--- deliantra/server/include/cfperl.h	2006/08/24 13:13:49	1.1
+++ deliantra/server/include/cfperl.h	2006/08/24 17:29:30	1.2
@@ -1,5 +1,50 @@
 //
 // cfperl.h perl interface
 //
+#ifndef CFPERL_H__
+#define CFPERL_H__
+
+// could have used templates, but a more traditional C api
+// uses more explicit typing which is ok for this purpose.
+enum data_type {
+  DT_END,     // no further arguments
+  DT_INT,
+  DT_LONG,
+  DT_DOUBLE,
+  DT_STRING,  // 0-terminated string
+  DT_DATA,    // string + length
+  DT_OBJECT,
+  DT_MAP,
+  DT_PLAYER,
+  DT_ARCH,
+  DT_PARTY,
+  DT_REGION,
+};
+
+enum event_type {
+# define def(name) EV_ ## name,
+#  include "eventinc.h"
+# undef def
+};
+
+#define DT_INT(v)    DT_INT   , (int)(v)
+#define DT_LONG(v)   DT_LONG  , (long)(v)
+#define DT_DOUBLE(v) DT_DOUBLE, (double)(v)
+#define DT_STRING(v) DT_STRING, (char *)(v)
+#define DT_DATA(s,l) DT_DATA  , (void *)(s), (l)
+#define DT_OBJECT(o) DT_OBJECT, (object *)(o)
+#define DT_MAP(o)    DT_MAP   , (map *)(o)
+#define DT_PLAYER(o) DT_PLAYER, (player *)(o)
+#define DT_ARCH(o)   DT_ARCH  , (archetype *)(o)
+#define DT_PARTY(o)  DT_PARTY , (party *)(o)
+#define DT_REGION(o) DT_REGION, (region *)(o)
+
+#define INVOKE(event, ...)           cfperl_invoke ("cf::invoke"     , EV_ # event, __VA_ARGS__, DT_END)
+// should be called on all objects, should be optimised
+#define INVOKE_ON(object,event, ...) cfperl_invoke ("cf::invoke_on"  , EV_ # event, DT_OBJECT(object), __VA_ARGS__, DT_END)
+
+int cfperl_invoke (const char *klass, event_type event, ...);
 
 void cfperl_main ();
+
+#endif