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@ public:
         buffers_.push_back(buf);
     }
 
+    /// @brief Create new buffer and store tuple value in it
+    ///
+    /// @param value value to be stored as a tuple in the created buffer.
+    void addArrayDataField(const std::string& value);
+
+    /// @brief Create new buffer and store tuple value in it
+    ///
+    /// @param value value to be stored as a tuple in the created buffer.
+    void addArrayDataField(const OpaqueDataTuple& value);
+
     /// @brief Create new buffer and store variable length prefix in it.
     ///
     /// @param prefix_len Prefix length.
@@ -163,6 +173,34 @@ public:
     /// @param index buffer index.
     void writeBinary(const OptionBuffer& buf, const uint32_t index = 0);
 
+    /// @brief Read a buffer as length and string tuple.
+    ///
+    /// @param index buffer index.
+    ///
+    /// @throw isc::OutOfRange if index is out of range.
+    /// @return string read from a buffer.
+    std::string readTuple(const uint32_t index = 0) const;
+
+    /// @brief Read a buffer into a length and string tuple.
+    ///
+    /// @param tuple tuple to fill.
+    /// @param index buffer index.
+    ///
+    /// @throw isc::OutOfRange if index is out of range.
+    void readTuple(OpaqueDataTuple& tuple, const uint32_t index = 0) const;
+
+    /// @brief Write a length and string tuple into a buffer.
+    ///
+    /// @param value value to be written.
+    /// @param index buffer index.
+    void writeTuple(const std::string& value, const uint32_t index = 0);
+
+    /// @brief Write a length and string tuple into a buffer.
+    ///
+    /// @param value value to be written.
+    /// @param index buffer index.
+    void writeTuple(const OpaqueDataTuple& value, const uint32_t index = 0);
+
     /// @brief Read a buffer as boolean value.
     ///
     /// @param index buffer index.

src/lib/dhcp/option_data_types.cc

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <dns/name.h>
 #include <util/encode/hex.h>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <limits>
 
 using namespace isc::asiolink;
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ OptionDataTypeUtil::OptionDataTypeUtil() {
     data_types_["ipv6-prefix"] = OPT_IPV6_PREFIX_TYPE;
     data_types_["psid"] = OPT_PSID_TYPE;
     data_types_["string"] = OPT_STRING_TYPE;
+    data_types_["tuple"] = OPT_TUPLE_TYPE;
     data_types_["fqdn"] = OPT_FQDN_TYPE;
     data_types_["record"] = OPT_RECORD_TYPE;
 
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ OptionDataTypeUtil::OptionDataTypeUtil() {
     data_type_names_[OPT_IPV6_PREFIX_TYPE] = "ipv6-prefix";
     data_type_names_[OPT_PSID_TYPE] = "psid";
     data_type_names_[OPT_STRING_TYPE] = "string";
+    data_type_names_[OPT_TUPLE_TYPE] = "tuple";
     data_type_names_[OPT_FQDN_TYPE] = "fqdn";
     data_type_names_[OPT_RECORD_TYPE] = "record";
     // The "unknown" data type is declared here so as
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ OptionDataTypeUtil::readAddress(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buf,
         return (IOAddress::fromBytes(AF_INET6, &buf[0]));
     } else {
         isc_throw(BadDataTypeCast, "unable to read data from the buffer as"
-                  "IP address. Invalid family: " << family);
+                  << " IP address. Invalid family: " << family);
     }
 }
 
@@ -170,6 +173,118 @@ OptionDataTypeUtil::writeBinary(const std::string& hex_str,
     buf.insert(buf.end(), binary.begin(), binary.end());
 }
 
