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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Yingdi Yu <yingdi@cs.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_REGEX_TOP_MATCHER_HPP
+#define NDN_REGEX_TOP_MATCHER_HPP
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "regex-matcher.hpp"
+#include "regex-pattern-list-matcher.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn
+{
+class RegexTopMatcher: public RegexMatcher
+{
+public:
+  RegexTopMatcher(const std::string & expr, const std::string & expand = "");
+    
+  virtual ~RegexTopMatcher();
+
+  bool 
+  match(const Name & name);
+
+  virtual bool
+  match (const Name & name, const int & offset, const int & len);
+
+  virtual Name 
+  expand (const std::string & expand = "");
+
+  static ptr_lib::shared_ptr<RegexTopMatcher>
+  fromName(const Name& name, bool hasAnchor=false);
+
+protected:
+  virtual void 
+  compile();
+
+private:
+  std::string
+  getItemFromExpand(const std::string & expand, int & offset);
+
+  static std::string
+  convertSpecialChar(const std::string& str);
+
+private:
+  const std::string m_expand;
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<RegexPatternListMatcher> m_primaryMatcher;
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<RegexPatternListMatcher> m_secondaryMatcher;
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<RegexBackrefManager> m_primaryBackRefManager;
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<RegexBackrefManager> m_secondaryBackRefManager;
+  bool m_secondaryUsed;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+