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+//
+// Copyright 2010 Ettus Research LLC
+//
+// This program 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 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program 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 this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_TRANSPORT_LIBUSB_HPP
+#define INCLUDED_TRANSPORT_LIBUSB_HPP
+
+#include <uhd/config.hpp>
+#include <uhd/transport/usb_device_handle.hpp>
+#include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
+
+namespace uhd { namespace transport {
+
+namespace libusb {
+    /*
+     * Initialize libusb and set debug level
+     * Takes a pointer to context pointer because that's
+     * how libusb rolls. Debug levels.
+     *     
+     *   Level 0: no messages ever printed by the library (default)
+     *   Level 1: error messages are printed to stderr
+     *   Level 2: warning and error messages are printed to stderr
+     *   Level 3: informational messages are printed to stdout, warning
+     *            and error messages are printed to stderr
+     *
+     * \param ctx pointer to context pointer
+     * \param debug_level
+     */
+    void init(libusb_context **ctx, int debug_level);
+
+    /*
+     * Open the device specified by a generic handle
+     * Find the libusb_device cooresponding to the generic handle
+     * and open it for I/O, which returns a libusb_device_handle
+     * ready for an interface
+     * \param ctx the libusb context used for init
+     * \return a libusb_device_handle ready for action 
+     */
+    libusb_device_handle *open_device(libusb_context *ctx,
+                                      usb_device_handle::sptr handle);
+
+    /*
+     * Compare a libusb device with a generic handle 
+     * Check the descriptors and open the device to check the
+     * serial number string. Compare values against the given
+     * handle. The libusb context is already implied in the
+     * libusb_device.
+     * \param dev a libusb_device pointer
+     * \param handle a generic handle specifier
+     * \return true if handle and device match, false otherwise
+     */
+    bool compare_device(libusb_device *dev, usb_device_handle::sptr handle);
+
+    /*
+     * Open an interface to the device
+     * This is a logical operation for operating system housekeeping as
+     * nothing is sent over the bus. The interface much correspond
+     * to the USB device descriptors.
+     * \param dev_handle libusb handle to an opened device
+     * \param interface integer of the interface to use
+     * \return true on success, false on error
+     */
+    bool open_interface(libusb_device_handle *dev_handle, int interface);
+
+    /*
+     * Get serial number 
+     * The standard USB device descriptor contains an index to an
+     * actual serial number string descriptor. The index is readily
+     * readble, but the string descriptor requires probing the device.
+     * Because this call attempts to open the device, it may not
+     * succeed because not all USB devices are readily opened.
+     * The default language is used for the request (English).
+     * \param dev a libusb_device pointer
+     * \return string serial number or 0 on error or unavailablity
+     */
+    std::string get_serial(libusb_device *dev);
+}
+
+}} //namespace
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_TRANSPORT_LIBUSB_HPP */