+std::string
+OptionDataTypeUtil::readTuple(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buf,
+                              OpaqueDataTuple::LengthFieldType lengthfieldtype) {
+    if (lengthfieldtype == OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE) {
+        if (buf.size() < 1) {
+            isc_throw(BadDataTypeCast, "unable to read data from the buffer as"
+                      << " tuple (length). Invalid buffer size: "
+                      << buf.size());
+        }
+        uint8_t len = buf[0];
+        if (buf.size() < 1 + len) {
+            isc_throw(BadDataTypeCast, "unable to read data from the buffer as"
+                      << " tuple (length " << static_cast<unsigned>(len)
+                      << "). Invalid buffer size: " << buf.size());
+        }
+        std::string value;
+        value.resize(len);
+        std::memcpy(&value[0], &buf[1], len);
+        return (value);
+    } else if (lengthfieldtype == OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES) {
+        if (buf.size() < 2) {
+            isc_throw(BadDataTypeCast, "unable to read data from the buffer as"
+                      << " tuple (length). Invalid buffer size: "
+                      << buf.size());
+        }
+        uint16_t len = isc::util::readUint16(&buf[0], 2);
+        if (buf.size() < 2 + len) {
+            isc_throw(BadDataTypeCast, "unable to read data from the buffer as"
+                      << " tuple (length " << len
+                      << "). Invalid buffer size: " << buf.size());
+        }
+        std::string value;
+        value.resize(len);
+        std::memcpy(&value[0], &buf[2], len);
+        return (value);
+    } else {
+        isc_throw(BadDataTypeCast, "unable to read data from the buffer as"
+                  << " tuple. Invalid length type field: "
+                  << static_cast<unsigned>(lengthfieldtype));
+    }
+}
+
+void
+OptionDataTypeUtil::readTuple(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buf,
+                              OpaqueDataTuple& tuple) {
+    try {
+        tuple.unpack(buf.begin(), buf.end());
+    } catch (const OpaqueDataTupleError& ex) {
+        isc_throw(BadDataTypeCast, ex.what());
+    }
+}
+
+void
+OptionDataTypeUtil::writeTuple(const std::string& value,
+                               OpaqueDataTuple::LengthFieldType lengthfieldtype,
+                               std::vector<uint8_t>& buf) {
+    if (lengthfieldtype == OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE) {
+        if (value.size() > std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max()) {
+            isc_throw(BadDataTypeCast, "invalid tuple value (size "
+                      << value.size() << " larger than "
+                      << std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max() << ")");
+        }
+        buf.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(value.size()));
+
+    } else if (lengthfieldtype == OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES) {
+        if (value.size() > std::numeric_limits<uint16_t>::max()) {
+            isc_throw(BadDataTypeCast, "invalid tuple value (size "
+                      << value.size() << " larger than "
+                      << std::numeric_limits<uint16_t>::max() << ")");
+        }
+        buf.resize(buf.size() + 2);
+        isc::util::writeUint16(static_cast<uint16_t>(value.size()),
+                               &buf[buf.size() - 2], 2);
+    } else {
+        isc_throw(BadDataTypeCast, "unable to write data to the buffer as"
+                  << " tuple. Invalid length type field: "
+                  << static_cast<unsigned>(lengthfieldtype));
+    }
+    buf.insert(buf.end(), value.begin(), value.end());
+}
+
+void
+OptionDataTypeUtil::writeTuple(const OpaqueDataTuple& tuple,
+                               std::vector<uint8_t>& buf) {
+    if (tuple.getLength() == 0) {
+        isc_throw(BadDataTypeCast, "invalid empty tuple value");
+    }
+    if (tuple.getLengthFieldType() == OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE) {
+        if (tuple.getLength() > std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max()) {
+            isc_throw(BadDataTypeCast, "invalid tuple value (size "
+                      << tuple.getLength() << " larger than "
+                      << std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max() << ")");
+        }
+        buf.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(tuple.getLength()));
+
+    } else if (tuple.getLengthFieldType() == OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES) {
+        if (tuple.getLength() > std::numeric_limits<uint16_t>::max()) {
+            isc_throw(BadDataTypeCast, "invalid tuple value (size "
+                      << tuple.getLength() << " larger than "
+                      << std::numeric_limits<uint16_t>::max() << ")");
+        }
+        buf.resize(buf.size() + 2);
+        isc::util::writeUint16(static_cast<uint16_t>(tuple.getLength()),
+                               &buf[buf.size() - 2], 2);
+    } else {
+        isc_throw(BadDataTypeCast, "unable to write data to the buffer as"
+                  << " tuple. Invalid length type field: "
+                  << tuple.getLengthFieldType());
+    }
+    buf.insert(buf.end(), tuple.getData().begin(), tuple.getData().end());
+}
+
 bool
 OptionDataTypeUtil::readBool(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buf) {
     if (buf.empty()) {

src/lib/dhcp/option_data_types.h

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #define OPTION_DATA_TYPES_H
 
 #include <asiolink/io_address.h>
+#include <dhcp/opaque_data_tuple.h>
 #include <dhcp/option.h>
 #include <exceptions/exceptions.h>
 #include <util/io_utilities.h>
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ enum OptionDataType {
     OPT_IPV6_PREFIX_TYPE,
     OPT_PSID_TYPE,
     OPT_STRING_TYPE,
+    OPT_TUPLE_TYPE,
     OPT_FQDN_TYPE,
     OPT_RECORD_TYPE,
     OPT_UNKNOWN_TYPE
@@ -382,6 +384,42 @@ public:
     static void writeBinary(const std::string& hex_str,
                             std::vector<uint8_t>& buf);
 
+    /// @brief Read length and string tuple from a buffer.
+    ///
+    /// @param buf input buffer.
+    /// @param lengthfieldtype LENGTH_1_BYTE (DHCPv4) or LENGTH_2_BYTES (DHCPv6)
+    /// @throw isc::dhcp::BadDataTypeCast when the data being read
+    /// is truncated.
+    /// @return string being read.
+    static std::string readTuple(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buf,
+                                 OpaqueDataTuple::LengthFieldType lengthfieldtype);
+
+    /// @brief Read length and string tuple from a buffer.
+    ///
+    /// @param buf input buffer.
+    /// @param tuple reference of the tuple to read into
+    /// @throw isc::dhcp::BadDataTypeCast when the data being read
+    /// is truncated.
+    /// @return tuple being read.
+    static void readTuple(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buf,
+                          OpaqueDataTuple& tuple);
+
+    /// @brief Append length and string tuple to a buffer
+    ///
+    /// @param value length and string tuple
+    /// @param lengthfieldtype LENGTH_1_BYTE (DHCPv4) or LENGTH_2_BYTES (DHCPv6)
+    /// @param [out] buf output buffer.
+    static void writeTuple(const std::string& value,
+                           OpaqueDataTuple::LengthFieldType lengthfieldtype,
+                           std::vector<uint8_t>& buf);
+
+    /// @brief Append length and string tuple to a buffer
+    ///
+    /// @param tuple length and string tuple
+    /// @param [out] buf output buffer.
+    static void writeTuple(const OpaqueDataTuple& tuple,
+                           std::vector<uint8_t>& buf);
+
     /// @brief Read boolean value from a buffer.
     ///
     /// @param buf input buffer.

src/lib/dhcp/option_definition.cc

@@ -205,6 +205,14 @@ OptionDefinition::optionFactory(Option::Universe u, uint16_t type,
         case OPT_STRING_TYPE:
             return (OptionPtr(new OptionString(u, type, begin, end)));
 
