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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_TABLE_MEASUREMENTS_HPP
+#define NFD_TABLE_MEASUREMENTS_HPP
+
+#include "measurements-entry.hpp"
+#include "core/time.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+namespace fib {
+class Entry;
+}
+namespace pit {
+class Entry;
+}
+
+/** \class Measurement
+ *  \brief represents the Measurements table
+ */
+class Measurements : noncopyable
+{
+public:
+  explicit
+  Measurements(boost::asio::io_service& ioService);
+
+  ~Measurements();
+
+  /// find or insert a Measurements entry for name
+  shared_ptr<measurements::Entry>
+  get(const Name& name);
+
+  /// find or insert a Measurements entry for fibEntry->getPrefix()
+  shared_ptr<measurements::Entry>
+  get(const fib::Entry& fibEntry);
+
+  /// find or insert a Measurements entry for pitEntry->getName()
+  shared_ptr<measurements::Entry>
+  get(const pit::Entry& pitEntry);
+
+  /** \brief find or insert a Measurements entry for child's parent
+   *
+   *  If child is the root entry, returns null.
+   */
+  shared_ptr<measurements::Entry>
+  getParent(shared_ptr<measurements::Entry> child);
+
+//  /// perform a longest prefix match
+//  shared_ptr<fib::Entry>
+//  findLongestPrefixMatch(const Name& name) const;
+//
+//  /// perform an exact match
+//  shared_ptr<fib::Entry>
+//  findExactMatch(const Name& name) const;
+
+  /** \brief extend lifetime of an entry
+   *
+   *  The entry will be kept until at least now()+lifetime.
+   */
+  void
+  extendLifetime(measurements::Entry& entry, time::Duration lifetime);
+
+private:
+  void
+  extendLifetimeInternal(
+    std::map<Name, shared_ptr<measurements::Entry> >::iterator it,
+    time::Duration lifetime);
+
+  void
+  cleanup(std::map<Name, shared_ptr<measurements::Entry> >::iterator it);
+
+private:
+  std::map<Name, shared_ptr<measurements::Entry> > m_table;
+
+  Scheduler m_scheduler;
+  static const time::Duration s_defaultLifetime;
+};
+
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_TABLE_MEASUREMENTS_HPP