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+/*****************************************************************************
+# *
+# Copyright 2019 AT&T Intellectual Property *
+# Copyright 2019 Nokia *
+# *
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); *
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. *
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+# *
+# 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 *
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+# *
+******************************************************************************/
+#ifndef E2AP_ASN1C_CODEC_H
+#define E2AP_ASN1C_CODEC_H
+
+#include "e2sim_defs.h"
+#include "E2AP-PDU.h"
+#include "InitiatingMessage.h"
+#include "SuccessfulOutcome.h"
+#include "UnsuccessfulOutcome.h"
+
+#include "GlobalE2node-ID.h"
+#include "E2setupRequest.h"
+
+#define ASN1C_PDU_PRINT_BUFFER 4096
+#define MAX_XML_BUFFER 10000
+#define E2AP_XML_DIR "/src/E2AP/XML/"
+
+void e2ap_asn1c_print_pdu(const E2AP_PDU_t* pdu);
+
+void asn1c_xer_print(asn_TYPE_descriptor_t *typeDescriptor, void *data);
+
+E2AP_PDU_t* e2ap_xml_to_pdu(char const* xml_message);
+E2setupRequest_t* smaller_e2ap_xml_to_pdu(char const* xml_message);
+
+int e2ap_asn1c_encode_pdu(E2AP_PDU_t* pdu, unsigned char **buffer);
+
+void e2ap_asn1c_decode_pdu(E2AP_PDU_t* pdu, unsigned char *buffer, int len);
+
+int e2ap_asn1c_get_procedureCode(E2AP_PDU_t* pdu);
+
+#endif