diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1e859a2..023f499 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 target
 .idea
-cmake-*
+out
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8962317..9862a35 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "announce"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.5.4",
+ "clap",
  "env_logger",
  "servicepoint2",
 ]
@@ -75,35 +75,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "atty"
-version = "0.2.14"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d9b39be18770d11421cdb1b9947a45dd3f37e93092cbf377614828a319d5fee8"
-dependencies = [
- "hermit-abi",
- "libc",
- "winapi",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "bitflags"
-version = "1.3.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "bitflags"
-version = "2.5.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cf4b9d6a944f767f8e5e0db018570623c85f3d925ac718db4e06d0187adb21c1"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "bzip2"
 version = "0.4.4"
@@ -125,25 +96,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "pkg-config",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cbindgen"
-version = "0.26.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "da6bc11b07529f16944307272d5bd9b22530bc7d05751717c9d416586cedab49"
-dependencies = [
- "clap 3.2.25",
- "heck 0.4.1",
- "indexmap",
- "log",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
- "syn 1.0.109",
- "tempfile",
- "toml",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
 version = "1.0.97"
@@ -161,21 +113,6 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "clap"
-version = "3.2.25"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4ea181bf566f71cb9a5d17a59e1871af638180a18fb0035c92ae62b705207123"
-dependencies = [
- "atty",
- "bitflags 1.3.2",
- "clap_lex 0.2.4",
- "indexmap",
- "strsim 0.10.0",
- "termcolor",
- "textwrap",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
 version = "4.5.4"
@@ -194,8 +131,8 @@ checksum = "ae129e2e766ae0ec03484e609954119f123cc1fe650337e155d03b022f24f7b4"
 dependencies = [
  "anstream",
  "anstyle",
- "clap_lex 0.7.0",
- "strsim 0.11.1",
+ "clap_lex",
+ "strsim",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -204,19 +141,10 @@ version = "4.5.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "528131438037fd55894f62d6e9f068b8f45ac57ffa77517819645d10aed04f64"
 dependencies = [
- "heck 0.5.0",
+ "heck",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.63",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "clap_lex"
-version = "0.2.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2850f2f5a82cbf437dd5af4d49848fbdfc27c157c3d010345776f952765261c5"
-dependencies = [
- "os_str_bytes",
+ "syn",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -263,22 +191,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "errno"
-version = "0.3.9"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "534c5cf6194dfab3db3242765c03bbe257cf92f22b38f6bc0c58d59108a820ba"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "windows-sys",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "fastrand"
-version = "2.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9fc0510504f03c51ada170672ac806f1f105a88aa97a5281117e1ddc3368e51a"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "flate2"
 version = "1.0.30"
@@ -293,7 +205,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "game_of_life"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.5.4",
+ "clap",
  "env_logger",
  "rand",
  "servicepoint2",
@@ -310,61 +222,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasi",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "hashbrown"
-version = "0.12.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8a9ee70c43aaf417c914396645a0fa852624801b24ebb7ae78fe8272889ac888"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "heck"
-version = "0.4.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "95505c38b4572b2d910cecb0281560f54b440a19336cbbcb27bf6ce6adc6f5a8"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "heck"
 version = "0.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "hermit-abi"
-version = "0.1.19"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "62b467343b94ba476dcb2500d242dadbb39557df889310ac77c5d99100aaac33"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "humantime"
 version = "2.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9a3a5bfb195931eeb336b2a7b4d761daec841b97f947d34394601737a7bba5e4"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "indexmap"
-version = "1.9.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bd070e393353796e801d209ad339e89596eb4c8d430d18ede6a1cced8fafbd99"
-dependencies = [
