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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson <jefft0@remap.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <ndn-cpp/data.hpp>
+// Hack: Hook directly into non-API functions.
+#include "../src/c/encoding/binary-xml-decoder.h"
+#include "../src/c/data.h"
+#include "../src/c/encoding/binary-xml-data.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace ndn;
+using namespace ndn::ptr_lib;
+
+static double
+getNowMicroseconds()
+{
+  struct timeval t;
+  gettimeofday(&t, 0);
+  return t.tv_sec * 1000000.0 + t.tv_usec;
+}
+
+uint8_t Data1[] = {
+0x04, 0x82, // NDN Data
+  0x02, 0xaa, // Signature
+    0x03, 0xb2, // SignatureBits
+      0x08, 0x85, 0x20, 0xea, 0xb5, 0xb0, 0x63, 0xda, 0x94, 0xe9, 0x68, 0x7a,
+      0x8e, 0x65, 0x60, 0xe0, 0xc6, 0x43, 0x96, 0xd9, 0x69, 0xb4, 0x40, 0x72, 0x52, 0x00, 0x2c, 0x8e, 0x2a, 0xf5,
+      0x47, 0x12, 0x59, 0x93, 0xda, 0xed, 0x82, 0xd0, 0xf8, 0xe6, 0x65, 0x09, 0x87, 0x84, 0x54, 0xc7, 0xce, 0x9a,
+      0x93, 0x0d, 0x47, 0xf1, 0xf9, 0x3b, 0x98, 0x78, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x21, 0xd9, 0x2b, 0xda, 0x03, 0x30, 0x84, 0xf3,
+      0xc5, 0x52, 0x64, 0x2b, 0x1d, 0xde, 0x50, 0xe0, 0xee, 0xca, 0xa2, 0x73, 0x7a, 0x93, 0x30, 0xa8, 0x47, 0x7f,
+      0x6f, 0x41, 0xb0, 0xc8, 0x6e, 0x89, 0x1c, 0xcc, 0xf9, 0x01, 0x44, 0xc3, 0x08, 0xcf, 0x77, 0x47, 0xfc, 0xed,
+      0x48, 0xf0, 0x4c, 0xe9, 0xc2, 0x3b, 0x7d, 0xef, 0x6e, 0xa4, 0x80, 0x40, 0x9e, 0x43, 0xb6, 0x77, 0x7a, 0x1d,
+      0x51, 0xed, 0x98, 0x33, 0x93, 0xdd, 0x88, 0x01, 0x0e, 0xd3, 
+    0x00, 
+  0x00, 
+  0xf2, 0xfa, 0x9d, 0x6e, 0x64, 0x6e, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x9d, 0x61, 0x62, 0x63, 0x00, 0x00,  // Name
+  0x01, 0xa2, // SignedInfo
+    0x03, 0xe2, // PublisherPublicKeyDigest
+      0x02, 0x85, 0xb5, 0x50, 0x6b, 0x1a,
+      0xba, 0x3d, 0xa7, 0x76, 0x1b, 0x0f, 0x8d, 0x61, 0xa4, 0xaa, 0x7e, 0x3b, 0x6d, 0x15, 0xb4, 0x26, 0xfe, 0xb5,
+      0xbd, 0xa8, 0x23, 0x89, 0xac, 0xa7, 0x65, 0xa3, 0xb8, 0x1c, 
+    0x00, 
+    0x02, 0xba, // Timestamp
+      0xb5, 0x05, 0x1d, 0xde, 0xe9, 0x5b, 0xdb, 
+    0x00, 
+    0x01, 0xe2, // KeyLocator
+      0x01, 0xda, // Key
+        0x0a, 0x95, 0x30, 0x81, 0x9f, 0x30, 0x0d, 0x06, 0x09, 0x2a, 0x86,
+        0x48, 0x86, 0xf7, 0x0d, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x05, 0x00, 0x03, 0x81, 0x8d, 0x00, 0x30, 0x81, 0x89, 0x02, 0x81,
+        0x81, 0x00, 0xe1, 0x7d, 0x30, 0xa7, 0xd8, 0x28, 0xab, 0x1b, 0x84, 0x0b, 0x17, 0x54, 0x2d, 0xca, 0xf6, 0x20,
+        0x7a, 0xfd, 0x22, 0x1e, 0x08, 0x6b, 0x2a, 0x60, 0xd1, 0x6c, 0xb7, 0xf5, 0x44, 0x48, 0xba, 0x9f, 0x3f, 0x08,
