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+/* -*-  Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef FIFO_POLICY_H_
+#define FIFO_POLICY_H_
+
+template<typename FullKey,
+	 typename Payload,
+         typename PayloadTraits
+         >
+struct fifo_policy_traits
+{
+  typedef bi::list_member_hook<> policy_hook_type;
+  typedef trie< FullKey, Payload, PayloadTraits, policy_hook_type> parent_trie;
+  typedef typename bi::list< parent_trie,
+                             bi::member_hook< parent_trie,
+                                              policy_hook_type,
+                                              &parent_trie::policy_hook_ > > policy_container;
+
+  
+  class policy : public policy_container
+  {
+  public:
+    policy ()
+      : max_size_ (100)
+    {
+    }
+
+    inline void
+    update (typename parent_trie::iterator item)
+    {
+      // do nothing
+    }
+  
+    inline void
+    insert (typename parent_trie::iterator item)
+    {
+      if (policy_container::size () >= max_size_)
+        {
+          typename parent_trie::iterator oldItem = &(*policy_container::begin ());
+          policy_container::pop_front ();
+          oldItem->erase ();
+        }
+      
+      policy_container::push_back (*item);
+    }
+  
+    inline void
+    lookup (typename parent_trie::iterator item)
+    {
+      // do nothing
+    }
+  
+    inline void
+    erase (typename parent_trie::iterator item)
+    {
+      policy_container::erase (policy_container::s_iterator_to (*item));
+    }
+
+    inline void
+    set_max_size (size_t max_size)
+    {
+      max_size_ = max_size;
+    }
+
+    inline size_t
+    get_max_size () const
+    {
+      return max_size_;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    size_t max_size_;
+  };
+};
+
+#endif