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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  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_TESTS_DAEMON_FACE_TEST_IP_HPP
+#define NFD_TESTS_DAEMON_FACE_TEST_IP_HPP
+
+#include "core/common.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/asio/ip/address.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/net/network-address.hpp>
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace face {
+namespace tests {
+
+enum class AddressFamily {
+  V4 = static_cast<int>(ndn::net::AddressFamily::V4),
+  V6 = static_cast<int>(ndn::net::AddressFamily::V6),
+  Any
+};
+
+std::ostream&
+operator<<(std::ostream& os, AddressFamily family);
+
+enum class AddressScope {
+  Loopback  = static_cast<int>(ndn::net::AddressScope::HOST),
+  LinkLocal = static_cast<int>(ndn::net::AddressScope::LINK),
+  Global    = static_cast<int>(ndn::net::AddressScope::GLOBAL),
+  Any
+};
+
+std::ostream&
+operator<<(std::ostream& os, AddressScope scope);
+
+enum class MulticastInterface {
+  No,
+  Yes,
+  Any
+};
+
+std::ostream&
+operator<<(std::ostream& os, MulticastInterface mcast);
+
+/** \brief Derives IP address type from AddressFamily
+ */
+template<AddressFamily AF>
+struct IpAddressFromFamily;
+
+template<>
+struct IpAddressFromFamily<AddressFamily::V4>
+{
+  using type = boost::asio::ip::address_v4;
+};
+
+template<>
+struct IpAddressFromFamily<AddressFamily::V6>
+{
+  using type = boost::asio::ip::address_v6;
+};
+
+/** \brief Get an IP address from any available network interface
+ *  \param family the desired address family
+ *  \param scope the desired address scope
+ *  \param mcast specifies if the address can, must, or must not be chosen from a multicast-capable interface
+ *  \return an IP address, either boost::asio::ip::address_v4 or boost::asio::ip::address_v6
+ *  \retval unspecified address, if no appropriate address is available
+ */
+boost::asio::ip::address
+getTestIp(AddressFamily family = AddressFamily::Any,
+          AddressScope scope = AddressScope::Any,
+          MulticastInterface mcast = MulticastInterface::Any);
+
+/** \brief Skip the rest of the test case if \p address is unavailable
+ *
+ *  This macro can be used in conjunction with nfd::tests::getTestIp in a test case. Example:
+ *  \code
+ *  BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestCase)
+ *  {
+ *    auto ip = getTestIp(AddressFamily::V4);
+ *    SKIP_IF_IP_UNAVAILABLE(ip);
+ *    // Test something that requires an IPv4 address.
+ *  }
+ *  \endcode
+ */
+#define SKIP_IF_IP_UNAVAILABLE(address) \
+  do { \
+    if ((address).is_unspecified()) { \
+      BOOST_WARN_MESSAGE(false, "skipping assertions that require a valid IP address"); \
+      return; \
+    } \
+  } while (false)
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace face
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_TESTS_DAEMON_FACE_TEST_IP_HPP