+        case OPT_TUPLE_TYPE:
+            // Handle array type only here (see comments for
+            // OPT_IPV4_ADDRESS_TYPE case).
+            if (array_type_) {
+                return (factoryOpaqueDataTuples(u, type, begin, end));
+            }
+            break;
+
         default:
             // Do nothing. We will return generic option a few lines down.
             ;
@@ -231,11 +239,11 @@ OptionDefinition::optionFactory(Option::Universe u, uint16_t type,
                 isc_throw(InvalidOptionValue, "no option value specified");
             }
         } else {
-            writeToBuffer(util::str::trim(values[0]), type_, buf);
+            writeToBuffer(u, util::str::trim(values[0]), type_, buf);
         }
     } else if (array_type_ && type_ != OPT_RECORD_TYPE) {
         for (size_t i = 0; i < values.size(); ++i) {
-            writeToBuffer(util::str::trim(values[i]), type_, buf);
+            writeToBuffer(u, util::str::trim(values[i]), type_, buf);
         }
     } else if (type_ == OPT_RECORD_TYPE) {
         const RecordFieldsCollection& records = getRecordFields();
@@ -245,8 +253,7 @@ OptionDefinition::optionFactory(Option::Universe u, uint16_t type,
                       << " of values provided.");
         }
         for (size_t i = 0; i < records.size(); ++i) {
-            writeToBuffer(util::str::trim(values[i]),
+            writeToBuffer(u, util::str::trim(values[i]), records[i], buf);
-                          records[i], buf);
         }
     }
     return (optionFactory(u, type, buf.begin(), buf.end()));
@@ -433,7 +440,7 @@ OptionDefinition::haveStatusCodeFormat() const {
 
 bool
 OptionDefinition::haveOpaqueDataTuplesFormat() const {
-    return (getType() == OPT_BINARY_TYPE);
+    return (haveType(OPT_TUPLE_TYPE) && getArrayType());
 }
 
 bool
@@ -507,7 +514,8 @@ OptionDefinition::lexicalCastWithRangeCheck(const std::string& value_str)
 }
 
 void
-OptionDefinition::writeToBuffer(const std::string& value,
+OptionDefinition::writeToBuffer(Option::Universe u,
+                                const std::string& value,
                                 const OptionDataType type,
                                 OptionBuffer& buf) const {
     // We are going to write value given by value argument to the buffer.
@@ -653,6 +661,13 @@ OptionDefinition::writeToBuffer(const std::string& value,
     case OPT_FQDN_TYPE:
         OptionDataTypeUtil::writeFqdn(value, buf);
         return;
+    case OPT_TUPLE_TYPE:
+    {
+        OpaqueDataTuple::LengthFieldType lft = u == Option::V4 ?
+            OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE : OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES;
+        OptionDataTypeUtil::writeTuple(value, lft, buf);
+        return;
+    }
     default:
         // We hit this point because invalid option data type has been specified
         // This may be the case because 'empty' or 'record' data type has been
@@ -739,6 +754,17 @@ OptionDefinition::factoryIAPrefix6(uint16_t type,
     return (option);
 }
 
+OptionPtr
+OptionDefinition::factoryOpaqueDataTuples(Option::Universe u,
+                                          uint16_t type,
+                                          OptionBufferConstIter begin,
+                                          OptionBufferConstIter end) {
+    boost::shared_ptr<OptionOpaqueDataTuples>
+        option(new OptionOpaqueDataTuples(u, type, begin, end));
+
+    return (option);
+}
+
 OptionPtr
 OptionDefinition::factorySpecialFormatOption(Option::Universe u,
                                              OptionBufferConstIter begin,
@@ -778,7 +804,7 @@ OptionDefinition::factorySpecialFormatOption(Option::Universe u,
             return (OptionPtr(new Option6StatusCode(begin, end)));
         } else if (getCode() == D6O_BOOTFILE_PARAM && haveOpaqueDataTuplesFormat()) {
             // Bootfile params (option code 60)
-            return (OptionPtr(new OptionOpaqueDataTuples(Option::V6, getCode(), begin, end)));
+            return (factoryOpaqueDataTuples(Option::V6, getCode(), begin, end));
         } else if ((getCode() == D6O_PD_EXCLUDE) && haveType(OPT_IPV6_PREFIX_TYPE)) {
             // Prefix Exclude (option code 67)
             return (OptionPtr(new Option6PDExclude(begin, end)));

src/lib/dhcp/option_definition.h

@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ class OptionIntArray;
 /// value. For example, DHCPv6 option 8 comprises a two-byte option code, a
 /// two-byte option length and two-byte field that carries a uint16 value
 /// (RFC 3315 - http://ietf.org/rfc/rfc3315.txt).  In such a case, the option
-/// type is defined as "uint16".
+/// type is defined as "uint16". Length and string tuples are a length
+/// on one (DHCPv4) or two (DHCPv6) bytes followed by a string of
+/// the given length.
 ///
 /// When the option has a more complex structure, the option type may be
 /// defined as "array", "record" or even "array of records".
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ class OptionIntArray;
 /// - "psid" (PSID length / value)
 /// - "string"
 /// - "fqdn" (fully qualified name)
+/// - "tuple" (length and string)
 /// - "record" (set of data fields of different types)
 ///
 /// @todo Extend the comment to describe "generic factories".
@@ -518,6 +521,20 @@ public:
                                       OptionBufferConstIter begin,
                                       OptionBufferConstIter end);
 
+    /// @brief Factory to create option with tuple list.
+    ///
+    /// @param u option universe (V4 or V6).
+    /// @param begin iterator pointing to the beginning of the buffer
+    /// with a list of tuples.
+    /// @param end iterator pointing to the end of the buffer with
+    /// a list of tuples.
+    ///
+    /// @return instance of the DHCP option.
+    static OptionPtr factoryOpaqueDataTuples(Option::Universe u,
+                                             uint16_t type,
+                                             OptionBufferConstIter begin,
+                                             OptionBufferConstIter end);
+
     /// @brief Factory function to create option with integer value.
     ///
     /// @param u universe (V4 or V6).
@@ -644,13 +661,14 @@ private:
     /// if it is successful it will store the data in the buffer
     /// in a binary format.
     ///
+    /// @param u option universe (V4 or V6).
     /// @param value string representation of the value to be written.
     /// @param type the actual data type to be stored.
     /// @param [in, out] buf buffer where the value is to be stored.
     ///
     /// @throw BadDataTypeCast if data write was unsuccessful.
-    void writeToBuffer(const std::string& value, const OptionDataType type,
+    void writeToBuffer(Option::Universe u, const std::string& value,
-                       OptionBuffer& buf) const;
+                       const OptionDataType type, OptionBuffer& buf) const;
 
     /// Option name.
     std::string name_;

src/lib/dhcp/std_option_defs.h

@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ const OptionDefParams STANDARD_V6_OPTION_DEFINITIONS[] = {
     { "lq-client-link", D6O_LQ_CLIENT_LINK, OPT_IPV6_ADDRESS_TYPE, true,
       NO_RECORD_DEF, "" },
     { "bootfile-url", D6O_BOOTFILE_URL, OPT_STRING_TYPE, false, NO_RECORD_DEF, "" },
-    { "bootfile-param", D6O_BOOTFILE_PARAM, OPT_BINARY_TYPE, false, NO_RECORD_DEF, "" },
+    { "bootfile-param", D6O_BOOTFILE_PARAM, OPT_TUPLE_TYPE, true, NO_RECORD_DEF, "" },
     { "client-arch-type", D6O_CLIENT_ARCH_TYPE, OPT_UINT16_TYPE, true, NO_RECORD_DEF, "" },
     { "nii", D6O_NII, OPT_RECORD_TYPE, false, RECORD_DEF(CLIENT_NII_RECORDS), "" },
     { "erp-local-domain-name", D6O_ERP_LOCAL_DOMAIN_NAME, OPT_FQDN_TYPE, false,

src/lib/dhcp/tests/option_custom_unittest.cc

@@ -297,6 +297,109 @@ TEST_F(OptionCustomTest, booleanData) {
     );
 }
 
+// The purpose of this test is to verify that the data from a buffer
+// can be read as a DHCPv4 tuple.
+TEST_F(OptionCustomTest, tupleData4) {
+    OptionDefinition opt_def("option-foo", 232, "tuple", "option-foo-space");
+
+    const char data[] = {
+        6, 102, 111, 111, 98, 97, 114 // "foobar"
+    };
+
+    std::vector<uint8_t> buf(data, data + sizeof(data));
+
+    // Append suboption. It should be present in the parsed packet.
+    appendV4Suboption(buf);
+
+    boost::scoped_ptr<OptionCustom> option;
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(
+        option.reset(new OptionCustom(opt_def, Option::V4, buf));
+    );
+    ASSERT_TRUE(option);
+
+    // We should have just one data field.
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, option->getDataFieldsNum());
+
+    // Check it
+    std::string value;
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(value = option->readTuple(0));
+    EXPECT_EQ("foobar", value);
+
+    // Now as a tuple
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple(OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE);
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(option->readTuple(tuple, 0));
+    EXPECT_EQ("foobar", tuple.getText());
+
+    // There should be one suboption present.
+    EXPECT_TRUE(hasV4Suboption(option.get()));
+
+    // Check that the option with truncated data can't be created.
+    EXPECT_THROW(
+        option.reset(new OptionCustom(opt_def, Option::V4,
+                                      buf.begin(), buf.begin() + 6)),
+        isc::dhcp::BadDataTypeCast
+    );
+
+    // Check that the option with "no data" is rejected.
+    buf.clear();
+    EXPECT_THROW(
+        option.reset(new OptionCustom(opt_def, Option::V4,
+                                      buf.begin(), buf.end())),
+        isc::dhcp::BadDataTypeCast
+    );
+}
+
+// The purpose of this test is to verify that the data from a buffer
+// can be read as a DHCPv6 tuple.
+TEST_F(OptionCustomTest, tupleData6) {
+    OptionDefinition opt_def("option-foo", 1000, "tuple", "option-foo-space");
+
+    const char data[] = {
+        0, 6, 102, 111, 111, 98, 97, 114 // "foobar"
+    };
+
+    std::vector<uint8_t> buf(data, data + sizeof(data));
+
+    // Append suboption. It should be present in the parsed packet.
+    appendV6Suboption(buf);
+
+    boost::scoped_ptr<OptionCustom> option;
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(
+        option.reset(new OptionCustom(opt_def, Option::V6, buf));
+    );
+    ASSERT_TRUE(option);
+
+    // We should have just one data field.
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, option->getDataFieldsNum());
+
+    // Check it
+    std::string value;
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(value = option->readTuple(0));
+    EXPECT_EQ("foobar", value);
+
+    // Now as a tuple
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple(OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES);
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(option->readTuple(tuple, 0));
+    EXPECT_EQ("foobar", tuple.getText());
+
+    // There should be one suboption present.
+    EXPECT_TRUE(hasV6Suboption(option.get()));
+
+    // Check that the option with truncated data can't be created.
+    EXPECT_THROW(
+        option.reset(new OptionCustom(opt_def, Option::V6,
+                                      buf.begin(), buf.begin() + 1)),
+        isc::dhcp::BadDataTypeCast
+    );
+
+    EXPECT_THROW(
+        option.reset(new OptionCustom(opt_def, Option::V6,
+                                      buf.begin(), buf.begin() + 7)),
+        isc::dhcp::BadDataTypeCast
+    );
+
+}
+
 // The purpose of this test is to verify that the data from a buffer
 // can be read as FQDN.
 TEST_F(OptionCustomTest, fqdnData) {
@@ -956,6 +1059,96 @@ TEST_F(OptionCustomTest, psidDataArray) {
     EXPECT_EQ(0x01, psid2.second.asUint16());
 }
 
