+/*********
+ * C API *
+ *********/
+
+extern "C" {
+
+const char* sg_link_name(Link *link) {
+ return link->getName();
+}
+Link * sg_link_by_name(const char* name) {
+ return Link::byName(name);
+}
+
+int sg_link_is_shared(Link *link){
+ return link->sharingPolicy();
+}
+double sg_link_bandwidth(Link *link){
+ return link->getBandwidth();
+}
+double sg_link_latency(Link *link){
+ return link->getLatency();
+}
+void* sg_link_data(Link *link) {
+ return link->getData();
+}
+void sg_link_data_set(Link *link,void *data) {
+ link->setData(data);
+}
+int sg_link_amount(void) {
+ return Link::linksAmount();
+}
+Link** sg_link_list(void) {
+ return Link::linksList();
+}
+void sg_link_exit(void) {
+ Link::linksExit();
+}
+
+}
+
+/*****************
+ * List of links *
+ *****************/
+
+namespace simgrid {
+namespace surf {
+
+boost::unordered_map<std::string,Link *> *Link::links = new boost::unordered_map<std::string,Link *>();
+Link *Link::byName(const char* name) {
+ Link * res = NULL;
+ try {
+ res = links->at(name);
+ } catch (std::out_of_range& e) {}
+
+ return res;
+}
+/** @brief Returns the amount of links in the platform */
+int Link::linksAmount() {
+ return links->size();
+}
+/** @brief Returns a list of all existing links */
+Link **Link::linksList() {
+ Link **res = xbt_new(Link*, (int)links->size());
+ int i=0;
+ for (auto kv : *links) {
+ res[i++] = kv.second;
+ }
+ return res;
+}
+/** @brief destructor of the static data */
+void Link::linksExit() {
+ for (auto kv : *links)
+ (kv.second)->destroy();
+ delete links;
+}
+