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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __VOM_ROUTE_CMDS_H__
+#define __VOM_ROUTE_CMDS_H__
+
+#include "vom/dump_cmd.hpp"
+#include "vom/route.hpp"
+#include "vom/rpc_cmd.hpp"
+
+#include <vapi/ip.api.vapi.hpp>
+
+namespace VOM {
+namespace route {
+namespace ip_route_cmds {
+
+/**
+ * A command class that creates or updates the route
+ */
+class update_cmd : public rpc_cmd<HW::item<bool>, rc_t, vapi::Ip_add_del_route>
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * Constructor
+   */
+  update_cmd(HW::item<bool>& item,
+             table_id_t id,
+             const prefix_t& prefix,
+             const path_list_t& paths);
+
+  /**
+   * Issue the command to VPP/HW
+   */
+  rc_t issue(connection& con);
+
+  /**
+   * convert to string format for debug purposes
+   */
+  std::string to_string() const;
+
+  /**
+   * Comparison operator - only used for UT
+   */
+  bool operator==(const update_cmd& i) const;
+
+private:
+  route::table_id_t m_id;
+  prefix_t m_prefix;
+  const path_list_t m_paths;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A cmd class that deletes a route
+ */
+class delete_cmd : public rpc_cmd<HW::item<bool>, rc_t, vapi::Ip_add_del_route>
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * Constructor
+   */
+  delete_cmd(HW::item<bool>& item, table_id_t id, const prefix_t& prefix);
+
+  /**
+   * Issue the command to VPP/HW
+   */
+  rc_t issue(connection& con);
+
+  /**
+   * convert to string format for debug purposes
+   */
+  std::string to_string() const;
+
+  /**
+   * Comparison operator - only used for UT
+   */
+  bool operator==(const delete_cmd& i) const;
+
+private:
+  route::table_id_t m_id;
+  prefix_t m_prefix;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A cmd class that Dumps ipv4 fib
+ */
+class dump_v4_cmd : public VOM::dump_cmd<vapi::Ip_fib_dump>
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * Constructor
+   */
+  dump_v4_cmd();
+  dump_v4_cmd(const dump_cmd& d);
+
+  /**
+   * Issue the command to VPP/HW
+   */
+  rc_t issue(connection& con);
+  /**
+   * convert to string format for debug purposes
+   */
+  std::string to_string() const;
+
+  /**
+   * Comparison operator - only used for UT
+   */
+  bool operator==(const dump_v4_cmd& i) const;
+
+private:
+  /**
+   * HW reutrn code
+   */
+  HW::item<bool> item;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A cmd class that Dumps ipv6 fib
+ */
+class dump_v6_cmd : public VOM::dump_cmd<vapi::Ip6_fib_dump>
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * Constructor
+   */
+  dump_v6_cmd();
+  dump_v6_cmd(const dump_cmd& d);
+
+  /**
+   * Issue the command to VPP/HW
+   */
+  rc_t issue(connection& con);
+  /**
+   * convert to string format for debug purposes
+   */
+  std::string to_string() const;
+
+  /**
+   * Comparison operator - only used for UT
+   */
+  bool operator==(const dump_v6_cmd& i) const;
+
+private:
+  /**
+   * HW reutrn code
+   */
+  HW::item<bool> item;
+};
+
+}; // namespace ip_route_cmds
+}; // namespace route
+}; // namespace VOM
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "mozilla")
+ * End:
+ */
+
+#endif