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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2016  Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndnSIM. See AUTHORS for complete list of ndnSIM authors and
+ * contributors.
+ *
+ * ndnSIM 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.
+ *
+ * ndnSIM 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
+ * ndnSIM, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+#include "utils/tracers/ndn-l3-rate-tracer.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <boost/test/output_test_stream.hpp>
+
+#include "../../tests-common.hpp"
+
+namespace ns3 {
+namespace ndn {
+
+const boost::filesystem::path TEST_TRACE = boost::filesystem::path(TEST_CONFIG_PATH) / "trace.txt";
+
+class L3RateTracerFixture : public ScenarioHelperWithCleanupFixture
+{
+public:
+  L3RateTracerFixture()
+  {
+    boost::filesystem::create_directories(TEST_CONFIG_PATH);
+
+    // setting default parameters for PointToPoint links and channels
+    Config::SetDefault("ns3::PointToPointNetDevice::DataRate", StringValue("10Mbps"));
+    Config::SetDefault("ns3::PointToPointChannel::Delay", StringValue("10ms"));
+    Config::SetDefault("ns3::DropTailQueue::MaxPackets", StringValue("20"));
+
+    createTopology({
+        {"1"},
+      });
+
+    addApps({
+        {"1", "ns3::ndn::ConsumerCbr",
+            {{"Prefix", "/prefix"}, {"Frequency", "1"}},
+            "0s", "0.9s"} // send just one packet
+      });
+  }
+
+  ~L3RateTracerFixture()
+  {
+    boost::filesystem::remove(TEST_TRACE);
+    L3RateTracer::Destroy(); // additional cleanup
+  }
+};
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(UtilsTracersNdnL3RateTracer, L3RateTracerFixture)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(NackTracing)
+{
+  NodeContainer nodes;
+  nodes.Add(getNode("1"));
+
+  L3RateTracer::Install(nodes, TEST_TRACE.string(), Seconds(1));
+
+  Simulator::Stop(Seconds(1.5));
+  Simulator::Run();
+
+  L3RateTracer::Destroy(); // to force log to be written
+
+  boost::test_tools::output_test_stream os(TEST_TRACE.string().c_str(), true);
+
+  os << "Time	Node	FaceId	FaceDescr	Type	Packets	Kilobytes	PacketRaw	KilobytesRaw\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK(os.match_pattern());
+
+  os << "1	1	1	internal://	InInterests	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	1	internal://	OutInterests	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	1	internal://	InData	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	1	internal://	OutData	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	1	internal://	InNacks	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	1	internal://	OutNacks	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	1	internal://	InSatisfiedInterests	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	1	internal://	InTimedOutInterests	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	1	internal://	OutSatisfiedInterests	2.4	0	3	0\n"
+     << "1	1	1	internal://	OutTimedOutInterests	0	0	0	0\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK(os.match_pattern());
+
+  os << "1	1	256	internal://	InInterests	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	256	internal://	OutInterests	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	256	internal://	InData	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	256	internal://	OutData	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	256	internal://	InNacks	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	256	internal://	OutNacks	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	256	internal://	InSatisfiedInterests	2.4	0	3	0\n"
+     << "1	1	256	internal://	InTimedOutInterests	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	256	internal://	OutSatisfiedInterests	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	256	internal://	OutTimedOutInterests	0	0	0	0\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK(os.match_pattern());
+
+  os << "1	1	257	appFace://	InInterests	0.8	0	1	0\n"
+     << "1	1	257	appFace://	OutInterests	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	257	appFace://	InData	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	257	appFace://	OutData	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	257	appFace://	InNacks	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	257	appFace://	OutNacks	0.8	0	1	0\n"
+     << "1	1	257	appFace://	InSatisfiedInterests	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	257	appFace://	InTimedOutInterests	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	257	appFace://	OutSatisfiedInterests	0	0	0	0\n"
+     << "1	1	257	appFace://	OutTimedOutInterests	0	0	0	0\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK(os.match_pattern());
+
+  os << "1	1	-1	all	SatisfiedInterests	3.2	0	4	0\n"
+     << "1	1	-1	all	TimedOutInterests	0	0	0	0\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK(os.match_pattern());
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace ndn
+} // namespace ns3