+/**
+ * The reassociation operation.
+ * Called from a walker. Returns non-zero if
+ * a reassociation rule was applied.
+ * The pointer n is set to the newly created node, if some reassociation
+ * was applied.
+ */
+typedef int (*reassociate_func)(ir_node **n);
+
+/**
+ * The copy attribute operation.
+ * Copy the node attributes from a 'old' node to a 'new' one.
+ */
+typedef void (*copy_attr_func)(const ir_node *old_node, ir_node *new_node);
+
+/**
+ * The get_type operation.
+ * Return the type of the node self.
+ */
+typedef type *(*get_type_func)(ir_node *self);
+
+/**
+ * The verify_node operation.
+ * Return non-zero if the node verification is ok, else 0.
+ * Depending on the node verification settings, may even assert.
+ *
+ * @see do_node_verification()
+ */
+typedef int (*verify_node_func)(ir_node *self, ir_graph *irg);
+
+/**
+ * The verify_node operation for Proj(X).
+ * Return non-zero if the node verification is ok, else 0.
+ * Depending on the node verification settings, may even assert.
+ *
+ * @see do_node_verification()
+ */
+typedef int (*verify_proj_node_func)(ir_node *self, ir_node *proj);
+