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+# -*- Mode:python; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Regents of the University of California.
+# Author: Jeff Thompson <jefft0@remap.ucla.edu>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# A copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License is in the file COPYING.
+
+try:
+    # Use builtin asyncio on Python 3.4+, or Tulip on Python 3.3
+    import asyncio
+except ImportError:
+    # Use Trollius on Python <= 3.2
+    import trollius as asyncio
+from pyndn import Name
+from pyndn import ThreadsafeFace
+
+def dump(*list):
+    result = ""
+    for element in list:
+        result += (element if type(element) is str else repr(element)) + " "
+    print(result)
+
+class Counter(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._callbackCount = 0
+
+    def onData(self, interest, data):
+        self._callbackCount += 1
+        dump("Got data packet with name", data.getName().toUri())
+        # Use join to convert each byte to chr.
+        dump(data.getContent().toRawStr())
+
+    def onTimeout(self, interest):
+        self._callbackCount += 1
+        dump("Time out for interest", interest.getName().toUri())
+    
+    def onInterest(self,prefix,interest,face,interestFilterId,filter):
+        self._callbackCount+=1
+	dump("Receive interest", interest.toUri())
+
+    def onRegisterFailed(self,prefix):
+        dump("Register failed for prefix")
+
+def main():
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    face = ThreadsafeFace(loop, "aleph.ndn.ucla.edu")
+
+    counter = Counter()
+    face.stopWhen(lambda: counter._callbackCount >= 10)
+	
+    face.registerPrefix("/home",counter.onInterest,counter.onRegisterFailed)
+    #name1 = Name("/")
+    #dump("Express name ", name1.toUri())
+    # This call to exressIinterest is thread safe because face is a ThreadsafeFace.
+    #face.expressInterest(name1, counter.onData, counter.onTimeout)
+
+    # Run until stopWhen stops the loop.
+    loop.run_forever()
+    face.shutdown()
+
+main()