+AvahiClient* avahi_client_new (
+ const AvahiPoll *poll_api /**< The abstract event loop API to use */,
+ AvahiClientFlags flags /**< Some flags to modify the behaviour of the client library */,
+ AvahiClientCallback callback /**< A callback that is called whenever the state of the client changes. This may be NULL */,
+ void *userdata /**< Some arbitrary user data pointer that will be passed to the callback function */,
+ int *error /**< If creation of the client fails, this integer will contain the error cause. May be NULL if you aren't interested in the reason why avahi_client_new() failed. */);
+
+/** Free a client instance. This will automatically free all
+ * associated browser, resolve and entry group objects. All pointers
+ * to such objects become invalid! */
+void avahi_client_free(AvahiClient *client);