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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Named Data Networking Project
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NFD_FACE_FACE_COUNTER_HPP
+#define NFD_FACE_FACE_COUNTER_HPP
+
+#include "common.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+/** \class FaceCounter
+ *  \brief represents a counter on face
+ */
+typedef uint64_t FaceCounter;
+
+
+/** \brief contains counters on face
+ */
+class FaceCounters
+{
+public:
+  FaceCounters();
+
+  /// incoming Interest (total packets since Face establishment)
+  const FaceCounter&
+  getInInterest() const;
+
+  FaceCounter&
+  getInInterest();
+
+  /// incoming Data (total packets since Face establishment)
+  const FaceCounter&
+  getInData() const;
+
+  FaceCounter&
+  getInData();
+
+  /// outgoing Interest (total packets since Face establishment)
+  const FaceCounter&
+  getOutInterest() const;
+
+  FaceCounter&
+  getOutInterest();
+
+  /// outgoing Data (total packets since Face establishment)
+  const FaceCounter&
+  getOutData() const;
+
+  FaceCounter&
+  getOutData();
+
+private:
+  FaceCounter m_inInterest;
+  FaceCounter m_inData;
+  FaceCounter m_outInterest;
+  FaceCounter m_outData;
+};
+
+
+inline const FaceCounter&
+FaceCounters::getInInterest() const
+{
+  return m_inInterest;
+}
+
+inline FaceCounter&
+FaceCounters::getInInterest()
+{
+  return m_inInterest;
+}
+
+inline const FaceCounter&
+FaceCounters::getInData() const
+{
+  return m_inData;
+}
+
+inline FaceCounter&
+FaceCounters::getInData()
+{
+  return m_inData;
+}
+
+inline const FaceCounter&
+FaceCounters::getOutInterest() const
+{
+  return m_outInterest;
+}
+
+inline FaceCounter&
+FaceCounters::getOutInterest()
+{
+  return m_outInterest;
+}
+
+inline const FaceCounter&
+FaceCounters::getOutData() const
+{
+  return m_outData;
+}
+
+inline FaceCounter&
+FaceCounters::getOutData()
+{
+  return m_outData;
+}
+
+
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_FACE_FACE_COUNTER_HPP