+extern target_t *get_target(const char *id);
+
+/**
+ * Get the target name.
+ *
+ * This routine is a wrapper for the target->type->name field.
+ */
+extern const char *target_get_name(struct target_s *target);
+
+/**
+ * Examine the specified @a target.
+ *
+ * This routine is a wrapper for target->type->examine.
+ */
+extern int target_examine_one(struct target_s *target);
+/// @returns @c true if the target has been examined.
+extern bool target_was_examined(struct target_s *target);
+/// Sets the @c examined flag for the given target.
+extern void target_set_examined(struct target_s *target);
+/// Reset the @c examined flag for the given target.
+extern void target_reset_examined(struct target_s *target);
+
+
+/**
+ * Add the @a breakpoint for @a target.
+ *
+ * This routine is a wrapper for target->type->add_breakpoint.
+ */
+extern int target_add_breakpoint(struct target_s *target,
+ struct breakpoint_s *breakpoint);
+/**
+ * Remove the @a breakpoint for @a target.
+ *
+ * This routine is a wrapper for target->type->remove_breakpoint.
+ */
+extern int target_remove_breakpoint(struct target_s *target,
+ struct breakpoint_s *breakpoint);
+/**
+ * Add the @a watchpoint for @a target.
+ *
+ * This routine is a wrapper for target->type->add_watchpoint.
+ */
+extern int target_add_watchpoint(struct target_s *target,
+ struct watchpoint_s *watchpoint);
+/**
+ * Remove the @a watchpoint for @a target.
+ *
+ * This routine is a wrapper for target->type->remove_watchpoint.
+ */
+extern int target_remove_watchpoint(struct target_s *target,
+ struct watchpoint_s *watchpoint);
+
+/**
+ * Obtain the registers for GDB.
+ *
+ * This routine is a wrapper for target->type->get_gdb_reg_list.
+ */
+extern int target_get_gdb_reg_list(struct target_s *target,
+ struct reg_s **reg_list[], int *reg_list_size);
+
+/**
+ * Step the target.
+ *
+ * This routine is a wrapper for target->type->step.
+ */
+int target_step(struct target_s *target,
+ int current, u32 address, int handle_breakpoints);
+/**
+ * Run an algorithm on the @a target given.
+ *
+ * This routine is a wrapper for target->type->run_algorithm.
+ */
+extern int target_run_algorithm(struct target_s *target,
+ int num_mem_params, mem_param_t *mem_params,
+ int num_reg_params, reg_param_t *reg_param,
+ u32 entry_point, u32 exit_point,
+ int timeout_ms, void *arch_info);
+
+/**
+ * Read @a count items of @a size bytes from the memory of @a target at
+ * the @a address given.
+ *
+ * This routine is a wrapper for target->type->read_memory.
+ */
+extern int target_read_memory(struct target_s *target,
+ u32 address, u32 size, u32 count, uint8_t *buffer);
+/**
+ * Write @a count items of @a size bytes to the memory of @a target at
+ * the @a address given.
+ *
+ * This routine is wrapper for target->type->write_memory.
+ */
+extern int target_write_memory(struct target_s *target,
+ u32 address, u32 size, u32 count, uint8_t *buffer);
+
+/**
+ * Write @a count items of 4 bytes to the memory of @a target at
+ * the @a address given. Because it operates only on whole words,
+ * this should be faster than target_write_memory().
+ *
+ * This routine is wrapper for target->type->bulk_write_memory.
+ */
+extern int target_bulk_write_memory(struct target_s *target,
+ u32 address, u32 count, uint8_t *buffer);
+
+extern int target_write_buffer(struct target_s *target, u32 address, u32 size, uint8_t *buffer);
+extern int target_read_buffer(struct target_s *target, u32 address, u32 size, uint8_t *buffer);
+extern int target_checksum_memory(struct target_s *target, u32 address, u32 size, u32* crc);
+extern int target_blank_check_memory(struct target_s *target, u32 address, u32 size, u32* blank);
+extern int target_wait_state(target_t *target, enum target_state state, int ms);
+
+/* DANGER!!!!!
+ *
+ * if "area" passed in to target_alloc_working_area() points to a memory
+ * location that goes out of scope (e.g. a pointer on the stack), then
+ * the caller of target_alloc_working_area() is responsible for invoking
+ * target_free_working_area() before "area" goes out of scope.
+ *
+ * target_free_all_working_areas() will NULL out the "area" pointer
+ * upon resuming or resetting the CPU.
+ *
+ */