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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014,  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 RIB_TESTS_UNIT_TESTS_RIB_STATUS_PUBLISHER_COMMON_HPP
+#define RIB_TESTS_UNIT_TESTS_RIB_STATUS_PUBLISHER_COMMON_HPP
+
+#include "rib/rib-status-publisher.hpp"
+
+#include "tests/test-common.hpp"
+#include "rib/rib.hpp"
+
+#include <ndn-cxx/management/nfd-control-parameters.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/management/nfd-rib-entry.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/encoding/tlv.hpp>
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace rib {
+namespace tests {
+
+using ndn::nfd::ControlParameters;
+
+class RibStatusPublisherFixture : public nfd::tests::BaseFixture
+{
+public:
+  static void
+  validateRibEntry(const Block& block, const Name& referenceName, const FaceEntry& referenceFace)
+  {
+    ndn::nfd::RibEntry entry;
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(entry.wireDecode(block));
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(entry.getName(), referenceName);
+
+    std::list<ndn::nfd::Route> routes = entry.getRoutes();
+
+    std::list<ndn::nfd::Route>::iterator it = routes.begin();
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(it->getFaceId(), referenceFace.faceId);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(it->getOrigin(), referenceFace.origin);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(it->getCost(), referenceFace.cost);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(it->getFlags(), referenceFace.flags);
+  }
+
+  static void
+  decodeRibEntryBlock(const Data& data, const Name& referenceName, const FaceEntry& referenceFace)
+  {
+    ndn::EncodingBuffer buffer;
+
+    Block payload = data.getContent();
+
+    buffer.appendByteArray(payload.value(), payload.value_size());
+    buffer.prependVarNumber(buffer.size());
+    buffer.prependVarNumber(ndn::Tlv::Content);
+
+    ndn::Block parser(buffer.buf(), buffer.size());
+    parser.parse();
+
+    Block::element_const_iterator i = parser.elements_begin();
+
+    if (i->type() != ndn::tlv::nfd::RibEntry) {
+      BOOST_FAIL("expected RibEntry, got type #" << i->type());
+    }
+    else {
+      validateRibEntry(*i, referenceName, referenceFace);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+#endif // RIB_TESTS_UNIT_TESTS_RIB_STATUS_PUBLISHER_COMMON_HPP
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace rib
+} // namespace nfd