+#define MSG_host_get_properties(host) sg_host_get_properties(host)
+
+/** \ingroup m_host_management
+ * \brief Returns the value of a given host property
+ *
+ * \param host a host
+ * \param name a property name
+ * \return value of a property (or nullptr if property not set)
+ */
+XBT_PUBLIC(const char*) sg_host_get_property_value(sg_host_t host, const char* name);
+#define MSG_host_get_property_value(host, name) sg_host_get_property_value(host, name)
+
+/** \ingroup m_host_management
+ * \brief Change the value of a given host property
+ *
+ * \param host a host
+ * \param name a property name
+ * \param value what to change the property to
+ */
+XBT_PUBLIC(void) sg_host_set_property_value(sg_host_t host, const char* name, const char* value);
+#define MSG_host_set_property_value(host, name, value) sg_host_set_property_value(host, name, value)
+
+XBT_PUBLIC(void) sg_host_route(sg_host_t from, sg_host_t to, xbt_dynar_t links);
+XBT_PUBLIC(double) sg_host_route_latency(sg_host_t from, sg_host_t to);
+XBT_PUBLIC(double) sg_host_route_bandwidth(sg_host_t from, sg_host_t to);