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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2014,  Regents of the University of California.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * This file licensed under New BSD License.  See COPYING for detailed information about
+ * ndn-cxx library copyright, permissions, and redistribution restrictions.
+ *
+ * Based on code originally written by Jeff Thompson <jefft0@remap.ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_VERSION_HPP
+#define NDN_VERSION_HPP
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+/** ndn-cxx version follows Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 specification
+ *  http://semver.org/
+ */
+
+/** \brief ndn-cxx version represented as an integer
+ *
+ *  MAJOR*1000000 + MINOR*1000 + PATCH
+ */
+#define NDN_CXX_VERSION 1000
+
+/** \brief ndn-cxx version represented as a string
+ *
+ *  MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH
+ */
+#define NDN_CXX_VERSION_STRING "0.1.0"
+
+/// MAJOR version
+#define NDN_CXX_VERSION_MAJOR (NDN_CXX_VERSION / 1000000)
+/// MINOR version
+#define NDN_CXX_VERSION_MINOR (NDN_CXX_VERSION % 1000000 / 1000)
+/// PATCH version
+#define NDN_CXX_VERSION_PATCH (NDN_CXX_VERSION % 1000)
+
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NDN_VERSION_HPP