-extern config_t *add_config_val(config_t **, int, char *);
-extern int read_config_file(config_t **, const char *);
-extern const config_t *get_config_val(config_t *, which_t type);
-extern void clear_config();
+extern void init_configuration(avl_tree_t **);
+extern void exit_configuration(avl_tree_t **);
+extern config_t *new_config(void);
+extern void free_config(config_t *);
+extern void config_add(avl_tree_t *, config_t *);
+extern config_t *config_lookup(avl_tree_t *, char *);
+extern config_t *config_lookup_next(avl_tree_t *, config_t *);
+extern int get_config_bool(config_t *, int *);
+extern int get_config_int(config_t *, int *);
+extern int get_config_string(config_t *, char **);
+extern int get_config_ip(config_t *, ip_mask_t **);
+
+extern int read_config_file(avl_tree_t *, const char *);