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 * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
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 *
 * Author:  Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
 *          Ilya Moiseenko <iliamo@cs.ucla.edu>
 */
#ifndef CCNX_FORWARDING_STRATEGY_H
#define CCNX_FORWARDING_STRATEGY_H

#include "ns3/packet.h"
#include "ns3/callback.h"
#include "ns3/object.h"

#include "ccnx.h"
#include "ccnx-fib.h"
#include "ccnx-pit.h"
#include "ccnx-pit-entry.h"

namespace ns3 {

class CcnxFace;
class CcnxInterestHeader;

/**
 * \ingroup ccnx
 * \brief Abstract base class for CCNx forwarding strategies
 */
class CcnxForwardingStrategy : public Object
{
public:
  static TypeId GetTypeId (void);

  /**
   * @brief Default constructor
   */
  CcnxForwardingStrategy ();
  virtual ~CcnxForwardingStrategy ();

  /**
   * @brief Interface method to propagate the insterest according to the forwarding strategy
   *
   * @param pitEntry      Reference to PIT entry (reference to corresponding FIB entry inside)
   * @param incomingFace  Incoming face
   * @param header        CcnxInterestHeader
   * @param packet        Original Interest packet
   * @param sendCallback  Send callback
   *
   * @return true if interest was successfully propagated, false if all options have failed
   */
  virtual bool
  PropagateInterest (const CcnxPitEntry  &pitEntry, 
                     const Ptr<CcnxFace> &incomingFace,
                     Ptr<CcnxInterestHeader> &header,
                     const Ptr<const Packet> &packe) = 0;
    
  /**
   * @brief Set link to PIT for the forwarding strategy
   *
   * @param pit pointer to PIT
   */
  void
  SetPit (Ptr<CcnxPit> pit);

protected:  
  Ptr<CcnxPit> m_pit;
};

} //namespace ns3

#endif /* CCNX_FORWARDING_STRATEGY_H */