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+/*
+==================================================================================
+ Copyright (c) 2020 AT&T Intellectual Property.
+ Copyright (c) 2020 Nokia
+
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+==================================================================================
+*/
+
+#ifndef UTILS_H
+#define UTILS_H
+
+#include <time.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <rmr/rmr.h>
+
+void * rmrInit(void);
+int rmrSend(void *mrc, int mtype, void *payload, int payload_len, char *meid);
+rmr_mbuf_t * rmrRcv(void *mrc);
+
+#endif