*
* Other functions we might want:
* - enumerate all known zones
- * - convenience function to gather record and the full affilliated stree
- * in one shot
*/
#ifndef GNUNET_NAMESTORE_SERVICE_H
#endif
#endif
+/**
+ * Record type indicating any record/'*'
+ */
+#define GNUNET_NAMESTORE_TYPE_ANY 0
+
+/**
+ * Record type for GNS zone transfer ("PKEY").
+ */
+#define GNUNET_NAMESTORE_TYPE_PKEY 65536
+
+/**
+ * Record type for GNS zone transfer ("PSEU").
+ */
+#define GNUNET_NAMESTORE_TYPE_PSEU 65537
+
+/**
+ * Record type for GNS legacy hostnames ("LEHO").
+ */
+#define GNUNET_NAMESTORE_TYPE_LEHO 65538
+
+/**
+ * Record type for VPN resolution
+ */
+#define GNUNET_NAMESTORE_TYPE_VPN 65539
+
+/**
+ * Record type for zone revocation
+ */
+#define GNUNET_NAMESTORE_TYPE_REV 65540
+
/**
* Entry in the queue.
*/
*/
struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle;
+/**
+ * Handle to the namestore zone iterator.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_ZoneIterator;
+
/**
* Maximum size of a value that can be stored in the namestore.
*/
#define GNUNET_NAMESTORE_MAX_VALUE_SIZE (63 * 1024)
+
+
/**
* Connect to the namestore service.
*
/**
- * Disconnect from the namestore service (and free
- * associated resources).
+ * Disconnect from the namestore service (and free associated
+ * resources).
*
* @param h handle to the namestore
- * @param drop set to GNUNET_YES to delete all data in namestore (!)
*/
void
-GNUNET_NAMESTORE_disconnect (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h, int drop);
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_disconnect (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h);
/**
*
* @param cls closure
* @param success GNUNET_SYSERR on failure (including timeout/queue drop/failure to validate)
- * GNUNET_NO if content was already there
+ * GNUNET_NO if content was already there or not found
* GNUNET_YES (or other positive value) on success
* @param emsg NULL on success, otherwise an error message
*/
* This is a private record of this peer and it should
* thus not be handed out to other peers.
*/
- GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RF_PRIVATE = 2
-
-};
+ GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RF_PRIVATE = 2,
+ /**
+ * This record was added by the system
+ * and is pending user confimation
+ */
+ GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RF_PENDING = 4,
-/**
- * We formally store records in a B-tree for signing. This struct
- * identifies the location of a record in the B-tree.
- */
-struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_SignatureLocation
-{
/**
- * Offset in the B-tree.
+ * This expiration time of the record is a relative
+ * time (not an absolute time).
*/
- uint64_t offset;
+ GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RF_RELATIVE_EXPIRATION = 8,
/**
- * Depth in the B-tree.
+ * This record should not be used unless all (other) records with an absolute
+ * expiration time have expired.
*/
- uint32_t depth;
+ GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RF_SHADOW_RECORD = 16
/**
- * Revision of the B-tree.
+ * When comparing flags for record equality for removal,
+ * which flags should must match (in addition to the type,
+ * name, expiration value and data of the record)? All flags
+ * that are not listed here will be ignored for this purpose.
+ * (for example, we don't expect that users will remember to
+ * pass the '--private' option when removing a record from
+ * the namestore, hence we don't require this particular option
+ * to match upon removal). See also
+ * 'GNUNET_NAMESTORE_records_cmp'.
*/
- uint32_t revision;
+#define GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RF_RCMP_FLAGS (GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RF_RELATIVE_EXPIRATION)
};
/**
- * Continuation called to notify client about result of the
- * signing operation.
- *
- * @param cls closure
- * @param sig where the signature is now located in the S-tree
+ * A GNS record.
*/
-typedef void (*GNUNET_NAMESTORE_ContinuationWithSignature) (void *cls,
- const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_SignatureLocation *sig);
-
-
-
-
+struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordData
+{
-/**
- * Get the hash of a record (what will be signed in the Stree for
- * the record).
