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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2015,  The University of Memphis,
+ *                           Regents of the University of California,
+ *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
+ *
+ * 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-runner.hpp"
+
+#include "conf-file-processor.hpp"
+#include "logger.hpp"
+
+namespace nlsr {
+
+INIT_LOGGER("NlsrRunner");
+
+NlsrRunner::NlsrRunner(std::string& configFileName, bool isDaemonProcess)
+  : m_scheduler(m_ioService)
+  , m_face(m_ioService)
+  , m_nlsr(m_ioService, m_scheduler, m_face)
+{
+  m_nlsr.setConfFileName(configFileName);
+  m_nlsr.setIsDaemonProcess(isDaemonProcess);
+}
+
+void
+NlsrRunner::run()
+{
+  ConfFileProcessor configProcessor(m_nlsr, m_nlsr.getConfFileName());
+
+  if (!configProcessor.processConfFile()) {
+    throw Error("Error in configuration file processing! Exiting from NLSR");
+  }
+
+  if (m_nlsr.getConfParameter().isLog4CxxConfAvailable()) {
+    INIT_LOG4CXX(m_nlsr.getConfParameter().getLog4CxxConfPath());
+  }
+  else {
+    INIT_LOGGERS(m_nlsr.getConfParameter().getLogDir(), m_nlsr.getConfParameter().getLogLevel());
+  }
+
+  m_nlsr.initialize();
+
+  if (m_nlsr.getIsSetDaemonProcess()) {
+    m_nlsr.daemonize();
+  }
+
+  try {
+    m_nlsr.startEventLoop();
+  }
+  catch (std::exception& e) {
+    _LOG_FATAL("ERROR: " << e.what());
+    std::cerr << "ERROR: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+
+    m_nlsr.getFib().clean();
+    m_nlsr.destroyFaces();
+  }
+}
+
+void
+NlsrRunner::printUsage(const std::string& programName)
+{
+  std::cout << "Usage: " << programName << " [OPTIONS...]" << std::endl;
+  std::cout << "   NDN routing...." << std::endl;
+  std::cout << "       -d          Run in daemon mode" << std::endl;
+  std::cout << "       -f <FILE>   Specify configuration file name" << std::endl;
+  std::cout << "       -V          Display version information" << std::endl;
+  std::cout << "       -h          Display this help message" << std::endl;
+}
+
+} // namespace nlsr