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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License along with ndn-cxx, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#include "meta-info.hpp"
+#include "encoding/block-helpers.hpp"
+#include "encoding/encoding-buffer.hpp"
+#include "util/time.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+MetaInfo::MetaInfo()
+  : m_type(TYPE_DEFAULT)
+  , m_freshnessPeriod(-1)
+{
+}
+
+MetaInfo::MetaInfo(const Block& block)
+{
+  wireDecode(block);
+}
+
+MetaInfo&
+MetaInfo::setType(uint32_t type)
+{
+  m_wire.reset();
+  m_type = type;
+  return *this;
+}
+
+MetaInfo&
+MetaInfo::setFreshnessPeriod(const time::milliseconds& freshnessPeriod)
+{
+  m_wire.reset();
+  m_freshnessPeriod = freshnessPeriod;
+  return *this;
+}
+
+MetaInfo&
+MetaInfo::setFinalBlockId(const name::Component& finalBlockId)
+{
+  m_wire.reset();
+  m_finalBlockId = finalBlockId;
+  return *this;
+}
+
+template<bool T>
+size_t
+MetaInfo::wireEncode(EncodingImpl<T>& blk) const
+{
+  // MetaInfo ::= META-INFO-TYPE TLV-LENGTH
+  //                ContentType?
+  //                FreshnessPeriod?
+  //                FinalBlockId?
+
+  size_t totalLength = 0;
+
+  // FinalBlockId
+  if (!m_finalBlockId.empty())
+    {
+      totalLength += prependNestedBlock(blk, tlv::FinalBlockId, m_finalBlockId);
+    }
+
+  // FreshnessPeriod
+  if (m_freshnessPeriod >= time::milliseconds::zero())
+    {
+      totalLength += prependNonNegativeIntegerBlock(blk, tlv::FreshnessPeriod,
+                                                    m_freshnessPeriod.count());
+    }
+
+  // ContentType
+  if (m_type != TYPE_DEFAULT)
+    {
+      totalLength += prependNonNegativeIntegerBlock(blk, tlv::ContentType, m_type);
+    }
+
+  totalLength += blk.prependVarNumber(totalLength);
+  totalLength += blk.prependVarNumber(tlv::MetaInfo);
+  return totalLength;
+}
+
+template size_t
+MetaInfo::wireEncode<true>(EncodingImpl<true>& block) const;
+
+template size_t
+MetaInfo::wireEncode<false>(EncodingImpl<false>& block) const;
+
+const Block&
+MetaInfo::wireEncode() const
+{
+  if (m_wire.hasWire())
+    return m_wire;
+
+  EncodingEstimator estimator;
+  size_t estimatedSize = wireEncode(estimator);
+
+  EncodingBuffer buffer(estimatedSize, 0);
+  wireEncode(buffer);
+
+  m_wire = buffer.block();
+  return m_wire;
+}
+
+void
+MetaInfo::wireDecode(const Block& wire)
+{
+  m_wire = wire;
+  m_wire.parse();
+
+  // MetaInfo ::= META-INFO-TYPE TLV-LENGTH
+  //                ContentType?
+  //                FreshnessPeriod?
+
+  // ContentType
+  Block::element_const_iterator val = m_wire.find(tlv::ContentType);
+  if (val != m_wire.elements().end())
+    {
+      m_type = readNonNegativeInteger(*val);
+    }
+  else
+    m_type = TYPE_DEFAULT;
+
+  // FreshnessPeriod
+  val = m_wire.find(tlv::FreshnessPeriod);
+  if (val != m_wire.elements().end())
+    {
+      m_freshnessPeriod = time::milliseconds(readNonNegativeInteger(*val));
+    }
+  else
+    m_freshnessPeriod = time::milliseconds::min();
+
+  // FinalBlockId
+  val = m_wire.find(tlv::FinalBlockId);
+  if (val != m_wire.elements().end())
+    {
+      m_finalBlockId = val->blockFromValue();
+      if (m_finalBlockId.type() != tlv::NameComponent)
+        {
+          /// @todo May or may not throw exception later...
+          m_finalBlockId.reset();
+        }
+    }
+  else
+    m_finalBlockId.reset();
+}
+
+std::ostream&
+operator<<(std::ostream& os, const MetaInfo& info)
+{
+  // ContentType
+  os << "ContentType: " << info.getType();
+
+  // FreshnessPeriod
+  if (info.getFreshnessPeriod() >= time::milliseconds::zero()) {
+    os << ", FreshnessPeriod: " << info.getFreshnessPeriod();
+  }
+
+  if (!info.getFinalBlockId().empty()) {
+    os << ", FinalBlockId: ";
+    info.getFinalBlockId().toUri(os);
+  }
+  return os;
+}
+
+} // namespace ndn