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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2015,  Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * 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/>.
+ */
+
+#include <ndn-cxx/encoding/block.hpp>
+#include <fstream>
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace dissect {
+
+class NdnDissect : noncopyable
+{
+public:
+  void
+  dissect(std::ostream& os, std::istream& is);
+
+private:
+  void
+  printType(std::ostream& os, uint32_t type);
+
+  void
+  printBlock(std::ostream& os, const Block& block);
+};
+
+} // namespace dissect
+} // namespace ndn