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+// Copyright (c) Benjamin Kietzman (github.com/bkietz)
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#ifndef DBUS_MATCH_IPP
+#define DBUS_MATCH_IPP
+
+namespace dbus {
+void connection_service::new_match(implementation_type& impl, match& m) {
+  error e;
+  dbus_bus_add_match(impl, m.get_expression().c_str(), e);
+  e.throw_if_set();
+  // eventually, for complete asynchronicity, this should connect to
+  // org.freedesktop.DBus and call AddMatch
+}
+
+void connection_service::delete_match(implementation_type& impl, match& m) {
+  error e;
+  dbus_bus_remove_match(impl, m.get_expression().c_str(), e);
+  e.throw_if_set();
+}
+
+}  // namespace dbus
+
+#endif  // DBUS_MATCH_IPP