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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 "response.hpp"
+#include "rr.hpp"
+#include "query.hpp"
+#include "rr.hpp"
+
+#include "boost-test.hpp"
+#include <string>
+
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace ndns {
+namespace tests {
+
+
+using namespace std;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(response)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Encode)
+{
+
+  printbegin("response:Encode");
+
+  Response re, re2;
+  cout<<"construct a Response Instance"<<endl;
+  vector<RR> vec;
+
+  RR rr;
+  std::string ex3 = "www3.ex.com";
+  uint32_t id = 203;
+  rr.setRrdata(ex3);
+  rr.setId(id);
+  vec.push_back(rr);
+
+
+  RR rr2;
+  std::string ex4 = "www4.ex.com";
+  id = 204;
+  rr2.setRrdata(ex4);
+  rr2.setId(id);
+  vec.push_back(rr2);
+
+  ndns::Query q;
+  Name n1("/dns.google.com");
+  Name n2("/www.baidu.com");
+  q.setAuthorityZone(n1);
+  q.setRrLabel(n2);
+  q.setQueryType(ndns::Query::QUERY_DNS_R);
+  Interest interest = q.toInterest();
+  Name n3(q.toInterest().getName());
+  n3.appendNumber((uint64_t)1313344);
+
+  re.setQueryName(n3);
+  re.setFreshness(time::milliseconds(4444));
+  re.setRrs(vec);
+
+
+
+  cout<<"before encode"<<endl;
+  //ndn::Block block = re.wireEncode();
+  //re.wireEncode();
+  Data data = re.toData();
+  cout<<re.toData()<<endl;
+
+  cout<<"Encode finishes"<<endl;
+
+
+  re2.fromData(n2, data);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(re.getQueryName(), re2.getQueryName());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(re.getContentType(), re2.getContentType());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(re.getResponseType(), re2.getResponseType());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(re.getRrs().size(), re2.getRrs().size());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(re.getRrs()[0], re2.getRrs()[0]);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(re.getRrs()[1], re2.getRrs()[1]);
+
+
+  printend("response:Encode");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace ndns
+} // namespace ndn