- "autocfg",
- "hashbrown",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "is_terminal_polyfill"
 version = "1.70.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f8478577c03552c21db0e2724ffb8986a5ce7af88107e6be5d2ee6e158c12800"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "itoa"
-version = "1.0.11"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "49f1f14873335454500d59611f1cf4a4b0f786f9ac11f4312a78e4cf2566695b"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "jobserver"
 version = "0.1.31"
@@ -380,12 +255,6 @@ version = "0.2.154"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ae743338b92ff9146ce83992f766a31066a91a8c84a45e0e9f21e7cf6de6d346"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "linux-raw-sys"
-version = "0.4.13"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "01cda141df6706de531b6c46c3a33ecca755538219bd484262fa09410c13539c"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "log"
 version = "0.4.21"
@@ -431,7 +300,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "moving_line"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.5.4",
+ "clap",
  "env_logger",
  "servicepoint2",
 ]
@@ -442,12 +311,6 @@ version = "1.19.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3fdb12b2476b595f9358c5161aa467c2438859caa136dec86c26fdd2efe17b92"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "os_str_bytes"
-version = "6.6.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e2355d85b9a3786f481747ced0e0ff2ba35213a1f9bd406ed906554d7af805a1"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pkg-config"
 version = "0.3.30"
@@ -512,7 +375,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "random_brightness"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.5.4",
+ "clap",
  "env_logger",
  "rand",
  "servicepoint2",
@@ -547,91 +410,23 @@ version = "0.8.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "adad44e29e4c806119491a7f06f03de4d1af22c3a680dd47f1e6e179439d1f56"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rustix"
-version = "0.38.34"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "70dc5ec042f7a43c4a73241207cecc9873a06d45debb38b329f8541d85c2730f"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.5.0",
- "errno",
- "libc",
- "linux-raw-sys",
- "windows-sys",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "ryu"
-version = "1.0.18"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f3cb5ba0dc43242ce17de99c180e96db90b235b8a9fdc9543c96d2209116bd9f"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.201"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "780f1cebed1629e4753a1a38a3c72d30b97ec044f0aef68cb26650a3c5cf363c"
-dependencies = [
- "serde_derive",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.201"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c5e405930b9796f1c00bee880d03fc7e0bb4b9a11afc776885ffe84320da2865"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.63",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.117"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "455182ea6142b14f93f4bc5320a2b31c1f266b66a4a5c858b013302a5d8cbfc3"
-dependencies = [
- "itoa",
- "ryu",
- "serde",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "servicepoint2"
 version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bzip2",
- "cbindgen",
  "flate2",
  "log",
  "lz4",
  "zstd",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "strsim"
-version = "0.10.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "73473c0e59e6d5812c5dfe2a064a6444949f089e20eec9a2e5506596494e4623"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "strsim"
 version = "0.11.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7da8b5736845d9f2fcb837ea5d9e2628564b3b043a70948a3f0b778838c5fb4f"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "syn"
-version = "1.0.109"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "72b64191b275b66ffe2469e8af2c1cfe3bafa67b529ead792a6d0160888b4237"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "unicode-ident",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "2.0.63"
@@ -643,42 +438,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "tempfile"
-version = "3.10.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "85b77fafb263dd9d05cbeac119526425676db3784113aa9295c88498cbf8bff1"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "fastrand",
- "rustix",
- "windows-sys",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "termcolor"
-version = "1.4.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "06794f8f6c5c898b3275aebefa6b8a1cb24cd2c6c79397ab15774837a0bc5755"
-dependencies = [
- "winapi-util",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "textwrap"
