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 * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
 *
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 * GNU General Public License for more details.
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 *
 * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
 */

#ifndef _NDN_DECODING_HELPER_H_
#define _NDN_DECODING_HELPER_H_

#include <cstring>
#include "ns3/buffer.h"

namespace ns3 {
namespace ndn {

class Interest;
class ContentObject;

typedef Interest InterestHeader;
typedef ContentObject ContentObjectHeader;

/**
 * \brief Helper class to decode ccnb formatted Ndn message
 */
class DecodingHelper
{
public:
  /**
   * \brief Deserialize Buffer::Iterator to NdnInterest
   * @param start Buffer containing serialized Ndn message
   * @param interest Pointer to the NdnInterest to hold deserialized value
   * @return Number of bytes used for deserialization
   */
  static size_t
  Deserialize (Buffer::Iterator start, Interest &interest);

  /**
   * \brief Deserialize Buffer::Iterator to NdnContentObject
   * @param start Buffer containing serialized Ndn message
   * @param contentObject Pointer to the NdnContentObject to hold deserialized value
   * @return Number of bytes used for deserialization
   */
  // static size_t
  // Deserialize (Buffer::Iterator start, ContentObject &contentObject);
};

} // namespace ndn
} // namespace ns3

#endif // _NDN_DECODING_HELPER_H_