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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License along with ndn-cxx, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * @author Yingdi Yu <http://irl.cs.ucla.edu/~yingdi/>
+ */
+
+#include "regex-component-matcher.hpp"
+#include "regex-pseudo-matcher.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+// Re: http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_56_0.html
+//
+//   Breaking change: corrected behavior of basic_regex<>::mark_count() to match existing
+//   documentation, basic_regex<>::subexpression(n) changed to match, see
+//   https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/9227
+//
+static constexpr size_t BOOST_REGEXP_MARK_COUNT_CORRECTION =
+#if BOOST_VERSION < 105600
+    1;
+#else
+    0;
+#endif
+
+RegexComponentMatcher::RegexComponentMatcher(const std::string& expr,
+                                             shared_ptr<RegexBackrefManager> backrefManager,
+                                             bool isExactMatch)
+  : RegexMatcher(expr, EXPR_COMPONENT, std::move(backrefManager))
+  , m_isExactMatch(isExactMatch)
+{
+  compile();
+}
+
+void
+RegexComponentMatcher::compile()
+{
+  m_componentRegex = boost::regex(m_expr);
+
+  m_pseudoMatchers.clear();
+  m_pseudoMatchers.push_back(make_shared<RegexPseudoMatcher>());
+
+  for (size_t i = 1; i <= m_componentRegex.mark_count() - BOOST_REGEXP_MARK_COUNT_CORRECTION; i++) {
+    m_pseudoMatchers.push_back(make_shared<RegexPseudoMatcher>());
+    m_backrefManager->pushRef(m_pseudoMatchers.back());
+  }
+}
+
+bool
+RegexComponentMatcher::match(const Name& name, size_t offset, size_t len)
+{
+  m_matchResult.clear();
+
+  if (m_expr.empty()) {
+    m_matchResult.push_back(name.get(offset));
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (!m_isExactMatch)
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Non-exact component search is not supported yet"));
+
+  boost::smatch subResult;
+  std::string targetStr = name.get(offset).toUri();
+  if (boost::regex_match(targetStr, subResult, m_componentRegex)) {
+    for (size_t i = 1; i <= m_componentRegex.mark_count() - BOOST_REGEXP_MARK_COUNT_CORRECTION; i++) {
+      m_pseudoMatchers[i]->resetMatchResult();
+      m_pseudoMatchers[i]->setMatchResult(subResult[i]);
+    }
+    m_matchResult.push_back(name.get(offset));
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+} // namespace ndn