-gboolean parse_contains(const char *val, xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr node);
-gboolean parse_attr_contains(const char *val, xmlNodePtr node,
- const char *name);
+gboolean parse_contains(const gchar *val, xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr node);
+gboolean parse_attr_contains(const gchar *val, xmlNodePtr node,
+ const gchar *name);
+
+gboolean parse_attr_string(const gchar *name, xmlNodePtr node, gchar **value);
+gboolean parse_attr_int(const gchar *name, xmlNodePtr node, gint *value);
+gboolean parse_attr_bool(const gchar *name, xmlNodePtr node, gboolean *value);
+
+/* paths */
+
+void parse_paths_startup();
+void parse_paths_shutdown();
+
+const gchar* parse_xdg_config_home_path();
+const gchar* parse_xdg_data_home_path();
+GSList* parse_xdg_config_dir_paths();
+GSList* parse_xdg_data_dir_paths();
+
+/*! Expands the ~ character to the home directory throughout the given
+ string */
+gchar *parse_expand_tilde(const gchar *f);
+/*! Makes a directory */
+gboolean parse_mkdir(const gchar *path, gint mode);
+/*! Makes a directory and all its parents */
+gboolean parse_mkdir_path(const gchar *path, gint mode);