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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: Ilya Moiseenko <iliamo@cs.ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "ccnx-consumer.h"
+
+NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("CcnxConsumer");
+
+namespace ns3
+{    
+    
+NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (CcnxConsumer);
+    
+TypeId
+CcnxConsumer::GetTypeId (void)
+{
+    static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::CcnxConsumer")
+    .SetParent<Application> ()
+    .AddConstructor<CcnxConsumer> ()
+    .AddAttribute ("OffTime", "Time interval between packets",
+                    TimeValue (Seconds (0.1)),
+                    MakeTimeAccessor (&CcnxConsumer::m_offTime),
+                    MakeTimeChecker ())
+    .AddAttribute ("Face","Local face to be used",
+                    PointerValue (CreateObject<CcnxLocalFace> ()),
+                    MakePointerAccessor (&CcnxConsumer::m_face),
+                    MakePointerChecker<CcnxLocalFace> ())
+    .AddAttribute ("InterestName","CcnxName of the Interest (use CcnxNameComponents)",
+                    PointerValue (CreateObject<CcnxNameComponents> ()),
+                    MakePointerAccessor (&CcnxConsumer::m_interestName),
+                    MakePointerChecker<CcnxNameComponents> ())
+    .AddAttribute ("LifeTime", "LifeTime fo interest packet",
+                    TimeValue (Seconds (4.0)),
+                    MakeTimeAccessor (&CcnxConsumer::m_interestLifeTime),
+                    MakeTimeChecker ())
+    .AddAttribute ("MinSuffixComponents", "MinSuffixComponents",
+                    IntegerValue(-1),
+                    MakeIntegerAccessor(&CcnxConsumer::m_minSuffixComponents),
+                    MakeIntegerChecker<int32_t>())
+    .AddAttribute ("MaxSuffixComponents", "MaxSuffixComponents",
+                    IntegerValue(-1),
+                    MakeIntegerAccessor(&CcnxConsumer::m_maxSuffixComponents),
+                    MakeIntegerChecker<int32_t>())
+    .AddAttribute ("ChildSelector", "ChildSelector",
+                    BooleanValue(false),
+                    MakeBooleanAccessor(&CcnxConsumer::m_childSelector),
+                    MakeBooleanChecker())
+    .AddAttribute ("Exclude", "only simple name matching is supported (use CcnxNameComponents)",
+                   PointerValue (CreateObject<CcnxNameComponents> ()),
+                   MakePointerAccessor (&CcnxConsumer::m_exclude),
+                   MakePointerChecker<CcnxNameComponents> ())
+    .AddAttribute ("Initial Nonce", "If 0 then nonce is not used",
+                    UintegerValue(1),
+                    MakeUintegerAccessor(&CcnxConsumer::m_initialNonce),
+                    MakeUintegerChecker<uint32_t>())
+    .AddTraceSource ("InterestTrace", "Interests that were sent",
+                     MakeTraceSourceAccessor (&CcnxConsumer::m_interestsTrace))
+    .AddTraceSource ("ContentObjectTrace", "ContentObjects that were received",
+                     MakeTraceSourceAccessor (&CcnxConsumer::m_contentObjectsTrace))
+    ;
+
+    return tid;
+}
+    
+CcnxConsumer::CcnxConsumer ()
+{
+    NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS ();
+}
+    
+CcnxConsumer::~CcnxConsumer()
+{
+    NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS ();
+}
+    
+void
+CcnxConsumer::DoDispose (void)
+{
+    NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS ();
+        
+    Application::DoDispose ();
+}
+    
+// Application Methods
+void 
+CcnxConsumer::StartApplication () // Called at time specified by Start
+{
+    NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS ();
+    ScheduleNextTx();
+}
+    
+void 
+CcnxConsumer::StopApplication () // Called at time specified by Stop
+{
+    NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS ();
+        
+    CancelEvents ();
+}
+    
+void 
+CcnxConsumer::CancelEvents ()
+{
+    NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS ();
+        
+    Simulator::Cancel (m_sendEvent);
+}
+    
+void 
+CcnxConsumer::ScheduleNextTx ()
+{
+    NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS ();
+        
+    Time nextTime = Seconds(m_offTime);
+    m_sendEvent = Simulator::Schedule (nextTime, &CcnxConsumer::SendPacket, this);
+}
+    
+void
+CcnxConsumer::SendPacket ()
+{
+    NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS ();
+    NS_LOG_INFO ("Sending Interest at " << Simulator::Now ());
+        
+    uint32_t randomNonce = UniformVariable().GetInteger(1, std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max ());
+    CcnxInterestHeader interestHeader;
+    interestHeader.SetNonce(randomNonce);
+    interestHeader.SetName(m_interestName);
+    interestHeader.SetInterestLifetime(m_interestLifeTime);
+    interestHeader.SetChildSelector(m_childSelector);
+    interestHeader.SetExclude(m_exclude);
+    interestHeader.SetMaxSuffixComponents(m_maxSuffixComponents);
+    interestHeader.SetMinSuffixComponents(m_minSuffixComponents);
+        
+    Ptr<Packet> packet = Create<Packet> ();
+    packet->AddHeader (interestHeader);
+        
+    m_face->Receive(packet);
+        
+    ScheduleNextTx();
+}
+    
+void
+CcnxConsumer::HandlePacket(const Ptr<CcnxFace> &face, const Ptr<const Packet> &packet)
+{
+    uint8_t type[2];
+    uint32_t read = packet->CopyData (type,2);
+    if (read!=2)
+    {
+        NS_LOG_INFO ("Unknown CcnxPacket");
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    if (type[0] == INTEREST_BYTE0 && type[1] == INTEREST_BYTE1)
+    {
+        m_interestsTrace(face,packet);
+    }
+    else if (type[0] == CONTENT_OBJECT_BYTE0 && type[1] == CONTENT_OBJECT_BYTE1)
+    {
+        m_contentObjectsTrace(face,packet);
+    }
+}
+}