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+/**
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_NODE_HPP
+#define NDN_NODE_HPP
+
+#include "interest.hpp"
+#include "closure.hpp"
+#include "transport/udp-transport.hpp"
+#include "encoding/binary-xml-element-reader.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+class Face;
+  
+class Node : public ElementListener {
+public:
+  /**
+   * Create a new Node for communication with an NDN hub at host:port with the given Transport object.
+   * @param host The host of the NDN hub.
+   * @param port The port of the NDN hub.
+   * @param transport A pointer to a Transport object used for communication.
+   */
+  Node(const char *host, unsigned short port, const ptr_lib::shared_ptr<Transport> &transport)
+  : host_(host), port_(port), transport_(transport), tempClosure_(0)
+  {
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Create a new Node for communication with an NDN hub at host:port using the default UdpTransport.
+   * @param host The host of the NDN hub.
+   * @param port The port of the NDN hub.
+   */
+  Node(const char *host, unsigned short port)
+  : host_(host), port_(port), transport_(new UdpTransport()), tempClosure_(0)
+  {
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Create a new Node for communication with an NDN hub at host with the default port 9695 and using the default UdpTransport.
+   * @param host The host of the NDN hub.
+   */
+  Node(const char *host)
+  : host_(host), port_(9695), transport_(new UdpTransport()), tempClosure_(0)
+  {
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Encode name as an Interest. If interestTemplate is not 0, use its interest selectors.
+   * Send the interest through the transport, read the entire response and call
+   * closure->upcall(UPCALL_DATA (or UPCALL_DATA_UNVERIFIED),
+   *                 UpcallInfo(this, interest, 0, data)).
+   * @param name reference to a Name for the interest.  This does not keep a pointer to the Name object.
+   * @param closure a pointer for the Closure.  The caller must manage the memory for the Closure.  This will not try to delete it.
+   * @param interestTemplate if not 0, copy interest selectors from the template.   This does not keep a pointer to the Interest object.
+   */
+  void expressInterest(const Name &name, Closure *closure, const Interest *interestTemplate);
+  
+  void expressInterest(const Name &name, Closure *closure)
+  {
+    expressInterest(name, closure, 0);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Process any data to receive.  For each element received, call onReceivedElement.
+   * This is non-blocking and will return immediately if there is no data to receive.
+   * You should repeatedly call this from an event loop, with calls to sleep as needed so that the loop doesn't use 100% of the CPU.
+   * @throw This may throw an exception for reading data or in the callback for processing the data.  If you
+   * call this from an main event loop, you may want to catch and log/disregard all exceptions.
+   */
+  void processEvents();
+  
+  const char *getHost() const { return host_.c_str(); }
+  
+  unsigned short getPort() const { return port_; }
+  
+  const ptr_lib::shared_ptr<Transport> &getTransport() { return transport_; }
+  
+  virtual void onReceivedElement(unsigned char *element, unsigned int elementLength);
+  
+  void shutdown();
+
+private:
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<Transport> transport_;
+  std::string host_;
+  unsigned short port_;
+  Closure *tempClosure_;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif