+extern int ustcomm_request_consumer(pid_t pid, const char *channel);
+extern int ustcomm_connect_app(pid_t pid, int *app_fd);
+extern int ustcomm_connect_path(const char *path, int *connection_fd);
+extern int ustcomm_send_request(int sock, const char *req, char **reply);
+extern int ustcomm_send_reply(char *msg, int sock);
+extern int recv_message_conn(int sock, char **msg);
+extern int nth_token_is(const char *str, const char *token, int tok_no);
+
+extern char *nth_token(const char *str, int tok_no);