Index: plug_io.h
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--- plug_io.h	(revision 27318)
+++ plug_io.h	(revision 27319)
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@
 	/* Attempt to load fonts from a file. Return 0 on success. */
 	int (*parse_font)(pcb_plug_io_t *ctx, pcb_font_t *Ptr, const char *Filename);
 
+	/* Attempt to load a complete buffer from a file. Return 0 on success. */
+	int (*parse_buffer)(pcb_plug_io_t *ctx, pcb_buffer_t *buff, const char *filename);
 
+
 	/* Write the buffer to a file. Return 0 on success. */
 	int (*write_buffer)(pcb_plug_io_t *ctx, FILE *f, pcb_buffer_t *buff);
 
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@
 void pcb_print_quoted_string(FILE *, const char *); /* with wrapping in "" */
 int pcb_write_pcb_file(const char *Filename, pcb_bool thePcb, const char *fmt, pcb_bool emergency, pcb_bool elem_only);
 void pcb_set_design_dir(const char *fn);
+int pcb_load_buffer(pcb_hidlib_t *hidlib, pcb_buffer_t *buff, const char *fn, const char *fmt);
 
 /********** helpers **********/