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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 UCLA
+ *
+ * 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>
+ */
+
+#include "ccnx-app-tracer.h"
+#include "ns3/node.h"
+#include "ns3/packet.h"
+#include "ns3/config.h"
+#include "ns3/callback.h"
+#include "ns3/names.h"
+
+#include "ns3/ccnx-app.h"
+#include "ns3/ccnx-face.h"
+
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+
+#include "ns3/ccnx-interest-header.h"
+#include "ns3/ccnx-content-object-header.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace boost;
+
+namespace ns3 {
+    
+CcnxAppTracer::CcnxAppTracer (const std::string &app, Ptr<Node> node, const std::string &appId)
+  : m_app (app)
+  , m_appId (appId)
+  , m_nodePtr (node)
+{
+  m_node = boost::lexical_cast<string> (m_nodePtr->GetId ());
+
+  Connect ();
+
+  string name = Names::FindName (node);
+  if (!name.empty ())
+    {
+      m_node = name;
+    }
+}
+
+CcnxAppTracer::CcnxAppTracer (const std::string &app, const std::string &node, const std::string &appId)
+  : m_app (app)
+  , m_appId (appId)
+  , m_node (node)
+{
+  Connect ();
+}
+
+void
+CcnxAppTracer::Connect ()
+{
+  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/"+m_node+"/ApplicationList/"+m_appId+"/$"+m_app+"/TransmittedInterests",
+                   MakeCallback (&CcnxAppTracer::OutInterests, this));
+
+  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/"+m_node+"/ApplicationList/"+m_appId+"/$"+m_app+"/ReceivedNacks",
+                   MakeCallback (&CcnxAppTracer::InNacks, this));
+
+  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/"+m_node+"/ApplicationList/"+m_appId+"/$"+m_app+"/ReceivedInterests",
+                   MakeCallback (&CcnxAppTracer::InInterests, this));
+  
+  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/"+m_node+"/ApplicationList/"+m_appId+"/$"+m_app+"/TransmittedContentObjects",
+                   MakeCallback (&CcnxAppTracer::OutData, this));
+
+  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/"+m_node+"/ApplicationList/"+m_appId+"/$"+m_app+"/ReceivedContentObjects",
+                   MakeCallback (&CcnxAppTracer::InData, this));
+}
+
+} // namespace ns3