Class: Link

Link(name, data)

The Link class extends Data and represents a Link instance where the Data content is an encoded delegation set. The format is defined in "link.pdf" attached to Redmine issue http://redmine.named-data.net/issues/2587 . Create a new Link with the optional values. There are 3 forms of the constructor: Link(name); Link(data); Link();
Parameters:
Name Type Description
name Name The name for constructing the base Data.
data Data The Data object to copy values from. If the content can be decoded using the default wire encoding, then update the list of delegations.
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Methods

addDelegation(preference, name, wireFormat) → {Link}

Add a new delegation to the list of delegations, sorted by preference number then by name. Re-encode this object's content using the optional wireFormat.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
preference number The preference number.
name Name The delegation name. This makes a copy of the name. If there is already a delegation with the same name, this updates its preference.
wireFormat WireFormat (optional) A WireFormat object used to encode the DelegationSet. If omitted, use WireFormat.getDefaultWireFormat().
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Returns:
This Link so that you can chain calls to update values.
Type
Link

encodeContent(wireFormat)

A private method to encode the delegations_ and set this object's content. Also set the meta info content type to LINK.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
wireFormat WireFormat A WireFormat object used to encode the DelegationSet.
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getDelegations() → {DelegationSet}

Get the list of delegation for read only.
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Returns:
The list of delegation, which you should treat as read-only. To modify it, call Link.addDelegation, etc.
Type
DelegationSet

removeDelegation(name, wireFormat) → {boolean}

Remove every delegation with the given name. Re-encode this object's content using the optional wireFormat.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
name Name Then name to match the name of the delegation(s) to be removed.
wireFormat WireFormat (optional) A WireFormat object used to encode the DelegationSet. If omitted, use WireFormat.getDefaultWireFormat().
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Returns:
True if a delegation was removed, otherwise false.
Type
boolean

wireDecode(input, wireFormat)

Override to call the base class wireDecode then populate the list of delegations from the content.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
input Blob | Buffer The buffer with the bytes to decode.
wireFormat WireFormat (optional) A WireFormat object used to decode this object. If omitted, use WireFormat.getDefaultWireFormat().
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