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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2016 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 "status-dataset.hpp"
+#include "../../util/concepts.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace nfd {
+
+StatusDataset::StatusDataset(const PartialName& datasetName)
+  : m_datasetName(datasetName)
+{
+}
+
+Name
+StatusDataset::getDatasetPrefix(const Name& prefix) const
+{
+  Name name;
+  name.append(prefix).append(m_datasetName);
+  this->addParameters(name);
+  return name;
+}
+
+void
+StatusDataset::addParameters(Name& name) const
+{
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief parses elements into a vector of T
+ * \tparam T element type
+ * \param payload pointer to a buffer of zero or more blocks of decodable by T
+ * \return a vector of T
+ * \throw tlv::Error cannot parse payload
+ */
+template<typename T>
+static std::vector<T>
+parseDatasetVector(ConstBufferPtr payload)
+{
+  BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((WireDecodable<T>));
+
+  std::vector<T> result;
+
+  size_t offset = 0;
+  while (offset < payload->size()) {
+    bool isOk = false;
+    Block block;
+    std::tie(isOk, block) = Block::fromBuffer(payload, offset);
+    if (!isOk) {
+      BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(StatusDataset::ParseResultError("cannot decode Block"));
+    }
+
+    offset += block.size();
+    result.emplace_back(block);
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+ForwarderGeneralStatusDataset::ForwarderGeneralStatusDataset()
+  : StatusDataset("status/general")
+{
+}
+
+ForwarderGeneralStatusDataset::ResultType
+ForwarderGeneralStatusDataset::parseResult(ConstBufferPtr payload) const
+{
+  return ForwarderStatus(Block(tlv::Content, payload));
+}
+
+FaceDatasetBase::FaceDatasetBase(const PartialName& datasetName)
+  : StatusDataset(datasetName)
+{
+}
+
+FaceDatasetBase::ResultType
+FaceDatasetBase::parseResult(ConstBufferPtr payload) const
+{
+  return parseDatasetVector<FaceStatus>(payload);
+}
+
+FaceDataset::FaceDataset()
+  : FaceDatasetBase("faces/list")
+{
+}
+
+FaceQueryDataset::FaceQueryDataset(const FaceQueryFilter& filter)
+  : FaceDatasetBase("faces/query")
+  , m_filter(filter)
+{
+}
+
+void
+FaceQueryDataset::addParameters(Name& name) const
+{
+  name.append(m_filter.wireEncode());
+}
+
+ChannelDataset::ChannelDataset()
+  : StatusDataset("faces/channels")
+{
+}
+
+ChannelDataset::ResultType
+ChannelDataset::parseResult(ConstBufferPtr payload) const
+{
+  return parseDatasetVector<ChannelStatus>(payload);
+}
+
+FibDataset::FibDataset()
+  : StatusDataset("fib/list")
+{
+}
+
+FibDataset::ResultType
+FibDataset::parseResult(ConstBufferPtr payload) const
+{
+  return parseDatasetVector<FibEntry>(payload);
+}
+
+StrategyChoiceDataset::StrategyChoiceDataset()
+  : StatusDataset("strategy-choice/list")
+{
+}
+
+StrategyChoiceDataset::ResultType
+StrategyChoiceDataset::parseResult(ConstBufferPtr payload) const
+{
+  return parseDatasetVector<StrategyChoice>(payload);
+}
+
+RibDataset::RibDataset()
+  : StatusDataset("rib/list")
+{
+}
+
+RibDataset::ResultType
+RibDataset::parseResult(ConstBufferPtr payload) const
+{
+  return parseDatasetVector<RibEntry>(payload);
+}
+
+} // namespace nfd
+} // namespace ndn