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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2015  Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndnSIM. See AUTHORS for complete list of ndnSIM authors and
+ * contributors.
+ *
+ * ndnSIM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndnSIM 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
+ * ndnSIM, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+#include "model/ndn-block-header.hpp"
+#include "helper/ndn-stack-helper.hpp"
+
+#include <ndn-cxx/lp/packet.hpp>
+
+#include "ns3/ndnSIM/NFD/daemon/face/transport.hpp"
+#include "ns3/packet.h"
+
+#include "../tests-common.hpp"
+
+namespace ns3 {
+namespace ndn {
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(ModelNdnBlockHeader, CleanupFixture)
+
+class EnablePacketPrintingFixture
+{
+public:
+  EnablePacketPrintingFixture()
+  {
+    Packet::EnablePrinting();
+  }
+};
+
+BOOST_GLOBAL_FIXTURE(EnablePacketPrintingFixture)
+#if BOOST_VERSION >= 105900
+;
+#endif // BOOST_VERSION >= 105900
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(EncodePrintInterest)
+{
+  Interest interest("/prefix");
+  interest.setNonce(10);
+  lp::Packet lpPacket(interest.wireEncode());
+  nfd::face::Transport::Packet packet(lpPacket.wireEncode());
+  BlockHeader header(packet);
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(header.GetSerializedSize(), 18); // 18
+
+  {
+    Ptr<Packet> packet = Create<Packet>();
+    packet->AddHeader(header);
+    boost::test_tools::output_test_stream output;
+    packet->Print(output);
+    BOOST_CHECK(output.is_equal("ns3::ndn::Packet (Interest: /prefix?ndn.Nonce=10)"));
+  }
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(EncodePrintData)
+{
+  Data data("/other/prefix");
+  data.setFreshnessPeriod(ndn::time::milliseconds(1000));
+  data.setContent(std::make_shared< ::ndn::Buffer>(1024));
+  ndn::StackHelper::getKeyChain().sign(data);
+  lp::Packet lpPacket(data.wireEncode());
+  nfd::face::Transport::Packet packet(lpPacket.wireEncode());
+  BlockHeader header(packet);
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(header.GetSerializedSize(), 1369);
+
+  {
+    Ptr<Packet> packet = Create<Packet>();
+    packet->AddHeader(header);
+    boost::test_tools::output_test_stream output;
+    packet->Print(output);
+    BOOST_CHECK(output.is_equal("ns3::ndn::Packet (Data: /other/prefix)"));
+  }
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(PrintLpPacket)
+{
+  Interest interest("/prefix");
+  interest.setNonce(10);
+
+  lp::Packet lpPacket;
+  lpPacket.add<::ndn::lp::SequenceField>(0); // to make sure that the NDNLP header is added
+  lpPacket.add<::ndn::lp::FragmentField>(std::make_pair(interest.wireEncode().begin(), interest.wireEncode().end()));
+
+  {
+    BlockHeader header(nfd::face::Transport::Packet(lpPacket.wireEncode()));
+    Ptr<Packet> packet = Create<Packet>();
+    packet->AddHeader(header);
+    boost::test_tools::output_test_stream output;
+    packet->Print(output);
+    BOOST_CHECK(output.is_equal("ns3::ndn::Packet (NDNLP(Interest: /prefix?ndn.Nonce=10))"));
+  }
+
+  lpPacket.add<::ndn::lp::NackField>(::ndn::lp::NackHeader().setReason(::ndn::lp::NackReason::NO_ROUTE));
+
+  {
+    BlockHeader header(nfd::face::Transport::Packet(lpPacket.wireEncode()));
+    Ptr<Packet> packet = Create<Packet>();
+    packet->AddHeader(header);
+    boost::test_tools::output_test_stream output;
+    packet->Print(output);
+    BOOST_CHECK(output.is_equal("ns3::ndn::Packet (NDNLP(NACK(NoRoute) for Interest: /prefix?ndn.Nonce=10))"));
+  }
+
+  lpPacket.remove<::ndn::lp::NackField>();
+  lpPacket.add<::ndn::lp::FragIndexField>(0);
+  lpPacket.add<::ndn::lp::FragCountField>(1);
+
+  {
+    BlockHeader header(nfd::face::Transport::Packet(lpPacket.wireEncode()));
+    Ptr<Packet> packet = Create<Packet>();
+    packet->AddHeader(header);
+    boost::test_tools::output_test_stream output;
+    packet->Print(output);
+    BOOST_CHECK(output.is_equal("ns3::ndn::Packet (NDNLP(Interest: /prefix?ndn.Nonce=10))"));
+  }
+
+  lpPacket.set<::ndn::lp::FragCountField>(2);
+
+  {
+    BlockHeader header(nfd::face::Transport::Packet(lpPacket.wireEncode()));
+    Ptr<Packet> packet = Create<Packet>();
+    packet->AddHeader(header);
+    boost::test_tools::output_test_stream output;
+    packet->Print(output);
+    BOOST_CHECK(output.is_equal("ns3::ndn::Packet (NDNLP(fragment 1 out of 2))"));
+  }
+
+  ::ndn::Buffer buf(10);
+  lpPacket.set<::ndn::lp::FragmentField>(std::make_pair(buf.begin(), buf.end()));
+  lpPacket.remove<::ndn::lp::FragCountField>();
+  lpPacket.remove<::ndn::lp::FragIndexField>();
+
+  {
+    BlockHeader header(nfd::face::Transport::Packet(lpPacket.wireEncode()));
+    Ptr<Packet> packet = Create<Packet>();
+    packet->AddHeader(header);
+    boost::test_tools::output_test_stream output;
+    packet->Print(output);
+    BOOST_CHECK(output.is_equal("ns3::ndn::Packet (NDNLP(Unrecognized))"));
+  }
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace ndn
+} // namespace ns3