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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Named Data Networking Project
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NFD_FACE_ETHERNET_CHANNEL_FACTORY_HPP
+#define NFD_FACE_ETHERNET_CHANNEL_FACTORY_HPP
+
+#include "ethernet-face.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+class EthernetChannelFactory
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * \brief Exception of EthernetChannelFactory
+   */
+  struct Error : public std::runtime_error
+  {
+    Error(const std::string& what) : std::runtime_error(what) {}
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Create an EthernetFace to communicate with the given multicast group
+   *
+   * If this method is called twice with the same endpoint and group, only
+   * one face will be created. Instead, the second call will just retrieve
+   * the existing face.
+   *
+   * \param interface Local network interface
+   * \param address   Ethernet broadcast/multicast destination address
+   *
+   * \returns always a valid shared pointer to an EthernetFace object,
+   *          an exception will be thrown if the creation fails
+   *
+   * \throws EthernetChannelFactory::Error or EthernetFace::Error
+   */
+  shared_ptr<EthernetFace>
+  createMulticast(const ethernet::Endpoint& interface,
+                  const ethernet::Address& address);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Get a list of devices that can be opened for a live capture
+   *
+   * This function is a wrapper for pcap_findalldevs()/pcap_freealldevs()
+   */
+  static std::vector<ethernet::Endpoint>
+  findAllInterfaces();
+
+private:
+  void
+  afterFaceFailed(const ethernet::Endpoint& endpoint,
+                  const ethernet::Address& address);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Look up EthernetFace using specified interface and address
+   *
+   * \returns shared pointer to the existing EthernetFace object or
+   *          empty shared pointer when such face does not exist
+   *
+   * \throws never
+   */
+  shared_ptr<EthernetFace>
+  findMulticast(const ethernet::Endpoint& interface,
+                const ethernet::Address& address) const;
+
+private:
+  typedef std::map< std::pair<ethernet::Endpoint, ethernet::Address>,
+                    shared_ptr<EthernetFace> > MulticastFacesMap;
+  MulticastFacesMap m_multicastFaces;
+};
+
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_FACE_ETHERNET_CHANNEL_FACTORY_HPP