+/*
+ * Machine interface: open a targets element.
+ *
+ * writer An instance of a machine interface writer.
+ *
+ * Returns zero if the element's value could be written.
+ * Negative values indicate an error.
+ */
+int mi_lttng_targets_open(struct mi_writer *writer);
+
+/*
+ * Machine interface for track/untrack an id_target
+ *
+ * writer An instance of a machine interface writer.
+ *
+ * Returns zero if the element's value could be written.
+ * Negative values indicate an error.
+ */
+int mi_lttng_id_target(struct mi_writer *writer,
+ enum lttng_tracker_type tracker_type,
+ const struct lttng_tracker_id *id,
+ int is_open);
+
+/*
+ * Machine interface of a context.
+ *
+ * writer An instance of a machine interface writer
+ *
+ * context An instance of a lttng_event_context
+ *
+ * is_open Define if we close the context element
+ * This should be used carefully and the client
+ * need to close the context element.
+ * Returns zero if the element's value could be written.
+ * Negative values indicate an error.
+ */
+int mi_lttng_context(struct mi_writer *writer,
+ struct lttng_event_context *context, int is_open);
+
+/*
+ * Machine interface of a perf_counter_context.
+ *
+ * writer An instance of a machine interface writer
+ *
+ * contest An instance of a lttng_event_perf_counter_ctx
+ *
+ * Returns zero if the element's value could be written.
+ * Negative values indicate an error.
+ */
+int mi_lttng_perf_counter_context(struct mi_writer *writer,
+ struct lttng_event_perf_counter_ctx *perf_context);
+
+/*
+ * Machine interface of the snapshot list_output.
+ * It specifies the session for which we are listing snapshots,
+ * and it opens a snapshots element to list a sequence
+ * of snapshots.
+ *
+ * writer An instance of a machine interface writer.
+ *
+ * session_name: Snapshot output for session "session_name".
+ *
+ * Note: The client has to close the session and the snapshots elements after
+ * having listed every lttng_snapshot_output.
+ *
+ * Returns zero if the element's value could be written.
+ * Negative values indicate an error.
+ */
+int mi_lttng_snapshot_output_session_name(struct mi_writer *writer,
+ const char *session_name);
+
+/*
+ * Machine interface of the snapshot output.
+ * The machine interface serializes the following attributes:
+ * - id: ID of the snapshot output.
+ * - name: Name of the output.
+ * - data_url : Destination of the output.
+ * - ctrl_url: Destination of the output.
+ * - max_size: total size of all stream combined.
+ *
+ * writer An instance of a machine interface writer.
+ *
+ * output: A list of snapshot_output.
+ *
+ * Returns zero if the element's value could be written.
+ * Negative values indicate an error.
+ */
+int mi_lttng_snapshot_list_output(struct mi_writer *writer,
+ struct lttng_snapshot_output *output);
+
+/*
+ * Machine interface of the output of the command snapshot del output
+ * when deleting a snapshot either by id or by name.
+ * If the snapshot was found and successfully deleted using its id,
+ * it return the id of the snapshot and the current session name on which it
+ * was attached.
+ *
+ * Otherwise, it do the same process with the name of the snapshot, if the
+ * snapshot output id is undefined.
+ *
+ * writer An instance of a machine interface writer.
+ *
+ * id: ID of the snapshot output.
+ *
+ * name: Name of the snapshot.
+ *
+ * current_session_name: Session to which the snapshot belongs.
+ *
+ * Returns zero if the element's value could be written.
+ * Negative values indicate an error.
+ */
+int mi_lttng_snapshot_del_output(struct mi_writer *writer, int id,
+ const char *name, const char *current_session_name);
+
+/*
+ * Machine interface of the output of the command snapshot add output
+ * when adding a snapshot from a user URL.
+ *
+ * If the snapshot was successfully added, the machine interface lists
+ * these information:
+ * - id: ID of the newly add snapshot output.
+ * - current_session_name: Name of the session to which the output was added.
+ * - ctrl_url: Destination of the output.
+ * - max_size: total size of all stream combined.
+ *
+ * writer An instance of a machine interface writer.
+ *
+ * current_session_name: Session to which the snapshot belongs.
+ *
+ * n_ptr:
+ *
+ * output: iterator over a lttng_snapshot_output_list which contain
+ * the snapshot output informations.
+ *
+ * Returns zero if the element's value could be written.
+ * Negative values indicate an error.
+ */
+int mi_lttng_snapshot_add_output(struct mi_writer *writer,
+ const char *current_session_name, const char *n_ptr,
+ struct lttng_snapshot_output *output);