-/* either use evw_init + evXXX_set, or the evXXX_init macro, below, to first initialise a watcher */
-#define evw_init(ev,cb_) do { (ev)->active = 0; (ev)->pending = 0; (ev)->cb = (cb_); } while (0)
-
-#define evio_set(ev,fd_,events_) do { (ev)->fd = (fd_); (ev)->events = (events_); } while (0)
-#define evtimer_set(ev,after_,repeat_) do { (ev)->at = (after_); (ev)->repeat = (repeat_); } while (0)
-#define evperiodic_set(ev,at_,interval_) do { (ev)->at = (at_); (ev)->interval = (interval_); } while (0)
-#define evsignal_set(ev,signum_) do { (ev)->signum = (signum_); } while (0)
-#define evidle_set(ev) /* nop, yes, this is a serious in-joke */
-#define evprepare_set(ev) /* nop, yes, this is a serious in-joke */
-#define evcheck_set(ev) /* nop, yes, this is a serious in-joke */
-#define evchild_set(ev,pid_) do { (ev)->pid = (pid_); } while (0)
-
-#define evio_init(ev,cb,fd,events) do { evw_init ((ev), (cb)); evio_set ((ev),(fd),(events)); } while (0)
-#define evtimer_init(ev,cb,after,repeat) do { evw_init ((ev), (cb)); evtimer_set ((ev),(after),(repeat)); } while (0)
-#define evperiodic_init(ev,cb,at,interval) do { evw_init ((ev), (cb)); evperiodic_set ((ev),(at),(interval)); } while (0)
-#define evsignal_init(ev,cb,signum) do { evw_init ((ev), (cb)); evsignal_set ((ev), (signum)); } while (0)
-#define evidle_init(ev,cb) do { evw_init ((ev), (cb)); evidle_set ((ev)); } while (0)
-#define evprepare_init(ev,cb) do { evw_init ((ev), (cb)); evprepare_set ((ev)); } while (0)
-#define evcheck_init(ev,cb) do { evw_init ((ev), (cb)); evcheck_set ((ev)); } while (0)
-#define evchild_init(ev,cb,pid) do { evw_init ((ev), (cb)); evchild_set ((ev),(pid)); } while (0)
-
-#define ev_is_active(ev) (0 + (ev)->active) /* true when the watcher has been started */
+/* either use ev_init + ev_TYPE_set, or the ev_TYPE_init macro, below, to first initialise a watcher */
+#define ev_init(ev,cb_) do { \
+ ((ev_watcher *)(void *)(ev))->active = \
+ ((ev_watcher *)(void *)(ev))->pending = \
+ ((ev_watcher *)(void *)(ev))->priority = 0; \
+ ev_set_cb ((ev), cb_); \
+} while (0)
+
+#define ev_io_set(ev,fd_,events_) do { (ev)->fd = (fd_); (ev)->events = (events_); } while (0)
+#define ev_timer_set(ev,after_,repeat_) do { (ev)->at = (after_); (ev)->repeat = (repeat_); } while (0)
+#define ev_periodic_set(ev,at_,ival_,res_) do { (ev)->at = (at_); (ev)->interval = (ival_); (ev)->reschedule_cb= (res_); } while (0)
+#define ev_signal_set(ev,signum_) do { (ev)->signum = (signum_); } while (0)
+#define ev_child_set(ev,pid_) do { (ev)->pid = (pid_); } while (0)
+#define ev_stat_set(ev,path_,interval_) do { (ev)->path = (path_); (ev)->interval = (interval_); (ev)->wd = -2; } while (0)
+#define ev_idle_set(ev) /* nop, yes, this is a serious in-joke */
+#define ev_prepare_set(ev) /* nop, yes, this is a serious in-joke */
+#define ev_check_set(ev) /* nop, yes, this is a serious in-joke */
+#define ev_embed_set(ev,loop_) do { (ev)->loop = (loop_); } while (0)
+#define ev_fork_set(ev) /* nop, yes, this is a serious in-joke */
+
+#define ev_io_init(ev,cb,fd,events) do { ev_init ((ev), (cb)); ev_io_set ((ev),(fd),(events)); } while (0)
+#define ev_timer_init(ev,cb,after,repeat) do { ev_init ((ev), (cb)); ev_timer_set ((ev),(after),(repeat)); } while (0)
+#define ev_periodic_init(ev,cb,at,ival,res) do { ev_init ((ev), (cb)); ev_periodic_set ((ev),(at),(ival),(res)); } while (0)
+#define ev_signal_init(ev,cb,signum) do { ev_init ((ev), (cb)); ev_signal_set ((ev), (signum)); } while (0)
+#define ev_child_init(ev,cb,pid) do { ev_init ((ev), (cb)); ev_child_set ((ev),(pid)); } while (0)
+#define ev_stat_init(ev,cb,path,interval) do { ev_init ((ev), (cb)); ev_path_set ((ev),(path),(interval)); } while (0)
+#define ev_idle_init(ev,cb) do { ev_init ((ev), (cb)); ev_idle_set ((ev)); } while (0)
+#define ev_prepare_init(ev,cb) do { ev_init ((ev), (cb)); ev_prepare_set ((ev)); } while (0)
+#define ev_check_init(ev,cb) do { ev_init ((ev), (cb)); ev_check_set ((ev)); } while (0)
+#define ev_embed_init(ev,cb,loop) do { ev_init ((ev), (cb)); ev_embed_set ((ev),(loop)); } while (0)
+#define ev_fork_init(ev,cb) do { ev_init ((ev), (cb)); ev_fork_set ((ev)); } while (0)
+
+#define ev_is_pending(ev) (0 + ((ev_watcher *)(void *)(ev))->pending) /* ro, true when watcher is waiting for callback invocation */
+#define ev_is_active(ev) (0 + ((ev_watcher *)(void *)(ev))->active) /* ro, true when the watcher has been started */
+
+#define ev_priority(ev) ((((ev_watcher *)(void *)(ev))->priority) + 0)
+#define ev_cb(ev) (ev)->cb /* rw */
+#define ev_set_priority(ev,pri) ((ev_watcher *)(void *)(ev))->priority = (pri)
+
+#ifndef ev_set_cb
+# define ev_set_cb(ev,cb_) ev_cb (ev) = (cb_)
+#endif