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+#ifndef NLSR_IM_HPP
+#define NLSR_IM_HPP
+
+#include <ndn-cpp-dev/face.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cpp-dev/security/key-chain.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cpp-dev/util/scheduler.hpp>
+
+namespace nlsr {
+
+class Nlsr;
+
+class InterestManager
+{
+public:
+  InterestManager()
+  {
+  }
+  void
+  processInterest(Nlsr& pnlsr, const ndn::Name& name,
+                  const ndn::Interest& interest);
+
+  void
+  processInterestInfo(Nlsr& pnlsr, std::string& neighbor,
+                      const ndn::Interest& interest);
+
+  void
+  processInterestLsa(Nlsr& pnlsr, const ndn::Interest& interest);
+
+  void
+  processInterestForNameLsa(Nlsr& pnlsr, const ndn::Interest& interest,
+                            std::string lsaKey, uint32_t interestedlsSeqNo);
+
+  void
+  processInterestForAdjLsa(Nlsr& pnlsr, const ndn::Interest& interest,
+                           std::string lsaKey, uint32_t interestedlsSeqNo);
+
+  void
+  processInterestForCorLsa(Nlsr& pnlsr, const ndn::Interest& interest,
+                           std::string lsaKey, uint32_t interestedlsSeqNo);
+
+  void
+  processInterestKeys(Nlsr& pnlsr, const ndn::Interest& interest);
+
+  void
+  processInterestTimedOut(Nlsr& pnlsr, const ndn::Interest& interest);
+
+  void
+  processInterestTimedOutInfo(Nlsr& pnlsr, std::string& neighbor,
+                              const ndn::Interest& interest);
+
+  void
+  processInterestTimedOutLsa(Nlsr& pnlsr, const ndn::Interest& interest);
+
+  void
+  expressInterest(Nlsr& pnlsr,
+                  const std::string& interestNamePrefix, int scope, int seconds);
+
+  void
+  sendScheduledInfoInterest(Nlsr& pnlsr, int seconds);
+
+  void
+  scheduleInfoInterest(Nlsr& pnlsr, int seconds);
+
+private:
+
+
+};
+
+}//namespace nlsr
+
+#endif //NLSR_IM_HPP