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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_ROUTE_HPP
+#define NFD_DAEMON_RIB_ROUTE_HPP
+
+#include "core/common.hpp"
+
+#include <ndn-cxx/encoding/nfd-constants.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/mgmt/nfd/route-flags-traits.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/prefix-announcement.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/util/scheduler.hpp>
+
+#include <type_traits>
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace rib {
+
+/** \brief represents a route for a name prefix
+ */
+class Route : public ndn::nfd::RouteFlagsTraits<Route>
+{
+public:
+  /** \brief default constructor
+   */
+  Route() = default;
+
+  /** \brief construct from a prefix announcement
+   *  \param ann a prefix announcement that has passed verification
+   *  \param faceId the face on which \p ann arrived
+   */
+  Route(const ndn::PrefixAnnouncement& ann, uint64_t faceId);
+
+  const ndn::util::scheduler::EventId&
+  getExpirationEvent() const
+  {
+    return m_expirationEvent;
+  }
+
+  void
+  setExpirationEvent(const ndn::util::scheduler::EventId& eid)
+  {
+    m_expirationEvent = eid;
+  }
+
+  void
+  cancelExpirationEvent()
+  {
+    m_expirationEvent.cancel();
+  }
+
+  std::underlying_type_t<ndn::nfd::RouteFlags>
+  getFlags() const
+  {
+    return flags;
+  }
+
+public:
+  uint64_t faceId = 0;
+  ndn::nfd::RouteOrigin origin = ndn::nfd::ROUTE_ORIGIN_APP;
+  uint64_t cost = 0;
+  std::underlying_type_t<ndn::nfd::RouteFlags> flags = ndn::nfd::ROUTE_FLAGS_NONE;
+  optional<time::steady_clock::TimePoint> expires;
+
+  /** \brief The prefix announcement that caused the creation of this route.
+   *
+   *  This is nullopt if this route is not created by a prefix announcement.
+   */
+  optional<ndn::PrefixAnnouncement> announcement;
+
+  /** \brief Expiration time of the prefix announcement.
+   *
+   *  Valid only if announcement is not nullopt.
+   *
+   *  If this field is before or equal the current time, it indicates the prefix announcement is
+   *  not yet valid or has expired. In this case, the exact value of this field does not matter.
+   *  If this field is after the current time, it indicates when the prefix announcement expires.
+   */
+  time::steady_clock::TimePoint annExpires;
+
+private:
+  ndn::util::scheduler::EventId m_expirationEvent;
+};
+
+bool
+operator==(const Route& lhs, const Route& rhs);
+
+inline bool
+operator!=(const Route& lhs, const Route& rhs)
+{
+  return !(lhs == rhs);
+}
+
+inline bool
+compareFaceIdAndOrigin(const Route& lhs, const Route& rhs)
+{
+  return (lhs.faceId == rhs.faceId && lhs.origin == rhs.origin);
+}
+
+inline bool
+compareFaceId(const Route& route, const uint64_t faceId)
+{
+  return (route.faceId == faceId);
+}
+
+std::ostream&
+operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Route& route);
+
+} // namespace rib
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_DAEMON_RIB_ROUTE_HPP