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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_CORE_SCHEDULER_HPP
+#define NFD_CORE_SCHEDULER_HPP
+
+#include "common.hpp"
+#include "monotonic_deadline_timer.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+struct EventIdImpl; ///< \brief Private storage of information about the event
+/**
+ * \brief Opaque type (shared_ptr) representing ID of the scheduled event
+ */
+typedef shared_ptr<EventIdImpl> EventId;
+
+/**
+ * \brief Generic scheduler
+ */
+class Scheduler
+{
+public:
+  typedef function<void()> Event;
+
+  Scheduler(boost::asio::io_service& ioService);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Schedule one time event after the specified delay
+   * \returns EventId that can be used to cancel the scheduled event
+   */
+  EventId
+  scheduleEvent(const time::Duration& after, const Event& event);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Schedule periodic event that should be fired every specified period.
+   *        First event will be fired after the specified delay.
+   * \returns EventId that can be used to cancel the scheduled event
+   */
+  EventId
+  schedulePeriodicEvent(const time::Duration& after,
+                        const time::Duration& period,
+                        const Event& event);
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief Cancel scheduled event
+   */
+  void
+  cancelEvent(const EventId& eventId);
+
+private:
+  void
+  onEvent(const boost::system::error_code& code);
+  
+private:
+  boost::asio::io_service& m_ioService;
+
+  struct EventInfo
+  {
+    EventInfo(const time::Duration& after,
+              const time::Duration& period,
+              const Event& event);
+    EventInfo(const time::Point& when, const EventInfo& previousEvent);
+
+    bool
+    operator <=(const EventInfo& other) const
+    {
+      return this->m_scheduledTime <= other.m_scheduledTime;
+    }
+
+    bool
+    operator <(const EventInfo& other) const
+    {
+      return this->m_scheduledTime < other.m_scheduledTime;
+    }
+
+    time::Duration
+    expiresFromNow() const;
+    
+    time::Point m_scheduledTime;
+    time::Duration m_period;
+    Event m_event;
+    mutable EventId m_eventId;
+  };
+
+  typedef std::multiset<EventInfo> EventQueue;
+  friend struct EventIdImpl;
+
+  EventQueue m_events;
+  EventQueue::iterator m_scheduledEvent;
+  boost::asio::monotonic_deadline_timer m_deadlineTimer;
+};
+
+} // namespace ndn
+
+#endif // NFD_CORE_SCHEDULER_HPP