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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014  Regents of the University of California,
+ *                     Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                     Colorado State University,
+ *                     University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                     Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                     Beijing Institute of Technology
+ *
+ * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NFD 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.
+ *
+ * NFD 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
+ * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+#include "fw/ncc-strategy.hpp"
+#include "strategy-tester.hpp"
+#include "tests/daemon/face/dummy-face.hpp"
+#include "tests/limited-io.hpp"
+
+#include "tests/test-common.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace tests {
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(FwNccStrategy, BaseFixture)
+
+// NccStrategy is fairly complex.
+// The most important property is:
+// it remembers which upstream is the fastest to return Data,
+// and favors this upstream in subsequent Interests.
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(FavorRespondingUpstream)
+{
+  LimitedIo limitedIo;
+  Forwarder forwarder;
+  typedef StrategyTester<fw::NccStrategy> NccStrategyTester;
+  shared_ptr<NccStrategyTester> strategy = make_shared<NccStrategyTester>(boost::ref(forwarder));
+  strategy->onAction += bind(&LimitedIo::afterOp, &limitedIo);
+
+  shared_ptr<DummyFace> face1 = make_shared<DummyFace>();
+  shared_ptr<DummyFace> face2 = make_shared<DummyFace>();
+  shared_ptr<DummyFace> face3 = make_shared<DummyFace>();
+  forwarder.addFace(face1);
+  forwarder.addFace(face2);
+  forwarder.addFace(face3);
+
+  Fib& fib = forwarder.getFib();
+  shared_ptr<fib::Entry> fibEntry = fib.insert(Name()).first;
+  fibEntry->addNextHop(face1, 10);
+  fibEntry->addNextHop(face2, 20);
+
+  StrategyChoice& strategyChoice = forwarder.getStrategyChoice();
+  strategyChoice.install(strategy);
+  strategyChoice.insert(Name(), strategy->getName());
+
+  Pit& pit = forwarder.getPit();
+
+  // first Interest: strategy knows nothing and follows routing
+  shared_ptr<Interest> interest1p = makeInterest("ndn:/0Jm1ajrW/%00");
+  Interest& interest1 = *interest1p;
+  interest1.setInterestLifetime(time::milliseconds(8000));
+  shared_ptr<pit::Entry> pitEntry1 = pit.insert(interest1).first;
+
+  pitEntry1->insertOrUpdateInRecord(face3, interest1);
+  strategy->afterReceiveInterest(*face3, interest1, fibEntry, pitEntry1);
+
+  // forwards to face1 because routing says it's best
+  limitedIo.run(LimitedIo::UNLIMITED_OPS, time::milliseconds(1));
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(strategy->m_sendInterestHistory.size(), 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(strategy->m_sendInterestHistory[0].get<1>(), face1);
+
+  // forwards to face2 because face1 doesn't respond
+  limitedIo.run(LimitedIo::UNLIMITED_OPS, time::milliseconds(500));
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(strategy->m_sendInterestHistory.size(), 2);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(strategy->m_sendInterestHistory[1].get<1>(), face2);
+
+  // face2 responds
+  shared_ptr<Data> data1p = makeData("ndn:/0Jm1ajrW/%00");
+  Data& data1 = *data1p;
+  strategy->beforeSatisfyPendingInterest(pitEntry1, *face2, data1);
+  limitedIo.run(LimitedIo::UNLIMITED_OPS, time::milliseconds(500));
+
+  // second Interest: strategy knows face2 is best
+  shared_ptr<Interest> interest2p = makeInterest("ndn:/0Jm1ajrW/%00%01");
+  Interest& interest2 = *interest2p;
+  interest2.setInterestLifetime(time::milliseconds(8000));
+  shared_ptr<pit::Entry> pitEntry2 = pit.insert(interest2).first;
+
+  pitEntry2->insertOrUpdateInRecord(face3, interest2);
+  strategy->afterReceiveInterest(*face3, interest2, fibEntry, pitEntry2);
+
+  // forwards to face2 because it responds previously
+  limitedIo.run(LimitedIo::UNLIMITED_OPS, time::milliseconds(1));
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_GE(strategy->m_sendInterestHistory.size(), 3);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(strategy->m_sendInterestHistory[2].get<1>(), face2);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace nfd