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+/**
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_BINARYXMLWIREFORMAT_HPP
+#define	NDN_BINARYXMLWIREFORMAT_HPP
+
+#include "wire-format.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+class BinaryXmlWireFormat : public WireFormat {
+public:
+  virtual ptr_lib::shared_ptr<std::vector<unsigned char> > encodeInterest(const Interest &interest);
+  virtual void decodeInterest(Interest &interest, const unsigned char *input, unsigned int inputLength);
+
+  virtual ptr_lib::shared_ptr<std::vector<unsigned char> > encodeData(const Data &data);
+  virtual void decodeData(Data &data, const unsigned char *input, unsigned int inputLength);
+};
+  
+}
+
+#endif
+