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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Regents of the University of California,
+ *                         Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                         Colorado State University,
+ *                         University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                         Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                         Beijing Institute of Technology,
+ *                         The University of Memphis.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_NET_ADDRESS_CONVERTER_HPP
+#define NDN_NET_ADDRESS_CONVERTER_HPP
+
+#include "../common.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/asio/ip/address.hpp>
+#include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace ip {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Convert scope ID of IPv6 address into interface name
+ *
+ * \return interface name, or ndn::nullopt if \p scopeId cannot be converted
+ */
+optional<std::string>
+scopeNameFromId(unsigned int scopeId);
+
+/**
+ * \brief parse and convert the input string into an IP address
+ *
+ * \param str the string to parse
+ *
+ * \return the converted IP address
+ * \throw boost::system::system_error in case of failure
+ */
+boost::asio::ip::address
+addressFromString(const std::string& str);
+
+/**
+ * \brief parse and convert the input string into an IP address
+ *
+ * \param str the string to parse
+ * \param ec the error code of failure in conversion
+ *
+ * \return the converted IP address, or a default-constructed
+ *         `boost::asio::ip::address` in case of failure
+ */
+boost::asio::ip::address
+addressFromString(const std::string& str, boost::system::error_code& ec);
+
+/**
+ * \brief parse and convert the input string into an IPv6 address
+ *
+ * \param str the string to parse
+ *
+ * \return the converted IPv6 address
+ * \throw boost::system::system_error in case of failure
+ */
+boost::asio::ip::address_v6
+addressV6FromString(const std::string& str);
+
+/**
+ * \brief parse and convert the input string into an IPv6 address
+ *
+ * \param str the string to parse
+ * \param ec the error code of failure in conversion
+ *
+ * \return the converted IPv6 address, or a default-constructed
+ *         `boost::asio::ip::address_v6` in case of failure
+ */
+boost::asio::ip::address_v6
+addressV6FromString(const std::string& str, boost::system::error_code& ec);
+
+} // namespace ip
+} // namespace ndn
+
+#endif // NDN_NET_ADDRESS_CONVERTER_HPP