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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_MGMT_SEGMENT_PUBLISHER_HPP
+#define NFD_MGMT_SEGMENT_PUBLISHER_HPP
+
+#include "common.hpp"
+#include "mgmt/app-face.hpp"
+
+#include <ndn-cpp-dev/encoding/encoding-buffer.hpp>
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+class AppFace;
+
+class SegmentPublisher : noncopyable
+{
+public:
+  SegmentPublisher(shared_ptr<AppFace> face,
+                   const Name& prefix);
+
+  virtual
+  ~SegmentPublisher();
+
+  void
+  publish();
+
+protected:
+
+  virtual size_t
+  generate(ndn::EncodingBuffer& outBuffer) =0;
+
+private:
+  void
+  publishSegment(shared_ptr<Data>& data);
+
+private:
+  shared_ptr<AppFace> m_face;
+  const Name m_prefix;
+};
+
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_MGMT_SEGMENT_PUBLISHER_HPP