+/**
+ * Create a media descriptor as an empty node with the passed name.
+ * \param p_instance the instance
+ * \param psz_name the name of the node
+ */
+VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_media_descriptor_t * libvlc_media_descriptor_new_as_node(
+ libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char * psz_name,
+ libvlc_exception_t *p_e );
+
+/**
+ * Add an option to the media descriptor,
+ * This option will be used to determine how the media_instance will
+ * read the media_descriptor. This allow to use VLC advanced
+ * reading/streaming options in a per-media basis.
+ *
+ * The options are detailled in vlc --long-help, for instance "--sout-all"
+ * \param p_instance the instance
+ * \param psz_mrl the mrl to read
+ */
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_media_descriptor_add_option(
+ libvlc_media_descriptor_t * p_md,
+ const char * ppsz_options,
+ libvlc_exception_t * p_e );
+