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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Liu Jian
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Liu Jian <liujatp@gmail.com>
+ *         Hajime Tazaki <tazaki@sfc.wide.ad.jp>
+ */
+
+#ifndef NETLINK_ATTRIBUTE_H
+#define NETLINK_ATTRIBUTE_H
+
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <ostream>
+#include "ns3/address.h"
+#include "ns3/buffer.h"
+
+namespace ns3 {
+
+/**
+* \brief The Netlink Attribute
+*/
+
+typedef enum NetlinkAttributeValueType_e {
+  UNSPEC, // invalid initial value.
+  U8,
+  U16,
+  U32,
+  U64,
+  STRING,
+  ADDRESS,
+}NetlinkAttributeValueType;
+
+class NetlinkAttributeValue
+{
+public:
+  NetlinkAttributeValue ();
+  NetlinkAttributeValue (NetlinkAttributeValueType type, uint8_t v);
+  NetlinkAttributeValue (NetlinkAttributeValueType type, uint16_t v);
+  NetlinkAttributeValue (NetlinkAttributeValueType type, uint32_t v);
+  NetlinkAttributeValue (NetlinkAttributeValueType type, uint64_t v);
+  NetlinkAttributeValue (NetlinkAttributeValueType type, std::string v);
+  NetlinkAttributeValue (NetlinkAttributeValueType type, Address v);
+  
+  void Serialize (Buffer::Iterator& start) const;
+  uint32_t DeserializeWithType (Buffer::Iterator& start, NetlinkAttributeValueType type, uint16_t remaining);
+  uint32_t GetSerializedSize (void) const;
+  uint32_t GetSize (void) const;
+  void Print (std::ostream &os) const;
+
+  void SetType (NetlinkAttributeValueType type);
+  NetlinkAttributeValueType GetType (void) const;
+  void SetAddress (Address value);
+  void SetString (std::string value);
+  void SetU64 (uint64_t value);
+  void SetU32 (uint32_t value);
+  void SetU16 (uint16_t value);
+  void SetU8 (uint8_t value);
+  Address GetAddress (void) const;
+  std::string GetString (void) const;
+  uint64_t GetU64 (void) const;
+  uint32_t GetU32 (void) const;
+  uint16_t GetU16 (void) const;
+  uint8_t GetU8 (void) const;
+
+private:
+  NetlinkAttributeValueType m_type;
+  uint64_t m_u64;
+  uint32_t m_u32;
+  uint16_t m_u16;
+  uint8_t m_u8;
+  std::string m_string;
+  Address m_address;
+};
+
+struct NetlinkAttribute
+{
+public:
+  NetlinkAttribute ();
+  NetlinkAttribute (uint16_t type, NetlinkAttributeValueType payloadtype,  uint8_t payload);
+  NetlinkAttribute (uint16_t type, NetlinkAttributeValueType payloadtype,  uint16_t payload);
+  NetlinkAttribute (uint16_t type, NetlinkAttributeValueType payloadtype,  uint32_t payload);
+  NetlinkAttribute (uint16_t type, NetlinkAttributeValueType payloadtype,  uint64_t payload);
+  NetlinkAttribute (uint16_t type, NetlinkAttributeValueType payloadtype,  std::string payload);
+  NetlinkAttribute (uint16_t type, NetlinkAttributeValueType payloadtype,  Address payload);
+
+  //static TypeId GetTypeId (void);
+  //virtual TypeId GetInstanceTypeId (void) const;
+  void Print (std::ostream &os) const;
+  uint32_t GetSerializedSize (void) const;
+  void Serialize (Buffer::Iterator& start) const;
+  uint32_t Deserialize (Buffer::Iterator& start, NetlinkAttributeValueType vtypes[]);
+
+  void SetAttrLen (uint16_t v);
+  void SetAttrType (uint16_t v);
+  void SetAttrPayload (NetlinkAttributeValue v);
+  uint16_t GetAttrLen () const;
+  uint16_t GetAttrType () const;
+  NetlinkAttributeValue GetAttrPayload () const;
+
+private:
+  static const int NETLINK_MSG_ATTR_SIZE = 4; /* size of the nlattr field*/
+  uint16_t m_len;
+  uint16_t m_type; 
+  NetlinkAttributeValue m_payload;
+};
+
+}; // namespace ns3
+
+#endif /* NETLINK_ATTRIBUTE_H */