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+// utils/pcap.h
+// helper functions for usage of libpcap
+
+#include <pcap.h>
+
+// get payload from a TCP/IP packet
+// params:
+// - packet - captured packet
+// - packet_data - metadata about packet
+// - payload_len - pointer to save the payload length to or -1 if not a correct packet
+// returns:
+// pointer to the payload or NULL if not a correct packet
+extern const unsigned char *get_payload_from_packet(const unsigned char *packet, const struct pcap_pkthdr *packet_data, int *payload_len);