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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2017, Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ChronoShare, a decentralized file sharing application over NDN.
+ *
+ * ChronoShare is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ChronoShare is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * ChronoShare, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ChronoShare authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#include "io-service-manager.hpp"
+#include "core/logging.hpp"
+#include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace chronoshare {
+
+using namespace ndn::chronoshare;
+
+_LOG_INIT(FaceService);
+
+IoServiceManager::IoServiceManager(boost::asio::io_service& io)
+  : m_ioService(io)
+  , m_connect(true)
+{
+}
+
+IoServiceManager::~IoServiceManager()
+{
+  handle_stop();
+}
+
+void
+IoServiceManager::run()
+{
+  while (m_connect) {
+    try {
+      m_ioServiceWork.reset(new boost::asio::io_service::work(m_ioService));
+      m_ioService.reset();
+      m_ioService.run();
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+      _LOG_DEBUG("error while connecting to the forwarder");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void
+IoServiceManager::handle_stop()
+{
+  m_connect = false;
+  m_ioService.stop();
+}
+
+} // namespace chronoshare
+} // namespace ndn