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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_TABLE_STRATEGY_INFO_HOST_HPP
+#define NFD_TABLE_STRATEGY_INFO_HOST_HPP
+
+#include "fw/strategy-info.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+/** \class StrategyInfoHost
+ *  \brief base class for an entity onto which StrategyInfo may be placed
+ */
+class StrategyInfoHost
+{
+public:
+  template<typename T>
+  void
+  setStrategyInfo(shared_ptr<T> strategyInfo);
+  
+  template<typename T>
+  shared_ptr<T>
+  getStrategyInfo();
+  
+  void
+  clearStrategyInfo();
+
+private:
+  shared_ptr<fw::StrategyInfo> m_strategyInfo;
+};
+
+
+template<typename T>
+void
+StrategyInfoHost::setStrategyInfo(shared_ptr<T> strategyInfo)
+{
+  m_strategyInfo = strategyInfo;
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+shared_ptr<T>
+StrategyInfoHost::getStrategyInfo()
+{
+  return static_pointer_cast<T, fw::StrategyInfo>(m_strategyInfo);
+}
+
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_TABLE_STRATEGY_INFO_HOST_HPP