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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  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 NFD_TOOLS_NFDC_LEGACY_NFDC_HPP
+#define NFD_TOOLS_NFDC_LEGACY_NFDC_HPP
+
+#include "core/common.hpp"
+#include <ndn-cxx/face.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/security/key-chain.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/management/nfd-controller.hpp>
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace tools {
+namespace nfdc {
+
+class LegacyNfdc : noncopyable
+{
+public:
+  static const time::milliseconds DEFAULT_EXPIRATION_PERIOD;
+  static const uint64_t DEFAULT_COST;
+
+  class Error : public std::runtime_error
+  {
+  public:
+    explicit
+    Error(const std::string& what)
+      : std::runtime_error(what)
+    {
+    }
+  };
+
+  explicit
+  LegacyNfdc(ndn::Face& face);
+
+  bool
+  dispatch(const std::string& cmd);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Adds a nexthop to a FIB entry
+   *
+   * If the FIB entry does not exist, it is inserted automatically
+   *
+   * cmd format:
+   *  [-c cost]  name faceId|faceUri
+   *
+   */
+  void
+  fibAddNextHop();
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Removes a nexthop from an existing FIB entry
+   *
+   * If the last nexthop record in a FIB entry is removed, the FIB entry is also deleted
+   *
+   * cmd format:
+   *  name faceId
+   *
+   */
+  void
+  fibRemoveNextHop();
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Registers name to the given faceId or faceUri
+   *
+   * cmd format:
+   *  [-I] [-C] [-c cost] name faceId|faceUri
+   */
+  void
+  ribRegisterPrefix();
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Unregisters name from the given faceId/faceUri
+   *
+   * cmd format:
+   *  name faceId/faceUri
+   */
+  void
+  ribUnregisterPrefix();
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Creates new face
+   *
+   * This command allows creation of UDP unicast and TCP faces only
+   *
+   * cmd format:
+   *  uri
+   *
+   */
+  void
+  faceCreate();
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Destroys face
+   *
+   * cmd format:
+   *  faceId|faceUri
+   *
+   */
+  void
+  faceDestroy();
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Sets the strategy for a namespace
+   *
+   * cmd format:
+   *  name strategy
+   *
+   */
+  void
+  strategyChoiceSet();
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Unset the strategy for a namespace
+   *
+   * cmd format:
+   *  name strategy
+   *
+   */
+  void
+  strategyChoiceUnset();
+
+private:
+
+  void
+  onSuccess(const ndn::nfd::ControlParameters& commandSuccessResult,
+            const std::string& message);
+
+  void
+  onError(uint32_t code, const std::string& error, const std::string& message);
+
+  void
+  onCanonizeFailure(const std::string& reason);
+
+  void
+  startFaceCreate(const ndn::util::FaceUri& canonicalUri);
+
+  void
+  onObtainFaceIdFailure(const std::string& message);
+
+public:
+  const char* m_programName;
+
+  // command parameters without leading 'cmd' component
+  const char* const* m_commandLineArguments;
+  int m_nOptions;
+  uint64_t m_flags;
+  uint64_t m_cost;
+  uint64_t m_faceId;
+  uint64_t m_origin;
+  time::milliseconds m_expires;
+  std::string m_name;
+  ndn::nfd::FacePersistency m_facePersistency;
+
+private:
+  ndn::KeyChain m_keyChain;
+  ndn::Face& m_face;
+  ndn::nfd::Controller m_controller;
+};
+
+} // namespace nfdc
+} // namespace tools
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_TOOLS_NFDC_LEGACY_NFDC_HPP