+extern struct GNUNET_DHT_Handle *GSF_dht;
+
+/**
+ * How long do requests typically stay in the routing table?
+ */
+extern struct GNUNET_LOAD_Value *GSF_rt_entry_lifetime;
+
+/**
+ * Running average of the observed latency to other peers (round trip).
+ */
+extern struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative GSF_avg_latency;
+
+/**
+ * Typical priorities we're seeing from other peers right now. Since
+ * most priorities will be zero, this value is the weighted average of
+ * non-zero priorities seen "recently". In order to ensure that new
+ * values do not dramatically change the ratio, values are first
+ * "capped" to a reasonable range (+N of the current value) and then
+ * averaged into the existing value by a ratio of 1:N. Hence
+ * receiving the largest possible priority can still only raise our
+ * "current_priorities" by at most 1.
+ */
+extern double GSF_current_priorities;
+
+/**
+ * How many query messages have we received 'recently' that
+ * have not yet been claimed as cover traffic?
+ */
+extern unsigned int GSF_cover_query_count;
+
+/**
+ * How many content messages have we received 'recently' that
+ * have not yet been claimed as cover traffic?
+ */
+extern unsigned int GSF_cover_content_count;
+
+/**
+ * Our block context.
+ */
+extern struct GNUNET_BLOCK_Context *GSF_block_ctx;
+
+/**
+ * Are we introducing randomized delays for better anonymity?
+ */
+extern int GSF_enable_randomized_delays;
+
+/**
+ * Test if the DATABASE (GET) load on this peer is too high
+ * to even consider processing the query at
+ * all.
+ *
+ * @return GNUNET_YES if the load is too high to do anything (load high)
+ * GNUNET_NO to process normally (load normal)
+ * GNUNET_SYSERR to process for free (load low)
+ */
+int
+GSF_test_get_load_too_high_ (uint32_t priority);
+
+
+/**
+ * We've just now completed a datastore request. Update our
+ * datastore load calculations.
+ *
+ * @param start time when the datastore request was issued
+ */
+void
+GSF_update_datastore_delay_ (struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute start);