+#define POS printf("%s, line %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__)
+
+/**
+ * Macro to allocate a sized type.
+ */
+#define malloc_thing(thing) ((thing*)malloc(sizeof(thing)))
+
+/**
+ * Assign a function as a class method
+ */
+#define ASSIGN(method, function) (method = (typeof(method))function)
+
+/**
+ * time_t not defined
+ */
+#define UNDEFINED_TIME 0
+
+/**
+ * General purpose boolean type.
+ */
+typedef int bool;
+#define FALSE 0
+#define TRUE 1
+
+typedef enum status_t status_t;
+
+/**
+ * Return values of function calls.
+ */
+enum status_t {
+ /**
+ * Call succeeded.
+ */
+ SUCCESS,
+
+ /**
+ * Call failed.
+ */
+ FAILED,
+
+ /**
+ * Out of resources.
+ */
+ OUT_OF_RES,
+
+ /**
+ * The suggested operation is already done
+ */
+ ALREADY_DONE,
+
+ /**
+ * Not supported.
+ */
+ NOT_SUPPORTED,
+
+ /**
+ * One of the arguments is invalid.
+ */
+ INVALID_ARG,
+
+ /**
+ * Something could not be found.
+ */
+ NOT_FOUND,
+
+ /**
+ * Error while parsing.
+ */
+ PARSE_ERROR,
+
+ /**
+ * Error while verifying.
+ */
+ VERIFY_ERROR,
+
+ /**
+ * Object in invalid state.
+ */
+ INVALID_STATE,
+
+ /**
+ * Destroy object which called method belongs to.
+ */
+ DESTROY_ME,
+
+ /**
+ * Another call to the method is required.
+ */
+ NEED_MORE,
+};
+
+/**
+ * used by strict_crl_policy
+ */
+typedef enum {
+ STRICT_NO,
+ STRICT_YES,
+ STRICT_IFURI
+} strict_t;
+
+/**
+ * enum_names for type status_t.
+ */
+extern enum_name_t *status_names;
+
+/**
+ * deprecated pluto style return value:
+ * error message, NULL for success
+ */
+typedef const char *err_t;
+
+/**
+ * Handle struct timeval like an own type.
+ */
+typedef struct timeval timeval_t;
+
+/**
+ * Handle struct timespec like an own type.
+ */
+typedef struct timespec timespec_t;
+
+/**
+ * Handle struct chunk_t like an own type.
+ */
+typedef struct sockaddr sockaddr_t;
+
+/**
+ * Clone a data to a newly allocated buffer
+ */
+void *clalloc(void *pointer, size_t size);
+
+/**
+ * Same as memcpy, but XORs src into dst instead of copy
+ */
+void memxor(u_int8_t dest[], u_int8_t src[], size_t n);
+
+/**
+ * Special type to count references
+ */
+typedef volatile u_int refcount_t;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get a new reference.
+ *
+ * Increments the reference counter atomic.
+ *
+ * @param ref pointer to ref counter
+ */
+void ref_get(refcount_t *ref);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Put back a unused reference.
+ *
+ * Decrements the reference counter atomic and
+ * says if more references available.
+ *
+ * @param ref pointer to ref counter
+ * @return TRUE if no more references counted
+ */
+bool ref_put(refcount_t *ref);
+