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+/* -*-  Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2012 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>
+ */
+
+// dumb-requester.h
+
+#ifndef DUMB_REQUESTER_H_
+#define DUMB_REQUESTER_H_
+
+#include "ns3/ndn-app.h"
+#include "ns3/ndn-name-components.h"
+
+namespace ns3 {
+
+/**
+ * @brief A dumb requester application
+ *
+ * This app keeps requesting every second the same content object 
+ */
+class DumbRequester : public ndn::App
+{
+public:
+  // register NS-3 type "DumbRequester"
+  static TypeId
+  GetTypeId ();
+
+  DumbRequester ();
+  
+  // (overridden from ndn::App) Processing upon start of the application
+  virtual void
+  StartApplication ();
+
+  // (overridden from ndn::App) Processing when application is stopped
+  virtual void
+  StopApplication ();
+
+  // (overridden from ndn::App) Callback that will be called when Data arrives
+  virtual void
+  OnContentObject (const Ptr<const ndn::ContentObjectHeader> &contentObject,
+                   Ptr<Packet> payload);
+  
+private:
+  void
+  SendInterest ();
+
+private:
+  bool m_isRunning;
+  ndn::NameComponents m_name;
+};
+
+} // namespace ns3
+
+#endif // DUMB_REQUESTER_H_