-version = "0.16.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "23d434d3f8967a09480fb04132ebe0a3e088c173e6d0ee7897abbdf4eab0f8b9"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "toml"
-version = "0.5.11"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f4f7f0dd8d50a853a531c426359045b1998f04219d88799810762cd4ad314234"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-ident"
 version = "1.0.12"
@@ -697,37 +456,6 @@ version = "0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "winapi"
-version = "0.3.9"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5c839a674fcd7a98952e593242ea400abe93992746761e38641405d28b00f419"
-dependencies = [
- "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu",
- "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu"
-version = "0.4.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ac3b87c63620426dd9b991e5ce0329eff545bccbbb34f3be09ff6fb6ab51b7b6"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "winapi-util"
-version = "0.1.8"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4d4cc384e1e73b93bafa6fb4f1df8c41695c8a91cf9c4c64358067d15a7b6c6b"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-sys",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
-version = "0.4.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.52.0"
@@ -805,7 +533,7 @@ checksum = "bec47e5bfd1bff0eeaf6d8b485cc1074891a197ab4225d504cb7a1ab88b02bf0"
 name = "wiping_clear"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.5.4",
+ "clap",
  "env_logger",
  "servicepoint2",
 ]
diff --git a/examples/lang_c/.gitignore b/examples/lang_c/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index b4242bd..0000000
--- a/examples/lang_c/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-.idea
-out
-rust-target
-include
diff --git a/examples/lang_c/Makefile b/examples/lang_c/Makefile
index 12fb78e..cac2abf 100644
--- a/examples/lang_c/Makefile
+++ b/examples/lang_c/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 ROOT_DIR := $(dir $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
-RUST_TARGET_DIR := ${ROOT_DIR}rust-target
-export SP2_INCLUDE_DIR := ${ROOT_DIR}sp2
-OUT_DIR := ${ROOT_DIR}out
+OUT_DIR := ${ROOT_DIR}/out
+
+SP2_DIR := ${ROOT_DIR}/../../servicepoint2
+SP2_INCLUDE := ${SP2_DIR}/include
+SP2_TARGET_RELEASE := ${ROOT_DIR}/../../target/release
 
 .PHONY: clean
 
@@ -10,14 +12,14 @@ run: ${OUT_DIR}/lang_c
 
 all: ${OUT_DIR}/lang_c
 
-${OUT_DIR}/lang_c: ${SP2_INCLUDE_DIR}/sp2-bindings.h main.c
+${OUT_DIR}/lang_c: ${SP2_TARGET_RELEASE} main.c
 	mkdir -p ${OUT_DIR}
-	gcc ${SP2_INCLUDE_DIR}/sp2-bindings.h main.c -L ${RUST_TARGET_DIR}/release/ -Wl,-Bstatic -l servicepoint2 -Wl,-Bdynamic  -o ${OUT_DIR}/lang_c --verbose
+	gcc main.c -I ${SP2_INCLUDE} -L ${SP2_TARGET_RELEASE} -Wl,-Bstatic -lservicepoint2 -Wl,-Bdynamic -o ${OUT_DIR}/lang_c
 
-${SP2_INCLUDE_DIR}/sp2-bindings.h:
-	cd ../../servicepoint2/ && cargo build --release --target-dir ${RUST_TARGET_DIR} --all-features
+${SP2_TARGET_RELEASE}:
+	cd ${SP2_DIR} && cargo build --release --all-features
 
 clean:
 	rm -r ${SP2_INCLUDE_DIR} || true
 	rm -r ${OUT_DIR} || true
-	rm -r ${RUST_TARGET_DIR} || true
\ No newline at end of file
+	rm -r ${SP2_TARGET_RELEASE} || true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/lang_c/main.c b/examples/lang_c/main.c
index 1fc4341..3f2dcd0 100644
--- a/examples/lang_c/main.c
+++ b/examples/lang_c/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include "sp2/sp2-bindings.h"
+#include "servicepoint2.h"
 
 int main(void) {
     sp2_Connection *connection = sp2_connection_open("localhost:2342");
diff --git a/servicepoint2/Cargo.toml b/servicepoint2/Cargo.toml
index 9646afe..783663f 100644
--- a/servicepoint2/Cargo.toml
+++ b/servicepoint2/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,3 @@ compression-lz = ["dep:lz4", "compression"]
 compression-zs = ["dep:zstd", "compression"]
 compression = []
 c-api = []
-
-[build-dependencies]
-cbindgen = "0.26.0"
diff --git a/servicepoint2/build.rs b/servicepoint2/build.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b87547..0000000
--- a/servicepoint2/build.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-extern crate cbindgen;
-
-use std::env;
-
-use cbindgen::Language;
-
-fn main() {
-    let crate_dir = env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap();
-
-    let out_dir = env::var("SP2_INCLUDE_DIR")
-        .or(env::var("OUT_DIR"))
-        .unwrap();
-
-    println!("cargo::warning={out_dir}");
-
-    println!("cargo::rerun-if-changed=src");
-    println!("cargo::rerun-if-env-changed=SP2_INCLUDE_DIR");
-    println!("cargo::rerun-if-env-changed=OUT_DIR");
-
-    cbindgen::Builder::new()
-        .with_crate(crate_dir)
