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+#ifndef CCNX_WRAPPER_H
+#define CCNX_WRAPPER_H
+
+extern "C" {
+#include <ccn/ccn.h>
+#include <ccn/charbuf.h>
+#include <ccn/keystore.h>
+#include <ccn/uri.h>
+#include <ccn/bloom.h>
+#include <ccn/signing.h>
+}
+
+#include <boost/exception/all.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread/recursive_mutex.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
+#include <boost/function.hpp>
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <map>
+
+namespace Ccnx {
+
+struct CcnxOperationException : virtual boost::exception, virtual std::exception { };
+
+class CcnxWrapper;
+
+class ContentObject
+{
+public:
+  ContentObject(const char *data, size_t len);
+  ~ContentObject();
+  void
+  dup(char **data, size_t *len);
+
+// exposed! use cautiously at your own risk.
+public:
+  char *m_data;
+  size_t m_len;
+};
+
+typedef boost::shared_ptr<ContentObject> ContentObjectPtr;
+
+class CcnxWrapper {
+public:
+  typedef boost::function<void (std::string, const char *buf, size_t len)> DataCallback;
+  typedef boost::function<void (std::string)> InterestCallback;
+  typedef boost::function<TimeoutCallbackReturnValue (std::string)> TimeoutCallback;
+
+  typedef enum
+  {
+    RESULT_OK,
+    RESULT_REEXPRESS
+  } TimeoutCallbackReturnValue;
+
+public:
+
+  CcnxWrapper();
+  virtual ~CcnxWrapper();
+
+  virtual int
+  setInterestFilter (const std::string &prefix, const InterestCallback &interestCallback);
+
+  virtual void
+  clearInterestFilter (const std::string &prefix);
+
+  virtual int 
+  sendInterest (const std::string &strInterest, const RawDataCallback &rawDataCallback, int retry = 0, const TimeoutCallback &timeoutCallback = TimeoutCallback());
+
+  virtual int 
+  publishData (const std::string &name, const char *buf, size_t len, int freshness);
+
+  ContentObjectPtr 
+  createContentObject(const std::string &name, const char *buf, size_t len, int freshness);
+
+  int 
+  putToCcnd (ContentObjectPtr co);
+
+  static std::string
+  getInterestName(ccn_upcall_info *info);
+
+  static std::string
+  getDataName(ccn_upcall_info *info);
+
+  static int
+  getContentFromContentObject(ContentObjectPtr co, char **data, size_t *len);
+
+  static std::string
+  getLocalPrefix ();
+  
+protected:
+  void
+  connectCcnd();
+
+  /// @cond include_hidden 
+  void
+  createKeyLocator ();
+
+  void
+  initKeyStore ();
+
+  const ccn_pkey *
+  getPrivateKey ();
+
+  const unsigned char *
+  getPublicKeyDigest ();
+
+  ssize_t
+  getPublicKeyDigestLength ();
+
+  void
+  ccnLoop ();
+
+  int 
+  sendInterest (const std::string &strInterest, void *dataPass);
+  /// @endcond
+
+protected:
+  ccn* m_handle;
+  ccn_keystore *m_keyStore;
+  ccn_charbuf *m_keyLoactor;
+  // to lock, use "boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock scoped_lock(mutex);
+  boost::recursive_mutex m_mutex;
+  boost::thread m_thread;
+  bool m_running;
+  bool m_connected;
+  std::map<std::string, InterestCallback> m_registeredInterests;
+  // std::list< std::pair<std::string, InterestCallback> > m_registeredInterests;
+};
+
+typedef boost::shared_ptr<CcnxWrapper> CcnxWrapperPtr;
+
+class ClosurePass {
+public:
+  ClosurePass(int retry, const CcnxWrapper::DataCallback &dataCallback, const CcnxWrapper::TimeoutCallback &timeoutCallback);
+  int getRetry() {return m_retry;}
+  void decRetry() { m_retry--;}
+  virtual ~ClosurePass(){}
+  virtual void runCallback(std::string name, const char *data, size_t len);
+  virtual CcnxWrapper::TimeoutCallbackReturnValue runTimeoutCallback(std::string interest);
+
+protected:
+  int m_retry;
+  CallbackType m_type;
+  CcnxWrapper::TimeoutCallback *m_timeoutCallback;
+  CcnxWrapper::DataCallback *m_dataCallback;  
+};
+
+
+} // Ccnx
+
+#endif