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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  Regents of the University of California,
+ *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                           Colorado State University,
+ *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                           Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                           Beijing Institute of Technology,
+ *                           The University of Memphis.
+ *
+ * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NFD 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 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, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "dummy-strategy.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace tests {
+
+NFD_REGISTER_STRATEGY(DummyStrategy);
+
+void
+DummyStrategy::registerAs(const Name& strategyName)
+{
+  registerAsImpl<DummyStrategy>(strategyName);
+}
+
+Name
+DummyStrategy::getStrategyName(uint64_t version)
+{
+  return Name("/dummy-strategy").appendVersion(version);
+}
+
+DummyStrategy::DummyStrategy(Forwarder& forwarder, const Name& name)
+  : Strategy(forwarder)
+  , afterReceiveInterest_count(0)
+  , beforeSatisfyInterest_count(0)
+  , beforeExpirePendingInterest_count(0)
+  , afterReceiveNack_count(0)
+{
+  this->setInstanceName(name);
+}
+
+void
+DummyStrategy::afterReceiveInterest(const Face& inFace, const Interest& interest,
+                                    const shared_ptr<pit::Entry>& pitEntry)
+{
+  ++afterReceiveInterest_count;
+
+  if (interestOutFace != nullptr) {
+    this->sendInterest(pitEntry, *interestOutFace, interest);
+  }
+  else {
+    this->rejectPendingInterest(pitEntry);
+  }
+}
+
+void
+DummyStrategy::beforeSatisfyInterest(const shared_ptr<pit::Entry>& pitEntry,
+                                     const Face& inFace, const Data& data)
+{
+  ++beforeSatisfyInterest_count;
+}
+
+void
+DummyStrategy::beforeExpirePendingInterest(const shared_ptr<pit::Entry>& pitEntry)
+{
+  ++beforeExpirePendingInterest_count;
+}
+
+void
+DummyStrategy::afterReceiveNack(const Face& inFace, const lp::Nack& nack,
+                                const shared_ptr<pit::Entry>& pitEntry)
+{
+  ++afterReceiveNack_count;
+}
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace nfd