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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_FACE_CONTAINER_H
+#define NDN_FACE_CONTAINER_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "ns3/ptr.h"
+#include "ns3/simple-ref-count.h"
+#include "ns3/ndn-face.h"
+
+namespace ns3 {
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup ndn-helpers
+ * \brief A pool for Ndn faces
+ * 
+ * Provides tools to perform basic manipulation on faces, such as
+ * setting metrics and states on faces
+ *
+ * \see NdnStackHelper
+ */
+class NdnFaceContainer : public SimpleRefCount<NdnFaceContainer>
+{
+private:
+  typedef std::vector<Ptr<NdnFace> > FaceContainer;
+public:
+  typedef FaceContainer::const_iterator Iterator; ///< \brief Iterator over NdnFaceContainer
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Create an empty NdnFaceContainer.
+   */
+  NdnFaceContainer ();
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Copy constructor for NdnFaceContainer. Calls AddAll method
+   *
+   * \see NdnFaceContainer::AddAll
+   */
+  NdnFaceContainer (const NdnFaceContainer &other);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Copy operator for NdnFaceContainer. Empties vector and calls AddAll method
+   *
+   * All previously obtained iterators (Begin() and End()) will be invalidated
+   *
+   * \see NdnFaceContainer::AddAll
+   */
+  NdnFaceContainer& operator= (const NdnFaceContainer &other);
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief Add all entries from other container
+   *
+   * \param other smart pointer to a container
+   */
+  void AddAll (Ptr<NdnFaceContainer> other);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Add all entries from other container
+   *
+   * \param other container
+   */
+  void AddAll (const NdnFaceContainer &other);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Get an iterator which refers to the first pair in the
+   * container.
+   *
+   * \returns an iterator which refers to the first pair in the container.
+   */
+  Iterator Begin () const;
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Get an iterator which indicates past-the-last Node in the 
+   * container.
+   *
+   * \returns an iterator which indicates an ending condition for a loop.
+   */
+  Iterator End () const;
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Get the number of faces stored in this container
+   *
+   * \returns the number of faces stored in this container
+   */
+  uint32_t GetN () const;
+
+  // /**
+  //  * \brief Set a metric for all faces in the container
+  //  *
+  //  * \param metric value of metric to assign to all faces in the container
+  //  */
+  // void SetMetricToAll (uint16_t metric);
+
+  /**
+   * Add an entry to the container
+   *
+   * \param face a smart pointer to a NdnFace-derived object
+   *
+   * @see NdnFace
+   */
+  void Add (const Ptr<NdnFace> &face);
+
+  /**
+   * Get a smart pointer to NdnFace-derived object stored in the container
+   *
+   * \param i the iterator corresponding to the requested object
+   *
+   * This method is redundant and simple dereferencing of the iterator should be used instead
+   *
+   * @see NdnFace
+   */
+  Ptr<NdnFace> Get (Iterator i) const;
+
+private:
+  FaceContainer m_faces;
+};
+
+} // namespace ns3
+
+#endif /* NDN_FACE_CONTAINER_H */