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+/* $Id$ */
+
+/* amok_base - things needed in amok, but too small to constitute a module */
+
+/* Authors: Martin Quinson */
+/* Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 the OURAGAN project. */
+
+/* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ under the terms of the license (GNU LGPL) which comes with this package. */
+
+#ifndef AMOK_BASE_H
+#define AMOK_BASE_H
+
+#include "gras/messages.h"
+
+/* ****************************************************************************
+ * The common types used as payload in the messages and their definitions
+ * ****************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+ * amok_remoterr_t:
+ *
+ * how to indicate an eventual error
+ */
+
+typedef struct {
+ char *msg;
+ unsigned int code;
+} s_amok_remoterr_t,*amok_remoterr_t;
+
+amok_remoterr_t amok_remoterr_new(gras_error_t errcode,
+ const char* format, ...);
+amok_remoterr_t amok_remoterr_new_va(gras_error_t param_errcode,
+ const char* format,va_list ap);
+void amok_remoterr_free(amok_remoterr_t *err);
+
+
+/**
+ * amok_result_t:
+ *
+ * how to report the result of an experiment
+ */
+
+typedef struct {
+ unsigned int timestamp;
+ double value;
+} amok_result_t;
+
+/**
+ * amok_repport_error:
+ *
+ * Repports an error to the process listening on socket sock.
+ *
+ * The information will be embeeded in a message of type id, which must take a msgError_t as first
+ * sequence (and SeqCount sequences in total). Other sequences beside the error one will be of
+ * length 0.
+ *
+ * The message will be builded as sprintf would, using the given format and extra args.
+ *
+ * If the message cannot be builded and sent to recipient, the string severeError will be printed
+ * on localhost's stderr.
+ */
+void
+amok_repport_error (gras_socket_t sock, gras_msgtype_t msgtype,
+ gras_error_t errcode, const char* format,...);
+
+
+void amok_base_init(void);
+void amok_base_exit(void);
+
+
+#endif /* AMOK_BASE_H */
