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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2019,  Regents of the University of California,
+ *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                           Colorado State University,
+ *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                           Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                           Beijing Institute of Technology,
+ *                           The University of Memphis.
+ *
+ * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NFD is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * NFD 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
+ * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NFD_DAEMON_RIB_FIB_UPDATE_HPP
+#define NFD_DAEMON_RIB_FIB_UPDATE_HPP
+
+#include "core/common.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace rib {
+
+/** \class FibUpdate
+ *  \brief represents a FIB update
+ */
+class FibUpdate
+{
+public:
+  FibUpdate()
+    : faceId(0)
+    , cost(0)
+  {
+  }
+
+  bool
+  operator==(const FibUpdate& other) const
+  {
+    return (this->name == other.name &&
+            this->faceId == other.faceId &&
+            this->cost == other.cost &&
+            this->action == other.action);
+  }
+
+  static FibUpdate
+  createAddUpdate(const Name& name, const uint64_t faceId, const uint64_t cost);
+
+  static FibUpdate
+  createRemoveUpdate(const Name& name, const uint64_t faceId);
+
+  enum Action {
+    ADD_NEXTHOP    = 0,
+    REMOVE_NEXTHOP = 1
+  };
+
+public:
+  Name name;
+  uint64_t faceId;
+  uint64_t cost;
+  Action action;
+};
+
+inline std::ostream&
+operator<<(std::ostream& os, const FibUpdate& update)
+{
+  os << "FibUpdate("
+     << " Name: " << update.name << ", "
+     << "faceId: " << update.faceId << ", ";
+
+  if (update.action == FibUpdate::ADD_NEXTHOP) {
+    os << "cost: " << update.cost << ", "
+       << "action: ADD_NEXTHOP";
+  }
+  else {
+    os << "action: REMOVE_NEXTHOP";
+  }
+
+  os << ")";
+
+  return os;
+}
+
+} // namespace rib
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_DAEMON_RIB_FIB_UPDATE_HPP