3 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/libnftables/chain.h b/include/libnftables/chain.h
index 9d356d7..b12474f 100644
--- a/include/libnftables/chain.h
+++ b/include/libnftables/chain.h
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ enum {
 	NFT_CHAIN_O_XML,
 };
 
+enum nft_chain_parse_type {
+	NFT_CHAIN_PARSE_NONE	= 0,
+	NFT_CHAIN_PARSE_XML,
+	NFT_CHAIN_PARSE_MAX
+};
+
+int nft_chain_parse(struct nft_chain *c, enum nft_chain_parse_type type, char *data);
 int nft_chain_snprintf(char *buf, size_t size, struct nft_chain *t, uint32_t type, uint32_t flags);
 
 struct nlmsghdr *nft_chain_nlmsg_build_hdr(char *buf, uint16_t cmd, uint16_t family, uint16_t type, uint32_t seq);
diff --git a/include/libnftables/rule.h b/include/libnftables/rule.h
index bb12e67..9c4ab0d 100644
--- a/include/libnftables/rule.h
+++ b/include/libnftables/rule.h
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ enum {
 	NFT_RULE_O_XML,
 };
 
+enum nft_rule_parse_type {
+	NFT_RULE_PARSE_NONE	= 0,
+	NFT_RULE_PARSE_XML,
+	NFT_RULE_PARSE_MAX,
+};
+
+int nft_rule_parse(struct nft_rule *r, enum nft_rule_parse_type type, char *data);
 int nft_rule_snprintf(char *buf, size_t size, struct nft_rule *t, uint32_t type, uint32_t flags);
 
 struct nlmsghdr *nft_rule_nlmsg_build_hdr(char *buf, uint16_t cmd, uint16_t family, uint16_t type, uint32_t seq);
diff --git a/include/libnftables/table.h b/include/libnftables/table.h
index 55096f8..658230c 100644
--- a/include/libnftables/table.h
+++ b/include/libnftables/table.h
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ enum {
 	NFT_TABLE_O_XML,
 };
 
+enum nft_table_parse_type {
+	NFT_TABLE_PARSE_NONE	= 0,
+	NFT_TABLE_PARSE_XML,
+	NFT_TABLE_PARSE_MAX,
+};
+
+int nft_table_parse(struct nft_table *t, enum nft_table_parse_type type, char *data);
 int nft_table_snprintf(char *buf, size_t size, struct nft_table *t, uint32_t type, uint32_t flags);
 
 struct nlmsghdr *nft_table_nlmsg_build_hdr(char *buf, uint16_t cmd, uint16_t family, uint16_t type, uint32_t seq);