#define DOES_NOT_EXIST 0
+#define HT_EXPECT_NOT_EXISTS ( 0)
+#define HT_EXPECT_EXISTS (-1)
+#define HT_EXPECT_WHATEVER (-2)
+
+typedef struct hash_table_i *hash_table_t;
+
+hash_table_t *ht_alloc (void);
+void ht_free (hash_table_t *ht);
+uint64_t ht_get (hash_table_t *ht, const char *key, uint32_t len);
+uint64_t ht_compare_and_set (hash_table_t *ht, const char *key, uint32_t key_len, uint64_t expected_val, uint64_t val);
+uint64_t ht_remove (hash_table_t *ht, const char *key, uint32_t len);
+uint64_t ht_count (hash_table_t *ht);
+
#endif//STRUCT_H