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+use crate::{Batch, Chain, Hook, MsgType, Policy, Table};
+use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::rc::Rc;
+
+
+/// A helper trait over [`crate::Chain`].
+pub trait ChainMethods {
+    /// Create a new Chain instance from a [`crate::Hook`] over a [`crate::Table`].
+    fn from_hook(hook: Hook, table: Rc<Table>) -> Self
+        where Self: std::marker::Sized;
+    /// Add a [`crate::Policy`] to the current Chain.
+    fn verdict(self, policy: Policy) -> Self;
+    fn add_to_batch(self, batch: &mut Batch) -> Self;
+}
+
+
+impl ChainMethods for Chain {
+    fn from_hook(hook: Hook, table: Rc<Table>) -> Self {
+        let chain_name = match hook {
+            Hook::PreRouting => "prerouting",
+            Hook::Out => "out",
+            Hook::PostRouting => "postrouting",
+            Hook::Forward => "forward",
+            Hook::In => "in",
+        };
+        let chain_name = CString::new(chain_name).unwrap();
+        let mut chain = Chain::new(&chain_name, table);
+        chain.set_hook(hook, 0);
+        chain
+    }
+    fn verdict(mut self, policy: Policy) -> Self {
+        self.set_policy(policy);
+        self
+    }
+    fn add_to_batch(self, batch: &mut Batch) -> Self {
+        batch.add(&self, MsgType::Add);
+        self
+    }
+}
+