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+/**
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_SOCKETTRANSPORT_H
+#define	NDN_SOCKETTRANSPORT_H
+
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include "../errors.h"
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+typedef enum {
+  SOCKET_TCP,
+  SOCKET_UDP
+} ndn_SocketType;
+  
+struct ndn_SocketTransport {
+  int socketDescriptor; /**< -1 if not connected */
+};
+  
+static inline void ndn_SocketTransport_init(struct ndn_SocketTransport *self)
+{
+  self->socketDescriptor = -1;
+}
+
+ndn_Error ndn_SocketTransport_connect(struct ndn_SocketTransport *self, ndn_SocketType socketType, char *host, unsigned short port);
+
+ndn_Error ndn_SocketTransport_send(struct ndn_SocketTransport *self, unsigned char *data, unsigned int dataLength);
+
+ndn_Error ndn_SocketTransport_receive
+  (struct ndn_SocketTransport *self, unsigned char *buffer, unsigned int bufferLength, unsigned int *nBytes);
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif