broker reads a configuration file for a given AppInterface, eg: === BEGIN FILE === service=VFS [chmod] ret=INT32 arg1=STRING,pathname arg2=UINT32,mode === END FILE === which is then translated into a C header file, eg: === BEGIN FILE === /* $Id$ */ #ifndef VFS_H # define VFS_H # include # include /* types */ typedef Buffer * BUFFER; typedef int32_t INT32; typedef uint32_t UINT32; typedef String * STRING; /* functions */ INT32 VFS_chmod(STRING pathname, UINT32 mode); #endif /* !VFS_H */ === END FILE === This service definition file and corresponding header may then be committed along the relevant source code. It would also be helpful to: - place this code directly inside AppInterface's class - implement dynamic port assignment: it currently has to be explicitly specified in the interface file