model: Returning back support for CCNb wire format

Refs #1008 (http://redmine.named-data.net/)
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/attr.cc b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/attr.cc
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+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/attr.cc
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "attr.h"
+#include "../common.h"
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+// length length in octets of UTF-8 encoding of tag name - 1 (minimum tag name length is 1) 
+Attr::Attr (Buffer::Iterator &start, uint32_t length)
+{
+  m_attr.reserve (length+2); // extra byte for potential \0 at the end
+  uint32_t i = 0;
+  for (; !start.IsEnd () && i < (length+1); i++)
+    {
+      m_attr.push_back (start.ReadU8 ());
+    }
+  if (i < (length+1) && start.IsEnd ())
+    throw CcnbDecodingException ();
+  m_value = DynamicCast<Udata> (Block::ParseBlock (start));
+  if (m_value == 0)
+    throw CcnbDecodingException (); // "ATTR must be followed by UDATA field"
+}
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/attr.h b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/attr.h
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+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/attr.h
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _CCNB_PARSER_ATTR_H_
+#define _CCNB_PARSER_ATTR_H_
+
+#include "base-attr.h"
+#include <string>
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup ccnx-ccnb
+ * \brief Class to represent ATTR ccnb-encoded node
+ *
+ * \see http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/BinaryEncoding.html
+ */
+class Attr : public BaseAttr
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * \brief Constructor that actually parsed ccnb-encoded ATTR block
+   *
+   * \param start  buffer iterator pointing to the first byte of ATTR block name
+   * \param length length of ATTR name (extracted from the value field)
+   *
+   * \see http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/BinaryEncoding.html
+   */
+  Attr (Buffer::Iterator &start, uint32_t length);
+  
+  virtual void accept( VoidNoArguVisitor &v )               { v.visit( *this ); }
+  virtual void accept( VoidVisitor &v, boost::any param )   { v.visit( *this, param ); }
+  virtual boost::any accept( NoArguVisitor &v )             { return v.visit( *this ); }
+  virtual boost::any accept( Visitor &v, boost::any param ) { return v.visit( *this, param ); }
+
+  std::string m_attr; ///< field holding name of the attribute
+};
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
+
+#endif // _CCNB_PARSER_ATTR_H_
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/base-attr.h b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/base-attr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2b2627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/base-attr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _CCNB_PARSER_BASE_ATTR_H_
+#define _CCNB_PARSER_BASE_ATTR_H_
+
+#include "udata.h"
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup ccnx-ccnb
+ * \brief Virtual base class providing a common storage for ATTR
+ * and DATTR ccnb-encoded blocks
+ *
+ * \see http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/BinaryEncoding.html
+ */
+class BaseAttr : public Block
+{
+public:
+  Ptr<Udata> m_value; ///< \brief Value of the attribute
+};
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
+
+#endif // _CCNB_PARSER_BASE_ATTR_H_
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/base-tag.h b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/base-tag.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1449d9f
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+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/base-tag.h
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _CCNB_PARSER_BASE_TAG_H_
+#define _CCNB_PARSER_BASE_TAG_H_
+
+#include "block.h"
+#include <list>
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup ccnx-ccnb
+ * \brief Virtual base class providing a common storage for TAG
+ * and DTAG ccnb-encoded blocks
+ *
+ * \see http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/BinaryEncoding.html
+ */
+class BaseTag : public Block
+{
+public:
+  std::list<Ptr<Block> > m_attrs;      ///< \brief List of attributes, associated with this tag
+  std::list<Ptr<Block> > m_nestedTags; ///< \brief List of nested tags
+  
+protected:
+  /**
+   * \brief Default constructor
+   */
+  BaseTag() { }
+};
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
+
+#endif // _CCNB_PARSER_BASE_TAG_H_
+
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/blob.cc b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/blob.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c2ab2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/blob.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "blob.h"
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+Blob::Blob (Buffer::Iterator &start, uint32_t length)
+{
+  m_blobSize = length;
+  m_blob = new char[length];
+  if (m_blob == 0 )
