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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_FW_FORWARDER_COUNTER_HPP
+#define NFD_FW_FORWARDER_COUNTER_HPP
+
+#include "face/face-counter.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+/** \class ForwarderCounter
+ *  \brief represents a counter on forwarder
+ *
+ *  \todo This class should be noncopyable
+ */
+typedef uint64_t ForwarderCounter;
+
+
+/** \brief contains counters on forwarder
+ */
+class ForwarderCounters : public FaceCounters
+{
+};
+
+
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_FW_FORWARDER_COUNTER_HPP