+extern char *current_socketpath;
+
+typedef struct ipc_client {
+ int fd;
+
+ /* The events which this client wants to receive */
+ int num_events;
+ char **events;
+
+ TAILQ_ENTRY(ipc_client) clients;
+} ipc_client;
+
+/*
+ * Callback type for the different message types.
+ *
+ * message is the raw packet, as received from the UNIX domain socket. size
+ * is the remaining size of bytes for this packet.
+ *
+ * message_size is the size of the message as the sender specified it.
+ * message_type is the type of the message as the sender specified it.
+ *
+ */
+typedef void(*handler_t)(int, uint8_t*, int, uint32_t, uint32_t);
+
+/* Macro to declare a callback */
+#define IPC_HANDLER(name) \
+ static void handle_ ## name (int fd, uint8_t *message, \
+ int size, uint32_t message_size, \
+ uint32_t message_type)
+
+/**
+ * Handler for activity on the listening socket, meaning that a new client
+ * has just connected and we should accept() him. Sets up the event handler
+ * for activity on the new connection and inserts the file descriptor into
+ * the list of clients.
+ *
+ */