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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/>.
+ */
+#include "ndn-app.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace ndns {
+
+NDNApp::NDNApp(const char *programName, const char *prefix)
+  : m_programName(programName)
+  , m_prefix(prefix)
+  , m_hasError(false)
+  , m_contentFreshness(time::milliseconds(40000))
+  , m_interestLifetime(time::milliseconds(4000))
+  , m_interestTriedMax(2)
+  , m_interestTriedNum(0)
+  , m_face(m_ioService)
+{
+}
+
+NDNApp::~NDNApp()
+{
+  m_programName = 0;
+  m_prefix = 0;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+} //namespace ndns
+} /* namespace ndn */