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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2019,  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/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NFD_DAEMON_RIB_READVERTISE_READVERTISED_ROUTE_HPP
+#define NFD_DAEMON_RIB_READVERTISE_READVERTISED_ROUTE_HPP
+
+#include "core/common.hpp"
+
+#include <ndn-cxx/security/signing-info.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/util/scheduler.hpp>
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace rib {
+
+/** \brief state of a readvertised route
+ */
+class ReadvertisedRoute : noncopyable
+{
+public:
+  explicit
+  ReadvertisedRoute(const Name& prefix)
+    : prefix(prefix)
+    , nRibRoutes(0)
+    , retryDelay(0)
+  {
+  }
+
+public:
+  Name prefix; ///< readvertised prefix
+  mutable ndn::security::SigningInfo signer; ///< signer for commands
+  mutable size_t nRibRoutes; ///< number of RIB routes that cause the readvertisement
+  mutable time::milliseconds retryDelay; ///< retry interval (not used for refresh)
+  mutable ndn::util::scheduler::ScopedEventId retryEvt; ///< retry or refresh event
+};
+
+inline bool
+operator<(const ReadvertisedRoute& lhs, const ReadvertisedRoute& rhs)
+{
+  return lhs.prefix < rhs.prefix;
+}
+
+using ReadvertisedRouteContainer = std::set<ReadvertisedRoute>;
+
+} // namespace rib
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_DAEMON_RIB_READVERTISE_READVERTISED_ROUTE_HPP