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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Yingdi Yu <yingdi@cs.ucla.edu>
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson <jefft0@remap.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_VALIDATION_REQUEST_HPP
+#define NDN_VALIDATION_REQUEST_HPP
+
+#include <ndn-cpp/security/key-chain.hpp>
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+class ValidationRequest {
+public:
+  ValidationRequest
+    (const ptr_lib::shared_ptr<Interest> &interest, const OnVerified& onVerified, const OnVerifyFailed& onVerifyFailed,
+     const int& retry, const int& stepCount)
+  : interest_(interest), onVerified_(onVerified), onVerifyFailed_(onVerifyFailed), retry_(retry), stepCount_(stepCount)
+  {
+  }
+    
+  virtual
+  ~ValidationRequest() {}
+
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<Interest> interest_; // An interest packet to fetch the requested data.
+  OnVerified onVerified_;                  // A callback function if the requested certificate has been validated.
+  OnVerifyFailed onVerifyFailed_;          // A callback function if the requested certificate cannot be validated.
+  int retry_;                              // The number of retrials when there is an interest timeout.
+  int stepCount_;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif