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+//  (C) Copyright Gennadiy Rozental 2002-2008.
+//  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+//  (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at 
+//  http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+//  See http://www.boost.org/libs/test for the library home page.
+//
+//  File        : $RCSfile$
+//
+//  Version     : $Revision: 49312 $
+//
+//  Description : simple minimal testing definitions and implementation
+// ***************************************************************************
+
+#ifndef BOOST_TEST_MINIMAL_HPP_071894GER
+#define BOOST_TEST_MINIMAL_HPP_071894GER
+
+#define BOOST_CHECK(exp)       \
+  ( (exp)                      \
+      ? static_cast<void>(0)   \
+      : ndnboost::minimal_test::report_error(#exp,__FILE__,__LINE__, BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION) )
+
+#define BOOST_REQUIRE(exp)     \
+  ( (exp)                      \
+      ? static_cast<void>(0)   \
+      : ndnboost::minimal_test::report_critical_error(#exp,__FILE__,__LINE__,BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION))
+
+#define BOOST_ERROR( msg_ )    \
+        ndnboost::minimal_test::report_error( (msg_),__FILE__,__LINE__, BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION, true )
+#define BOOST_FAIL( msg_ )     \
+        ndnboost::minimal_test::report_critical_error( (msg_),__FILE__,__LINE__, BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION, true )
+
+//____________________________________________________________________________//
+
+// Boost.Test
+#include <ndnboost/test/detail/global_typedef.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/test/impl/execution_monitor.ipp>
+#include <ndnboost/test/impl/debug.ipp>
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/class_properties.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/basic_cstring/io.hpp>
+
+// Boost
+#include <ndnboost/cstdlib.hpp>            // for exit codes#include <ndnboost/cstdlib.hpp>            // for exit codes
+#include <ndnboost/current_function.hpp>   // for BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION
+
+// STL
+#include <iostream>                     // std::cerr, std::endl
+#include <string>                       // std::string
+
+#include <ndnboost/test/detail/suppress_warnings.hpp>
+
+//____________________________________________________________________________//
+
+int test_main( int argc, char* argv[] );  // prototype for users test_main()
+
+namespace ndnboost {
+namespace minimal_test {
+
+typedef ndnboost::unit_test::const_string const_string;
+
+inline unit_test::counter_t& errors_counter() { static unit_test::counter_t ec = 0; return ec; }
+
+inline void
+report_error( const char* msg, const char* file, int line, const_string func_name, bool is_msg = false )
+{
+    ++errors_counter();
+    std::cerr << file << "(" << line << "): ";
+
+    if( is_msg )
+        std::cerr << msg;
+    else
+        std::cerr << "test " << msg << " failed";
+
+    if( func_name != "(unknown)" )
+        std::cerr << " in function: '" << func_name << "'";
+
+    std::cerr << std::endl;
+}
+
+inline void
+report_critical_error( const char* msg, const char* file, int line, const_string func_name, bool is_msg = false )
+{
+    report_error( msg, file, line, func_name, is_msg );
+
+    throw ndnboost::execution_aborted();
+}
+
+class caller {
+public:
+    // constructor
+    caller( int argc, char** argv )
+    : m_argc( argc ), m_argv( argv ) {}
+
+    // execution monitor hook implementation
+    int operator()() { return test_main( m_argc, m_argv ); }
+
+private:
+    // Data members
+    int         m_argc;
+    char**      m_argv;
+}; // monitor
+
+} // namespace minimal_test
+
+} // namespace ndnboost
+
+//____________________________________________________________________________//
+
+int BOOST_TEST_CALL_DECL main( int argc, char* argv[] )
+{
+    using namespace ndnboost::minimal_test;
+
+    try {
+        ::ndnboost::execution_monitor ex_mon;
+        int run_result = ex_mon.execute( caller( argc, argv ) );
+
+        BOOST_CHECK( run_result == 0 || run_result == ndnboost::exit_success );
+    }
+    catch( ndnboost::execution_exception const& exex ) {
+        if( exex.code() != ndnboost::execution_exception::no_error )
+            BOOST_ERROR( (std::string( "exception \"" ).
+                            append( exex.what().begin(), exex.what().end() ).
+                            append( "\" caught" ) ).c_str() );
+        std::cerr << "\n**** Testing aborted.";
+    }
+
+    if( ndnboost::minimal_test::errors_counter() != 0 ) {
+        std::cerr << "\n**** " << errors_counter()
+                  << " error" << (errors_counter() > 1 ? "s" : "" ) << " detected\n";
+
+        return ndnboost::exit_test_failure;
+    }
+
+    std::cout << "\n**** no errors detected\n";
+    
+    return ndnboost::exit_success;
+}
+
+//____________________________________________________________________________//
+
+#include <ndnboost/test/detail/enable_warnings.hpp>
+
+#endif // BOOST_TEST_MINIMAL_HPP_071894GER