+/** @brief Returns the actor ID of the current actor). */
+XBT_PUBLIC aid_t getPid();
+
+/** @brief Returns the ancestor's actor ID of the current actor. */
+XBT_PUBLIC aid_t getPpid();
+
+/** @brief Returns the name of the current actor. */
+XBT_PUBLIC std::string getName();
+
+/** @brief Returns the name of the current actor as a C string. */
+XBT_PUBLIC const char* getCname();
+
+/** @brief Returns the name of the host on which the actor is running. */
+XBT_PUBLIC Host* getHost();
+
+/** @brief Suspend the actor. */
+XBT_PUBLIC void suspend();
+
+/** @brief yield the actor. */
+XBT_PUBLIC void yield();
+
+/** @brief Resume the actor. */
+XBT_PUBLIC void resume();
+
+XBT_PUBLIC bool isSuspended();
+
+/** @brief kill the actor. */
+XBT_PUBLIC void kill();
+
+/** @brief Add a function to the list of "on_exit" functions. */
+XBT_PUBLIC void onExit(int_f_pvoid_pvoid_t fun, void* data);
+
+/** @brief Migrate the actor to a new host. */
+XBT_PUBLIC void migrate(Host* new_host);
+}