+// The purpose of this test is to verify that the data from a buffer
+// can be read as DHCPv4 tuples.
+TEST_F(OptionCustomTest, tupleDataArray4) {
+    OptionDefinition opt_def("option-foo", 232, "tuple", true);
+
+    const char data[] = {
+        5, 104, 101, 108, 108, 111, // "hello"
+        1, 32,                      // " "
+        5, 119, 111, 114, 108, 100   // "world"
+    };
+
+    std::vector<uint8_t> buf(data, data + sizeof(data));
+
+    boost::scoped_ptr<OptionCustom> option;
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(
+        option.reset(new OptionCustom(opt_def, Option::V4, buf));
+    );
+    ASSERT_TRUE(option);
+
+    // We should have 3 data fields
+    ASSERT_EQ(3, option->getDataFieldsNum());
+
+    // Check them
+    std::string value;
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(value = option->readTuple(0));
+    EXPECT_EQ("hello", value);
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(value = option->readTuple(1));
+    EXPECT_EQ(" ", value);
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(value = option->readTuple(2));
+    EXPECT_EQ("world", value);
+
+    // There should be no suboption present.
+    EXPECT_FALSE(hasV4Suboption(option.get()));
+
+    // Check that the option with truncated data can't be created.
+    EXPECT_THROW(
+        option.reset(new OptionCustom(opt_def, Option::V4,
+                                      buf.begin(), buf.begin() + 12)),
+        isc::dhcp::BadDataTypeCast
+    );
+}
+
+// The purpose of this test is to verify that the data from a buffer
+// can be read as DHCPv6 tuples.
+TEST_F(OptionCustomTest, tupleDataArray6) {
+    OptionDefinition opt_def("option-foo", 1000, "tuple", true);
+
+    const char data[] = {
+        0, 5, 104, 101, 108, 108, 111, // "hello"
+        0, 1, 32,                      // " "
+        0, 5, 119, 111, 114, 108, 100   // "world"
+    };
+
+    std::vector<uint8_t> buf(data, data + sizeof(data));
+
+    boost::scoped_ptr<OptionCustom> option;
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(
+        option.reset(new OptionCustom(opt_def, Option::V6, buf));
+    );
+    ASSERT_TRUE(option);
+
+    // We should have 3 data fields
+    ASSERT_EQ(3, option->getDataFieldsNum());
+
+    // Check them
+    std::string value;
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(value = option->readTuple(0));
+    EXPECT_EQ("hello", value);
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(value = option->readTuple(1));
+    EXPECT_EQ(" ", value);
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(value = option->readTuple(2));
+    EXPECT_EQ("world", value);
+
+    // There should be no suboption present.
+    EXPECT_FALSE(hasV6Suboption(option.get()));
+
+    // Check that the option with truncated data can't be created.
+    EXPECT_THROW(
+        option.reset(new OptionCustom(opt_def, Option::V6,
+                                      buf.begin(), buf.begin() + 8)),
+        isc::dhcp::BadDataTypeCast
+    );
+
+    EXPECT_THROW(
+        option.reset(new OptionCustom(opt_def, Option::V6,
+                                      buf.begin(), buf.begin() + 16)),
+        isc::dhcp::BadDataTypeCast
+    );
+}
+
 // The purpose of this test is to verify that the opton definition comprising
 // a record of fixed-size fields can be used to create an option with a
 // suboption.
@@ -1626,6 +1819,96 @@ TEST_F(OptionCustomTest, setIPv6PrefixDataArray) {
     });
 }
 
+/// The purpose of this test is to verify that an option comprising an
+/// array of DHCPv4 tuples can be created with no tuples and that
+/// tuples can be later added after the option has been created.
+TEST_F(OptionCustomTest, setTupleDataArray4) {
+    OptionDefinition opt_def("option-foo", 232, "tuple", true);
+
+    // Create an option and let the data field be initialized
+    // to default value (do not provide any data buffer).
+    boost::scoped_ptr<OptionCustom> option;
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(
+        option.reset(new OptionCustom(opt_def, Option::V4));
+    );
+    ASSERT_TRUE(option);
+
+    // Initially, the array does not contain any data fields.
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, option->getDataFieldsNum());
+
+    // Add 3 new DHCPv4 tuple into the array.
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(option->addArrayDataField(std::string("hello")));
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(option->addArrayDataField(std::string(" ")));
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple(OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE);
+    tuple.append("world");
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(option->addArrayDataField(tuple));
+
+    // We should have now 3 tuples added.
+    ASSERT_EQ(3, option->getDataFieldsNum());
+
+    // Verify the stored values.
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW({
+        std::string value = option->readTuple(0);
+        EXPECT_EQ("hello", value);
+    });
+
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW({
+        std::string value = option->readTuple(1);
+        EXPECT_EQ(" ", value);
+    });
+
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW({
+        OpaqueDataTuple value(OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE);
+        option->readTuple(value, 2);
+        EXPECT_EQ("world", value.getText());
+    });
+}
+
+/// The purpose of this test is to verify that an option comprising an
+/// array of DHCPv6 tuples can be created with no tuples and that
+/// tuples can be later added after the option has been created.
+TEST_F(OptionCustomTest, setTupleDataArray6) {
+    OptionDefinition opt_def("option-foo", 1000, "tuple", true);
+
+    // Create an option and let the data field be initialized
+    // to default value (do not provide any data buffer).
+    boost::scoped_ptr<OptionCustom> option;
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(
+        option.reset(new OptionCustom(opt_def, Option::V6));
+    );
+    ASSERT_TRUE(option);
+
+    // Initially, the array does not contain any data fields.
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, option->getDataFieldsNum());
+
+    // Add 3 new DHCPv6 tuple into the array.
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(option->addArrayDataField(std::string("hello")));
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(option->addArrayDataField(std::string(" ")));
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple(OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES);
+    tuple.append("world");
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(option->addArrayDataField(tuple));
+
+    // We should have now 3 tuples added.
+    ASSERT_EQ(3, option->getDataFieldsNum());
+
+    // Verify the stored values.
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW({
+        std::string value = option->readTuple(0);
+        EXPECT_EQ("hello", value);
+    });
+
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW({
+        std::string value = option->readTuple(1);
+        EXPECT_EQ(" ", value);
+    });
+
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW({
+        OpaqueDataTuple value(OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES);
+        option->readTuple(value, 2);
+        EXPECT_EQ("world", value.getText());
+    });
+}
+
 TEST_F(OptionCustomTest, setRecordData) {
     OptionDefinition opt_def("OPTION_FOO", 1000, "record");
 
