+/* Assures the config option is a string and copies it to the provided buffer.
+ * Assures null-termination. */
+int cf_util_get_string_buffer (const oconfig_item_t *ci, char *buffer,
+ size_t buffer_size);
+
+/* Assures the config option is a number and returns it as an int. */
+int cf_util_get_int (const oconfig_item_t *ci, int *ret_value);
+