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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Regents of the University of California
+ *                     Yingdi Yu
+ *
+ * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information
+ *
+ * Author: Yingdi Yu <yingdi@cs.ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef CONTACT_ITEM_H
+#define CONTACT_ITEM_H
+
+#include <ndn.cxx/data.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include "endorse-certificate.h"
+
+class ContactItem
+{
+  typedef std::vector<Ptr<EndorseCertificate> > EndorseCertificateList;
+
+public:
+  ContactItem(const EndorseCertificate& selfEndorseCertificate,
+              const std::string& alias = std::string());
+  
+  ~ContactItem() {}
+
+  const ndn::Name&
+  getNameSpace() const
+  { return m_namespace; }
+
+  const std::string&
+  getAlias() const
+  { return m_alias; }
+
+  const std::string&
+  getName() const
+  { return m_name; }
+
+  const std::string&
+  getInstitution() const
+  { return m_institution; }
+
+private:
+  EndorseCertificate m_selfEndorseCertificate;
+
+  ndn::Name m_namespace;
+  std::string m_alias;
+
+  std::string m_name;
+  std::string m_institution;
+};
+
+#endif