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diff --git a/source/codec.h b/source/codec.h
index bb35b0b..d373740 100644
--- a/source/codec.h
+++ b/source/codec.h
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ public:
 
 	virtual ~Codec() { }
 
+	/**
+	Returns the name of the encoding handled by this codec.
+	*/
+	virtual const char *get_name() const =0;
+
 	/**
 	Creates an encoder for this codec.
 	*/
@@ -231,6 +236,12 @@ deleting the codec when it's no longer needed.
 */
 Codec *create_codec(const std::string &);
 
+/**
+Automatically detects the encoding of a string and creates a codec for it.
+The codec must be deleted when it's no longer needed.
+*/
+Codec *detect_codec(const std::string &);
+
 } // namespace Codecs
 } // namespace Msp