+    throw CcnbDecodingException (); // memory problem
+
+  uint32_t i = 0;
+  for (; !start.IsEnd () && i < length; i++)
+    {
+      m_blob[i] = start.ReadU8 ();
+    }
+  if (i < length && start.IsEnd ())
+    throw CcnbDecodingException ();
+  // Block::counter += length;
+}
+
+Blob::~Blob ()
+{
+  delete [] m_blob;
+}
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/blob.h b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/blob.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b480ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/blob.h
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _CCNB_PARSER_BLOB_H_
+#define _CCNB_PARSER_BLOB_H_
+
+#include "block.h"
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup ccnx-ccnb
+ * \brief Class to represent BLOB ccnb-encoded node
+ *
+ * \see http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/BinaryEncoding.html
+ */
+class Blob : public Block
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * \brief Constructor that actually parsed ccnb-encoded BLOB block
+   *
+   * \param start  buffer iterator pointing to the first byte of BLOB data in ccnb-encoded block 
+   * \param length length of data in BLOB block (extracted from the value field)
+   *
+   * \see http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/BinaryEncoding.html
+   */
+  Blob (Buffer::Iterator &start, uint32_t length);
+  ~Blob ();
+  
+  virtual void accept( VoidNoArguVisitor &v )               { v.visit( *this ); }
+  virtual void accept( VoidVisitor &v, boost::any param )   { v.visit( *this, param ); }
+  virtual boost::any accept( NoArguVisitor &v )             { return v.visit( *this ); }
+  virtual boost::any accept( Visitor &v, boost::any param ) { return v.visit( *this, param ); }
+
+  char* m_blob; ///< \brief field holding a parsed BLOB value of the block
+  uint32_t  m_blobSize; ///< @brief field representing size of the BLOB field stored
+};
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
+
+#endif // _CCNB_PARSER_BLOB_H_
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/block.cc b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/block.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06c8e2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/block.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "block.h"
+
+#include "blob.h"
+#include "udata.h"
+#include "tag.h"
+#include "dtag.h"
+#include "attr.h"
+#include "dattr.h"
+#include "ext.h"
+
+#include "ns3/log.h"
+
+NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("ndn.CcnbParser.Block");
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+/// @cond include_hidden
+const uint8_t CCN_TT_BITS = 3;
+const uint8_t CCN_TT_MASK = ((1 << CCN_TT_BITS) - 1);
+const uint8_t CCN_MAX_TINY= ((1 << (7-CCN_TT_BITS)) - 1);
+const uint8_t CCN_TT_HBIT = ((uint8_t)(1 << 7));
+/// @endcond
+
+// int Block::counter = 0;
+
+Ptr<Block> Block::ParseBlock (Buffer::Iterator &start)
+{
+  // std::cout << "<< pos: " << counter << "\n";
+  uint32_t value = 0;
+
+  // We will have problems if length field is more than 32 bits. Though it's really impossible
+  uint8_t byte = 0;
+  while (!start.IsEnd() && !(byte & CCN_TT_HBIT))
+    {
+      value <<= 8;
+      value += byte;
+      byte = start.ReadU8 ();
+      // Block::counter ++;
+    }
+  if (start.IsEnd())
+    CcnbDecodingException ();
+  
+  value <<= 4;
+  value += ( (byte&(~CCN_TT_HBIT)) >> 3);
+  
+  /**
+   * Huh. After fighting with NS-3, it became apparent that Create<T>(...) construct
+   * doesn't work with references.  Just simply doesn't work.  wtf?
+   */
+  switch (byte & CCN_TT_MASK)
+    {
+    case CCN_BLOB:
+      return Ptr<Blob> (new Blob(start, value), false);
+    case CCN_UDATA:
+      return Ptr<Udata> (new Udata(start, value), false);
+    case CCN_TAG:
+      return Ptr<Tag> (new Tag(start, value), false);
+    case CCN_ATTR:
+      return Ptr<Attr> (new Attr(start, value), false);
+    case CCN_DTAG:
+      return Ptr<Dtag> (new Dtag(start, value), false);
+    case CCN_DATTR:
+      return Ptr<Dattr> (new Dattr(start, value), false);
+    case CCN_EXT:
+      return Ptr<Ext> (new Ext(start, value), false);
+    default:
+      throw CcnbDecodingException ();
+    }
+}
+
+Block::~Block ()
+{
+}
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/block.h b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/block.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caf227f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/block.h
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _CCNB_PARSER_BLOCK_H_
+#define _CCNB_PARSER_BLOCK_H_
+
+#include "ns3/simple-ref-count.h"
+#include "ns3/buffer.h"
+#include "ns3/ptr.h"
+
+// visitors
+#include "../visitors/void-no-argu-visitor.h"
+#include "../visitors/void-visitor.h"
+#include "../visitors/no-argu-visitor.h"
+#include "../visitors/visitor.h"
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup ccnx-ccnb
+ * \brief Base class for ccnb-encoded node
+ *
+ * This class provides a static method to create a new block
+ * (recursively) from the stream
+ *
