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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Named Data Networking Project
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NFD_FACE_UDP_FACE_HPP
+#define NFD_FACE_UDP_FACE_HPP
+
+#include "datagram-face.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd
+{
+
+/**
+ * \brief Implementation of Face abstraction that uses UDP
+ *        as underlying transport mechanism
+ */
+class UdpFace : public DatagramFace<boost::asio::ip::udp>
+{
+public:
+  typedef boost::asio::ip::udp protocol;
+
+  explicit
+  UdpFace(const shared_ptr<protocol::socket>& socket);
+
+  //@todo if needed by other datagramFaces, it could be moved to datagram-face.hpp
+  /**
+   * \brief Manages the first datagram received by the UdpChannel socket set on listening
+   */
+  void
+  handleFirstReceive(const uint8_t* buffer,
+                     std::size_t nBytesReceived,
+                     const boost::system::error_code& error);
+
+};
+
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_FACE_UDP_FACE_HPP