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+/**
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_FORWARDING_ENTRY_HPP
+#define	NDN_FORWARDING_ENTRY_HPP
+
+#include <string>
+#include "name.hpp"
+#include "publisher-public-key-digest.hpp"
+#include "c/forwarding-entry.h"
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+/**
+ * An ForwardingEntry holds an action and  Name prefix and other fields for an forwarding entry.
+ */
+class ForwardingEntry {
+public:    
+  ForwardingEntry
+    (const std::string &action, const Name &prefix, const PublisherPublicKeyDigest publisherPublicKeyDigest,
+     int faceId, int forwardingFlags, int freshnessSeconds) 
+  : action_(action), prefix_(prefix), publisherPublicKeyDigest_(publisherPublicKeyDigest), 
+    faceId_(faceId), forwardingFlags_(forwardingFlags), freshnessSeconds_(freshnessSeconds)
+  {
+  }
+
+  ForwardingEntry()
+  : faceId_(-1), forwardingFlags_(-1), freshnessSeconds_(-1)
+  {
+  }
+  
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<std::vector<unsigned char> > wireEncode(WireFormat &wireFormat) const 
+  {
+    return wireFormat.encodeForwardingEntry(*this);
+  }
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<std::vector<unsigned char> > wireEncode() const 
+  {
+    return wireEncode(*WireFormat::getDefaultWireFormat());
+  }
+  void wireDecode(const unsigned char *input, unsigned int inputLength, WireFormat &wireFormat) 
+  {
+    wireFormat.decodeForwardingEntry(*this, input, inputLength);
+  }
+  void wireDecode(const unsigned char *input, unsigned int inputLength) 
+  {
+    wireDecode(input, inputLength, *WireFormat::getDefaultWireFormat());
+  }
+  void wireDecode(const std::vector<unsigned char> &input, WireFormat &wireFormat) 
+  {
+    wireDecode(&input[0], input.size(), wireFormat);
+  }
+  void wireDecode(const std::vector<unsigned char> &input) 
+  {
+    wireDecode(&input[0], input.size());
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Set the forwardingEntryStruct to point to the components in this forwarding entry, without copying any memory.
+   * WARNING: The resulting pointers in forwardingEntryStruct are invalid after a further use of this object which could reallocate memory.
+   * @param forwardingEntryStruct a C ndn_ForwardingEntry struct where the prefix name components array is already allocated.
+   */
+  void get(struct ndn_ForwardingEntry &forwardingEntryStruct) const;
+
+  const std::string &getAction() const { return action_; }
+  
+  Name &getPrefix() { return prefix_; }
+  const Name &getPrefix() const { return prefix_; }
+  
+  PublisherPublicKeyDigest &getPublisherPublicKeyDigest() { return publisherPublicKeyDigest_; }
+  const PublisherPublicKeyDigest &getPublisherPublicKeyDigest() const { return publisherPublicKeyDigest_; }
+  
+  int getFaceId() const { return faceId_; }
+
+  int getForwardingFlags() const { return forwardingFlags_; }
+
+  int getFreshnessSeconds() const { return freshnessSeconds_; }
+  
+  /**
+   * Clear this forwarding entry, and set the values by copying from forwardingEntryStruct.
+   * @param forwardingEntryStruct a C ndn_ForwardingEntry struct.
+   */
+  void set(const struct ndn_ForwardingEntry &forwardingEntryStruct);
+
+  void setAction(const std::string &value) { action_ = value; }
+  
+  void setFaceId(int value) { faceId_ = value; }
+      
+  void setForwardingFlags(int value) { forwardingFlags_ = value; }
+      
+  void setFreshnessSeconds(int value) { freshnessSeconds_ = value; }
+      
+  std::string action_;   /**< empty for none. */
+  Name prefix_;
+  PublisherPublicKeyDigest publisherPublicKeyDigest_;
+  int faceId_;           /**< -1 for none. */
+  int forwardingFlags_;  /**< -1 for none. */
+  int freshnessSeconds_; /**< -1 for none. */
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif