--- /dev/null
+/*
+ * netlink/cache.h Caching Module
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation version 2.1
+ * of the License.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2006 Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>
+ */
+
+#ifndef NETLINK_CACHE_H_
+#define NETLINK_CACHE_H_
+
+#include <netlink/netlink.h>
+#include <netlink/msg.h>
+#include <netlink/utils.h>
+#include <netlink/object.h>
+
+struct nl_cache;
+struct nl_cache_ops;
+
+/* Access Functions */
+extern int nl_cache_nitems(struct nl_cache *);
+extern int nl_cache_nitems_filter(struct nl_cache *,
+ struct nl_object *);
+extern struct nl_cache_ops * nl_cache_get_ops(struct nl_cache *);
+extern struct nl_object * nl_cache_get_first(struct nl_cache *);
+extern struct nl_object * nl_cache_get_last(struct nl_cache *);
+extern struct nl_object * nl_cache_get_next(struct nl_object *);
+extern struct nl_object * nl_cache_get_prev(struct nl_object *);
+
+/* Cache creation/deletion */
+extern struct nl_cache * nl_cache_alloc(void);
+extern struct nl_cache * nl_cache_alloc_from_ops(struct nl_cache_ops *);
+extern struct nl_cache * nl_cache_alloc_name(const char *);
+extern void nl_cache_clear(struct nl_cache *);
+extern void nl_cache_free(struct nl_cache *);
+
+/* Cache modification */
+extern int nl_cache_add(struct nl_cache *,
+ struct nl_object *);
+extern int nl_cache_parse_and_add(struct nl_cache *,
+ struct nl_msg *);
+extern void nl_cache_delete(struct nl_cache *,
+ struct nl_object *);
+extern int nl_cache_update(struct nl_handle *,
+ struct nl_cache *);
+extern int nl_cache_pickup(struct nl_handle *,
+ struct nl_cache *);
+
+/* General */
+extern int nl_cache_is_empty(struct nl_cache *);
+
+/* Dumping */
+extern void nl_cache_dump(struct nl_cache *,
+ struct nl_dump_params *);
+extern void nl_cache_dump_filter(struct nl_cache *,
+ struct nl_dump_params *,
+ struct nl_object *);
+
+/* Iterators */
+extern void nl_cache_foreach(struct nl_cache *,
+ void (*cb)(struct nl_object *,
+ void *),
+ void *arg);
+extern void nl_cache_foreach_filter(struct nl_cache *,
+ struct nl_object *,
+ void (*cb)(struct
+ nl_object *,
+ void *),
+ void *arg);
+
+/* --- cache management --- */
+
+/* Access Functions */
+extern char * nl_cache_ops_get_name(struct nl_cache_ops *);
+
+/* Message type association */
+extern struct nl_cache_ops * nl_cache_mngt_associate(int, int);
+extern char * nl_cache_mngt_type2name(struct nl_cache_ops *,
+ int, char *, size_t);
+
+/* Cache type management */
+extern struct nl_cache_ops * nl_cache_mngt_lookup(const char *);
+extern int nl_cache_mngt_register(struct nl_cache_ops *);
+extern int nl_cache_mngt_unregister(struct nl_cache_ops *);
+
+/* Global cache provisioning/requiring */
+extern void nl_cache_mngt_provide(struct nl_cache *);
+extern void nl_cache_mngt_unprovide(struct nl_cache *);
+extern struct nl_cache * nl_cache_mngt_require(const char *);
+
+#endif