+/**
+ * \brief Returns the value of a property for the current gras os
+ *
+ * \return the value of the property
+ */
+const char* gras_os_property_value(char* name)
+{
+ return xbt_dict_get_or_null(SIMIX_host_get_properties(SIMIX_process_get_host(SIMIX_process_self())), name);
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Returns the dictionary of properties for the gras host
+ *
+ * \return the dictionary
+ */
+xbt_dict_t gras_os_host_properties(void)
+{
+ return SIMIX_host_get_properties(SIMIX_process_get_host(SIMIX_process_self()));
+}
+