+enum TDB_ERROR tdb_parse_record_(struct tdb_context *tdb,
+ TDB_DATA key,
+ enum TDB_ERROR (*parse)(TDB_DATA key,
+ TDB_DATA data,
+ void *p),
+ void *p);
+
+/**
+ * tdb_get_seqnum - get a database sequence number
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ *
+ * This returns a sequence number: any change to the database from a
+ * tdb context opened with the TDB_SEQNUM flag will cause that number
+ * to increment. Note that the incrementing is unreliable (it is done
+ * without locking), so this is only useful as an optimization.
+ *
+ * For example, you may have a regular database backup routine which
+ * does not operate if the sequence number is unchanged. In the
+ * unlikely event of a failed increment, it will be backed up next
+ * time any way.
+ *
+ * Returns an enum TDB_ERROR (ie. negative) on error.
+ */
+int64_t tdb_get_seqnum(struct tdb_context *tdb);
+
+/**
+ * tdb_firstkey - get the "first" key in a TDB
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ * @key: pointer to key.
+ *
+ * This returns an arbitrary key in the database; with tdb_nextkey() it allows
+ * open-coded traversal of the database, though it is slightly less efficient
+ * than tdb_traverse.
+ *
+ * It is your responsibility to free @key->dptr on success.
+ *
+ * Returns TDB_ERR_NOEXIST if the database is empty.
+ */
+enum TDB_ERROR tdb_firstkey(struct tdb_context *tdb, struct tdb_data *key);
+
+/**
+ * tdb_nextkey - get the "next" key in a TDB
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ * @key: a key returned by tdb_firstkey() or tdb_nextkey().
+ *
+ * This returns another key in the database; it will free @key.dptr for
+ * your convenience.
+ *
+ * Returns TDB_ERR_NOEXIST if there are no more keys.
+ */
+enum TDB_ERROR tdb_nextkey(struct tdb_context *tdb, struct tdb_data *key);
+
+/**
+ * tdb_chainlock - lock a record in the TDB
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ * @key: the key to lock.
+ *
+ * This prevents any changes from occurring to a group of keys including @key,
+ * even if @key does not exist. This allows primitive atomic updates of
+ * records without using transactions.
+ *
+ * You cannot begin a transaction while holding a tdb_chainlock(), nor can
+ * you do any operations on any other keys in the database. This also means
+ * that you cannot hold more than one tdb_chainlock() at a time.
+ *
+ * See Also:
+ * tdb_chainunlock()
+ */
+enum TDB_ERROR tdb_chainlock(struct tdb_context *tdb, TDB_DATA key);
+
+/**
+ * tdb_chainunlock - unlock a record in the TDB
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ * @key: the key to unlock.
+ *
+ * The key must have previously been locked by tdb_chainlock().
+ */
+void tdb_chainunlock(struct tdb_context *tdb, TDB_DATA key);
+
+/**
+ * tdb_lockall - lock the entire TDB
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ *
+ * You cannot hold a tdb_chainlock while calling this. It nests, so you
+ * must call tdb_unlockall as many times as you call tdb_lockall.
+ */
+enum TDB_ERROR tdb_lockall(struct tdb_context *tdb);
+
+/**
+ * tdb_unlockall - unlock the entire TDB
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ */
+void tdb_unlockall(struct tdb_context *tdb);
+
+/**
+ * tdb_lockall_read - lock the entire TDB for reading
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ *
+ * This prevents others writing to the database, eg. tdb_delete, tdb_store,
+ * tdb_append, but not tdb_fetch.
+ *
+ * You cannot hold a tdb_chainlock while calling this. It nests, so you
+ * must call tdb_unlockall_read as many times as you call tdb_lockall_read.
+ */
+enum TDB_ERROR tdb_lockall_read(struct tdb_context *tdb);
+
+/**
+ * tdb_unlockall_read - unlock the entire TDB for reading
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ */
+void tdb_unlockall_read(struct tdb_context *tdb);
+
+/**
+ * tdb_wipe_all - wipe the database clean
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ *
+ * Completely erase the database. This is faster than iterating through
+ * each key and doing tdb_delete.