- *
- * @param zone hash of the public key of the zone
- * @param name name that is being mapped (at most 255 characters long)
- * @param record_type type of the record (A, AAAA, PKEY, etc.)
- * @param expiration expiration time for the content
- * @param flags flags for the content
- * @param data_size number of bytes in data
- * @param data value, semantics depend on 'record_type' (see RFCs for DNS and
- * GNS specification for GNS extensions)
- * @param record_hash hash of the record (set)
- */
-void
-GNUNET_NAMESTORE_record_hash (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h,
- const GNUNET_HashCode *zone,
- const char *name,
- uint32_t record_type,
- struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute expiration,
- enum GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordFlags flags,
- size_t data_size,
- const void *data,
- GNUNET_HashCode *record_hash);
+ /**
+ * Binary value stored in the DNS record.
+ * FIXME: goofy API: sometimes 'data' is individually
+ * 'malloc'ed, sometimes it points into some existing
+ * data area (so sometimes this should be a 'void *',
+ * sometimes a 'const void *'). This is unclean.
+ */
+ const void *data;
+ /**
+ * Expiration time for the DNS record. Can be relative
+ * or absolute, depending on 'flags'.
+ */
+ uint64_t expiration_time;
-/**
- * Sign a record. This function is used by the authority of the zone
- * to add a record.
- *
- * @param h handle to the namestore
- * @param zone_privkey private key of the zone
- * @param record_hash hash of the record to be signed
- * @param cont continuation to call when done
- * @param cont_cls closure for cont
- * @return handle to abort the request
- */
-struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_QueueEntry *
-GNUNET_NAMESTORE_stree_extend (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h,
- const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPrivateKey *zone_privkey,
- const GNUNET_HashCode *record_hash,
- GNUNET_NAMESTORE_ContinuationWithSignature cont,
- void *cont_cls);
+ /**
+ * Number of bytes in 'data'.
+ */
+ size_t data_size;
+ /**
+ * Type of the GNS/DNS record.
+ */
+ uint32_t record_type;
-/**
- * Rebalance the signature tree of our zone. This function should
- * be called "rarely" to rebalance the tree.
- *
- * @param h handle to the namestore
- * @param zone_privkey private key for the zone to rebalance
- * @param cont continuation to call when done
- * @param cont_cls closure for cont
- * @return handle to abort the request
- */
-struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_QueueEntry *
-GNUNET_NAMESTORE_stree_rebalance (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h,
- const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPrivateKey *zone_privkey,
- GNUNET_NAMESTORE_ContinuationWithStatus cont,
- void *cont_cls);
+ /**
+ * Flags for the record.
+ */
+ enum GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordFlags flags;
+};
/**
- * Provide the root of a signature tree. This function is
- * used by non-authorities as the first operation when
- * adding a foreign zone.
+ * Store an item in the namestore. If the item is already present,
+ * the expiration time is updated to the max of the existing time and
+ * the new time. This API is used when we cache signatures from other
+ * authorities.
*
* @param h handle to the namestore
* @param zone_key public key of the zone
- * @param signature signature of the top-level entry of the zone
- * @param revision revision number of the zone
- * @param top_hash top-level hash of the zone
+ * @param name name that is being mapped (at most 255 characters long)
+ * @param freshness when does the corresponding block in the DHT expire (until
+ * when should we never do a DHT lookup for the same name again)?
+ * @param rd_count number of entries in 'rd' array
+ * @param rd array of records with data to store
+ * @param signature signature for all the records in the zone under the given name
* @param cont continuation to call when done
* @param cont_cls closure for cont
* @return handle to abort the request
*/
struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_QueueEntry *
-GNUNET_NAMESTORE_stree_start (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h,
- const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded *zone_key,
- const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignature *signature,
- uint32_t revision,
- const GNUNET_HashCode *top_hash,
- GNUNET_NAMESTORE_ContinuationWithSignature cont,
- void *cont_cls);
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_record_put (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded *zone_key,
+ const char *name,
+ struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute freshness,
+ unsigned int rd_count,
+ const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordData *rd,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignature *signature,
+ GNUNET_NAMESTORE_ContinuationWithStatus cont,
+ void *cont_cls);
/**
- * Store part of a signature B-tree in the namestore. This function
- * is used by non-authorities to cache parts of a zone's signature tree.
