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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 "core/logger.hpp"
+#include "propagated-entry.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace rib {
+
+void
+operator<<(std::ostream& out, PropagationStatus status)
+{
+  switch (status) {
+  case PropagationStatus::NEW:
+    out << "NEW";
+    break;
+  case PropagationStatus::PROPAGATING:
+    out << "PROPAGATING";
+    break;
+  case PropagationStatus::PROPAGATED:
+    out << "PROPAGATED";
+    break;
+  case PropagationStatus::PROPAGATE_FAIL:
+    out << "PROPAGATE_FAIL";
+    break;
+  default:
+    out << "undefined status";
+    break;
+  }
+}
+
+PropagatedEntry::PropagatedEntry()
+  : m_propagationStatus(PropagationStatus::NEW)
+{
+}
+
+PropagatedEntry::PropagatedEntry(const PropagatedEntry& other)
+  : m_signingIdentity(other.m_signingIdentity)
+  , m_propagationStatus(other.m_propagationStatus)
+{
+  BOOST_ASSERT(!other.isPropagated() && !other.isPropagateFail());
+}
+
+PropagatedEntry&
+PropagatedEntry::setSigningIdentity(const Name& identity)
+{
+  m_signingIdentity = identity;
+  return *this;
+}
+
+const Name&
+PropagatedEntry::getSigningIdentity() const
+{
+  return m_signingIdentity;
+}
+
+void
+PropagatedEntry::startPropagation()
+{
+  m_propagationStatus = PropagationStatus::PROPAGATING;
+}
+
+void
+PropagatedEntry::succeed(const scheduler::EventId& event)
+{
+  m_propagationStatus = PropagationStatus::PROPAGATED;
+  m_rePropagateEvent = event;
+}
+
+void
+PropagatedEntry::fail(const scheduler::EventId& event)
+{
+  m_propagationStatus = PropagationStatus::PROPAGATE_FAIL;
+  m_rePropagateEvent = event;
+}
+
+void
+PropagatedEntry::initialize()
+{
+  m_propagationStatus = PropagationStatus::NEW;
+  m_rePropagateEvent.cancel();
+}
+
+bool
+PropagatedEntry::isNew() const
+{
+  return PropagationStatus::NEW == m_propagationStatus;
+}
+
+bool
+PropagatedEntry::isPropagating() const
+{
+  return PropagationStatus::PROPAGATING == m_propagationStatus;
+}
+
+bool
+PropagatedEntry::isPropagated() const
+{
+  return PropagationStatus::PROPAGATED == m_propagationStatus;
+}
+
+bool
+PropagatedEntry::isPropagateFail() const
+{
+  return PropagationStatus::PROPAGATE_FAIL == m_propagationStatus;
+}
+
+} // namespace rib
+} // namespace nfd