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+/*
+ * fpm_pb.h
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2016 Sproute Networks, Inc.
+ *
+ * @author Avneesh Sachdev <avneesh@sproute.com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of Quagga.
+ *
+ * Quagga is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
+ * later version.
+ *
+ * Quagga is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Quagga; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+ * Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+ * 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Public header file for fpm protobuf definitions.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _FPM_PB_H
+#define _FPM_PB_H
+
+#include "route_types.h"
+#include "qpb/qpb.h"
+
+#include "fpm/fpm.pb-c.h"
+
+/*
+ * fpm__route_key__create
+ */
+#define fpm_route_key_create fpm__route_key__create
+static inline Fpm__RouteKey *
+fpm__route_key__create (qpb_allocator_t *allocator, struct prefix *prefix)
+{
+  Fpm__RouteKey *key;
+
+  key = QPB_ALLOC (allocator, typeof (*key));
+  if (!key)
+    {
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  fpm__route_key__init (key);
+
+  key->prefix = qpb__l3_prefix__create (allocator, prefix);
+  if (!key->prefix)
+    {
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  return key;
+}
+
+#endif