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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  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 "statistics.hpp"
+#include "nlsr.hpp"
+#include "utility/name-helper.hpp"
+
+namespace nlsr {
+
+size_t
+Statistics::get(PacketType type) const
+{
+  std::map<PacketType,int>::const_iterator it = m_packetCounter.find(type);
+  if(it != m_packetCounter.end())
+  {
+    return it->second;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
+
+void
+Statistics::increment(PacketType type)
+{
+  m_packetCounter[type]++;
+}
+
+void
+Statistics::resetAll()
+{
+  for (auto&& it : m_packetCounter )
+  {
+    it.second = 0;
+  }
+}
+
+std::ostream&
+operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Statistics& stats)
+{
+  using PacketType = Statistics::PacketType;
+
+  os << "++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n"
+     << "+                                      +\n"
+     << "+              Statistics              +\n"
+     << "+                                      +\n"
+     << "++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n"
+     << "HELLO PROTOCOL\n"
+     << "    Sent Hello Interests: "              << stats.get(PacketType::SENT_HELLO_INTEREST) << "\n"
+     << "    Sent Hello Data: "                   << stats.get(PacketType::SENT_HELLO_DATA) << "\n"
+     << "\n"
+     << "    Received Hello Interests: "          << stats.get(PacketType::RCV_HELLO_INTEREST) << "\n"
+     << "    Received Hello Data: "               << stats.get(PacketType::RCV_HELLO_DATA) << "\n"
+     << "\n"
+     << "LSDB\n"
+     << "    Total Sent LSA Interests: "          << stats.get(PacketType::SENT_LSA_INTEREST) << "\n"
+     << "    Total Received LSA Interests: "      << stats.get(PacketType::RCV_LSA_INTEREST) << "\n"
+     << "\n"
+     << "    Total Sent LSA Data: "               << stats.get(PacketType::SENT_LSA_DATA) << "\n"
+     << "    Total Received LSA Data: "           << stats.get(PacketType::RCV_LSA_DATA) << "\n"
+     << "\n"
+     << "    Sent Adjacency LSA Interests: "      << stats.get(PacketType::SENT_ADJ_LSA_INTEREST) << "\n"
+     << "    Sent Coordinate LSA Interests: "     << stats.get(PacketType::SENT_COORD_LSA_INTEREST) << "\n"
+     << "    Sent Name LSA Interests: "           << stats.get(PacketType::SENT_NAME_LSA_INTEREST) << "\n"
+     << "\n"
+     << "    Received Adjacency LSA Interests: "  << stats.get(PacketType::RCV_ADJ_LSA_INTEREST) << "\n"
+     << "    Received Coordinate LSA Interests: " << stats.get(PacketType::RCV_COORD_LSA_INTEREST) << "\n"
+     << "    Received Name LSA Interests: "       << stats.get(PacketType::RCV_NAME_LSA_INTEREST) << "\n"
+     << "\n"
+     << "    Sent Adjacency LSA Data: "           << stats.get(PacketType::SENT_ADJ_LSA_DATA) << "\n"
+     << "    Sent Coordinate LSA Data: "          << stats.get(PacketType::SENT_COORD_LSA_DATA) << "\n"
+     << "    Sent Name LSA Data: "                << stats.get(PacketType::SENT_NAME_LSA_DATA) << "\n"
+     << "\n"
+     << "    Received Adjacency LSA Data: "       << stats.get(PacketType::RCV_ADJ_LSA_DATA) << "\n"
+     << "    Received Coordinate LSA Data: "      << stats.get(PacketType::RCV_COORD_LSA_DATA) << "\n"
+     << "    Received Name LSA Data: "            << stats.get(PacketType::RCV_NAME_LSA_DATA) << "\n"
+     << "++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n";
+
+  return os;
+}
+
+} // namespace nlsr