--- /dev/null
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "sd-daemon.h"
+
+#define NOTIFY_READY "READY=1\n" "STATUS=Processing requests..."
+#define NOTIFY_STOPPING "STOPPING=1\n" "STATUS=Shutting down..."
+
+static inline const char *notify_start(const char *start, const char *stop) {
+ if (start)
+ (void) sd_notify(false, start);
+
+ return stop;
+}
+
+/* This is intended to be used with _cleanup_ attribute. */
+static inline void notify_on_cleanup(const char **p) {
+ if (p)
+ (void) sd_notify(false, *p);
+}