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+# -*- Mode:python; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2015-2019, 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.
+#
+# Mini-NDN 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 Mini-NDN, e.g., in COPYING.md file.
+# If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import argparse
+import sys
+import time
+import os
+import configparser
+from subprocess import call, check_output
+
+from mininet.topo import Topo
+from mininet.net import Mininet
+from mininet.link import TCLink
+from mininet.node import Switch
+from mininet.util import ipStr, ipParse
+from mininet.log import info, error
+
+class Minindn(object):
+    """ This class provides the following features to the user:
+        1) Wrapper around Mininet object with option to pass topology directly
+           1.1) Users can pass custom argument parser to extend the default on here
+        2) Parses the topology file given via command line if user does not pass a topology object
+        3) Provides way to stop Mini-NDN via stop
+           3.1) Applications register their clean up function with this class
+        4) Sets IPs on neighbors for connectivity required in a switch-less topology
+        5) Some other utility functions
+    """
+    ndnSecurityDisabled = False
+
+    def __init__(self, parser=argparse.ArgumentParser(), topo=None, topoFile=None, **mininetParams):
+        """Create MiniNDN object
+        parser: Parent parser of Mini-NDN parser
+        topo: Mininet topo object (optional)
+        topoFile: Mininet topology file location (optional)
+        mininetParams: Any params to pass to Mininet
+        """
+        self.parser = Minindn.parseArgs(parser)
+        self.args = self.parser.parse_args()
+
+        self.workDir = self.args.workDir
+        self.resultDir = self.args.resultDir
+
+        if not topoFile:
+            # Args has default topology if none specified
+            self.topoFile = self.args.topoFile
+        else:
+            self.topoFile = topoFile
+
+        if topo is None:
+            try:
+                info('Using topology file {}\n'.format(self.topoFile))
+                self.topo = self.processTopo(self.topoFile)
+            except configparser.NoSectionError as e:
+                info('Error reading config file: {}\n'.format(e))
+                sys.exit(1)
+        else:
+            self.topo = topo
+
+        self.net = Mininet(topo=self.topo, link=TCLink, **mininetParams)
+
+        for host in self.net.hosts:
+            if 'params' not in host.params:
+                host.params['params'] = {}
+
+            homeDir = '{}/{}'.format(self.workDir, host.name)
+            host.params['params']['homeDir'] = homeDir
+            host.cmd('mkdir -p {}'.format(homeDir))
+            host.cmd('export HOME={} && cd ~'.format(homeDir))
+
+        self.cleanups = []
+
+        if not self.net.switches:
+            self.ethernetPairConnectivity()
+
+        try:
+            Minindn.ndnSecurityDisabled = '/dummy/KEY/-%9C%28r%B8%AA%3B%60' in \
+                                          check_output('ndnsec-get-default -k'.split()). \
+                                          decode('utf-8').split('\n')
+            info('Dummy key chain patch is installed in ndn-cxx. Security will be disabled.\n')
+        except:
+            pass
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def parseArgs(parent):
+        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog='minindn', parents=[parent], add_help=False)
+
+        # nargs='?' required here since optional argument
+        parser.add_argument('topoFile', nargs='?', default='/usr/local/etc/mini-ndn/default-topology.conf',
+                            help='If no template_file is given, topologies/default-topology.conf will be used.')
+
+        parser.add_argument('--work-dir', action='store', dest='workDir', default='/tmp/minindn',
+                            help='Specify the working directory; default is /tmp/minindn')
+
+        parser.add_argument('--result-dir', action='store', dest='resultDir', default=None,
+                            help='Specify the full path destination folder where experiment results will be moved')
+
+        return parser
+
+    def ethernetPairConnectivity(self):
+        ndnNetBase = '10.0.0.0'
+        interfaces = []
+        for host in self.net.hosts:
+            for intf in host.intfList():
+                link = intf.link
+                node1, node2 = link.intf1.node, link.intf2.node
+
+                if isinstance(node1, Switch) or isinstance(node2, Switch):
+                    continue
+
+                if link.intf1 not in interfaces and link.intf2 not in interfaces:
+                    interfaces.append(link.intf1)
+                    interfaces.append(link.intf2)
+                    node1.setIP(ipStr(ipParse(ndnNetBase) + 1) + '/30', intf=link.intf1)
+                    node2.setIP(ipStr(ipParse(ndnNetBase) + 2) + '/30', intf=link.intf2)
+                    ndnNetBase = ipStr(ipParse(ndnNetBase) + 4)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def processTopo(topoFile):
+        config = configparser.ConfigParser(delimiters=' ')
+        config.read(topoFile)
+        topo = Topo()
+
+        items = config.items('nodes')
+        for item in items:
+            name = item[0].split(':')[0]
+
+            params = {}
+            for param in item[1].split(' '):
+                if param == '_':
+                    continue
+                params[param.split('=')[0]] = param.split('=')[1]
+
+            topo.addHost(name, params=params)
+
+        try:
+            items = config.items('switches')
+            for item in items:
+                name = item[0].split(':')[0]
+                topo.addSwitch(name)
+        except configparser.NoSectionError:
+            # Switches are optional
+            pass
+
+        items = config.items('links')
+        for item in items:
+            link = item[0].split(':')
+
+            params = {}
+            for param in item[1].split(' '):
+                key = param.split('=')[0]
+                value = param.split('=')[1]
+                if key in ['bw', 'jitter', 'max_queue_size']:
+                    value = int(value)
+                if key == 'loss':
+                    value = float(value)
+                params[key] = value
+
+            topo.addLink(link[0], link[1], **params)
+
+        return topo
+
+    def start(self):
+        self.net.start()
+        time.sleep(3)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        for cleanup in self.cleanups:
+            cleanup()
+        self.net.stop()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def cleanUp():
+        devnull = open(os.devnull, 'w')
+        call('nfd-stop', stdout=devnull, stderr=devnull)
+        call('mn --clean'.split(), stdout=devnull, stderr=devnull)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def verifyDependencies():
+        """Prevent MiniNDN from running without necessary dependencies"""
+        dependencies = ['nfd', 'nlsr', 'infoedit', 'ndnping', 'ndnpingserver']
+        devnull = open(os.devnull, 'w')
+        # Checks that each program is in the system path
+        for program in dependencies:
+            if call(['which', program], stdout=devnull):
+                error('{} is missing from the system path! Exiting...\n'.format(program))
+                sys.exit(1)
+        devnull.close()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def sleep(seconds):
+        # sleep is not required if ndn-cxx is using in-memory keychain
+        if not Minindn.ndnSecurityDisabled:
+            time.sleep(seconds)