-        .with_item_prefix("sp2_")
-        .with_language(Language::C)
-        .with_cpp_compat(true)
-        .with_parse_expand_all_features(true)
-        .generate()
-        .expect("Unable to generate bindings")
-        .write_to_file(format!("{out_dir}/sp2-bindings.h"));
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/servicepoint2/cbindgen.toml b/servicepoint2/cbindgen.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dca125d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/servicepoint2/cbindgen.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+language = "C"
+include_version = true
+cpp_compat = true
+
+############################ Code Style Options ################################
+
+braces = "SameLine"
+line_length = 80
+tab_width = 4
+documentation = true
+documentation_style = "auto"
+documentation_length = "full"
+line_endings = "LF"
+
+############################# Codegen Options ##################################
+
+style = "both"
+sort_by = "Name"
+usize_is_size_t = true
+
+[defines]
+"feature = compression-gz" = "SP2_FEATURE_compression_gz"
+"feature = compression-bz" = "SP2_FEATURE_compression_bz"
+"feature = compression-lz" = "SP2_FEATURE_compression_lz"
+"feature = compression-zs" = "SP2_FEATURE_compression_zs"
+#"feature = c-api" = "SP2_FEATURE_c-api"
+
+[export]
+prefix = "sp2_"
+
+[parse.expand]
+features = ["c-api"]
+all_features = true
diff --git a/servicepoint2/generate-include b/servicepoint2/generate-include
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9b1085a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/servicepoint2/generate-include
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+rm -r include || true
+
+# if the script crashes here, run `cargo install cbindgen`
+cbindgen --config cbindgen.toml --clean --output include/servicepoint2.h
diff --git a/servicepoint2/include/servicepoint2.h b/servicepoint2/include/servicepoint2.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b9e9d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/servicepoint2/include/servicepoint2.h
@@ -0,0 +1,372 @@
+/* Generated with cbindgen:0.26.0 */
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+/**
+ * pixel count on whole screen
+ */
+#define sp2_PIXEL_COUNT ((size_t)sp2_PIXEL_WIDTH * (size_t)sp2_PIXEL_HEIGHT)
+
+/**
+ * screen height in pixels
+ */
+#define sp2_PIXEL_HEIGHT (sp2_TILE_HEIGHT * sp2_TILE_SIZE)
+
+/**
+ * screen width in pixels
+ */
+#define sp2_PIXEL_WIDTH (sp2_TILE_WIDTH * sp2_TILE_SIZE)
+
+/**
+ * tile count in the y-direction
+ */
+#define sp2_TILE_HEIGHT 20
+
+/**
+ * size of a single tile in one dimension
+ */
+#define sp2_TILE_SIZE 8
+
+/**
+ * tile count in the x-direction
+ */
+#define sp2_TILE_WIDTH 56
+
+/**
+ * Specifies the kind of compression to use. Availability depends on features.
+ */
+enum sp2_CompressionCode
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+  : uint16_t
+#endif // __cplusplus
+ {
+    Uncompressed = 0,
+#if defined(SP2_FEATURE_compression_gz)
+    Gz = 26490,
+#endif
+#if defined(SP2_FEATURE_compression_bz)
+    Bz = 25210,
+#endif
+#if defined(SP2_FEATURE_compression_lz)
+    Lz = 27770,
+#endif
+#if defined(SP2_FEATURE_compression_zs)
+    Zs = 31347,
+#endif
+};
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+typedef uint16_t sp2_CompressionCode;
+#endif // __cplusplus
+
+/**
+ * A vector of bits
+ */
+typedef struct sp2_BitVec sp2_BitVec;
+
+/**
+ * A grid of bytes
+ */
+typedef struct sp2_ByteGrid sp2_ByteGrid;
+
+/**
+ * A command to send to the display.
+ */
+typedef struct sp2_Command sp2_Command;
+
+/**
+ * A connection to the display.
+ */
+typedef struct sp2_Connection sp2_Connection;
+
+/**
+ * A grid of pixels stored in packed bytes.
+ */
+typedef struct sp2_PixelGrid sp2_PixelGrid;
+
+typedef uint16_t sp2_Offset;
+
+typedef uint8_t sp2_Brightness;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif // __cplusplus
+
+/**
+ * Clones a `BitVec`.
+ * The returned instance has to be freed with `bit_vec_dealloc`.
+ */
+struct sp2_BitVec *sp2_bit_vec_clone(const struct sp2_BitVec *this_);
+
+/**
+ * Deallocates a `BitVec`.
+ *
+ * Note: do not call this if the grid has been consumed in another way, e.g. to create a command.
+ */
+void sp2_bit_vec_dealloc(struct sp2_BitVec *this_);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the value of all bits in the `BitVec`.
+ */
+void sp2_bit_vec_fill(struct sp2_BitVec *this_, bool value);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the value of a bit from the `BitVec`.
+ */
+bool sp2_bit_vec_get(const struct sp2_BitVec *this_, size_t index);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the length of the `BitVec` in bits.