- * Note that the tree must be build top-down. This function must check
- * that the nodes being added are valid, and if not refuse the operation.
+ * Check if a signature is valid. This API is used by the GNS Block
+ * to validate signatures received from the network.
*
- * @param h handle to the namestore
- * @param zone_key public key of the zone
- * @param loc location in the B-tree
- * @param ploc parent's location in the B-tree (must have depth = loc.depth - 1), NULL for root
- * @param top_sig signature at the top, NULL if 'loc.depth > 0'
- * @param num_entries number of entries at this node in the B-tree
- * @param entries the 'num_entries' entries to store (hashes over the
- * records)
- * @param cont continuation to call when done
- * @param cont_cls closure for cont
- * @return handle to abort the request
+ * @param public_key public key of the zone
+ * @param freshness time set for block expiration
+ * @param name name that is being mapped (at most 255 characters long)
+ * @param rd_count number of entries in 'rd' array
+ * @param rd array of records with data to store
+ * @param signature signature for all the records in the zone under the given name
+ * @return GNUNET_OK if the signature is valid
*/
-struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_QueueEntry *
-GNUNET_NAMESTORE_stree_put (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h,
- const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded *zone_key,
- const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_SignatureLocation *loc,
- const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_SignatureLocation *ploc,
- const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignature *sig,
- unsigned int num_entries,
- const GNUNET_HashCode *entries,
- GNUNET_NAMESTORE_ContinuationWithStatus cont,
- void *cont_cls);
+int
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_verify_signature (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded *public_key,
+ const struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute freshness,
+ const char *name,
+ unsigned int rd_count,
+ const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordData *rd,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignature *signature);
/**
* Store an item in the namestore. If the item is already present,
* the expiration time is updated to the max of the existing time and
- * the new time. The operation must fail if there is no matching
- * entry in the signature tree.
+ * the new time. This API is used by the authority of a zone.
+ * FIXME: consider allowing to pass multiple records in one call!
*
* @param h handle to the namestore
- * @param zone hash of the public key of the zone
+ * @param pkey private key of the zone
* @param name name that is being mapped (at most 255 characters long)
- * @param record_type type of the record (A, AAAA, PKEY, etc.)
- * @param expiration expiration time for the content
- * @param flags flags for the content
- * @param sig_loc where is the information about the signature for this record stored?
- * @param data_size number of bytes in data
- * @param data value, semantics depend on 'record_type' (see RFCs for DNS and
- * GNS specification for GNS extensions)
+ * @param rd record data to store
* @param cont continuation to call when done
* @param cont_cls closure for cont
* @return handle to abort the request
*/
struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_QueueEntry *
-GNUNET_NAMESTORE_record_put (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h,
- const GNUNET_HashCode *zone,
- const char *name,
- uint32_t record_type,
- struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute expiration,
- enum GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordFlags flags,
- const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_SignatureLocation *sig_loc,
- size_t data_size,
- const void *data,
- GNUNET_NAMESTORE_ContinuationWithStatus cont,
- void *cont_cls);
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_record_create (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPrivateKey *pkey,
+ const char *name,
+ const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordData *rd,
+ GNUNET_NAMESTORE_ContinuationWithStatus cont,
+ void *cont_cls);
/**
* "cont"inuation will be called with status "GNUNET_OK" if content
* was removed, "GNUNET_NO" if no matching entry was found and
* "GNUNET_SYSERR" on all other types of errors.
+ * This API is used by the authority of a zone.
*
* @param h handle to the namestore
- * @param zone hash of the public key of the zone
+ * @param pkey private key of the zone
* @param name name that is being mapped (at most 255 characters long)
- * @param record_type type of the record (A, AAAA, PKEY, etc.)
