+unsigned long long ntohll (unsigned long long n);
+unsigned long long htonll (unsigned long long n);
+
+#if FP_LAYOUT_NEED_NOTHING
+# define ntohd(d) (d)
+# define htond(d) (d)
+#elif FP_LAYOUT_NEED_ENDIANFLIP || FP_LAYOUT_NEED_INTSWAP
+double ntohd (double d);
+double htond (double d);
+#else
+# error "Don't know how to convert between host and network representation of doubles."
+#endif
+
+int format_name (char *ret, int ret_len,
+ const char *hostname,
+ const char *plugin, const char *plugin_instance,
+ const char *type, const char *type_instance);
+#define FORMAT_VL(ret, ret_len, vl, ds) \
+ format_name (ret, ret_len, (vl)->host, (vl)->plugin, (vl)->plugin_instance, \
+ (ds)->type, (vl)->type_instance)
+
+int parse_identifier (char *str, char **ret_host,
+ char **ret_plugin, char **ret_plugin_instance,
+ char **ret_type, char **ret_type_instance);
+int parse_values (char *buffer, value_list_t *vl, const data_set_t *ds);
+
+#if !HAVE_GETPWNAM_R
+int getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *pwbuf, char *buf,
+ size_t buflen, struct passwd **pwbufp);
+#endif
+
+int notification_init (notification_t *n, int severity, const char *message,
+ const char *host,
+ const char *plugin, const char *plugin_instance,
+ const char *type, const char *type_instance);
+#define NOTIFICATION_INIT_VL(n, vl, ds) \
+ notification_init (n, NOTIF_FAILURE, NULL, \
+ (vl)->host, (vl)->plugin, (vl)->plugin_instance, \
+ (ds)->type, (vl)->type_instance)
+
+typedef int (*dirwalk_callback_f)(const char *filename);
+int walk_directory (const char *dir, dirwalk_callback_f callback);
+int read_file_contents (const char *filename, char *buf, int bufsize);
+