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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 _NDN_DECODING_HELPER_H_
+#define _NDN_DECODING_HELPER_H_
+
+#include <cstring>
+#include "ns3/buffer.h"
+
+namespace ns3 {
+
+class NdnInterestHeader;
+class NdnContentObjectHeader;
+
+/**
+ * \brief Helper class to decode ccnb formatted Ndn message
+ */
+class NdnDecodingHelper
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * \brief Deserialize Buffer::Iterator to NdnInterestHeader
+   * @param start Buffer containing serialized Ndn message
+   * @param interest Pointer to the NdnInterestHeader to hold deserialized value
+   * @return Number of bytes used for deserialization
+   */
+  static size_t
+  Deserialize (Buffer::Iterator start, NdnInterestHeader &interest);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Deserialize Buffer::Iterator to NdnContentObjectHeader
+   * @param start Buffer containing serialized Ndn message
+   * @param contentObject Pointer to the NdnContentObjectHeader to hold deserialized value
+   * @return Number of bytes used for deserialization
+   */
+  static size_t
+  Deserialize (Buffer::Iterator start, NdnContentObjectHeader &contentObject);
+};
+} // namespace ns3
+
+#endif // _NDN_DECODING_HELPER_H_