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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2014, Regents of the University of California,
+ *
+ * This file is part of NFD Control Center.  See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD
+ * authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NFD Control Center is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * NFD Control Center 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with NFD
+ * Control Center, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <QtQml/QQmlApplicationEngine>
+#include <QtWidgets/QApplication>
+#include <QtQml/QQmlContext>
+
+#include "forwarder-status.hpp"
+#include "fib-status.hpp"
+#include "tray-menu.hpp"
+
+#include <ndn-cxx/face.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread.hpp>
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+class Ncc
+{
+public:
+  Ncc()
+    : m_isActive(true)
+    , m_forwarderModel(m_face)
+    , m_fibModel(m_face)
+  {
+    QQmlContext* context = m_engine.rootContext();
+
+    context->setContextProperty("forwarderModel", &m_forwarderModel);
+    context->setContextProperty("fibModel", &m_fibModel);
+    context->setContextProperty("trayModel", &m_tray);
+
+    m_engine.load((QUrl("qrc:/main.qml")));
+
+    m_nfdThread = boost::thread(&Ncc::nfdConnectionLoop, this);
+  }
+
+  void
+  nfdConnectionLoop()
+  {
+    try {
+#ifdef BOOST_THREAD_USES_CHRONO
+      time::seconds retryTimeout = time::seconds(5);
+#else
+      boost::posix_time::time_duration retryTimeout = boost::posix_time::seconds(1);
+#endif
+
+      while (m_isActive) {
+        try {
+          while (m_isActive) {
+            m_face.expressInterest(Interest("/localhost/nfd/status"),
+                                   bind(&Ncc::onStatusRetrieved, this),
+                                   bind(&Ncc::onStatusTimeout, this));
+            m_face.processEvents(time::milliseconds::zero(), true);
+          }
+        }
+        catch (const std::exception&) {
+          emit m_tray.nfdActivityUpdate(false);
+#ifdef BOOST_THREAD_USES_CHRONO
+          boost::this_thread::sleep_for(retryTimeout);
+#else
+          boost::this_thread::sleep(retryTimeout);
+#endif
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    catch (const boost::thread_interrupted&) {
+      // done
+    }
+  }
+
+  void
+  onStatusRetrieved()
+  {
+    emit m_tray.nfdActivityUpdate(true);
+  }
+
+  void
+  onStatusTimeout()
+  {
+    emit m_tray.nfdActivityUpdate(false);
+
+    std::cerr << "Should not really happen, most likely a serious problem" << std::endl;
+    m_face.expressInterest(Interest("/localhost/nfd/status"),
+                           bind(&Ncc::onStatusRetrieved, this),
+                           bind(&Ncc::onStatusTimeout, this));
+  }
+
+  void
+  stop()
+  {
+    m_isActive = false;
+    m_face.shutdown();
+    m_nfdThread.interrupt();
+    m_nfdThread.join();
+  }
+
+private:
+  volatile bool m_isActive;
+  boost::thread m_nfdThread;
+
+  Face m_face;
+
+  QQmlApplicationEngine m_engine;
+
+  ForwarderStatusModel m_forwarderModel;
+  FibStatusModel m_fibModel;
+  TrayMenu m_tray;
+};
+
+} // namespace ndn
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(ndn::shared_ptr<const ndn::Data>)
+
+int
+main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  qRegisterMetaType<ndn::shared_ptr<const ndn::Data> >();
+
+  QApplication app(argc, argv);
+
+  ndn::Ncc controlCenterGui;
+
+  QApplication::setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(false);
+  int retval = app.exec();
+
+  controlCenterGui.stop();
+
+  return retval;
+}