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#ifndef __HWADDR_H
#define __HWADDR_H

#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <stdint.h>

namespace isc {
namespace dhcp {

/// @brief Hardware Address
typedef std::vector<uint8_t> HWAddr;

/// @brief Produce string representation of hardware address
///
/// Returns a string containing the hardware address. This is only used for
/// logging.
///
/// @note Six characters is an arbitrary length, chosen to provide a
///       suitably wide string.
///
/// @todo Create a "hardware address" class of which this will be a member.
///
/// @param hwaddr Hardware address to convert to string form
///
/// @return String form of the hardware address.
std::string
hardwareAddressString(const HWAddr& hwaddr);

};  // namespace dhcp
};  // namespace isc

#endif // __HWADDR_H