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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2016,  Regents of the University of California,
+ *                      Colorado State University,
+ *                      University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndn-tools (Named Data Networking Essential Tools).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-tools authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * ndn-tools is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndn-tools is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * ndn-tools, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * @author Wentao Shang
+ * @author Steve DiBenedetto
+ * @author Andrea Tosatto
+ */
+
+#include "producer.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace chunks {
+
+Producer::Producer(const Name& prefix,
+                   Face& face,
+                   KeyChain& keyChain,
+                   const security::SigningInfo& signingInfo,
+                   time::milliseconds freshnessPeriod,
+                   size_t maxSegmentSize,
+                   bool isVerbose,
+                   bool needToPrintVersion,
+                   std::istream& is)
+  : m_face(face)
+  , m_keyChain(keyChain)
+  , m_signingInfo(signingInfo)
+  , m_freshnessPeriod(freshnessPeriod)
+  , m_maxSegmentSize(maxSegmentSize)
+  , m_isVerbose(isVerbose)
+{
+  if (prefix.size() > 0 && prefix[-1].isVersion()) {
+    m_prefix = prefix.getPrefix(-1);
+    m_versionedPrefix = prefix;
+  }
+  else {
+    m_prefix = prefix;
+    m_versionedPrefix = Name(m_prefix).appendVersion();
+  }
+
+  populateStore(is);
+
+  if (needToPrintVersion)
+    std::cout << m_versionedPrefix[-1] << std::endl;
+
+  m_face.setInterestFilter(m_prefix,
+                           bind(&Producer::onInterest, this, _2),
+                           RegisterPrefixSuccessCallback(),
+                           bind(&Producer::onRegisterFailed, this, _1, _2));
+
+  if (m_isVerbose)
+    std::cerr << "Data published with name: " << m_versionedPrefix << std::endl;
+}
+
+void
+Producer::run()
+{
+  m_face.processEvents();
+}
+
+void
+Producer::onInterest(const Interest& interest)
+{
+  BOOST_ASSERT(m_store.size() > 0);
+
+  if (m_isVerbose)
+    std::cerr << "Interest: " << interest << std::endl;
+
+  const Name& name = interest.getName();
+  shared_ptr<Data> data;
+
+  // is this a discovery Interest or a sequence retrieval?
+  if (name.size() == m_versionedPrefix.size() + 1 && m_versionedPrefix.isPrefixOf(name) &&
+      name[-1].isSegment()) {
+    const auto segmentNo = static_cast<size_t>(interest.getName()[-1].toSegment());
+    // specific segment retrieval
+    if (segmentNo < m_store.size()) {
+      data = m_store[segmentNo];
+    }
+  }
+  else if (interest.matchesData(*m_store[0])) {
+    // Interest has version and is looking for the first segment or has no version
+    data = m_store[0];
+  }
+
+  if (data != nullptr) {
+    if (m_isVerbose)
+      std::cerr << "Data: " << *data << std::endl;
+
+    m_face.put(*data);
+  }
+}
+
+void
+Producer::populateStore(std::istream& is)
+{
+  BOOST_ASSERT(m_store.size() == 0);
+
+  if (m_isVerbose)
+    std::cerr << "Loading input ..." << std::endl;
+
+  std::vector<uint8_t> buffer(m_maxSegmentSize);
+  while (is.good()) {
+    is.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(buffer.data()), buffer.size());
+    const auto nCharsRead = is.gcount();
+    if (nCharsRead > 0) {
+      auto data = make_shared<Data>(Name(m_versionedPrefix).appendSegment(m_store.size()));
+      data->setFreshnessPeriod(m_freshnessPeriod);
+      data->setContent(&buffer[0], nCharsRead);
+
+      m_store.push_back(data);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (m_store.empty()) {
+    auto data = make_shared<Data>(Name(m_versionedPrefix).appendSegment(0));
+    data->setFreshnessPeriod(m_freshnessPeriod);
+    m_store.push_back(data);
+  }
+
+  auto finalBlockId = name::Component::fromSegment(m_store.size() - 1);
+  for (const auto& data : m_store) {
+    data->setFinalBlockId(finalBlockId);
+    m_keyChain.sign(*data, m_signingInfo);
+  }
+
+  if (m_isVerbose)
+    std::cerr << "Created " << m_store.size() << " chunks for prefix " << m_prefix << std::endl;
+}
+
+void
+Producer::onRegisterFailed(const Name& prefix, const std::string& reason)
+{
+  std::cerr << "ERROR: Failed to register prefix '"
+            << prefix << "' (" << reason << ")" << std::endl;
+  m_face.shutdown();
+}
+
+} // namespace chunks
+} // namespace ndn