+/**
+ * Allow user to specify an `unsigned long long`
+ *
+ * @param shortName short name of the option
+ * @param name long name of the option
+ * @param argumentHelp help text for the option argument
+ * @param description long help text for the option
+ * @param[out] val set to the value specified at the command line
+ */
+struct GNUNET_GETOPT_CommandLineOption
+GNUNET_GETOPT_option_ulong (char shortName,
+ const char *name,
+ const char *argumentHelp,
+ const char *description,
+ unsigned long long *val)
+{
+ struct GNUNET_GETOPT_CommandLineOption clo = {
+ .shortName = shortName,
+ .name = name,
+ .argumentHelp = argumentHelp,
+ .description = description,
+ .require_argument = 1,
+ .processor = &set_ulong,
+ .scls = (void *) val
+ };
+
+ return clo;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Set an option of type 'struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative' from the command line.
+ * A pointer to this function should be passed as part of the
+ * 'struct GNUNET_GETOPT_CommandLineOption' array to initialize options
+ * of this type. It should be followed by a pointer to a value of
+ * type 'struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative'.
+ *
+ * @param ctx command line processing context
+ * @param scls additional closure (will point to the 'struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative')
+ * @param option name of the option
+ * @param value actual value of the option as a string.
+ * @return #GNUNET_OK if parsing the value worked
+ */
+static int
+set_relative_time (struct GNUNET_GETOPT_CommandLineProcessorContext *ctx,
+ void *scls,
+ const char *option,
+ const char *value)
+{
+ struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative *val = scls;
+
+ (void) ctx;
+ if (GNUNET_OK !=
+ GNUNET_STRINGS_fancy_time_to_relative (value,
+ val))
+ {
+ FPRINTF (stderr,
+ _("You must pass relative time to the `%s' option.\n"),
+ option);
+ return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+ }
+ return GNUNET_OK;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Allow user to specify a `struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative`
+ * (using human-readable "fancy" time).
+ *
+ * @param shortName short name of the option
+ * @param name long name of the option
+ * @param argumentHelp help text for the option argument
+ * @param description long help text for the option
+ * @param[out] val set to the time specified at the command line
+ */
+struct GNUNET_GETOPT_CommandLineOption
+GNUNET_GETOPT_option_relative_time (char shortName,
+ const char *name,
+ const char *argumentHelp,
+ const char *description,
+ struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative *val)
+{
+ struct GNUNET_GETOPT_CommandLineOption clo = {
+ .shortName = shortName,
+ .name = name,
+ .argumentHelp = argumentHelp,
+ .description = description,
+ .require_argument = 1,
+ .processor = &set_relative_time,
+ .scls = (void *) val
+ };
+
+ return clo;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Set an option of type 'struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute' from the command line.
+ * A pointer to this function should be passed as part of the
+ * 'struct GNUNET_GETOPT_CommandLineOption' array to initialize options
+ * of this type. It should be followed by a pointer to a value of
+ * type 'struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute'.
+ *
+ * @param ctx command line processing context
+ * @param scls additional closure (will point to the `struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute`)
+ * @param option name of the option
+ * @param value actual value of the option as a string.
+ * @return #GNUNET_OK if parsing the value worked
+ */
+static int
+set_absolute_time (struct GNUNET_GETOPT_CommandLineProcessorContext *ctx,
+ void *scls,
+ const char *option,
+ const char *value)
+{
+ struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute *val = scls;
+
+ (void) ctx;
+ if (GNUNET_OK !=
+ GNUNET_STRINGS_fancy_time_to_absolute (value,
+ val))
+ {
+ FPRINTF (stderr,
+ _("You must pass absolute time to the `%s' option.\n"),
+ option);
+ return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+ }
+ return GNUNET_OK;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Allow user to specify a `struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute`
+ * (using human-readable "fancy" time).
+ *
+ * @param shortName short name of the option
+ * @param name long name of the option
+ * @param argumentHelp help text for the option argument
+ * @param description long help text for the option
+ * @param[out] val set to the time specified at the command line
+ */
+struct GNUNET_GETOPT_CommandLineOption
+GNUNET_GETOPT_option_absolute_time (char shortName,
+ const char *name,
+ const char *argumentHelp,
+ const char *description,
+ struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute *val)
+{
+ struct GNUNET_GETOPT_CommandLineOption clo = {
+ .shortName = shortName,
+ .name = name,
+ .argumentHelp = argumentHelp,
+ .description = description,
+ .require_argument = 1,
+ .processor = &set_absolute_time,
+ .scls = (void *) val
+ };
+
+ return clo;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Set an option of type 'unsigned int' from the command line.
+ * A pointer to this function should be passed as part of the
+ * 'struct GNUNET_GETOPT_CommandLineOption' array to initialize options
+ * of this type. It should be followed by a pointer to a value of
+ * type 'unsigned int'.
+ *
+ * @param ctx command line processing context
+ * @param scls additional closure (will point to the 'unsigned int')
+ * @param option name of the option
+ * @param value actual value of the option as a string.
+ * @return #GNUNET_OK if parsing the value worked
+ */
+static int
+set_uint (struct GNUNET_GETOPT_CommandLineProcessorContext *ctx,
+ void *scls,
+ const char *option,
+ const char *value)