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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2015,  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/>.
+ */
+
+#include "unix-stream-transport.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace face {
+
+NFD_LOG_INCLASS_TEMPLATE_SPECIALIZATION_DEFINE(StreamTransport, UnixStreamTransport::protocol,
+                                               "UnixStreamTransport");
+
+UnixStreamTransport::UnixStreamTransport(protocol::socket&& socket)
+  : StreamTransport(std::move(socket))
+{
+  static_assert(
+    std::is_same<std::remove_cv<protocol::socket::native_handle_type>::type, int>::value,
+    "The native handle type for UnixStreamFace sockets must be 'int'"
+  );
+
+  this->setLocalUri(FaceUri(m_socket.local_endpoint()));
+  this->setRemoteUri(FaceUri::fromFd(m_socket.native_handle()));
+  this->setScope(ndn::nfd::FACE_SCOPE_LOCAL);
+  this->setPersistency(ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_ON_DEMAND);
+
+  NFD_LOG_FACE_INFO("Creating Transport");
+}
+
+} // namespace face
+} // namespace nfd