helper/ndn-app-helper.h

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 * Author: Ilya Moiseenko <iliamo@cs.ucla.edu>
 */

#ifndef NDN_APP_HELPER_H
#define NDN_APP_HELPER_H

#include "ns3/object-factory.h"
#include "ns3/attribute.h"
#include "ns3/node-container.h"
#include "ns3/application-container.h"
#include "ns3/ptr.h"

namespace ns3 {
namespace ndn {

/**
 * @ingroup ndn-helpers
 * \brief A helper to make it easier to instantiate an ns3::NdnConsumer Application
 * on a set of nodes.
 */
class AppHelper
{        
public:

  /**
   * \brief Create an NdnAppHelper to make it easier to work with Ndn apps
   *
   * \param app Class of the application
   */
  AppHelper (const std::string &prefix);

  /**
   * @brief Set the prefix consumer will be requesting
   */
  void
  SetPrefix (const std::string &prefix);
  
  /**
   * \brief Helper function used to set the underlying application attributes.
   *
   * \param name the name of the application attribute to set
   * \param value the value of the application attribute to set
   */
  void SetAttribute (std::string name, const AttributeValue &value);
        
  /**
   * Install an ns3::NdnConsumer on each node of the input container
   * configured with all the attributes set with SetAttribute.
   *
   * \param c NodeContainer of the set of nodes on which an NdnConsumer 
   * will be installed.
   * \returns Container of Ptr to the applications installed.
   */
  ApplicationContainer Install (NodeContainer c);
        
  /**
   * Install an ns3::NdnConsumer on the node configured with all the 
   * attributes set with SetAttribute.
   *
   * \param node The node on which an NdnConsumer will be installed.
   * \returns Container of Ptr to the applications installed.
   */
  ApplicationContainer Install (Ptr<Node> node);
        
  /**
   * Install an ns3::NdnConsumer on the node configured with all the 
   * attributes set with SetAttribute.
   *
   * \param nodeName The node on which an NdnConsumer will be installed.
   * \returns Container of Ptr to the applications installed.
   */
  ApplicationContainer Install (std::string nodeName);
        
private:
  /**
   * \internal
   * Install an ns3::NdnConsumer on the node configured with all the 
   * attributes set with SetAttribute.
   *
   * \param node The node on which an NdnConsumer will be installed.
   * \returns Ptr to the application installed.
   */
  Ptr<Application> InstallPriv (Ptr<Node> node);
  ObjectFactory m_factory;
};

} // namespace ndn
} // namespace ns3

#endif // NDN_APP_HELPER_H