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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_CORE_VERSION_HPP
+#define NFD_CORE_VERSION_HPP
+
+#include "common.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+/** NFD version follows Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 specification
+ *  http://semver.org/
+ */
+
+/** \brief NFD version represented as an integer
+ *
+ *  MAJOR*1000000 + MINOR*1000 + PATCH
+ */
+#define NFD_VERSION 1000
+
+/** \brief NFD version represented as a string
+ *
+ *  MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH
+ */
+#define NFD_VERSION_STRING "0.1.0"
+
+/// MAJOR version
+#define NFD_VERSION_MAJOR (NFD_VERSION / 1000000)
+/// MINOR version
+#define NFD_VERSION_MINOR (NFD_VERSION % 1000000 / 1000)
+/// PATCH version
+#define NFD_VERSION_PATCH (NFD_VERSION % 1000)
+
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_CORE_VERSION_HPP