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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014  University of Memphis,
+ *                     Regents of the University of California
+ *
+ * This file is part of NLSR (Named-data Link State Routing).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NLSR authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NLSR 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.
+ *
+ * NLSR 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
+ * NLSR, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+#include "nlsr.hpp"
+#include "nlsr_conf_processor.hpp"
+
+using namespace nlsr;
+
+int
+main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  src::logger lg;
+  nlsr::Nlsr nlsr_;
+  string programName(argv[0]);
+  nlsr_.setConfFileName("nlsr.conf");
+  int opt;
+  while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "df:p:h")) != -1)
+  {
+    switch (opt)
+      {
+      case 'f':
+        nlsr_.setConfFileName(optarg);
+        break;
+      case 'd':
+        nlsr_.setIsDaemonProcess(optarg);
+        break;
+      case 'p':
+        {
+          stringstream sst(optarg);
+          int ap;
+          sst>>ap;
+          nlsr_.setApiPort(ap);
+        }
+        break;
+      case 'h':
+      default:
+        nlsr_.usage(programName);
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+      }
+  }
+  ConfFileProcessor cfp(nlsr_.getConfFileName());
+  int res=cfp.processConfFile(nlsr_);
+  if ( res < 0 )
+  {
+    std::cerr<<"Error in configuration file processing! Exiting from NLSR"<<std::endl;
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+  nlsr_.initialize();
+  try
+  {
+    nlsr_.startEventLoop();
+  }
+  catch(std::exception &e)
+  {
+    std::cerr << "ERROR: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+  }
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}