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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of NDNS (Named Data Networking Domain Name Service).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NDNS authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NDNS 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.
+ *
+ * NDNS 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 a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * NDNS, e.g., in COPYING.md file. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#ifndef INTERATIVE_QUERY_HPP_
+#define INTERATIVE_QUERY_HPP_
+
+#include <ndn-cxx/data.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/interest.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/name.hpp>
+#include <sys/_types/_ssize_t.h>
+#include <cstdbool>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include "query.hpp"
+#include "response.hpp"
+//#include "rr.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace ndns {
+
+class IterativeQuery
+{
+
+public:
+ enum QuerySteps{
+ NSQuery,
+ NackNS,
+ RRQuery,
+ NackRR,
+ AnswerStub,
+ Abort,
+ FinishedSuccessfully
+ };
+
+
+ static std::string
+ toString(const QuerySteps& step)
+ {
+ std::string label;
+ switch(step)
+ {
+ case NSQuery:
+ label = "NSQuery";
+ break;
+ case NackNS:
+ label = "NackNS";
+ break;
+ case RRQuery:
+ label = "RRQuery";
+ break;
+ case NackRR:
+ label = "NackRR";
+ break;
+ case AnswerStub:
+ label = "AnswerStub";
+ break;
+ case Abort:
+ label = "Abort";
+ break;
+ default:
+ label = "UNKNOW";
+ }
+
+ return label;
+ }
+
+public:
+ IterativeQuery(const Query& );
+
+ void
+ doData(Data& data);
+
+ bool
+ doTimeout();
+
+
+ void
+ abort();
+
+
+ const Interest
+ toLatestInterest();
+
+
+ bool hasFinished() {
+ return m_query.getRrLabel().size() == m_finishedLabelNum;
+ }
+
+ void addTryNum() {
+ m_tryNum += 1;
+ }
+
+ ssize_t getFinishedLabelNum() const {
+ return m_finishedLabelNum;
+ }
+
+ void setFinishedLabelNum(ssize_t finishedLabelNum) {
+ m_finishedLabelNum = finishedLabelNum;
+ }
+
+ const Query& getQuery() const {
+ return m_query;
+ }
+
+ const Response& getLastResponse() const {
+ return m_lastResponse;
+ }
+
+ void setLastResponse(const Response& response) {
+ m_lastResponse = response;
+ }
+
+ unsigned short getTryMax() const {
+ return m_tryMax;
+ }
+
+ void setTryMax(unsigned short tryMax) {
+ m_tryMax = tryMax;
+ }
+
+ unsigned short getTryNum() const {
+ return m_tryNum;
+ }
+
+ void setTryNum(unsigned short tryNum) {
+ m_tryNum = tryNum;
+ }
+
+ const Interest& getLastInterest() const {
+ return m_lastInterest;
+ }
+
+ void setLastInterest(const Interest& lastInterest) {
+ m_lastInterest = lastInterest;
+
+ }
+
+ QuerySteps getStep() const {
+ return m_step;
+ }
+
+ void setStep(QuerySteps step) {
+ m_step = step;
+ }
+
+ ssize_t getRrLabelLen() const {
+ return m_rrLabelLen;
+ }
+
+ void setRrLabelLen(ssize_t rrLabelLen) {
+ m_rrLabelLen = rrLabelLen;
+ }
+
+ unsigned int getAuthZoneIndex() const {
+ return m_authZoneIndex;
+ }
+
+ void setRrAsNextAuthorityZoneToTry(unsigned int authZoneIndex) {
+ m_authZoneIndex = authZoneIndex;
+ }
+
+private:
+ QuerySteps m_step;
+
+ unsigned short m_tryNum;
+ unsigned short m_tryMax;
+ //Name m_dstLabel;
+
+
+ /*
+ * the original query, not the intermediate query
+ */
+ const Query m_query;
+ /*
+ * the number of label that has been resolved successfully
+ * This also define the next AuthZone prefix
+ * AuthZone = m_query.getRrLabel().getPrefix(m_finishedLabelNum)
+ */
+ ssize_t m_finishedLabelNum;
+
+ /*
+ * the number used to generated the label
+ * query.getRrLabel().getSubName(m_finishedLabelNum, m_labelLength);
+ */
+ ssize_t m_rrLabelLen;
+
+
+ /*
+ * m_lastResponse is changed once a new expecting Data is understood:
+ * response.from(data)
+ */
+ Response m_lastResponse;
+
+ /*
+ * next auth zone should be m_lastResponse.getRrs()[m_authZoneIndex]
+ */
+ unsigned int m_authZoneIndex;
+
+
+
+
+ /*
+ * last interest that has sent
+ */
+ Interest m_lastInterest;
+};
+
+inline std::ostream&
+operator<<(std::ostream& os, const IterativeQuery iq)
+{
+ os<<"InterativeQuery: dstLabel="<<iq.getQuery().getRrLabel().toUri()
+ <<" currentStep="<<IterativeQuery::toString( iq.getStep())
+ <<" finishedLabel="<<iq.getFinishedLabelNum()
+ <<" rrLabelen="<<iq.getRrLabelLen()
+ <<" NextAuZoneIndex="<<iq.getAuthZoneIndex()
+ << " [OriginalQuery: " <<iq.getQuery() << "]"
+ <<" [LastReponse: "<<iq.getLastResponse()<<"]"
+ <<" [LastInterest: " <<iq.getLastInterest()<<"]";
+
+ return os;
+}
+
+} /* namespace ndns */
+} /* namespace ndn */
+
+#endif /* INTERATIVE_QUERY_HPP_ */