diff --git a/ndn-cpp/encoding/WireFormat.cpp b/ndn-cpp/encoding/WireFormat.cpp
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+/* 
+ * Author: Jeff Thompson
+ *
+ * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information.
+ */
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include "WireFormat.hpp"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace ndn {
+  
+void WireFormat::encodeName(Name &name, vector<unsigned char> &output) 
+{
+  throw logic_error("unimplemented");
+}
+void WireFormat::decodeName(Name &name, vector<unsigned char> &input) 
+{
+  throw logic_error("unimplemented");
+}
+
+void WireFormat::encodeInterest(Interest &interest, vector<unsigned char> &output) 
+{
+  throw logic_error("unimplemented");
+}
+void WireFormat::decodeInterest(Interest &interest, vector<unsigned char> &input) 
+{
+  throw logic_error("unimplemented");
+}
+
+}