+ return simgrid::s4u::Mailbox::by_name(alias);
+}
+
+const char* sg_mailbox_get_name(const_sg_mailbox_t mailbox)
+{
+ return mailbox->get_cname();
+}
+
+/** @brief Set the mailbox to receive in asynchronous mode
+ *
+ * All messages sent to this mailbox will be transferred to the receiver without waiting for the receive call.
+ * The receive call will still be necessary to use the received data.
+ * If there is a need to receive some messages asynchronously, and some not, two different mailboxes should be used.
+ *
+ * @param alias The name of the mailbox
+ */
+void sg_mailbox_set_receiver(const char* alias)
+{
+ simgrid::s4u::Mailbox::by_name(alias)->set_receiver(simgrid::s4u::Actor::self());
+ XBT_VERB("%s mailbox set to receive eagerly for myself\n", alias);
+}
+
+/** @brief Check if there is a communication going on in a mailbox.
+ *
+ * @param alias the name of the mailbox to be considered
+ * @return Returns 1 if there is a communication, 0 otherwise
+ */
+int sg_mailbox_listen(const char* alias)
+{
+ return simgrid::s4u::Mailbox::by_name(alias)->listen() ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
+void* sg_mailbox_get(sg_mailbox_t mailbox)
+{
+ return mailbox->get<void>();
+}
+
+sg_comm_t sg_mailbox_get_async(sg_mailbox_t mailbox, void** data)
+{
+ auto comm = mailbox->get_async<void>(data);
+ comm->add_ref();
+ return comm.get();
+}
+
+void sg_mailbox_put(sg_mailbox_t mailbox, void* payload, long simulated_size_in_bytes)
+{
+ mailbox->put(payload, simulated_size_in_bytes);
+}
+
+sg_comm_t sg_mailbox_put_async(sg_mailbox_t mailbox, void* payload, long simulated_size_in_bytes)
+{
+ auto comm = mailbox->put_async(payload, simulated_size_in_bytes);
+ comm->add_ref();
+ return comm.get();
+}
+
+sg_comm_t sg_mailbox_put_init(sg_mailbox_t mailbox, void* payload, long simulated_size_in_bytes)
+{
+ auto comm = mailbox->put_init(payload, simulated_size_in_bytes);
+ comm->add_ref();
+ return comm.get();