- * @param size number of bytes in data
- * @param data content stored
+ * @param rd record data, remove specific record, NULL to remove the name and all records
* @param cont continuation to call when done
* @param cont_cls closure for cont
* @return handle to abort the request
*/
struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_QueueEntry *
GNUNET_NAMESTORE_record_remove (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h,
- const GNUNET_HashCode *zone,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPrivateKey *pkey,
const char *name,
- uint32_t record_type,
- size_t size,
- const void *data,
+ const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordData *rd,
GNUNET_NAMESTORE_ContinuationWithStatus cont,
void *cont_cls);
* Process a record that was stored in the namestore.
*
* @param cls closure
- * @param zone hash of the public key of the zone
+ * @param zone_key public key of the zone
+ * @param freshness when does the corresponding block in the DHT expire (until
+ * when should we never do a DHT lookup for the same name again)?;
+ * GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_ZERO_ABS if there are no records of any type in the namestore,
+ * or the expiration time of the block in the namestore (even if there are zero
+ * records matching the desired record type)
* @param name name that is being mapped (at most 255 characters long)
- * @param record_type type of the record (A, AAAA, PKEY, etc.)
- * @param expiration expiration time for the content
- * @param flags flags for the content
- * @param sig_loc where is the information about the signature for this record stored?
- * @param size number of bytes in data
- * @param data content stored
+ * @param rd_count number of entries in 'rd' array
+ * @param rd array of records with data to store
+ * @param signature signature of the record block, NULL if signature is unavailable (i.e.
+ * because the user queried for a particular record type only)
*/
typedef void (*GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordProcessor) (void *cls,
- const GNUNET_HashCode *zone,
- const char *name,
- uint32_t record_type,
- struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute expiration,
- enum GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordFlags flags,
- const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_SignatureLocation *sig_loc,
- size_t size, const void *data);
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded *zone_key,
+ struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute freshness,
+ const char *name,
+ unsigned int rd_len,
+ const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordData *rd,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignature *signature);
/**
* Get a result for a particular key from the namestore. The processor
- * will only be called once.
+ * will only be called once. When using this functions, relative expiration
+ * times will be converted to absolute expiration times and a signature
+ * will be created if we are the authority. The record data and signature
+ * passed to 'proc' is thus always suitable for passing on to other peers
+ * (if we are the authority). If the record type is NOT set to 'ANY' and
+ * if we are NOT the authority, then non-matching records may be omitted
+ * from the result and no valid signature can be created; in this case,
+ * 'signature' will be NULL and the result cannot be given to other peers.
*
* @param h handle to the namestore
* @param zone zone to look up a record from
* @param name name to look up
- * @param record_type desired record type
- * @param proc function to call on each matching value;
- * will be called once with a NULL value at the end
+ * @param record_type desired record type, 0 for all
+ * @param proc function to call on the matching records, or with
+ * NULL (rd_count == 0) if there are no matching records
* @param proc_cls closure for proc
* @return a handle that can be used to
* cancel
*/
struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_QueueEntry *
-GNUNET_NAMESTORE_lookup_name (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h,
- const GNUNET_HashCode *zone,
- const char *name,
- uint32_t record_type,
- GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordProcessor proc, void *proc_cls);
-
-
-
-/**
- * Get the hash of a subtree in the STree (what will be signed in the parent
- * location). FIXME naming conflict!
- *
- * @param zone hash of the public key of the zone
- * @param loc where we are in the signature tree
- * @param num_entries number of entries being stored here
- * @param entries the entries themselves
- * @param st_hash hash of the stree node (set)
- */
-void
-GNUNET_NAMESTORE_record_hash_dup (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h,
- const GNUNET_HashCode *zone,
- const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_SignatureLocation *loc,
- unsigned int num_entries,
- const GNUNET_HashCode *entries,
- GNUNET_HashCode *st_hash);
-
-
-/**
- * Process a Stree node that was stored in the namestore.
