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+/* -*-  Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2012 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>
+ */
+
+// custom-app.cc
+
+#include "custom-app.h"
+#include "ns3/ptr.h"
+#include "ns3/log.h"
+#include "ns3/simulator.h"
+#include "ns3/packet.h"
+
+#include "ns3/ndn-app-face.h"
+#include "ns3/ndn-interest.h"
+#include "ns3/ndn-content-object.h"
+
+#include "ns3/ndn-fib.h"
+#include "ns3/random-variable.h"
+
+
+NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("CustomApp");
+
+namespace ns3 {
+
+NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (CustomApp);
+
+// register NS-3 type
+TypeId
+CustomApp::GetTypeId ()
+{
+  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("CustomApp")
+    .SetParent<ndn::App> ()
+    .AddConstructor<CustomApp> ()
+    ;
+  return tid;
+}
+
+// Processing upon start of the application
+void
+CustomApp::StartApplication ()
+{
+  // initialize ndn::App
+  ndn::App::StartApplication ();
+
+  // Create a name components object for name ``/prefix/sub``
+  Ptr<ndn::NameComponents> prefix = Create<ndn::NameComponents> (); // now prefix contains ``/``
+  prefix->Add ("prefix"); // now prefix contains ``/prefix``
+  prefix->Add ("sub"); // now prefix contains ``/prefix/sub``
+
+  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+  // Creating FIB entry that ensures that we will receive incoming Interests //
+  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+  // Get FIB object
+  Ptr<ndn::Fib> fib = GetNode ()->GetObject<ndn::Fib> ();
+
+  // Add entry to FIB
+  // Note that ``m_face`` is cretaed by ndn::App
+  Ptr<ndn::fib::Entry> fibEntry = fib->Add (*prefix, m_face, 0);
+
+  Simulator::Schedule (Seconds (1.0), &CustomApp::SendInterest, this);
+}
+
+// Processing when application is stopped
+void
+CustomApp::StopApplication ()
+{
+  // cleanup ndn::App
+  ndn::App::StopApplication ();
+}
+
+void
+CustomApp::SendInterest ()
+{
+  /////////////////////////////////////
+  // Sending one Interest packet out //
+  /////////////////////////////////////
+  
+  Ptr<ndn::NameComponents> prefix = Create<ndn::NameComponents> ("/prefix/sub"); // another way to create name
+
+  // Create and configure ndn::InterestHeader
+  ndn::InterestHeader interestHeader;
+  UniformVariable rand (0,std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max ());
+  interestHeader.SetNonce            (rand.GetValue ());
+  interestHeader.SetName             (prefix);
+  interestHeader.SetInterestLifetime (Seconds (1.0));
+
+  // Create packet and add ndn::InterestHeader
+  Ptr<Packet> packet = Create<Packet> ();
+  packet->AddHeader (interestHeader);
+
+  NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Sending Interest packet for " << *prefix);
+  
+  // Forward packet to lower (network) layer
+  m_protocolHandler (packet);
+
+  // Call trace (for logging purposes)
+  m_transmittedInterests (&interestHeader, this, m_face);
+}
+
+// Callback that will be called when Interest arrives
+void
+CustomApp::OnInterest (const Ptr<const ndn::InterestHeader> &interest, Ptr<Packet> origPacket)
+{
+  NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Received Interest packet for " << interest->GetName ());
+
+  // Create and configure ndn::ContentObjectHeader and ndn::ContentObjectTail
+  // (header is added in front of the packet, tail is added at the end of the packet)
+
+  // Note that Interests send out by the app will not be sent back to the app !
+  
+  ndn::ContentObjectHeader data;
+  data.SetName (Create<ndn::NameComponents> (interest->GetName ())); // data will have the same name as Interests
+
+  ndn::ContentObjectTail trailer; // doesn't require any configuration
+
+  // Create packet and add header and trailer
+  Ptr<Packet> packet = Create<Packet> (1024);
+  packet->AddHeader (data);
+  packet->AddTrailer (trailer);
+
+  NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Sending ContentObject packet for " << data.GetName ());
+
+  // Forward packet to lower (network) layer
+  m_protocolHandler (packet);
+
+  // Call trace (for logging purposes)
+  m_transmittedContentObjects (&data, packet, this, m_face);
+}
+
+// Callback that will be called when Data arrives
+void
+CustomApp::OnContentObject (const Ptr<const ndn::ContentObjectHeader> &contentObject,
+                            Ptr<Packet> payload)
+{
+  NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Receiving ContentObject packet for " << contentObject->GetName ());
+
+  std::cout << "DATA received for name " << contentObject->GetName () << std::endl;
+}
+
+
+} // namespace ns3