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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2017 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.
+ *
+ * @author Yingdi Yu <http://irl.cs.ucla.edu/~yingdi/>
+ */
+
+#include "regex-matcher.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+RegexMatcher::RegexMatcher(const std::string& expr, const RegexExprType& type,
+                           shared_ptr<RegexBackrefManager> backrefManager)
+  : m_expr(expr)
+  , m_type(type)
+{
+  if (backrefManager)
+    m_backrefManager = std::move(backrefManager);
+  else
+    m_backrefManager = make_shared<RegexBackrefManager>();
+}
+
+RegexMatcher::~RegexMatcher() = default;
+
+bool
+RegexMatcher::match(const Name& name, size_t offset, size_t len)
+{
+  m_matchResult.clear();
+
+  if (recursiveMatch(0, name, offset, len)) {
+    for (size_t i = offset; i < offset + len; i++)
+      m_matchResult.push_back(name.get(i));
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+bool
+RegexMatcher::recursiveMatch(size_t matcherNo, const Name& name, size_t offset, size_t len)
+{
+  if (matcherNo >= m_matchers.size())
+    return len == 0;
+
+  ssize_t tried = len;
+  auto matcher = m_matchers[matcherNo];
+
+  while (tried >= 0) {
+    if (matcher->match(name, offset, tried) &&
+        recursiveMatch(matcherNo + 1, name, offset + tried, len - tried))
+      return true;
+    tried--;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+std::ostream&
+operator<<(std::ostream& os, const RegexMatcher& rm)
+{
+  return os << rm.getExpr();
+}
+
+} // namespace ndn