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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014,  Regents of the University of California,
+ *                      Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                      Colorado State University,
+ *                      University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                      Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                      Beijing Institute of Technology,
+ *                      The University of Memphis
+ *
+ * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NFD 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.
+ *
+ * NFD 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
+ * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "fw/best-route-strategy2.hpp"
+#include "strategy-tester.hpp"
+
+#include "tests/test-common.hpp"
+#include "tests/limited-io.hpp"
+#include "tests/daemon/face/dummy-face.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace tests {
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(FwBestRouteStrategy2, BaseFixture)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Forward)
+{
+  LimitedIo limitedIo;
+  Forwarder forwarder;
+  typedef StrategyTester<fw::BestRouteStrategy2> BestRouteStrategy2Tester;
+  BestRouteStrategy2Tester strategy(forwarder);
+
+  shared_ptr<DummyFace> face1 = make_shared<DummyFace>();
+  shared_ptr<DummyFace> face2 = make_shared<DummyFace>();
+  shared_ptr<DummyFace> face3 = make_shared<DummyFace>();
+  shared_ptr<DummyFace> face4 = make_shared<DummyFace>();
+  shared_ptr<DummyFace> face5 = make_shared<DummyFace>();
+  forwarder.addFace(face1);
+  forwarder.addFace(face2);
+  forwarder.addFace(face3);
+  forwarder.addFace(face4);
+  forwarder.addFace(face5);
+
+  Fib& fib = forwarder.getFib();
+  shared_ptr<fib::Entry> fibEntry = fib.insert(Name()).first;
+  fibEntry->addNextHop(face1, 10);
+  fibEntry->addNextHop(face2, 20);
+  fibEntry->addNextHop(face3, 30);
+
+  shared_ptr<Interest> interest = makeInterest("ndn:/BzgFBchqA");
+  Pit& pit = forwarder.getPit();
+  shared_ptr<pit::Entry> pitEntry = pit.insert(*interest).first;
+
+  const time::nanoseconds RETRANSMISSION60  = time::duration_cast<time::nanoseconds>(
+    fw::BestRouteStrategy2::MIN_RETRANSMISSION_INTERVAL * 0.6); // 60%
+  const time::nanoseconds RETRANSMISSION120 = time::duration_cast<time::nanoseconds>(
+    fw::BestRouteStrategy2::MIN_RETRANSMISSION_INTERVAL * 1.2); // 120%
+
+  pitEntry->insertOrUpdateInRecord(face1, *interest);
+  strategy.afterReceiveInterest(*face1, *interest, fibEntry, pitEntry);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(strategy.m_sendInterestHistory.size(), 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(strategy.m_sendInterestHistory.back().get<1>(), face2);
+  // face1 is downstream so it cannot be used at this time
+
+  limitedIo.run(LimitedIo::UNLIMITED_OPS, RETRANSMISSION60);
+  pitEntry->insertOrUpdateInRecord(face4, *interest);
+  strategy.afterReceiveInterest(*face4, *interest, fibEntry, pitEntry);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(strategy.m_sendInterestHistory.size(), 1);
+  // ignored similar Interest
+
+  limitedIo.run(LimitedIo::UNLIMITED_OPS, RETRANSMISSION60);
+  pitEntry->insertOrUpdateInRecord(face4, *interest);
+  strategy.afterReceiveInterest(*face4, *interest, fibEntry, pitEntry);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(strategy.m_sendInterestHistory.size(), 2);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(strategy.m_sendInterestHistory.back().get<1>(), face1);
+  // accepted retransmission, forward to an unused upstream
+
+  limitedIo.run(LimitedIo::UNLIMITED_OPS, RETRANSMISSION120);
+  pitEntry->insertOrUpdateInRecord(face5, *interest);
+  strategy.afterReceiveInterest(*face5, *interest, fibEntry, pitEntry);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(strategy.m_sendInterestHistory.size(), 3);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(strategy.m_sendInterestHistory.back().get<1>(), face3);
+  // accepted similar Interest from new downstream, forward to an unused upstream
+
+  limitedIo.run(LimitedIo::UNLIMITED_OPS, RETRANSMISSION120);
+  pitEntry->insertOrUpdateInRecord(face4, *interest);
+  strategy.afterReceiveInterest(*face4, *interest, fibEntry, pitEntry);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(strategy.m_sendInterestHistory.size(), 4);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(strategy.m_sendInterestHistory.back().get<1>(), face2);
+  // accepted retransmission, forward to an eligible upstream with earliest OutRecord
+
+  limitedIo.run(LimitedIo::UNLIMITED_OPS, RETRANSMISSION60);
+  pitEntry->insertOrUpdateInRecord(face5, *interest);
+  strategy.afterReceiveInterest(*face5, *interest, fibEntry, pitEntry);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(strategy.m_sendInterestHistory.size(), 4);
+  // ignored retransmission
+
+  fibEntry->removeNextHop(face1);
+
+  limitedIo.run(LimitedIo::UNLIMITED_OPS, RETRANSMISSION60);
+  pitEntry->insertOrUpdateInRecord(face5, *interest);
+  strategy.afterReceiveInterest(*face5, *interest, fibEntry, pitEntry);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(strategy.m_sendInterestHistory.size(), 5);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(strategy.m_sendInterestHistory.back().get<1>(), face3);
+  // accepted retransmission, forward to an eligible upstream with earliest OutRecord
+  // face1 cannot be used because it's gone from FIB entry
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace nfd