+ */
+size_t sp2_bit_vec_len(const struct sp2_BitVec *this_);
+
+/**
+ * Loads a `BitVec` from the provided data.
+ * The returned instance has to be freed with `bit_vec_dealloc`.
+ */
+struct sp2_BitVec *sp2_bit_vec_load(const uint8_t *data, size_t data_length);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new `BitVec` instance.
+ * The returned instance has to be freed with `bit_vec_dealloc`.
+ */
+struct sp2_BitVec *sp2_bit_vec_new(size_t size);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the value of a bit in the `BitVec`.
+ */
+bool sp2_bit_vec_set(struct sp2_BitVec *this_, size_t index, bool value);
+
+/**
+ * Clones a `ByteGrid`.
+ * The returned instance has to be freed with `byte_grid_dealloc`.
+ */
+struct sp2_ByteGrid *sp2_byte_grid_clone(const struct sp2_ByteGrid *this_);
+
+/**
+ * Deallocates a `ByteGrid`.
+ *
+ * Note: do not call this if the grid has been consumed in another way, e.g. to create a command.
+ */
+void sp2_byte_grid_dealloc(struct sp2_ByteGrid *this_);
+
+/**
+ * Fills the whole `ByteGrid` with the specified value
+ */
+void sp2_byte_grid_fill(struct sp2_ByteGrid *this_, uint8_t value);
+
+/**
+ * Get the current value at the specified position
+ */
+uint8_t sp2_byte_grid_get(const struct sp2_ByteGrid *this_, size_t x, size_t y);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the height in pixels of the `ByteGrid` instance.
+ */
+size_t sp2_byte_grid_height(const struct sp2_PixelGrid *this_);
+
+/**
+ * Loads a `ByteGrid` with the specified dimensions from the provided data.
+ * The returned instance has to be freed with `byte_grid_dealloc`.
+ */
+struct sp2_ByteGrid *sp2_byte_grid_load(size_t width,
+                                        size_t height,
+                                        const uint8_t *data,
+                                        size_t data_length);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new `ByteGrid` instance.
+ * The returned instance has to be freed with `byte_grid_dealloc`.
+ */
+struct sp2_ByteGrid *sp2_byte_grid_new(size_t width, size_t height);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the current value at the specified position
+ */
+void sp2_byte_grid_set(struct sp2_ByteGrid *this_,
+                       size_t x,
+                       size_t y,
+                       uint8_t value);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the width in pixels of the `ByteGrid` instance.
+ */
+size_t sp2_byte_grid_width(const struct sp2_PixelGrid *this_);
+
+/**
+ * Allocates a new `Command::BitmapLinear` instance.
+ * The passed `BitVec` gets deallocated in the process.
+ */
+struct sp2_Command *sp2_command_bitmap_linear(sp2_Offset offset,
+                                              struct sp2_BitVec *bit_vec,
+                                              sp2_CompressionCode compression);
+
+/**
+ * Allocates a new `Command::BitmapLinearAnd` instance.
+ * The passed `BitVec` gets deallocated in the process.
+ */
+struct sp2_Command *sp2_command_bitmap_linear_and(sp2_Offset offset,
+                                                  struct sp2_BitVec *bit_vec,
+                                                  sp2_CompressionCode compression);
+
+/**
+ * Allocates a new `Command::BitmapLinearOr` instance.
+ * The passed `BitVec` gets deallocated in the process.
+ */
+struct sp2_Command *sp2_command_bitmap_linear_or(sp2_Offset offset,
+                                                 struct sp2_BitVec *bit_vec,
+                                                 sp2_CompressionCode compression);
+
+/**
+ * Allocates a new `Command::BitmapLinearWin` instance.
+ * The passed `PixelGrid` gets deallocated in the process.
+ */
+struct sp2_Command *sp2_command_bitmap_linear_win(uint16_t x,
+                                                  uint16_t y,
+                                                  struct sp2_PixelGrid *byte_grid);
+
+/**
+ * Allocates a new `Command::BitmapLinearXor` instance.
+ * The passed `BitVec` gets deallocated in the process.
+ */
+struct sp2_Command *sp2_command_bitmap_linear_xor(sp2_Offset offset,
+                                                  struct sp2_BitVec *bit_vec,
+                                                  sp2_CompressionCode compression);
+
+/**
+ * Allocates a new `Command::Brightness` instance
+ */
+struct sp2_Command *sp2_command_brightness(sp2_Brightness brightness);
+
+/**
+ * Allocates a new `Command::CharBrightness` instance.
