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+/**
+ * libtransport -- C++ library for easy XMPP Transports development
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2011, Jan Kaluza <hanzz.k@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02111-1301  USA
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "purple.h"
+#include <string>
+
+#ifndef WIN32
+void spectrum_sigchld_handler(int sig);
+#endif
+
+int create_socket(char *host, int portno);
+GHashTable *spectrum_ui_get_info(void);
+
+void execute_purple_plugin_action(PurpleConnection *gc, const std::string &name);