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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) the libgit2 contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This file is part of libgit2, distributed under the GNU GPL v2 with
+ * a Linking Exception. For full terms see the included COPYING file.
+ */
+#ifndef INCLUDE_runtime_h__
+#define INCLUDE_runtime_h__
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+typedef int (*git_runtime_init_fn)(void);
+typedef void (*git_runtime_shutdown_fn)(void);
+
+/**
+ * Start up a new runtime.  If this is the first time that this
+ * function is called within the context of the current library
+ * or executable, then the given `init_fns` will be invoked.  If
+ * it is not the first time, they will be ignored.
+ *
+ * The given initialization functions _may_ register shutdown
+ * handlers using `git_runtime_shutdown_register` to be notified
+ * when the runtime is shutdown.
+ *
+ * @param init_fns The list of initialization functions to call
+ * @param cnt The number of init_fns
+ * @return The number of initializations performed (including this one) or an error
+ */
+int git_runtime_init(git_runtime_init_fn init_fns[], size_t cnt);
+
+/*
+ * Returns the number of initializations active (the number of calls to
+ * `git_runtime_init` minus the number of calls sto `git_runtime_shutdown`).
+ * If 0, the runtime is not currently initialized.
+ *
+ * @return The number of initializations performed or an error
+ */
+int git_runtime_init_count(void);
+
+/**
+ * Shut down the runtime.  If this is the last shutdown call,
+ * such that there are no remaining `init` calls, then any
+ * shutdown hooks that have been registered will be invoked.
+ *
+ * The number of outstanding initializations will be returned.
+ * If this number is 0, then the runtime is shutdown.
+ *
+ * @return The number of outstanding initializations (after this one) or an error
+ */
+int git_runtime_shutdown(void);
+
+/**
+ * Register a shutdown handler for this runtime.  This should be done
+ * by a function invoked by `git_runtime_init` to ensure that the
+ * appropriate locks are taken.
+ *
+ * @param callback The shutdown handler callback
+ * @return 0 or an error code
+ */
+int git_runtime_shutdown_register(git_runtime_shutdown_fn callback);
+
+#endif