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+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+ * in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ * distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
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+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
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+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef GRPC_CORE_EXT_CLIENT_CONFIG_PARSE_ADDRESS_H
+#define GRPC_CORE_EXT_CLIENT_CONFIG_PARSE_ADDRESS_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#include "src/core/ext/client_config/uri_parser.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/sockaddr.h"
+
+#ifdef GPR_HAVE_UNIX_SOCKET
+/** Populate \a addr and \a len from \a uri, whose path is expected to contain a
+ * unix socket path. Returns true upon success. */
+int parse_unix(grpc_uri *uri, struct sockaddr_storage *addr, size_t *len);
+#endif
+
+/** Populate /a addr and \a len from \a uri, whose path is expected to contain a
+ * host:port pair. Returns true upon success. */
+int parse_ipv4(grpc_uri *uri, struct sockaddr_storage *addr, size_t *len);
+
+/** Populate /a addr and \a len from \a uri, whose path is expected to contain a
+ * host:port pair. Returns true upon success. */
+int parse_ipv6(grpc_uri *uri, struct sockaddr_storage *addr, size_t *len);
+
+#endif /* GRPC_CORE_EXT_CLIENT_CONFIG_PARSE_ADDRESS_H */