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+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson <jefft0@remap.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_KEY_LOCATOR_H
+#define NDN_KEY_LOCATOR_H
+
+#include <ndn-cpp/c/key-types.h>
+#include "name.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * An ndn_KeyLocator holds the type of key locator and related data.
+ */
+struct ndn_KeyLocator {
+  ndn_KeyLocatorType type;     /**< -1 for none */
+  struct ndn_Blob keyData;            /**< A Blob whose value is a pointer to a pre-allocated buffer for the key data as follows:
+    *   If type is ndn_KeyLocatorType_KEY, the key data.
+    *   If type is ndn_KeyLocatorType_CERTIFICATE, the certificate data. 
+    *   If type is ndn_KeyLocatorType_KEYNAME and keyNameType is ndn_KeyNameType_PUBLISHER_PUBLIC_KEY_DIGEST, the publisher public key digest. 
+    *   If type is ndn_KeyLocatorType_KEYNAME and keyNameType is ndn_KeyNameType_PUBLISHER_CERTIFICATE_DIGEST, the publisher certificate digest. 
+    *   If type is ndn_KeyLocatorType_KEYNAME and keyNameType is ndn_KeyNameType_PUBLISHER_ISSUER_KEY_DIGEST, the publisher issuer key digest. 
+    *   If type is ndn_KeyLocatorType_KEYNAME and keyNameType is ndn_KeyNameType_PUBLISHER_ISSUER_CERTIFICATE_DIGEST, the publisher issuer certificate digest. 
+    */
+  struct ndn_Name keyName;     /**< The key name (only used if type is ndn_KeyLocatorType_KEYNAME.) */
+  ndn_KeyNameType keyNameType; /**< The type of data for keyName, -1 for none. (only used if type is ndn_KeyLocatorType_KEYNAME.) */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Initialize an ndn_KeyLocator struct with the pre-allocated nameComponents, and defaults for all the values.
+ * @param self A pointer to the ndn_KeyLocator struct.
+ * @param keyNameComponents The pre-allocated array of ndn_NameComponent.
+ * @param maxKeyNameComponents The number of elements in the allocated keyNameComponents array.
+ */
+static inline void ndn_KeyLocator_initialize
+  (struct ndn_KeyLocator *self, struct ndn_NameComponent *keyNameComponents, size_t maxKeyNameComponents) {
+  self->type = (ndn_KeyLocatorType)-1;
+  ndn_Blob_initialize(&self->keyData, 0, 0);
+  ndn_Name_initialize(&self->keyName, keyNameComponents, maxKeyNameComponents);
+  self->keyNameType = (ndn_KeyNameType)-1;
+}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif