diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/input/main.bro b/scripts/base/frameworks/input/main.bro
index 35ca6dfa4e..e0c41f19be 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/input/main.bro
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/input/main.bro
@@ -20,7 +20,68 @@ export {
 		pred: function(typ: Input::Event, left: any, right: any): bool &optional;
 		## decision function, that decides if an inserton, update or removal should really be executed
 	};
-		
+
+	const no_filter: Filter = [$name="<not found>"]; # Sentinel.
+
+	global create_reader: function(id: Log::ID, description: Input::ReaderDescription) : bool;
+	global remove_reader: function(id: Log::ID) : bool;
+	global force_update: function(id: Log::ID) : bool;
+	global add_event: function(id: Log::ID, name: string) : bool;
+	global remove_event: function(id: Log::ID, name: string) : bool;
+	global add_filter: function(id: Log::ID, filter: Input::Filter) : bool;
+	global remove_filter: function(id: Log::ID, name: string) : bool;
+	global get_filter: function(id: ID, name: string) : Filter;
+
 }
 
 @load base/input.bif
+
+
+module Input;
+
+global filters: table[ID, string] of Filter;
+
+function create_reader(id: Log::ID, description: Input::ReaderDescription) : bool
+	{
+	return __create_reader(id, description);
+	}
+
+function remove_reader(id: Log::ID) : bool
+	{
+	return __remove_reader(id);
+	}
+
+function force_update(id: Log::ID) : bool
+	{
+	return __force_update(id);
+	}
+
+function add_event(id: Log::ID, name: string) : bool
+	{
+	return __add_event(id, name);
+	}
+
+function remove_event(id: Log::ID, name: string) : bool
+	{
+	return __remove_event(id, name);
+	}
+
+function add_filter(id: Log::ID, filter: Input::Filter) : bool
+	{
+	filters[id, filter$name] = filter;
+	return __add_filter(id, filter);
+	}
+
+function remove_filter(id: Log::ID, name: string) : bool
+	{
+	delete filters[id, name];
+	return __remove_filter(id, name);
+	}
+
+function get_filter(id: ID, name: string) : Filter
+	{
+	if ( [id, name] in filters )
+		return filters[id, name];
+
+	return no_filter;
+	}
diff --git a/src/input.bif b/src/input.bif
index 2301482506..c4bf14e3ed 100644
--- a/src/input.bif
+++ b/src/input.bif
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ function Input::__create_reader%(id: Log::ID, description: Input::ReaderDescript
 	return new Val( the_reader != 0, TYPE_BOOL );
 	%}
 
+function Input::__remove_reader%(id: Log::ID%) : bool
+	%{
+	bool res = input_mgr->RemoveReader(id->AsEnumVal());
+	return new Val( res, TYPE_BOOL );
+	%}
+
 function Input::__force_update%(id: Log::ID%) : bool
 	%{
 	bool res = input_mgr->ForceUpdate(id->AsEnumVal());
@@ -34,12 +40,6 @@ function Input::__remove_event%(id: Log::ID, name: string%) : bool
 	return new Val( res, TYPE_BOOL );
 	%}
 	
-function Input::__remove_reader%(id: Log::ID%) : bool
-	%{
-	bool res = input_mgr->RemoveReader(id->AsEnumVal());
-	return new Val( res, TYPE_BOOL );
-	%}
-
 function Input::__add_filter%(id: Log::ID, filter: Input::Filter%) : bool
 	%{
 	bool res = input_mgr->AddFilter(id->AsEnumVal(), filter->AsRecordVal());