+ * The passed `ByteGrid` gets deallocated in the process.
+ */
+struct sp2_Command *sp2_command_char_brightness(uint16_t x,
+                                                uint16_t y,
+                                                struct sp2_ByteGrid *byte_grid);
+
+/**
+ * Allocates a new `Command::Clear` instance
+ */
+struct sp2_Command *sp2_command_clear(void);
+
+/**
+ * Clones a `Command` instance
+ */
+struct sp2_Command *sp2_command_clone(const struct sp2_Command *original);
+
+/**
+ * Allocates a new `Command::Cp437Data` instance.
+ * The passed `ByteGrid` gets deallocated in the process.
+ */
+struct sp2_Command *sp2_command_cp437_data(uint16_t x,
+                                           uint16_t y,
+                                           struct sp2_ByteGrid *byte_grid);
+
+/**
+ * Deallocates a `Command`. Note that connection_send does this implicitly, so you only need
+ * to do this if you use the library for parsing commands.
+ */
+void sp2_command_dealloc(struct sp2_Command *ptr);
+
+/**
+ * Allocates a new `Command::FadeOut` instance
+ */
+struct sp2_Command *sp2_command_fade_out(void);
+
+/**
+ * Allocates a new `Command::HardReset` instance
+ */
+struct sp2_Command *sp2_command_hard_reset(void);
+
+/**
+ * Tries to load a `Command` from the passed array with the specified length.
+ *
+ * returns: NULL in case of an error, pointer to the allocated command otherwise
+ */
+struct sp2_Command *sp2_command_try_load(const uint8_t *data, size_t length);
+
+/**
+ * Closes and deallocates a connection instance
+ */
+void sp2_connection_dealloc(struct sp2_Connection *ptr);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new instance of Connection.
+ * The returned instance has to be deallocated with `connection_dealloc`.
+ *
+ * returns: NULL if connection fails or connected instance
+ *
+ * Panics: bad string encoding
+ */
+struct sp2_Connection *sp2_connection_open(const char *host);
+
+/**
+ * Sends the command instance. The instance is consumed / destroyed and cannot be used after this call.
+ */
+bool sp2_connection_send(const struct sp2_Connection *connection,
+                         struct sp2_Command *command_ptr);
+
+/**
+ * Clones a `PixelGrid`.
+ * The returned instance has to be freed with `pixel_grid_dealloc`.
+ */
+struct sp2_PixelGrid *sp2_pixel_grid_clone(const struct sp2_PixelGrid *this_);
+
+/**
+ * Deallocates a `PixelGrid`.
+ *
+ * Note: do not call this if the grid has been consumed in another way, e.g. to create a command.
+ */
+void sp2_pixel_grid_dealloc(struct sp2_PixelGrid *this_);
+
+/**
+ * Fills the whole `PixelGrid` with the specified value
+ */
+void sp2_pixel_grid_fill(struct sp2_PixelGrid *this_, bool value);
+
+/**
+ * Get the current value at the specified position
+ */
+bool sp2_pixel_grid_get(const struct sp2_PixelGrid *this_, size_t x, size_t y);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the height in pixels of the `PixelGrid` instance.
+ */
+size_t sp2_pixel_grid_height(const struct sp2_PixelGrid *this_);
+
+/**
+ * Loads a `PixelGrid` with the specified dimensions from the provided data.
+ * The returned instance has to be freed with `pixel_grid_dealloc`.
+ */
+struct sp2_PixelGrid *sp2_pixel_grid_load(size_t width,
+                                          size_t height,
+                                          const uint8_t *data,
+                                          size_t data_length);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new `PixelGrid` instance.
+ * The returned instance has to be freed with `pixel_grid_dealloc`.
+ */
+struct sp2_PixelGrid *sp2_pixel_grid_new(size_t width, size_t height);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the current value at the specified position
+ */
+void sp2_pixel_grid_set(struct sp2_PixelGrid *this_,
+                        size_t x,
+                        size_t y,
+                        bool value);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the width in pixels of the `PixelGrid` instance.
+ */
+size_t sp2_pixel_grid_width(const struct sp2_PixelGrid *this_);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+} // extern "C"
+#endif // __cplusplus