@@ -1636,6 +1919,7 @@ TEST_F(OptionCustomTest, setRecordData) {
     ASSERT_NO_THROW(opt_def.addRecordField("ipv6-address"));
     ASSERT_NO_THROW(opt_def.addRecordField("psid"));
     ASSERT_NO_THROW(opt_def.addRecordField("ipv6-prefix"));
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(opt_def.addRecordField("tuple"));
     ASSERT_NO_THROW(opt_def.addRecordField("string"));
 
     // Create an option and let the data field be initialized
@@ -1648,7 +1932,7 @@ TEST_F(OptionCustomTest, setRecordData) {
 
     // The number of elements should be equal to number of elements
     // in the record.
-    ASSERT_EQ(8, option->getDataFieldsNum());
+    ASSERT_EQ(9, option->getDataFieldsNum());
 
     // Check that the default values have been correctly set.
     uint16_t value0;
@@ -1674,9 +1958,12 @@ TEST_F(OptionCustomTest, setRecordData) {
     ASSERT_NO_THROW(value6 = option->readPrefix(6));
     EXPECT_EQ(0, value6.first.asUnsigned());
     EXPECT_EQ("::", value6.second.toText());
-    std::string value7 = "xyz";
+    std::string value7 = "abc";
-    ASSERT_NO_THROW(value7 = option->readString(7));
+    // Tuple has no default value
-    EXPECT_TRUE(value7.empty());
+    EXPECT_THROW(option->readTuple(7), BadDataTypeCast);
+    std::string value8 = "xyz";
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(value8 = option->readString(8));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(value8.empty());
 
     // Override each value with a new value.
     ASSERT_NO_THROW(option->writeInteger<uint16_t>(1234, 0));
@@ -1687,7 +1974,8 @@ TEST_F(OptionCustomTest, setRecordData) {
     ASSERT_NO_THROW(option->writePsid(PSIDLen(4), PSID(8), 5));
     ASSERT_NO_THROW(option->writePrefix(PrefixLen(48),
                                         IOAddress("2001:db8:1::"), 6));
-    ASSERT_NO_THROW(option->writeString("hello world", 7));
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(option->writeTuple("foobar", 7));
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(option->writeString("hello world", 8));
 
     // Check that the new values have been correctly set.
     ASSERT_NO_THROW(value0 = option->readInteger<uint16_t>(0));
@@ -1706,8 +1994,10 @@ TEST_F(OptionCustomTest, setRecordData) {
     ASSERT_NO_THROW(value6 = option->readPrefix(6));
     EXPECT_EQ(48, value6.first.asUnsigned());
     EXPECT_EQ("2001:db8:1::", value6.second.toText());
-    ASSERT_NO_THROW(value7 = option->readString(7));
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(value7 = option->readTuple(7));
-    EXPECT_EQ(value7, "hello world");
+    EXPECT_EQ(value7, "foobar");
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(value8 = option->readString(8));
+    EXPECT_EQ(value8, "hello world");
 }
 
 // The purpose of this test is to verify that pack function for

src/lib/dhcp/tests/option_data_types_unittest.cc

@@ -192,6 +192,119 @@ TEST_F(OptionDataTypesTest, writeBinary) {
     EXPECT_TRUE(std::equal(buf_ref.begin(), buf_ref.end(), buf.begin()));
 }
 
