daemon/table/network-region-table.hpp

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 *                           Washington University in St. Louis,
 *                           Beijing Institute of Technology,
 *                           The University of Memphis.
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#ifndef NFD_DAEMON_TABLE_NETWORK_REGION_TABLE_HPP
#define NFD_DAEMON_TABLE_NETWORK_REGION_TABLE_HPP

#include "common.hpp"

namespace nfd {

/** \brief stores a collection of producer region names
 *
 *  This table is used in forwarding to process Interests with Link objects.
 */
class NetworkRegionTable : public std::set<Name>
{
public:
  /** \brief determines whether an Interest has reached a producer region
   *  \param link the Link object on an Interest
   *  \retval true the Interest has reached a producer region
   *  \retval false the Interest has not reached a producer region
   *
   *  If any delegation names in the Link object is a prefix of any region name,
   *  the Interest has reached the producer region and should be forwarded according to ‎its Name;
   *  otherwise, the Interest should be forwarded according to the delegations.
   */
  bool
  isInProducerRegion(const Link& link) const;
};

} // namespace nfd

#endif // NFD_DAEMON_TABLE_NETWORK_REGION_TABLE_HPP