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+/* 
+ * File:   test-no-boost.cpp
+ * Author: jefft0
+ *
+ * Created on June 10, 2013, 4:21 PM
+ */
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include "ndn-cpp/interest.h"
+#include "ndn-cpp/wire/ccnb.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace ndn;
+
+/*
+ * 
+ */
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+  ndn::ptr_lib::shared_ptr<Interest> interest(new Interest());
+  interest->setName(Name("/test"));
+  interest->setMinSuffixComponents(2);
+  interest->setMaxSuffixComponents(2);
+  interest->setInterestLifetime(boost::posix_time::seconds(10));
+  interest->setScope(Interest::SCOPE_LOCAL_CCND);
+  interest->setAnswerOriginKind(Interest::AOK_STALE);
+  interest->setChildSelector(Interest::CHILD_RIGHT);
+  // i.setPublisherPublicKeyDigest(?);
+  ostringstream binary;
+  wire::Ccnb::appendInterest(binary, *interest);
+  cout << binary.str().size() << "\n";
+  
+  return 0;
+}