+// The purpose of this test is to verify that the tuple value stored
+TEST_F(OptionDataTypesTest, readTuple) {
+    // The string
+    std::string value = "hello world";
+    // Create an input buffer.
+    std::vector<uint8_t> buf;
+    // DHCPv4 tuples use 1 byte length
+    writeInt<uint8_t>(static_cast<uint8_t>(value.size()), buf);
+    writeString(value, buf);
+
+    // Read the string from the buffer.
+    std::string result;
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(
+        result = OptionDataTypeUtil::readTuple(buf, OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE);
+    );
+    // Check that it is valid.
+    EXPECT_EQ(value, result);
+
+    // Read the tuple from the buffer.
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple4(OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE);
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(OptionDataTypeUtil::readTuple(buf, tuple4));
+    // Check that it is valid.
+    EXPECT_EQ(value, tuple4.getText());
+
+    buf.clear();
+
+    // DHCPv6 tuples use 2 byte length
+    writeInt<uint16_t>(static_cast<uint16_t>(value.size()), buf);
+    writeString(value, buf);
+
+    // Read the string from the buffer.
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(
+        result = OptionDataTypeUtil::readTuple(buf, OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES);
+    );
+    // Check that it is valid.
+    EXPECT_EQ(value, result);
+
+    // Read the tuple from the buffer.
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple6(OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES);
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(OptionDataTypeUtil::readTuple(buf, tuple6));
+    // Check that it is valid.
+    EXPECT_EQ(value, tuple6.getText());
+}
+
+// The purpose of this test is to verify that a tuple value
+// are correctly encoded in a buffer (string version)
+TEST_F(OptionDataTypesTest, writeTupleString) {
+    // The string
+    std::string value = "hello world";
+    // Create an output buffer.
+    std::vector<uint8_t> buf;
+
+    // Encode it in DHCPv4
+    OptionDataTypeUtil::writeTuple(value, OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE, buf);
+
+    // Check that it is valid.
+    ASSERT_EQ(value.size() + 1, buf.size());
+    std::vector<uint8_t> expected;
+    writeInt<uint8_t>(static_cast<uint8_t>(value.size()), expected);
+    writeString(value, expected);
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, std::memcmp(&buf[0], &expected[0], buf.size()));
+
+    buf.clear();
+
+    // Encode it in DHCPv6
+    OptionDataTypeUtil::writeTuple(value, OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES, buf);
+
+    // Check that it is valid.
+    ASSERT_EQ(value.size() + 2, buf.size());
+    expected.clear();
+    writeInt<uint16_t>(static_cast<uint16_t>(value.size()), expected);
+    writeString(value, expected);
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, std::memcmp(&buf[0], &expected[0], buf.size()));
+}
+
+// The purpose of this test is to verify that a tuple value
+// are correctly encoded in a buffer (tuple version)
+TEST_F(OptionDataTypesTest, writeTuple) {
+    // The string
+    std::string value = "hello world";
+    // Create a DHCPv4 tuple
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple4(OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE);
+    tuple4.append(value);
+    // Create an output buffer.
+    std::vector<uint8_t> buf;
+
+    // Encode it in DHCPv4
+    OptionDataTypeUtil::writeTuple(tuple4, buf);
+
+    // Check that it is valid.
+    ASSERT_EQ(value.size() + 1, buf.size());
+    std::vector<uint8_t> expected;
+    writeInt<uint8_t>(static_cast<uint8_t>(value.size()), expected);
+    writeString(value, expected);
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, std::memcmp(&buf[0], &expected[0], buf.size()));
+
+    buf.clear();
+
+    // Create a DHCPv6 tuple
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple6(OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES);
+    tuple6.append(value);
+
+    // Encode it in DHCPv6
+    OptionDataTypeUtil::writeTuple(tuple6, buf);
+
+    // Check that it is valid.
+    ASSERT_EQ(value.size() + 2, buf.size());
+    expected.clear();
+    writeInt<uint16_t>(static_cast<uint16_t>(value.size()), expected);
+    writeString(value, expected);
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, std::memcmp(&buf[0], &expected[0], buf.size()));
+}
+
 // The purpose of this test is to verify that the boolean value stored
 // in a buffer is correctly read from this buffer.
 TEST_F(OptionDataTypesTest, readBool) {

src/lib/dhcp/tests/option_definition_unittest.cc

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <dhcp/option_int.h>
 #include <dhcp/option_int_array.h>
 #include <dhcp/option_string.h>
+#include <dhcp/option_opaque_data_tuples.h>
 #include <exceptions/exceptions.h>
 
 #include <boost/pointer_cast.hpp>
@@ -1510,4 +1511,210 @@ TEST_F(OptionDefinitionTest, psidArrayTokenized) {
     EXPECT_EQ(7, psid2.second.asUint16());
 }
 