+ */
+enum TDB_ERROR tdb_wipe_all(struct tdb_context *tdb);
+
+/**
+ * tdb_check - check a TDB for consistency
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ * @check: function to check each key/data pair (or NULL)
+ * @private_data: argument for @check, must match type.
+ *
+ * This performs a consistency check of the open database, optionally calling
+ * a check() function on each record so you can do your own data consistency
+ * checks as well. If check() returns an error, that is returned from
+ * tdb_check().
+ *
+ * Returns TDB_SUCCESS or an error.
+ */
+#define tdb_check(tdb, check, private_data) \
+ tdb_check_((tdb), typesafe_cb_preargs(enum TDB_ERROR, \
+ (check), (private_data), \
+ struct tdb_data, \
+ struct tdb_data), \
+ (private_data))
+
+enum TDB_ERROR tdb_check_(struct tdb_context *tdb,
+ enum TDB_ERROR (*check)(struct tdb_data key,
+ struct tdb_data data,
+ void *private_data),
+ void *private_data);
+
+/**
+ * tdb_error - get the last error (not threadsafe)
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ *
+ * Returns the last error returned by a TDB function.
+ *
+ * This makes porting from TDB1 easier, but note that the last error is not
+ * reliable in threaded programs.
+ */
+enum TDB_ERROR tdb_error(struct tdb_context *tdb);
+
+/**
+ * enum tdb_summary_flags - flags for tdb_summary.
+ */
+enum tdb_summary_flags {
+ TDB_SUMMARY_HISTOGRAMS = 1 /* Draw graphs in the summary. */
+};
+
+/**
+ * tdb_summary - return a string describing the TDB state
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ * @flags: flags to control the summary output.
+ * @summary: pointer to string to allocate.
+ *
+ * This returns a developer-readable string describing the overall
+ * state of the tdb, such as the percentage used and sizes of records.
+ * It is designed to provide information about the tdb at a glance
+ * without displaying any keys or data in the database.
+ *
+ * On success, sets @summary to point to a malloc()'ed nul-terminated
+ * multi-line string. It is your responsibility to free() it.
+ */
+enum TDB_ERROR tdb_summary(struct tdb_context *tdb,
+ enum tdb_summary_flags flags,
+ char **summary);
+
+
+/**
+ * tdb_get_flags - return the flags for a tdb
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ *
+ * This returns the flags on the current tdb. Some of these are caused by
+ * the flags argument to tdb_open(), others (such as TDB_CONVERT) are
+ * intuited.
+ */
+unsigned int tdb_get_flags(struct tdb_context *tdb);
+
+/**
+ * tdb_add_flag - set a flag for a tdb
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ * @flag: one of TDB_NOLOCK, TDB_NOMMAP or TDB_NOSYNC.
+ *
+ * You can use this to set a flag on the TDB. You cannot set these flags
+ * on a TDB_INTERNAL tdb.
+ */
+void tdb_add_flag(struct tdb_context *tdb, unsigned flag);
+
+/**
+ * tdb_remove_flag - unset a flag for a tdb
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ * @flag: one of TDB_NOLOCK, TDB_NOMMAP or TDB_NOSYNC.
+ *
+ * You can use this to clear a flag on the TDB. You cannot clear flags
+ * on a TDB_INTERNAL tdb.
+ */
+void tdb_remove_flag(struct tdb_context *tdb, unsigned flag);
+
+/**
+ * tdb_name - get the name of a tdb
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ *
+ * This returns a copy of the name string, made at tdb_open() time. If that
+ * argument was NULL (possible for a TDB_INTERNAL db) this will return NULL.
+ *
+ * This is mostly useful for logging.
+ */
+const char *tdb_name(const struct tdb_context *tdb);
+
+/**
+ * tdb_fd - get the file descriptor of a tdb
+ * @tdb: the tdb context returned from tdb_open()
+ *
+ * This returns the file descriptor for the underlying database file, or -1
+ * for TDB_INTERNAL.
+ */
+int tdb_fd(const struct tdb_context *tdb);
+
+/**
+ * enum tdb_attribute_type - descriminator for union tdb_attribute.
+ */