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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_FACE_UNIX_STREAM_FACE_HPP
+#define NFD_FACE_UNIX_STREAM_FACE_HPP
+
+#include "stream-face.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd
+{
+
+/**
+ * \brief Implementation of Face abstraction that uses stream-oriented
+ *        Unix domain sockets as underlying transport mechanism
+ */
+class UnixStreamFace : public StreamFace<boost::asio::local::stream_protocol>
+{
+public:
+  typedef boost::asio::local::stream_protocol protocol;
+
+  explicit
+  UnixStreamFace(const shared_ptr<protocol::socket>& socket);
+
+  /** \brief Get whether face is connected to a local app
+   *
+   *  Always true for a UnixStreamFace.
+   */
+  virtual bool
+  isLocal() const;
+};
+
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_FACE_UNIX_STREAM_FACE_HPP