2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/include/ndpi_api.h b/src/include/ndpi_api.h
index 25a7612f2..230885d6d 100644
--- a/src/include/ndpi_api.h
+++ b/src/include/ndpi_api.h
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+  /* The #define below is used for apps that dynamically link with nDPI to make
+     sure that datastructures and in sync across versions
+  */
+#define NDPI_API_VERSION                      1
+  
 #define SIZEOF_ID_STRUCT (sizeof(struct ndpi_id_struct))
 #define SIZEOF_FLOW_STRUCT (sizeof(struct ndpi_flow_struct))
 
@@ -739,6 +744,7 @@ extern "C" {
   void * ndpi_malloc(size_t size);
   void * ndpi_calloc(unsigned long count, size_t size);
   void ndpi_free(void *ptr);
+  u_int8_t ndpi_get_api_version();
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lib/ndpi_main.c b/src/lib/ndpi_main.c
index ee698a75f..afb0f39e7 100644
--- a/src/lib/ndpi_main.c
+++ b/src/lib/ndpi_main.c
@@ -5234,3 +5234,7 @@ void NDPI_DUMP_BITMASK(NDPI_PROTOCOL_BITMASK a) {
 
   printf("\n");
 }
+
+u_int8_t ndpi_get_api_version() {
+  return(NDPI_API_VERSION);
+}