3 files changed, 55 insertions, 59 deletions
diff --git a/src/vlibapi/api_shared.c b/src/vlibapi/api_shared.c
index 5b45b24ffb5..a9e037c8365 100644
--- a/src/vlibapi/api_shared.c
+++ b/src/vlibapi/api_shared.c
@@ -992,6 +992,46 @@ vl_msg_pop_heap (void *oldheap)
   pthread_mutex_unlock (&am->vlib_rp->mutex);
 }
 
+int
+vl_api_to_api_string (u32 len, const char *buf, vl_api_string_t * str)
+{
+  clib_memcpy_fast (str->buf, buf, len);
+  str->length = htonl (len);
+  return len + sizeof (u32);
+}
+
+int
+vl_api_vec_to_api_string (const u8 * vec, vl_api_string_t * str)
+{
+  u32 len = vec_len (vec);
+  clib_memcpy (str->buf, vec, len);
+  str->length = htonl (len);
+  return len + sizeof (u32);
+}
+
+/* Return a pointer to the API string (not nul terminated */
+u8 *
+vl_api_from_api_string (vl_api_string_t * astr)
+{
+  return astr->buf;
+}
+
+u32
+vl_api_string_len (vl_api_string_t * astr)
+{
+  return ntohl (astr->length);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Returns a new vector. Remember to free it after use.
+ */
+u8 *
+vl_api_from_api_to_vec (vl_api_string_t * astr)
+{
+  u8 *v = 0;
+  vec_add (v, astr->buf, ntohl (astr->length));
+  return v;
+}
 
 /*
  * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
diff --git a/src/vlibapi/api_types.h b/src/vlibapi/api_types.h
index 0289a417c79..b0efa6177bd 100644
--- a/src/vlibapi/api_types.h
+++ b/src/vlibapi/api_types.h
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+{
+#endif
+
 /* VPP API string type */
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -31,4 +36,14 @@ typedef struct
   u8 buf[0];
 } __attribute__ ((packed)) vl_api_string_t;
 
+extern int vl_api_to_api_string (u32 len, const char *buf, vl_api_string_t * str);
+extern int vl_api_vec_to_api_string (const u8 *vec, vl_api_string_t * str);
+extern u8 * vl_api_from_api_string (vl_api_string_t * astr);
+extern u32 vl_api_string_len (vl_api_string_t * astr);
+extern u8 * vl_api_from_api_to_vec (vl_api_string_t *astr);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/vlibapi/api_types_inlines.h b/src/vlibapi/api_types_inlines.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a26d91b5558..00000000000
--- a/src/vlibapi/api_types_inlines.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *------------------------------------------------------------------
- * api_types.h
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- *------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-
-static inline int
-vl_api_to_api_string (u32 len, const char *buf, vl_api_string_t * str)
-{
-  clib_memcpy_fast(str->buf, buf, len);
-  str->length = htonl (len);
-  return len + sizeof (u32);
-}
-
-static inline int
-vl_api_vec_to_api_string (const u8 *vec, vl_api_string_t * str)
-{
-  u32 len = vec_len(vec);
-  clib_memcpy(str->buf, vec, len);
-  str->length = htonl (len);
-  return len + sizeof (u32);
-}
-
-/* Return a pointer to the API string (not nul terminated */
-static inline u8 *
-vl_api_from_api_string (vl_api_string_t * astr)
-{
-  return astr->buf;
-}
-
-static inline u32
-vl_api_string_len (vl_api_string_t * astr)
-{
-  return ntohl (astr->length);
-}
-
-/*
- * Returns a new vector. Remember to free it after use.
- */
-static inline u8 *
-vl_api_from_api_to_vec (vl_api_string_t *astr)
-{
-  u8 *v = 0;
-  vec_add(v, astr->buf, ntohl(astr->length));
-  return v;
-}