Add new Nfdc batch helper to speed up running multiple commands
and refactoring to minimize code duplication.

Also added two demos/tests under examples to validate behavior.

Change-Id: I0700b7e204793d2a6bbf75f7c920a3e3951005be
diff --git a/examples/demos_and_tests/nfdc_batch_example.py b/examples/demos_and_tests/nfdc_batch_example.py
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+# -*- Mode:python; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2015-2024, The University of Memphis,
+#                          Arizona Board of Regents,
+#                          Regents of the University of California.
+#
+# This file is part of Mini-NDN.
+# See AUTHORS.md for a complete list of Mini-NDN authors and contributors.
+#
+# Mini-NDN 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.
+#
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+# 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 Mini-NDN, e.g., in COPYING.md file.
+# If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from subprocess import PIPE
+from time import sleep
+
+from mininet.log import setLogLevel, info, debug
+from mininet.topo import Topo
+
+from minindn.minindn import Minindn
+from minindn.apps.app_manager import AppManager
+from minindn.util import MiniNDNCLI, getPopen
+from minindn.apps.nfd import Nfd
+from minindn.helpers.nfdc import Nfdc, NfdcBatch
+
+PREFIX = "/example"
+
+def printOutput(output):
+    _out = output.decode("utf-8").split("\n")
+    for _line in _out:
+        info(_line + "\n")
+
+def run():
+    Minindn.cleanUp()
+    Minindn.verifyDependencies()
+
+    # Topology can be created/modified using Mininet topo object
+    topo = Topo()
+    info("Setup\n")
+    # add hosts
+    a = topo.addHost('a')
+    b = topo.addHost('b')
+    c = topo.addHost('c')
+
+    # add links
+    topo.addLink(a, b, delay='10ms', bw=10) # bw = bandwidth
+    topo.addLink(b, c, delay='10ms', bw=10)
+    topo.addLink(a, c, delay='10ms', bw=10)
+
+    ndn = Minindn(topo=topo)
+    ndn.start()
+
+    # configure and start nfd on each node
+    info("Configuring NFD\n")
+    AppManager(ndn, ndn.net.hosts, Nfd, logLevel="DEBUG")
+
+    info("Setting up routes and strategies...\n")
+    links = {"a": ["b", "c"], "b": ["c"]}
+    nfdc_batches = dict()
+    for first in links:
+        nfdc_batches[first] = NfdcBatch()
+        batch = nfdc_batches[first]
+        for second in links[first]:
+            host1 = ndn.net[first]
+            host2 = ndn.net[second]
+            interface = host2.connectionsTo(host1)[0][0]
+            interface_ip = interface.IP()
+            # Nfdc.createFace(host1, interface_ip)
+            batch.createFace(interface_ip)
+            batch.registerRoute(PREFIX, interface_ip, cost=0)
+            batch.setStrategy(PREFIX, Nfdc.STRATEGY_ASF)
+    for node in nfdc_batches:
+        nfdc_batches[node].executeBatch(ndn.net[node])
+    sleep(1)
+    info(ndn.net["a"].cmd("nfdc face list"))
+    info(ndn.net["a"].cmd("nfdc fib list"))
+    info(ndn.net["a"].cmd("nfdc strategy show /example"))
+
+    # Start ping server
+    info("Starting pings...\n")
+    pingserver_log = open(f"{ndn.workDir}/c/ndnpingserver.log", "w")
+    getPopen(ndn.net["c"], f"ndnpingserver {PREFIX}", stdout=pingserver_log,
+             stderr=pingserver_log)
+
+    # start ping client
+    ping1 = getPopen(ndn.net["a"], f"ndnping {PREFIX} -c 5", stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+    ping1.wait()
+    printOutput(ping1.stdout.read())
+
+    info("Bringing down routes and strategies...\n")
+    links = {"a": ["b", "c"], "b": ["c"]}
+    nfdc_batches = dict()
+    for first in links:
+        nfdc_batches[first] = NfdcBatch()
+        batch = nfdc_batches[first]
+        for second in links[first]:
+            host1 = ndn.net[first]
+            host2 = ndn.net[second]
+            interface = host2.connectionsTo(host1)[0][0]
+            interface_ip = interface.IP()
+            batch.unregisterRoute(PREFIX, interface_ip)
+            batch.destroyFace(interface_ip)
+            batch.unsetStrategy(PREFIX)
+    for node in nfdc_batches:
+       nfdc_batches[node].executeBatch(ndn.net[node])
+    sleep(1)
+    info(ndn.net["a"].cmd("nfdc face list"))
+    info(ndn.net["a"].cmd("nfdc fib list"))
+    info(ndn.net["a"].cmd("nfdc strategy show /example"))
+
+    ping2 = getPopen(ndn.net["a"], "ndnping {} -c 5".format(PREFIX), stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+    ping2.wait()
+    printOutput(ping2.stdout.read())
+
+    info("\nExperiment Completed!\n")
+    # MiniNDNCLI(ndn.net)
+    ndn.stop()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    setLogLevel("info")
+    run()
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