+ * \see http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/BinaryEncoding.html
+ */
+class Block : public SimpleRefCount<Block>
+{
+public:
+  // static int counter;
+  /**
+   * \brief Parsing stream (recursively) and creating a parsed BLOCK
+   * object
+   *
+   * \param start buffer iterator pointing to the start position for parsing 
+   * \returns parsed ccnb-encoded block, that could contain more block inside
+   */
+  static Ptr<Block>
+  ParseBlock (Buffer::Iterator &start);
+
+  virtual ~Block ();
+  
+  virtual void accept( VoidNoArguVisitor &v )               = 0; ///< @brief Accept visitor void(*)()
+  virtual void accept( VoidVisitor &v, boost::any param )   = 0; ///< @brief Accept visitor void(*)(boost::any)
+  virtual boost::any accept( NoArguVisitor &v )             = 0; ///< @brief Accept visitor boost::any(*)()
+  virtual boost::any accept( Visitor &v, boost::any param ) = 0; ///< @brief Accept visitor boost::any(*)(boost::any)
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief Necessary until Buffer::Iterator gets PeekU8 call
+ * @param i buffer iterator
+ * @return peeked uint8_t value
+ */
+inline
+uint8_t
+BufferIteratorPeekU8 (Buffer::Iterator &i)
+{
+  uint8_t ret = i.ReadU8 ();
+  i.Prev ();
+  return ret;
+}
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
+
+#endif // _CCNB_PARSER_BLOCK_H_
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/dattr.cc b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/dattr.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a37db84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/dattr.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "dattr.h"
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+// dictionary attributes are not used (yet?) in CCNx 
+Dattr::Dattr (Buffer::Iterator &start, uint32_t dattr)
+{
+  m_dattr = dattr;
+  m_value = DynamicCast<Udata> (Block::ParseBlock (start));
+  if (m_value == 0)
+    throw CcnbDecodingException (); // "ATTR must be followed by UDATA field"
+}
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/dattr.h b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/dattr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3728d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/dattr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _CCNB_PARSER_DATTR_H_
+#define _CCNB_PARSER_DATTR_H_
+
+#include "base-attr.h"
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup ccnx-ccnb
+ * \brief Class to represent DATTR ccnb-encoded node
+ *
+ * \see http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/BinaryEncoding.html
+ */
+class Dattr : public BaseAttr
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * \brief Constructor that actually parsed ccnb-encoded DATTR block
+   *
+   * \param start buffer iterator pointing to the first byte of attribute value (UDATA block)
+   * \param dattr dictionary code of DATTR (extracted from the value field)
+   *
+   * \see http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/BinaryEncoding.html
+   */
+  Dattr (Buffer::Iterator &start, uint32_t dattr);
+
+  virtual void accept( VoidNoArguVisitor &v )               { v.visit( *this ); }
+  virtual void accept( VoidVisitor &v, boost::any param )   { v.visit( *this, param ); }
+  virtual boost::any accept( NoArguVisitor &v )             { return v.visit( *this ); }
+  virtual boost::any accept( Visitor &v, boost::any param ) { return v.visit( *this, param ); }
+
+  uint32_t m_dattr; ///< \brief Dictionary code of DATTR
+};
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
+
+#endif // _CCNB_PARSER_DATTR_H_
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/dtag.cc b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/dtag.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7af79b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/dtag.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "dtag.h"
+
+#include "base-attr.h"
+#include "base-tag.h"
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+Dtag::Dtag (Buffer::Iterator &start, uint32_t dtag)
+{
+  m_dtag = dtag;
+  // std::cout << m_dtag << ", position: " << Block::counter << "\n";  
+  /**
+   * Hack
+   *
+   * Stop processing after encountering "Content" dtag.  Actual
+   * content (including virtual payload) will be stored in Packet
+   * buffer
+   */
+  if (dtag == CCN_DTAG_Content)
+    return; // hack #1. Do not process nesting block for <Content>
+  
+  // parse attributes until first nested block reached
+  while (!start.IsEnd () && BufferIteratorPeekU8 (start)!=CCN_CLOSE)
+    {
+      Ptr<Block> block = Block::ParseBlock (start);
+      if (DynamicCast<BaseAttr> (block)!=0)
+		m_attrs.push_back (block);
+	  else
+		{
+		  m_nestedTags.push_back (block);
+		  break;
+		}
+	}
+
+  // parse the rest of nested blocks
+  while (!start.IsEnd () && BufferIteratorPeekU8 (start)!=CCN_CLOSE)
+    {
+      // hack #2. Stop processing nested blocks if last block was <Content>
+      if (m_dtag == CCN_DTAG_ContentObject && // we are in <ContentObject>
+          DynamicCast<Dtag> (m_nestedTags.back())!=0 && // last block is DTAG
+          DynamicCast<Dtag> (m_nestedTags.back())->m_dtag == CCN_DTAG_Content) 
+        {
+          return; 
+        }
+
+      m_nestedTags.push_back (Block::ParseBlock (start));
+    }
+
+  // hack #3. Stop processing when last tag was <ContentObject>
+  if (m_dtag == CCN_DTAG_ContentObject && // we are in <ContentObject>
+      DynamicCast<Dtag> (m_nestedTags.back())!=0 && // last block is DTAG
+      DynamicCast<Dtag> (m_nestedTags.back())->m_dtag == CCN_DTAG_Content) 
+    {
+      return; 
+    }
+
+  if (start.IsEnd ())
+      throw CcnbDecodingException ();
+
+  start.ReadU8 (); // read CCN_CLOSE
+  // std::cout << "closer, position = " << Block::counter << "\n";
+  // Block::counter ++;
+}
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/dtag.h b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/dtag.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d00f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/dtag.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _CCNB_PARSER_DTAG_H_
+#define _CCNB_PARSER_DTAG_H_
+
+#include "base-tag.h"
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup ccnx-ccnb
+ * \brief Class to represent DTAG ccnb-encoded node
+ *
+ * \see http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/BinaryEncoding.html
+ */
+class Dtag : public BaseTag
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * \brief Constructor that actually parsed ccnb-encoded DTAG block
+   *
+   * \param start buffer iterator pointing to the first nesting block or closing tag
+   * \param dtag  dictionary code of DTAG (extracted from the value field)
+   *
+   * DTAG parsing is slightly hacked to provide memory optimization
+   * for NS-3 simulations.  Parsing will be stopped after encountering
+   * "Content" dtag.  Actual content (including virtual payload) will
+   * be stored in Packet buffer
+   *
+   * \see http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/BinaryEncoding.html
+   */
+  Dtag (Buffer::Iterator &start, uint32_t dtag);
+
+  virtual void accept( VoidNoArguVisitor &v )               { v.visit( *this ); }
+  virtual void accept( VoidVisitor &v, boost::any param )   { v.visit( *this, param ); }
+  virtual boost::any accept( NoArguVisitor &v )             { return v.visit( *this ); }
+  virtual boost::any accept( Visitor &v, boost::any param ) { return v.visit( *this, param ); }
+
+  uint32_t m_dtag; ///< \brief Dictionary code for DTAG
+};
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
+
+#endif // _CCNB_PARSER_DTAG_H_
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/ext.cc b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/ext.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79ac738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/ext.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "ext.h"
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+Ext::Ext (Buffer::Iterator &start, uint32_t extSubtype)
+{
+  m_extSubtype = extSubtype;
+}
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/ext.h b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/ext.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..532eb87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/ext.h
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _CCNB_PARSER_EXT_H_
+#define _CCNB_PARSER_EXT_H_
+
+#include "block.h"
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup ccnx-ccnb
+ * \brief Class to represent EXT ccnb-encoded node
+ *
+ * \see http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/BinaryEncoding.html
+ */
+class Ext : public Block
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * \brief Constructor that actually parsed ccnb-encoded DTAG block
+   *
+   * \param start buffer iterator pointing to the next byte past EXT block
+   * \param extSubtype extension type (extracted from the value field)
+   *
+   * \see http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/BinaryEncoding.html
+   */
+  Ext (Buffer::Iterator &start, uint32_t extSubtype);
+
+  virtual void accept( VoidNoArguVisitor &v )               { v.visit( *this ); }
+  virtual void accept( VoidVisitor &v, boost::any param )   { v.visit( *this, param ); }
+  virtual boost::any accept( NoArguVisitor &v )             { return v.visit( *this ); }
+  virtual boost::any accept( Visitor &v, boost::any param ) { return v.visit( *this, param ); }
+
+  uint64_t m_extSubtype; ///< \brief Extension type
+};
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
+
+#endif // _CCNB_PARSER_EXT_H_
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/tag.cc b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/tag.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cd7fd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/tag.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "tag.h"
+
+#include "base-attr.h"
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+Tag::Tag (Buffer::Iterator &start, uint32_t length)
+{
+  m_tag.reserve (length+2); // extra byte for potential \0 at the end
+  uint32_t i = 0;
+  for (; !start.IsEnd () && i < (length+1); i++)
