+/* Returns new vector. NON nul terminated */
+extern u8 * vl_api_from_api_to_new_vec (vl_api_string_t *astr);
+/* Returns new vector. Nul terminated */
+extern char * vl_api_from_api_to_new_c_string (vl_api_string_t *astr);
+
+extern u8 *vl_api_format_string (u8 *s, va_list *args);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus