2 files changed, 18 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/deep.h b/src/deep.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39f501c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/deep.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef __LANES_DEEP_H__
+#define __LANES_DEEP_H__ 1
+
+/*
+ * public 'deep' API to be used by external modules if they want to implement Lanes-aware userdata
+ * said modules will have to link against lanes (it is not really possible to separate the 'deep userdata' implementation from the rest of Lanes)
+ */
+
+
+#include "lua.h"
+
+typedef void (*luaG_IdFunction)( lua_State *L, char const * const which);
+
+int luaG_deep_userdata( lua_State *L, luaG_IdFunction idfunc);
+void *luaG_todeep( lua_State *L, luaG_IdFunction idfunc, int index);
+
+#endif // __LANES_DEEP_H__
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/tools.h b/src/tools.h
index 43582c5..4a77a6a 100644
--- a/src/tools.h
+++ b/src/tools.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "lauxlib.h"
 #include "threading.h"
+#include "deep.h"
     // MUTEX_T
 
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -63,15 +64,10 @@
 
 #define luaG_isany(L,i)  (!lua_isnil(L,i))
 
-typedef void (*luaG_IdFunction)( lua_State *L, char const * const which);
-
 void luaG_dump( lua_State* L );
 
 lua_State* luaG_newstate( char const* libs, lua_CFunction _on_state_create);
 
-int luaG_deep_userdata( lua_State *L, luaG_IdFunction idfunc);
-void *luaG_todeep( lua_State *L, luaG_IdFunction idfunc, int index );
-
 typedef struct {
     volatile int refcount;
     void *deep;