+        0xbc, 0xd0, 0x99, 0xdb, 0x21, 0xdd, 0x16, 0x2a, 0x77, 0x9e, 0x61, 0xaa, 0x89, 0xee, 0xe5, 0x54, 0xd3, 0xa4,
+        0x7d, 0xe2, 0x30, 0xbc, 0x7a, 0xc5, 0x90, 0xd5, 0x24, 0x06, 0x7c, 0x38, 0x98, 0xbb, 0xa6, 0xf5, 0xdc, 0x43,
+        0x60, 0xb8, 0x45, 0xed, 0xa4, 0x8c, 0xbd, 0x9c, 0xf1, 0x26, 0xa7, 0x23, 0x44, 0x5f, 0x0e, 0x19, 0x52, 0xd7,
+        0x32, 0x5a, 0x75, 0xfa, 0xf5, 0x56, 0x14, 0x4f, 0x9a, 0x98, 0xaf, 0x71, 0x86, 0xb0, 0x27, 0x86, 0x85, 0xb8,
+        0xe2, 0xc0, 0x8b, 0xea, 0x87, 0x17, 0x1b, 0x4d, 0xee, 0x58, 0x5c, 0x18, 0x28, 0x29, 0x5b, 0x53, 0x95, 0xeb,
+        0x4a, 0x17, 0x77, 0x9f, 0x02, 0x03, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01, 
+      0x00, 
+    0x00, 
+  0x00, 
+  0x01, 0x9a, // Content
+    0xc5, 0x53, 0x55, 0x43, 0x43, 0x45, 0x53, 0x53, 0x21, 
+  0x00, 
+0x00,
+1
+};
+
+static void 
+testDataDecodeCpp()
+{
+  double nIterations = 1000000;
+  
+  size_t nameSize = 0;
+  double start = getNowMicroseconds();
+  for (int i = 0; i < nIterations; ++i) {
+    Data data;
+    data.wireDecode(Data1, sizeof(Data1));
+    nameSize = data.getName().size();
+  }
+  double finish = getNowMicroseconds();
+  
+  cout << "Data decode C++: name size: " << nameSize << ", usec: " << ((finish - start) / nIterations) << endl;  
+}
+
+static void 
+testDataDecodeC()
+{
+  double nIterations = 20000000;
+  
+  size_t nameSize = 0;
+  double start = getNowMicroseconds();
+  for (int i = 0; i < nIterations; ++i) {
+    struct ndn_NameComponent nameComponents[100];
+    struct ndn_NameComponent keyNameComponents[100];
+    struct ndn_Data dataStruct;
+    ndn_Data_initialize
+      (&dataStruct, nameComponents, sizeof(nameComponents) / sizeof(nameComponents[0]), 
+       keyNameComponents, sizeof(keyNameComponents) / sizeof(keyNameComponents[0]));
+
+    ndn_BinaryXmlDecoder decoder;
+    ndn_BinaryXmlDecoder_initialize(&decoder, Data1, sizeof(Data1));  
+    size_t signedPortionBeginOffset, signedPortionEndOffset;
+    ndn_Error error;
+    if ((error = ndn_decodeBinaryXmlData(&dataStruct, &signedPortionBeginOffset, &signedPortionEndOffset, &decoder)))
+    {
+      cout << "Error in ndn_decodeBinaryXmlData: " << ndn_getErrorString(error) << endl;
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    nameSize = dataStruct.name.nComponents;
+  }
+  double finish = getNowMicroseconds();
+  
+  cout << "Data decode C:   name size: " << nameSize << ", usec: " << ((finish - start) / nIterations) << endl;  
+}
+
+int 
+main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+  testDataDecodeCpp();
+  testDataDecodeC();
+  
+  return 0;
+}