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+// Copyright 2011-2022 David Robillard <d@drobilla.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC
+
+#ifndef SERD_WORLD_H
+#define SERD_WORLD_H
+
+#include "serd/attributes.h"
+#include "serd/error.h"
+
+SERD_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+/**
+   @defgroup serd_world World
+   @ingroup serd_library
+   @{
+*/
+
+/// Global library state
+typedef struct SerdWorldImpl SerdWorld;
+
+/**
+   Create a new Serd World.
+
+   It is safe to use multiple worlds in one process, though no objects can be
+   shared between worlds.
+*/
+SERD_MALLOC_API SerdWorld* SERD_ALLOCATED
+serd_world_new(void);
+
+/// Free `world`
+SERD_API void
+serd_world_free(SerdWorld* SERD_NULLABLE world);
+
+/**
+   Set a function to be called when errors occur.
+
+   The `error_func` will be called with `handle` as its first argument.  If
+   no error function is set, errors are printed to stderr.
+*/
+SERD_API void
+serd_world_set_error_func(SerdWorld* SERD_NONNULL     world,
+                          SerdErrorFunc SERD_NULLABLE error_func,
+                          void* SERD_NULLABLE         handle);
+
+/**
+   @}
+*/
+
+SERD_END_DECLS
+
+#endif // SERD_WORLD_H