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+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 Daniel Drown
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * getroute.h - get an ip route
+ */
+#ifndef __GETROUTE_H__
+#define __GETROUTE_H__
+
+// for union anyip
+#include "getaddr.h"
+
+struct default_route_data {
+  int request_interface_id;
+  int request_family;
+
+  union anyip reply_gateway;
+  int reply_has_gateway;
+  int reply_found_route;
+};
+
+int get_default_route(struct default_route_data *default_route);
+
+#endif