diff --git a/include/ndn-cpp/c/common.h b/include/ndn-cpp/c/common.h
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+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson <jefft0@remap.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_COMMON_H
+#define	NDN_COMMON_H
+
+#include "../ndn-cpp-config.h"
+#include <stdint.h>
+// TODO: Is stddef.h portable?
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/ndn-cpp/c/data-types.h b/include/ndn-cpp/c/data-types.h
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+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson <jefft0@remap.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_DATA_TYPES_H
+#define	NDN_DATA_TYPES_H
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+typedef enum {
+  ndn_ContentType_DATA = 0,
+  ndn_ContentType_ENCR = 1,
+  ndn_ContentType_GONE = 2,
+  ndn_ContentType_KEY =  3,
+  ndn_ContentType_LINK = 4,
+  ndn_ContentType_NACK = 5
+} ndn_ContentType;
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/ndn-cpp/c/encoding/element-listener.h b/include/ndn-cpp/c/encoding/element-listener.h
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+++ b/include/ndn-cpp/c/encoding/element-listener.h
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+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson <jefft0@remap.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_ELEMENT_LISTENER_H
+#define NDN_ELEMENT_LISTENER_H
+
+#include "../common.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/** An ndn_ElementListener struct holds a function pointer onReceivedElement.  You can extend this struct with data that
+ * will be passed to onReceivedElement.
+ */
+struct ndn_ElementListener {
+  void (*onReceivedElement)(struct ndn_ElementListener *self, uint8_t *element, size_t elementLength); /**< see ndn_ElementListener_initialize */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Initialize an ndn_ElementListener struct to use the onReceivedElement function pointer.
+ * @param self pointer to the ndn_ElementListener struct
+ * @param onReceivedElement pointer to a function which is called when an entire binary XML element is received.
+ * self is the pointer to this ndn_ElementListener struct.  See ndn_BinaryXmlElementReader_onReceivedData.
+ */
+static inline void ndn_ElementListener_initialize
+  (struct ndn_ElementListener *self, void (*onReceivedElement)(struct ndn_ElementListener *self, uint8_t *element, size_t elementLength))
+{
+  self->onReceivedElement = onReceivedElement;
+}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/ndn-cpp/c/forwarding-flags.h b/include/ndn-cpp/c/forwarding-flags.h
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+++ b/include/ndn-cpp/c/forwarding-flags.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson <jefft0@remap.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_FORWARDING_FLAGS_H
+#define	NDN_FORWARDING_FLAGS_H
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * An ndn_ForwardingFlags object holds the flags which specify how the forwarding daemon should forward an interest for
+ * a registered prefix.  We use a separate ForwardingFlags object to retain future compatibility if the daemon forwarding
+ * bits are changed, amended or deprecated.
+ */
+struct ndn_ForwardingFlags {
+  int active; /**< 1 if the flag is set, 0 if cleared. */
+  int childInherit;
+  int advertise;
+  int last;
+  int capture;
+  int local;
+  int tap;
+  int captureOk;  
+};
+
+/**
+ * Initialize an ndn_ForwardingFlags struct with the default with "active" and "childInherit" set and all other flags cleared.
+ * @param self A pointer to the ndn_ForwardingFlags struct.
+ */
+void ndn_ForwardingFlags_initialize(struct ndn_ForwardingFlags *self);
+
+/**
+ * Get an integer with the bits set according to the flags as used by the ForwardingEntry message.
+ * @param self A pointer to the ndn_ForwardingFlags struct.
+ * @return An integer with the bits set.
+ */
+int ndn_ForwardingFlags_getForwardingEntryFlags(struct ndn_ForwardingFlags *self);
+
+/**
+ * Set the flags according to the bits in forwardingEntryFlags as used by the ForwardingEntry message.
+ * @param self A pointer to the ndn_ForwardingFlags struct.
+ * @param flags An integer with the bits set.
+ */
+void ndn_ForwardingFlags_setForwardingEntryFlags(struct ndn_ForwardingFlags *self, int forwardingEntryFlags);
+
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/ndn-cpp/c/interest-types.h b/include/ndn-cpp/c/interest-types.h
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+++ b/include/ndn-cpp/c/interest-types.h
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+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson <jefft0@remap.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_INTEREST_TYPES_H
+#define	NDN_INTEREST_TYPES_H
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+typedef enum {
+  ndn_Exclude_COMPONENT = 0,
+  ndn_Exclude_ANY = 1  
+} ndn_ExcludeType;
+
+
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/ndn-cpp/c/key-types.h b/include/ndn-cpp/c/key-types.h
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+++ b/include/ndn-cpp/c/key-types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson <jefft0@remap.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_KEY_TYPES_H
+#define NDN_KEY_TYPES_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+typedef enum {
+  ndn_KeyLocatorType_KEY = 1,
+  ndn_KeyLocatorType_CERTIFICATE = 2,
+  ndn_KeyLocatorType_KEYNAME = 3
+} ndn_KeyLocatorType;
+
+typedef enum {
+  ndn_KeyNameType_PUBLISHER_PUBLIC_KEY_DIGEST = 1,
+  ndn_KeyNameType_PUBLISHER_CERTIFICATE_DIGEST = 2,
+  ndn_KeyNameType_PUBLISHER_ISSUER_KEY_DIGEST = 3,
+  ndn_KeyNameType_PUBLISHER_ISSUER_CERTIFICATE_DIGEST = 4
+} ndn_KeyNameType;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif