apps/ccnx-app.h

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 * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
 */

#ifndef CCNX_APP_H
#define CCNX_APP_H

#include "ns3/application.h"
#include "ns3/ptr.h"
#include "ns3/callback.h"

namespace ns3 
{

class Packet;
class CcnxInterestHeader;
class CcnxContentObjectHeader;
class CcnxFace;

/**
 * @ingroup ccnx
 * @brief Base class that all CCNx applications should be derived from.
 * 
 * The class implements virtual calls onInterest, onNack, and onContentObject
 */
class CcnxApp: public Application
{
public:
  typedef Callback<bool, const Ptr<const Packet>&> ProtocolHandler;
  
  static TypeId GetTypeId ();

  /**
   * @brief Default constructor
   */
  CcnxApp ();
  virtual ~CcnxApp ();

  /**
   * @brief Register lower layer callback (to send interests from the application)
   */
  void
  RegisterProtocolHandler (ProtocolHandler handler);
  
  /**
   * @brief Method that will be called every time new Interest arrives
   * @param interest Interest header
   */
  virtual void
  OnInterest (const Ptr<const CcnxInterestHeader> &interest);

  /**
   * @brief Method that will be called every time new NACK arrives
   * @param interest Interest header
   */
  virtual void
  OnNack (const Ptr<const CcnxInterestHeader> &interest);
  
  /**
   * @brief Method that will be called every time new ContentObject arrives
   * @param contentObject ContentObject header
   * @param payload payload (potentially virtual) of the ContentObject packet
   */
  virtual void
  OnContentObject (const Ptr<const CcnxContentObjectHeader> &contentObject,
                   const Ptr<const Packet> &payload);
        
protected:
  virtual void
  DoDispose ();

  // inherited from Application base class.
  virtual void
  StartApplication ();    // Called at time specified by Start

  virtual void
  StopApplication ();     // Called at time specified by Stop

protected:
  ProtocolHandler m_protocolHandler;
  bool m_active; 
  Ptr<CcnxFace> m_face; // local face that is created 
};

} // namespace ns3

#endif // CCNX_APP_H