+bool btr_no_children(struct btr_node *btrn);
+size_t btr_bytes_pending(struct btr_node *btrn);
+size_t btr_get_input_queue_size(struct btr_node *btrn);
+bool btr_no_parent(struct btr_node *btrn);
+size_t btr_next_buffer(struct btr_node *btrn, char **bufp);
+void btr_consume(struct btr_node *btrn, size_t numbytes);