+    {
+      m_tag.push_back (start.ReadU8 ());
+    }
+  if (i < (length+1) && start.IsEnd ())
+    throw CcnbDecodingException ();
+  
+  // parse attributes until first nested block reached
+  while (!start.IsEnd () && BufferIteratorPeekU8 (start)!=CCN_CLOSE)
+    {
+      Ptr<Block> block = Block::ParseBlock (start);
+      if (DynamicCast<BaseAttr> (block)!=0)
+		m_attrs.push_back (block);
+	  else
+		{
+		  m_nestedTags.push_back (block);
+		  break;
+		}
+	}
+
+  // parse the rest of nested blocks
+  while (!start.IsEnd () && BufferIteratorPeekU8 (start)!=CCN_CLOSE)
+    {
+      Ptr<Block> block = Block::ParseBlock (start);
+	  m_nestedTags.push_back (block);
+    }
+  
+  if (start.IsEnd ()) //should not be the end
+      throw CcnbDecodingException ();
+
+  start.ReadU8 (); // read CCN_CLOSE
+}
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/tag.h b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/tag.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8949119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/tag.h
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _CCNB_PARSER_TAG_H_
+#define _CCNB_PARSER_TAG_H_
+
+#include "base-tag.h"
+#include <string>
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup ccnx-ccnb
+ * \brief Class to represent TAG ccnb-encoded node
+ *
+ * \see http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/BinaryEncoding.html
+ */
+class Tag : public BaseTag
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * \brief Constructor that actually parsed ccnb-encoded TAG block
+   *
+   * \param start  buffer iterator pointing to the first byte of TAG block name
+   * \param length length of TAG name - 1 byte (i.e., minimum tag name is 1 byte)
+   *
+   * \see http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/BinaryEncoding.html
+   */
+  Tag (Buffer::Iterator &start, uint32_t length);
+
+  virtual void accept( VoidNoArguVisitor &v )               { v.visit( *this ); }
+  virtual void accept( VoidVisitor &v, boost::any param )   { v.visit( *this, param ); }
+  virtual boost::any accept( NoArguVisitor &v )             { return v.visit( *this ); }
+  virtual boost::any accept( Visitor &v, boost::any param ) { return v.visit( *this, param ); }
+
+  std::string m_tag; ///< \brief Name of TAG block
+};
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
+
+#endif // _CCNB_PARSER_TAG_H_
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/udata.cc b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/udata.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d3c8df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/udata.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "udata.h"
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+Udata::Udata (Buffer::Iterator &start, uint32_t length)
+{
+  // Ideally, the code should look like this. Unfortunately, we don't have normal compatible iterators
+  // Buffer::Iterator realStart = start;
+  // start.Next (length); // advancing forward
+  // m_udata.assign (realStart, start/*actually, it is the end*/);
+
+  m_udata.reserve (length+1); //just in case we will need \0 at the end later
+  // this is actually the way Read method is implemented in network/src/buffer.cc
+  uint32_t i = 0;
+  for (; !start.IsEnd () && i < length; i++)
+    {
+      m_udata.push_back (start.ReadU8 ());
+    }
+
+  if (i < length && start.IsEnd ())
+    throw CcnbDecodingException ();
+}
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/udata.h b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/udata.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..463898f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/wire/ccnb/ccnb-parser/syntax-tree/udata.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _CCNB_PARSER_UDATA_H_
+#define _CCNB_PARSER_UDATA_H_
+
+#include "block.h"
+#include <string>
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace wire {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup ccnx-ccnb
+ * \brief Class to represent UDATA ccnb-encoded node
+ */
+class Udata : public Block
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * \brief Constructor that actually parsed ccnb-encoded UDATA block
+   *
+   * \param start  buffer iterator pointing to the first byte of string in ccnb-encoded block 
+   * \param length length of data in UDATA block (extracted from the value field)
+   *
+   * \see http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/BinaryEncoding.html
+   */
+  Udata (Buffer::Iterator &start, uint32_t length);
+  
+  virtual void accept( VoidNoArguVisitor &v )               { v.visit( *this ); }
+  virtual void accept( VoidVisitor &v, boost::any param )   { v.visit( *this, param ); }
+  virtual boost::any accept( NoArguVisitor &v )             { return v.visit( *this ); }
+  virtual boost::any accept( Visitor &v, boost::any param ) { return v.visit( *this, param ); }
+
+  std::string m_udata; ///< \brief field holding a parsed UDATA value of the block
+};
+
+} // namespace CcnbParser
+} // namespace wire
+
+NDN_NAMESPACE_END
+
+#endif // _CCNB_PARSER_UDATA_H_