ndn-cxx examples

By default, the examples in examples/ folder are not built. To enable them, use --with-examples configure option. For example:

./waf configure --with-examples
./waf

There are two ways to add new examples, depending on their complexity.

1. Examples with a single translation unit

   For simple examples that have a single translation unit, the .cpp file can be directly put in the examples/ folder and it will be automatically compiled on the next run of ./waf. The name of the compiled executable will be determined by the base name of the .cpp file. For instance, examples/foo.cpp will be compiled into an executable named foo inside the build/examples folder:

    echo 'int main() { return 0; }' > examples/foo.cpp
    ./waf
    # ... Compiling examples/foo.cpp
    # ... Linking build/examples/foo
   
    # To run the example
    ./build/examples/foo
   

2. Examples with multiple translation units

   For more complex examples that contain multiple translation units, one can use the following directory structure:

   • Create a directory under the examples/ folder (e.g., examples/bar). The name of this directory will determine the name of the compiled executable (build/examples/bar/bar).
   • Place any number of translation units (e.g., examples/bar/a.cpp, examples/bar/b.cpp, ...) in this directory. All .cpp files in this directory will be compiled and linked together to produce the binary executable of the example. One of the .cpp files must contain the main() function.

   For example:

    mkdir examples/bar
    echo 'int bar(); int main() { return bar(); }' > examples/bar/a.cpp
    echo 'int bar() { return 10; }' > examples/bar/b.cpp
    ./waf
    # ... Compiling examples/bar/a.cpp
    # ... Compiling examples/bar/b.cpp
    # ... Linking build/examples/bar/bar
   
    # To run the example
    ./build/examples/bar/bar
   

Security configuration for example apps

In order for the consumer example app to be able to properly authenticate data packets created by the producer app, you must configure the following parameters.

1. Generate example trust anchor:

    ndnsec key-gen /example
    ndnsec cert-dump -i /example > example-trust-anchor.cert
   

2. Create a key for the producer and sign it with the example trust anchor:

    ndnsec key-gen /example/testApp
    ndnsec sign-req /example/testApp | ndnsec cert-gen -s /example -i example | ndnsec cert-install -