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 * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
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 * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
 */

#ifndef NDN_CONSUMER_BATCHES_H
#define NDN_CONSUMER_BATCHES_H

#include "ns3/ndnSIM/model/ndn-common.hpp"

#include "ndn-consumer.hpp"
#include "ns3/traced-value.h"
#include "ns3/ndnSIM/utils/batches.hpp"

namespace ns3 {
namespace ndn {

/**
 * @ingroup ndn-apps
 * \brief Ndn application for sending out Interest packets in batches
 */
class ConsumerBatches : public Consumer {
public:
  static TypeId
  GetTypeId();

  /**
   * \brief Default constructor
   */
  ConsumerBatches();

private:
  virtual void
  StartApplication(); ///< @brief Called at time specified by Start

  void
  AddBatch(uint32_t amount);

protected:
  /**
   * \brief Constructs the Interest packet and sends it using a callback to the underlying NDN
   * protocol
   */
  virtual void
  ScheduleNextPacket();

private:
  bool m_initial;

  Batches m_batches;
};

} // namespace ndn
} // namespace ns3

#endif