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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Regents of the University of California
+ *                     Alexander Afanasyev
+ *
+ * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef EMPTY_POLICY_H_
+#define EMPTY_POLICY_H_
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace trie {
+
+/**
+ * @brief Traits for empty (bogus) replacement policy
+ */
+struct empty_policy_traits
+{
+  /// @brief Name that can be used to identify the policy (e.g., for logging)
+  static std::string GetName () { return ""; }
+
+  typedef void* policy_hook_type;
+
+  template<class Container> struct container_hook { typedef void* type; };
+
+  template<class Base,
+           class Container,
+           class Hook>
+  struct policy 
+  {
+    struct type
+    {
+      inline type (Base &base) {}
+      
+      inline void update (typename Container::iterator) { }
+      inline bool insert (typename Container::iterator) { return true; }
+      inline void lookup (typename Container::iterator item) { }
+      inline void erase (typename Container::iterator item) { }
+      inline void clear () { }
+    };
+  };
+};
+
+} // trie
+} // ndn
+
+#endif // EMPTY_POLICY_H_