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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson <jefft0@remap.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_FACE_INSTANCE_HPP
+#define NDN_FACE_INSTANCE_HPP
+
+#include "encoding/tlv-face-management.hpp"
+#include "name.hpp"
+#include "encoding/block.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+/**
+ * An FaceInstance holds an action and  Name prefix and other fields for an forwarding entry.
+ */
+class FaceInstance {
+public:    
+  FaceInstance(const std::string &action,
+               int64_t     faceId,
+               uint32_t    ipProto,
+               const std::string &host,
+               uint32_t    port,
+               const std::string &multicastInterface,
+               uint32_t    multicastTtl,
+               Milliseconds freshnessPeriod) 
+    : action_(action)
+    , faceId_(faceId)
+    , ipProto_(ipProto)
+    , host_(host)
+    , port_(port)
+    , multicastInterface_(multicastInterface)
+    , multicastTtl_(multicastTtl)
+    , freshnessPeriod_(freshnessPeriod)
+  {
+  }
+
+  FaceInstance()
+    : faceId_(-1)
+    , ipProto_(-1)
+    , port_(-1)
+    , multicastTtl_(-1)
+    , freshnessPeriod_(-1)
+  {
+  }
+
+  // Action
+  const std::string& 
+  getAction() const { return action_; }
+
+  void 
+  setAction(const std::string& action) { action_ = action; wire_.reset(); }
+
+  // FaceID
+  int64_t
+  getFaceId() const { return faceId_; }
+
+  void 
+  setFaceId(int64_t faceId) { faceId_ = faceId; wire_.reset(); }
+
+  // IPProto
+  int32_t 
+  getIpProto() const { return ipProto_; }
+
+  void 
+  setIpProto(int32_t ipProto) { ipProto_ = ipProto; wire_.reset(); }
+
+  // Host
+  const std::string& 
+  getHost() const { return host_; }
+
+  void 
+  setHost(const std::string& host) { host_ = host; wire_.reset(); }
+
+  // Port
+  int32_t
+  getPort() const { return port_; }
+
+  void 
+  setPort(int port) { port_ = port; wire_.reset(); }
+
+  // MulticastInterface
+  const std::string& 
+  getMulticastInterface() const { return multicastInterface_; }
+
+  void 
+  setMulticastInterface(const std::string& multicastInterface) { multicastInterface_ = multicastInterface; wire_.reset(); }
+
+  // MulticastTTL
+  int32_t
+  getMulticastTtl() const { return multicastTtl_; }
+
+  void 
+  setMulticastTtl(int32_t multicastTtl) { multicastTtl_ = multicastTtl; wire_.reset(); }
+
+  // Freshness
+  int 
+  getFreshnessPeriod() const { return freshnessPeriod_; }
+
+  void 
+  setFreshnessPeriod(int freshnessPeriod) { freshnessPeriod_ = freshnessPeriod; wire_.reset(); }
+
+  // Wire
+  inline const Block&
+  wireEncode() const;
+  
+  inline void 
+  wireDecode(const Block &wire);
+  
+private:
+  std::string action_;
+  int64_t     faceId_;
+  int32_t     ipProto_;
+  std::string host_;
+  int32_t     port_;
+  std::string multicastInterface_;
+  int32_t     multicastTtl_;
+  Milliseconds freshnessPeriod_;
+  
+  mutable Block wire_;
+};
+
+inline const Block&
+FaceInstance::wireEncode() const
+{
+  if (wire_.hasWire())
+    return wire_;
+
+  // FaceInstance ::= FACE-INSTANCE-TYPE TLV-LENGTH
+  //                  Action?
+  //                  FaceID?
+  //                  IPProto?
+  //                  Host?
+  //                  Port?
+  //                  MulticastInterface?
+  //                  MulticastTTL?
+  //                  FreshnessPeriod?
+  
+  wire_ = Block(Tlv::FaceManagement::FaceInstance);
+
+  // Action
+  if (!action_.empty())
+    {
+      wire_.push_back
+        (dataBlock(Tlv::FaceManagement::Action, action_.c_str(), action_.size()));
+    }
+
+  // FaceID
+  if (faceId_ >= 0)
+    {
+      wire_.push_back
+        (nonNegativeIntegerBlock(Tlv::FaceManagement::FaceID, faceId_));
+    }
+
+  // IPProto
+  if (ipProto_ >= 0)
+    {
+      wire_.push_back
+        (nonNegativeIntegerBlock(Tlv::FaceManagement::IPProto, ipProto_));
+    }
+  
+  // Host
+  if (!host_.empty())
+    {
+      wire_.push_back
+        (dataBlock(Tlv::FaceManagement::Host, host_.c_str(), host_.size()));
+    }
+
+  // Port
+  if (port_ >= 0)
+    {
+      wire_.push_back
+        (nonNegativeIntegerBlock(Tlv::FaceManagement::Port, port_));
+    }
+
+  // MulticastInterface
+  if (!multicastInterface_.empty())
+    {
+      wire_.push_back
+        (dataBlock(Tlv::FaceManagement::MulticastInterface, multicastInterface_.c_str(), multicastInterface_.size()));
+    }
+
+  // MulticastTTL
+  if (multicastTtl_ >= 0)
+    {
+      wire_.push_back
+        (nonNegativeIntegerBlock(Tlv::FaceManagement::MulticastTTL, multicastTtl_));
+    }
+
+  // FreshnessPeriod
+  if (freshnessPeriod_ >= 0)
+    {
+      wire_.push_back
+        (nonNegativeIntegerBlock(Tlv::FreshnessPeriod, freshnessPeriod_));
+    }
+  
+  wire_.encode();
+  return wire_;    
+}
+  
+inline void 
+FaceInstance::wireDecode(const Block &wire)
+{
+  action_.clear();
+  faceId_ = -1;
+  ipProto_ = -1;
+  host_.clear();
+  port_ = -1;
+  multicastInterface_.clear();
+  multicastTtl_ = -1;
+  freshnessPeriod_ = -1;
+
+  wire_ = wire;
+  wire_.parse();
+
+  // FaceInstance ::= FACE-INSTANCE-TYPE TLV-LENGTH
+  //                  Action?
+  //                  FaceID?
+  //                  IPProto?
+  //                  Host?
+  //                  Port?
+  //                  MulticastInterface?
+  //                  MulticastTTL?
+  //                  FreshnessPeriod?
+
+  // Action
+  Block::element_iterator val = wire_.find(Tlv::FaceManagement::Action);
+  if (val != wire_.getAll().end())
+    {
+      action_ = std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(val->value()), val->value_size());
+    }
+
+  // FaceID
+  val = wire_.find(Tlv::FaceManagement::FaceID);
+  if (val != wire_.getAll().end())
+    {
+      faceId_ = readNonNegativeInteger(*val);
+    }
+
+  // IPProto
+  val = wire_.find(Tlv::FaceManagement::IPProto);
+  if (val != wire_.getAll().end())
+    {
+      ipProto_ = readNonNegativeInteger(*val);
+    }
+
+  // Host
+  val = wire_.find(Tlv::FaceManagement::Host);
+  if (val != wire_.getAll().end())
+    {
+      host_ = std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(val->value()), val->value_size());
+    }
+
+  // Port
+  val = wire_.find(Tlv::FaceManagement::Port);
+  if (val != wire_.getAll().end())
+    {
+      port_ = readNonNegativeInteger(*val);
+    }
+
+  // MulticastInterface
+  val = wire_.find(Tlv::FaceManagement::MulticastInterface);
+  if (val != wire_.getAll().end())
+    {
+      multicastInterface_ = std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(val->value()), val->value_size());
+    }
+
+  // MulticastTTL
+  val = wire_.find(Tlv::FaceManagement::MulticastTTL);
+  if (val != wire_.getAll().end())
+    {
+      multicastTtl_ = readNonNegativeInteger(*val);
+    }
+
+  // FreshnessPeriod
+  val = wire_.find(Tlv::FreshnessPeriod);
+  if (val != wire_.getAll().end())
+    {
+      freshnessPeriod_ = readNonNegativeInteger(*val);
+    }
+}
+
+inline std::ostream&
+operator << (std::ostream &os, const FaceInstance &entry)
+{
+  os << "FaceInstance(";
+  
+  // Action
+  if (!entry.getAction().empty())
+    {
+      os << "Action:" << entry.getAction() << ", ";
+    }
+
+  // FaceID
+  if (entry.getFaceId() >= 0)
+    {
+      os << "FaceID:" << entry.getFaceId() << ", ";
+    }
+
+  // IPProto
+  if (entry.getIpProto() >= 0)
+    {
+      os << "IPProto:" << entry.getIpProto() << ", ";
+    }
+
+  // Host
+  if (!entry.getHost().empty())
+    {
+      os << "Host:" << entry.getHost() << ", ";
+    }
+
+  // Port
+  if (entry.getPort() >= 0)
+    {
+      os << "Port:" << entry.getPort() << ", ";
+    }
+
+  // MulticastInterface
+  if (!entry.getMulticastInterface().empty())
+    {
+      os << "MulticastInterface:" << entry.getMulticastInterface() << ", ";
+    }
+
+  // MulticastTTL
+  if (entry.getMulticastTtl() >= 0)
+    {
+      os << "MulticastTTL:" << entry.getMulticastTtl() << ", ";
+    }
+
+  // FreshnessPeriod
+  if (entry.getFreshnessPeriod() >= 0)
+    {
+      os << "FreshnessPeriod:" << entry.getFreshnessPeriod() << ", ";
+    }
+
+  os << ")";
+  return os;
+}
+
+}
+
+#endif // FACE_INSTANCE