+/* 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_); } 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 /* rw */
+#define ev_cb(ev) (ev)->cb /* rw */
+#define ev_set_priority(ev,pri) ev_priority (ev) = (pri)
+
+#ifndef ev_set_cb
+# define ev_set_cb(ev,cb_) ev_cb (ev) = (cb_)
+#endif
+
+/* stopping (enabling, adding) a watcher does nothing if it is already running */
+/* stopping (disabling, deleting) a watcher does nothing unless its already running */
+#if EV_PROTOTYPES
+
+/* feeds an event into a watcher as if the event actually occured */
+/* accepts any ev_watcher type */
+void ev_feed_event (EV_P_ void *w, int revents);
+void ev_feed_fd_event (EV_P_ int fd, int revents);
+void ev_feed_signal_event (EV_P_ int signum);
+
+void ev_io_start (EV_P_ ev_io *w);
+void ev_io_stop (EV_P_ ev_io *w);
+
+void ev_timer_start (EV_P_ ev_timer *w);
+void ev_timer_stop (EV_P_ ev_timer *w);
+/* stops if active and no repeat, restarts if active and repeating, starts if inactive and repeating */
+void ev_timer_again (EV_P_ ev_timer *w);
+
+#if EV_PERIODIC_ENABLE
+void ev_periodic_start (EV_P_ ev_periodic *w);
+void ev_periodic_stop (EV_P_ ev_periodic *w);
+void ev_periodic_again (EV_P_ ev_periodic *w);
+#endif