+/// Open a reliable stream channel to another node.
+/** This function is called whenever a remote node wants to open a channel to the local node.
+ * The application then has to decide whether to accept or reject this channel.
+ *
+ * This function returns a pointer to a struct meshlink_channel that will be allocated by MeshLink.
+ * When the application does no longer need to use this channel, it must call meshlink_close()
+ * to free its resources.
+ *
+ * @param mesh A handle which represents an instance of MeshLink.
+ * @param node The node to which this channel is being initiated.
+ * @param port The port number the peer wishes to connect to.
+ * @param cb A pointer to the function which will be called when the remote node sends data to the local node.
+ * The pointer may be NULL, in which case incoming data is ignored.
+ * @param data A pointer to a buffer containing data to already queue for sending, or NULL if there is no data to send.
+ * After meshlink_send() returns, the application is free to overwrite or free this buffer.
+ * @param len The length of the data, or 0 if there is no data to send.
+ * @param flags A bitwise-or'd combination of flags that set the semantics for this channel.
+ *
+ * @return A handle for the channel, or NULL in case of an error.
+ * The handle is valid until meshlink_channel_close() is called.
+ */
+extern meshlink_channel_t *meshlink_channel_open_ex(meshlink_handle_t *mesh, meshlink_node_t *node, uint16_t port, meshlink_channel_receive_cb_t cb, const void *data, size_t len, uint32_t flags);
+