+// This test verifies that a definition of an option with a single DHCPv4
+// tuple can be created and used to create an instance of the option.
+TEST_F(OptionDefinitionTest, tuple4) {
+    OptionDefinition opt_def("option-tuple", 232, "tuple");
+
+    OptionPtr option;
+
+    // Create a buffer holding tuple
+    const char data[] = {
+        6, 102, 111, 111, 98, 97, 114 // "foobar"
+    };
+    OptionBuffer buf(data, data + sizeof(data));
+
+    // Create an instance of this option from the definition.
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(
+        option = opt_def.optionFactory(Option::V4, 232, buf);
+    );
+
+    // Make sure that the returned option class is correct.
+    const Option* optptr = option.get();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(optptr);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(typeid(*optptr) == typeid(OptionCustom));
+
+    // Validate the value.
+    OptionCustomPtr option_cast =
+        boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<OptionCustom>(option);
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, option_cast->getDataFieldsNum());
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple(OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE);
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(option_cast->readTuple(tuple));
+    EXPECT_EQ("foobar", tuple.getText());
+}
+
+// This test verifies that a definition of an option with a single DHCPv6
+// tuple can be created and used to create an instance of the option.
+TEST_F(OptionDefinitionTest, tuple6) {
+    OptionDefinition opt_def("option-tuple", 1000, "tuple");
+
+    OptionPtr option;
+
+    // Create a buffer holding tuple
+    const char data[] = {
+        0, 6, 102, 111, 111, 98, 97, 114 // "foobar"
+    };
+    OptionBuffer buf(data, data + sizeof(data));
+
+    // Create an instance of this option from the definition.
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(
+        option = opt_def.optionFactory(Option::V6, 1000, buf);
+    );
+
+    // Make sure that the returned option class is correct.
+    const Option* optptr = option.get();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(optptr);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(typeid(*optptr) == typeid(OptionCustom));
+
+    // Validate the value.
+    OptionCustomPtr option_cast =
+        boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<OptionCustom>(option);
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, option_cast->getDataFieldsNum());
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple(OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES);
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(option_cast->readTuple(tuple));
+    EXPECT_EQ("foobar", tuple.getText());
+}
+
+// This test verifies that a definition of an option with a single DHCPv4
+// tuple can be created and that the instance of this option can be
+// created by specifying tuple value in the textual format.
+TEST_F(OptionDefinitionTest, tuple4Tokenized) {
+    OptionDefinition opt_def("option-tuple", 232, "tuple");
+
+    OptionPtr option;
+    // Specify a single tuple with "foobar" content.
+    std::vector<std::string> values(1, "foobar");
+
+    // Create an instance of this option using the definition.
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(
+        option = opt_def.optionFactory(Option::V4, 232, values);
+    );
+
+    // Make sure that the returned option class is correct.
+    const Option* optptr = option.get();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(optptr);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(typeid(*optptr) == typeid(OptionCustom));
+
+    // Validate the value.
+    OptionCustomPtr option_cast =
+        boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<OptionCustom>(option);
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, option_cast->getDataFieldsNum());
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple(OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_1_BYTE);
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(option_cast->readTuple(tuple));
+    EXPECT_EQ("foobar", tuple.getText());
+}    
+
+// This test verifies that a definition of an option with a single DHCPv6
+// tuple can be created and that the instance of this option can be
+// created by specifying tuple value in the textual format.
+TEST_F(OptionDefinitionTest, tuple6Tokenized) {
+    OptionDefinition opt_def("option-tuple", 1000, "tuple");
+
+    OptionPtr option;
+    // Specify a single tuple with "foobar" content.
+    std::vector<std::string> values(1, "foobar");
+
+    // Create an instance of this option using the definition.
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(
+        option = opt_def.optionFactory(Option::V6, 1000, values);
+    );
+
+    // Make sure that the returned option class is correct.
+    const Option* optptr = option.get();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(optptr);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(typeid(*optptr) == typeid(OptionCustom));
+
+    // Validate the value.
+    OptionCustomPtr option_cast =
+        boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<OptionCustom>(option);
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, option_cast->getDataFieldsNum());
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple(OpaqueDataTuple::LENGTH_2_BYTES);
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(option_cast->readTuple(tuple));
+    EXPECT_EQ("foobar", tuple.getText());
+}    
+
+// This test verifies that a definition of an option with an array
+// of DHCPv4 tuples can be created and that the instance of this option
+// can be created by specifying multiple DHCPv4 tuples in the textual format.
+TEST_F(OptionDefinitionTest, tuple4ArrayTokenized) {
+    OptionDefinition opt_def("option-tuple", 232, "tuple", true);
+
+    OptionPtr option;
+
+    // Specify 3 tuples.
+    std::vector<std::string> values;
+    values.push_back("hello");
+    values.push_back("the");
+    values.push_back("world");
+
+    // Create an instance of this option using the definition.
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(
+        option = opt_def.optionFactory(Option::V4, 232, values);
+    );
+
+    // Make sure that the returned option class is correct.
+    const Option* optptr = option.get();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(optptr);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(typeid(*optptr) == typeid(OptionOpaqueDataTuples));
+
+    // Validate the value.
+    OptionOpaqueDataTuplesPtr option_cast =
+        boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<OptionOpaqueDataTuples>(option);
+
+    // There should be 3 tuples in this option.
+    ASSERT_EQ(3, option_cast->getTuplesNum());
+
+    // Check their values.
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple0 = option_cast->getTuple(0);
+    EXPECT_EQ("hello", tuple0.getText());
+
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple1 = option_cast->getTuple(1);
+    EXPECT_EQ("the", tuple1.getText());
+
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple2 = option_cast->getTuple(2);
+    EXPECT_EQ("world", tuple2.getText());
+}
+
+// This test verifies that a definition of an option with an array
+// of DHCPv6 tuples can be created and that the instance of this option
+// can be created by specifying multiple DHCPv6 tuples in the textual format.
+TEST_F(OptionDefinitionTest, tuple6ArrayTokenized) {
+    OptionDefinition opt_def("option-tuple", 1000, "tuple", true);
+
+    OptionPtr option;
+
+    // Specify 3 tuples.
+    std::vector<std::string> values;
+    values.push_back("hello");
+    values.push_back("the");
+    values.push_back("world");
+
+    // Create an instance of this option using the definition.
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(
+        option = opt_def.optionFactory(Option::V6, 1000, values);
+    );
+
+    // Make sure that the returned option class is correct.
+    const Option* optptr = option.get();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(optptr);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(typeid(*optptr) == typeid(OptionOpaqueDataTuples));
+
+    // Validate the value.
+    OptionOpaqueDataTuplesPtr option_cast =
+        boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<OptionOpaqueDataTuples>(option);
+
+    // There should be 3 tuples in this option.
+    ASSERT_EQ(3, option_cast->getTuplesNum());
+
+    // Check their values.
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple0 = option_cast->getTuple(0);
+    EXPECT_EQ("hello", tuple0.getText());
+
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple1 = option_cast->getTuple(1);
+    EXPECT_EQ("the", tuple1.getText());
+
+    OpaqueDataTuple tuple2 = option_cast->getTuple(2);
+    EXPECT_EQ("world", tuple2.getText());
+}
+
 } // anonymous namespace