+ /** Publish a module to an 'interface'.
+ * Modules which implement the same interface (the same way of communicating
+ * with other modules) can publish themselves to an interface, using this
+ * method. When they do so, they become part of a list of related or
+ * compatible modules, and a third module may then query for that list
+ * and know that all modules within that list offer the same API.
+ * A prime example of this is the hashing modules, which all accept the
+ * same types of Request class. Consider this to be similar to PublishFeature,
+ * except for that multiple modules may publish the same 'feature'.
+ * @param InterfaceName The case sensitive interface name to make available
+ * @param Mod a pointer to your module class
+ * @returns True on success, false on failure (there are currently no failure
+ * cases)
+ */
+ bool PublishInterface(const std::string &InterfaceName, Module* Mod);
+
+ /** Return a pair saying how many other modules are currently using the
+ * interfaces provided by module m.
+ * @param m The module to count usage for
+ * @return A pair, where the first value is the number of uses of the interface,
+ * and the second value is the interface name being used.
+ */
+ std::pair<int,std::string> GetInterfaceInstanceCount(Module* m);
+
+ /** Mark your module as using an interface.
+ * If you mark your module as using an interface, then that interface
+ * module may not unload until your module has unloaded first.
+ * This can be used to prevent crashes by ensuring code you depend on
+ * is always in memory while your module is active.
+ * @param InterfaceName The interface to use
+ */
+ void UseInterface(const std::string &InterfaceName);
+
+ /** Mark your module as finished with an interface.
+ * If you used UseInterface() above, you should use this method when
+ * your module is finished with the interface (usually in its destructor)
+ * to allow the modules which implement the given interface to be unloaded.
+ * @param InterfaceName The interface you are finished with using.
+ */
+ void DoneWithInterface(const std::string &InterfaceName);
+