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+## -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
+# 
+# Copyright (c) 2011-2013, Regents of the University of California
+#                          Alexander Afanasyev
+# 
+# GNU 3.0 license, See the LICENSE file for more information
+# 
+# Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+# 
+
+#
+# Based on PyCCN code, copyrighted and licensed as follows
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2011-2013, Regents of the University of California
+# BSD license, See the COPYING file for more information
+# Written by: Derek Kulinski <takeda@takeda.tk>
+#             Jeff Burke <jburke@ucla.edu>
+#
+
+import ns.core
+
+class EventLoop (object):
+    """
+    Class to provide compatibility with real PyNDN implementation.
+    """
+    
+    def __init__ (self, *handlers):
+        pass
+    
+    def execute (self, event):
+        ns.core.Simulator.ScheduleNow (event)
+
+    def run (self):
+        pass
+
+    def stop (self):
+        pass