- *
- * @param cls closure
- * @param zone hash of the public key of the zone
- * @param loc where we are in the signature tree
- * @param ploc location of our parent in the signature tree (NULL if 'loc.depth == 0')
- * @param top_sig signature at the root (NULL if 'loc.depth > 0')
- * @param num_entries number of entries being stored here
- * @param entries the entries themselves
- */
-typedef void (*GNUNET_NAMESTORE_StreeProcessor) (void *cls,
- const GNUNET_HashCode *zone,
- const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_SignatureLocation *loc,
- const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_SignatureLocation *ploc,
- const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignature *top_sig,
- unsigned int num_entries,
- const GNUNET_HashCode *entries);
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_lookup_record (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_ShortHashCode *zone,
+ const char *name,
+ uint32_t record_type,
+ GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordProcessor proc, void *proc_cls);
/**
- * Obtain part of a signature B-tree. The processor
- * will only be called once.
+ * Look for an existing PKEY delegation record for a given public key.
+ * Returns at most one result to the processor.
*
* @param h handle to the namestore
- * @param zone zone to look up a record from
- * @param sig_loc location to look up
- * @param proc function to call on each matching value;
- * will be called once with a NULL value at the end
+ * @param zone hash of public key of the zone to look up in, never NULL
+ * @param value_zone hash of the public key of the target zone (value), never NULL
+ * @param proc function to call on the matching records, or with
+ * NULL (rd_count == 0) if there are no matching records
* @param proc_cls closure for proc
* @return a handle that can be used to
* cancel
*/
struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_QueueEntry *
-GNUNET_NAMESTORE_lookup_stree (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h,
- const GNUNET_HashCode *zone,
- const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_SignatureLocation *sig_loc,
- GNUNET_NAMESTORE_StreeProcessor proc, void *proc_cls);
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_zone_to_name (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_ShortHashCode *zone,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_ShortHashCode *value_zone,
+ GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordProcessor proc, void *proc_cls);
+
/**
- * Get all records of a zone.
+ * Starts a new zone iteration (used to periodically PUT all of our
+ * records into our DHT). "proc" will be called once immediately, and
+ * then again after "GNUNET_NAMESTORE_zone_iterator_next" is invoked.
+ *
+ * By specifying a 'zone' of NULL and setting 'GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RF_AUTHORITY'
+ * in 'must_have_flags', we can iterate over all records for which we are
+ * the authority (the 'authority' flag will NOT be set in the returned
+ * records anyway).
+ *
+ * The 'GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RF_RELATIVE_EXPIRATION'
+ * bit in 'must_have_flags' has a special meaning:
+ *
+ * 0) If the bit is clear, all relative expriation times are converted to
+ * absolute expiration times. This is useful for performing DHT PUT
+ * operations (and zone transfers) of our zone. The generated signatures
+ * will be valid for other peers.
+ * 1) if it is set, it means that relative expiration times should be
+ * preserved when returned (this is useful for the zone editor user
+ * interface). No signatures will be created in this case, as
+ * signatures must not cover records with relative expiration times.
+ *
+ * Note that not all queries against this interface are equally performant
+ * as for some combinations no efficient index may exist.
*
* @param h handle to the namestore
- * @param zone zone to access
- * @param proc function to call on a random value; it
+ * @param zone zone to access, NULL for all zones
+ * @param must_have_flags flags that must be set for the record to be returned
+ * @param must_not_have_flags flags that must NOT be set for the record to be returned
+ * @param proc function to call on each name from the zone; it
* will be called repeatedly with a value (if available)
- * and always once at the end with a zone and name of NULL.
+ * and always once at the end with a name of NULL.
* @param proc_cls closure for proc
- * @return a handle that can be used to
- * cancel
+ * @return an iterator handle to use for iteration
*/
-struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_QueueEntry *
-GNUNET_NAMESTORE_zone_transfer (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h,
- const GNUNET_HashCode *zone,
- GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordProcessor proc,
- void *proc_cls);
+struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_ZoneIterator *
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_zone_iteration_start (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *h,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_ShortHashCode *zone,
+ enum GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordFlags must_have_flags,
+ enum GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordFlags must_not_have_flags,
+ GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordProcessor proc,
+ void *proc_cls);
+
+
+/**
+ * Calls the record processor specified in GNUNET_NAMESTORE_zone_iteration_start
+ * for the next record.
