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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2020, Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndncert, a certificate management system based on NDN.
+ *
+ * ndncert is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndncert 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * ndncert, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndncert authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#include "error-encoder.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace ndncert {
+
+Block
+ErrorEncoder::encodeDataContent(ErrorCode errorCode, const std::string& description)
+{
+  Block response = makeEmptyBlock(ndn::tlv::Content);
+  response.push_back(makeNonNegativeIntegerBlock(tlv::ErrorCode, static_cast<size_t>(errorCode)));
+  response.push_back(makeStringBlock(tlv::ErrorInfo, description));
+  response.encode();
+  return response;
+}
+
+std::tuple<ErrorCode, std::string>
+ErrorEncoder::decodefromDataContent(const Block& block)
+{
+  block.parse();
+  if (block.find(tlv::ErrorCode) == block.elements_end()) {
+    return std::make_tuple(ErrorCode::NO_ERROR, "");
+  }
+  ErrorCode error = static_cast<ErrorCode>(readNonNegativeInteger(block.get(tlv::ErrorCode)));
+  return std::make_tuple(error, readString(block.get(tlv::ErrorInfo)));
+}
+
+} // namespace ndncert
+} // namespace ndn