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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Named Data Networking Project
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NFD_FACE_UNIX_STREAM_FACTORY_HPP
+#define NFD_FACE_UNIX_STREAM_FACTORY_HPP
+
+#include "protocol-factory.hpp"
+#include "unix-stream-channel.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+class UnixStreamFactory : public ProtocolFactory
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * \brief Exception of UnixStreamFactory
+   */
+  struct Error : public ProtocolFactory::Error
+  {
+    Error(const std::string& what) : ProtocolFactory::Error(what) {}
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Create stream-oriented Unix channel using specified socket path
+   *
+   * If this method is called twice with the same path, only one channel
+   * will be created.  The second call will just retrieve the existing
+   * channel.
+   *
+   * \returns always a valid pointer to a UnixStreamChannel object,
+   *          an exception will be thrown if the channel cannot be created.
+   *
+   * \throws UnixStreamFactory::Error
+   */
+  shared_ptr<UnixStreamChannel>
+  create(const std::string& unixSocketPath);
+
+private:
+  /**
+   * \brief Look up UnixStreamChannel using specified endpoint
+   *
+   * \returns shared pointer to the existing UnixStreamChannel object
+   *          or empty shared pointer when such channel does not exist
+   *
+   * \throws never
+   */
+  shared_ptr<UnixStreamChannel>
+  find(const unix_stream::Endpoint& endpoint);
+
+private:
+  typedef std::map< unix_stream::Endpoint, shared_ptr<UnixStreamChannel> > ChannelMap;
+  ChannelMap m_channels;
+};
+
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_FACE_UNIX_STREAM_FACTORY_HPP