+ *
+ * @param it the iterator
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_zone_iterator_next (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_ZoneIterator *it);
+/**
+ * Stops iteration and releases the namestore handle for further calls. Must
+ * be called on any iteration that has not yet completed prior to calling
+ * 'GNUNET_NAMESTORE_disconnect'.
+ *
+ * @param it the iterator
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_zone_iteration_stop (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_ZoneIterator *it);
/**
* Cancel a namestore operation. The final callback from the
- * operation must not have been done yet.
+ * operation must not have been done yet. Must be called on any
+ * namestore operation that has not yet completed prior to calling
+ * 'GNUNET_NAMESTORE_disconnect'.
*
* @param qe operation to cancel
*/
GNUNET_NAMESTORE_cancel (struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_QueueEntry *qe);
+
+/* convenience APIs for serializing / deserializing GNS records */
+
+/**
+ * Calculate how many bytes we will need to serialize the given
+ * records.
+ *
+ * @param rd_count number of records in the rd array
+ * @param rd array of GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordData with rd_count elements
+ *
+ * @return the required size to serialize
+ *
+ */
+size_t
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_records_get_size (unsigned int rd_count,
+ const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordData *rd);
+
+
+/**
+ * Serialize the given records to the given destination buffer.
+ *
+ * @param rd_count number of records in the rd array
+ * @param rd array of GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordData with rd_count elements
+ * @param dest_size size of the destination array
+ * @param dest where to write the result
+ *
+ * @return the size of serialized records
+ */
+ssize_t
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_records_serialize (unsigned int rd_count,
+ const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordData *rd,
+ size_t dest_size,
+ char *dest);
+
+
+/**
+ * Deserialize the given records to the given destination.
+ *
+ * @param len size of the serialized record data
+ * @param src the serialized record data
+ * @param rd_count number of records in the rd array
+ * @param dest where to put the data
+ *
+ * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR on error
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_records_deserialize (size_t len,
+ const char *src,
+ unsigned int rd_count,
+ struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordData *dest);
+
+
+/**
+ * Checks if a name is wellformed
+ *
+ * @param name the name to check
+ * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR on error
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_check_name (const char * name);
+
+
+/**
+ * Convert the 'value' of a record to a string.
+ *
+ * @param type type of the record
+ * @param data value in binary encoding
+ * @param data_size number of bytes in data
+ * @return NULL on error, otherwise human-readable representation of the value
+ */
+char *
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_value_to_string (uint32_t type,
+ const void *data,
+ size_t data_size);
+
+
+/**
+ * Convert human-readable version of a 'value' of a record to the binary
+ * representation.
+ *
+ * @param type type of the record
+ * @param s human-readable string
+ * @param data set to value in binary encoding (will be allocated)
+ * @param data_size set to number of bytes in data
+ * @return GNUNET_OK on success
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_string_to_value (uint32_t type,
+ const char *s,
+ void **data,
+ size_t *data_size);
+
+
+/**
+ * Convert a type name (i.e. "AAAA") to the corresponding number.
+ *
+ * @param typename name to convert
+ * @return corresponding number, UINT32_MAX on error
+ */
+uint32_t
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_typename_to_number (const char *typename);
+
+
+/**
+ * Convert a type number (i.e. 1) to the corresponding type string (i.e. "A")
+ *
+ * @param type number of a type to convert
+ * @return corresponding typestring, NULL on error
+ */
+const char *
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_number_to_typename (uint32_t type);
+
+
+/**
+ * Test if a given record is expired.
+ *
+ * @return GNUNET_YES if the record is expired,
+ * GNUNET_NO if not
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_NAMESTORE_is_expired (const struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_RecordData *rd);
+
+
#if 0 /* keep Emacsens' auto-indent happy */
{
#endif