+/**
+ * @enum _LttvFieldType
+ * @brief Possible fields for the structures
+ *
+ * the LttvFieldType enum consists on
+ * all the hardcoded structures and
+ * their appropriate fields on which
+ * filters can be applied.
+ */
+enum _LttvFieldType {
+ LTTV_FILTER_TRACE_NAME, /**< trace.name (char*) */
+ LTTV_FILTER_TRACEFILE_NAME, /**< tracefile.name (char*) */
+ LTTV_FILTER_STATE_PID, /**< state.pid (guint) */
+ LTTV_FILTER_STATE_PPID, /**< state.ppid (guint) */
+ LTTV_FILTER_STATE_CT, /**< state.creation_time (double) */
+ LTTV_FILTER_STATE_IT, /**< state.insertion_time (double) */
+ LTTV_FILTER_STATE_P_NAME, /**< state.process_name (char*) */
+ LTTV_FILTER_STATE_T_BRAND, /**< state.thread_brand (char*) */
+ LTTV_FILTER_STATE_EX_MODE, /**< state.execution_mode (LttvExecutionMode) */
+ LTTV_FILTER_STATE_EX_SUBMODE, /**< state.execution_submode (LttvExecutionSubmode) */
+ LTTV_FILTER_STATE_P_STATUS, /**< state.process_status (LttvProcessStatus) */
+ LTTV_FILTER_STATE_CPU, /**< state.cpu (?last_cpu?) */
+ LTTV_FILTER_EVENT_NAME, /**< event.name (char*) */
+ LTTV_FILTER_EVENT_CATEGORY, /**< FIXME: not implemented */
+ LTTV_FILTER_EVENT_TIME, /**< event.time (double) */
+ LTTV_FILTER_EVENT_TSC, /**< event.tsc (double) */
+ LTTV_FILTER_EVENT_TARGET_PID, /**< event.target_pid (guint) */
+ LTTV_FILTER_EVENT_FIELD, /**< dynamic field, specified in facility */
+ LTTV_FILTER_UNDEFINED /**< undefined field */
+};
+
+/**
+ * @enum _LttvExpressionOp
+ * @brief Contains possible operators
+ *
+ * This enumeration defines the
+ * possible operator used to compare
+ * right and left member in simple
+ * expression
+ */
+enum _LttvExpressionOp
+{
+ LTTV_FIELD_EQ, /**< equal */
+ LTTV_FIELD_NE, /**< not equal */
+ LTTV_FIELD_LT, /**< lower than */
+ LTTV_FIELD_LE, /**< lower or equal */
+ LTTV_FIELD_GT, /**< greater than */
+ LTTV_FIELD_GE /**< greater or equal */
+};
+
+/**
+ * @union _LttvFieldValue
+ * @brief Contains possible field values
+ *
+ * This particular union defines the
+ * possible set of values taken by the
+ * right member of a simple expression.
+ * It is used for comparison whithin the
+ * 'operators' functions
+ */
+union _LttvFieldValue {
+ GQuark v_quark; /**< GQuark */
+ guint64 v_uint64; /**< unsigned int of 64 bytes */
+ guint32 v_uint32; /**< unsigned int of 32 bytes */
+ guint16 v_uint16; /**< unsigned int of 16 bytes */
+ guint16 v_uint; /**< unsigned int */
+ double v_double; /**< double */
+ char* v_string; /**< string */
+ LttTime v_ltttime; /**< LttTime */
+};
+
+/**
+ * @enum _LttvTreeElement
+ * @brief element types for the tree nodes
+ *
+ * LttvTreeElement defines the possible
+ * types of nodes which build the LttvFilterTree.
+ */
+enum _LttvTreeElement {
+ LTTV_TREE_IDLE, /**< this node does nothing */
+ LTTV_TREE_NODE, /**< this node contains a logical operator */
+ LTTV_TREE_LEAF /**< this node is a leaf and contains a simple expression */
+};