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+/* minimalistic telnet/network interface it might turn into a wire interface */
+/* (C) 2009 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * 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 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef TELNET_INTERFACE_H
+#define TELNET_INTERFACE_H
+
+#include <osmocore/logging.h>
+#include <osmocore/select.h>
+
+#include <osmocom/vty/vty.h>
+
+struct telnet_connection {
+	struct llist_head entry;
+	void *priv;
+	struct bsc_fd fd;
+	struct vty *vty;
+	struct log_target *dbg;
+};
+
+
+int telnet_init(void *tall_ctx, void *priv, int port);
+
+#endif