+/**
+ * Plug-in type.
+ */
+enum bt_plugin_type {
+ BT_PLUGIN_TYPE_UNKNOWN = -1,
+
+ /* A source plug-in is a notification generator. */
+ BT_PLUGIN_TYPE_SOURCE = 0,
+
+ /* A sink plug-in handles incoming notifications. */
+ BT_PLUGIN_TYPE_SINK = 1,
+
+ /* A filter plug-in implements both Source and Sink interfaces. */
+ BT_PLUGIN_TYPE_FILTER = 2,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Status code. Errors are always negative.
+ */
+enum bt_plugin_status {
+ /* -12 for compatibility with -ENOMEM */
+ BT_PLUGIN_STATUS_NOMEM = -12,
+
+ /* -22 for compatibility with -EINVAL */
+ BT_PLUGIN_STATUS_INVAL = -22,
+
+ BT_PLUGIN_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED = -2,
+
+ BT_PLUGIN_STATUS_ERROR = -1,
+
+ BT_PLUGIN_STATUS_OK = 0,
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get plug-in instance name
+ *
+ * @param plugin Plug-in instance of which to get the name
+ * @returns Returns a pointer to the plug-in's name
+ */
+extern const char *bt_plugin_get_name(struct bt_plugin *plugin);
+
+/**
+ * Set plug-in instance name
+ *
+ * @param plugin Plug-in instance of which to set the name
+ * @param name New plug-in name (will be copied)
+ * @returns One of #bt_plugin_status values
+ */
+extern enum bt_plugin_status bt_plugin_set_name(
+ struct bt_plugin *plugin, const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * Get plug-in instance type
+ *
+ * @param plugin Plug-in instance of which to get the type
+ * @returns One of #bt_plugin_type values
+ */
+extern enum bt_plugin_type bt_plugin_get_type(struct bt_plugin *plugin);