utils/ndn-local-info-tag.h

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 * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
 */

#ifndef NDN_LOCAL_INFO_TAG_H
#define NDN_LOCAL_INFO_TAG_H

#include "ns3/tag.h"
#include "ns3/ptr.h"

namespace ns3 {
namespace ndn {

class Face;

/**
 * @brief Packet tag that is used to keep information about face from which packet was received
 *
 * This tag may be extended later to include more information, if necessary
 */
class LocalInfoTag : public Tag
{
public:
  static TypeId
  GetTypeId ();

  /**
   * @brief Constructor
   */
  LocalInfoTag (Ptr<Face> inFace);

  /**
   * @brief Destructor
   */
  ~LocalInfoTag ();

  /**
   * @brief Get smart pointer to the face
   *
   * @returns 0 or a valid smart pointer to a face
   */
  uint32_t
  Get () const
  {
    return m_faceId;
  }

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // from ObjectBase
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  virtual TypeId
  GetInstanceTypeId () const;
  
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // from Tag
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  
  virtual uint32_t
  GetSerializedSize () const;

  virtual void
  Serialize (TagBuffer i) const;
  
  virtual void
  Deserialize (TagBuffer i);

  virtual void
  Print (std::ostream &os) const;

public:
  static const uint32_t CACHE_FACE = static_cast<uint32_t> (-1);
  
private:
  uint32_t m_faceId;
};

} // namespace ndn
} // namespace ns3

#endif // NDN_LOCAL_INFO_TAG_H