/// the 3 types of files. In all other cases, there is no need to modify the
/// address of the opaque data pointer, hence the wrapper pointer is marked
/// `const`.
///
/// For consistency, the arguments on all these functions follow the same
/// pattern: first we have the opaque pointer argument ("this" above), then the
/// input arguments, then the in-out arguments (if any) and we finish the

//   In C++ bool is a keyword while in C99 bool is a macro defined
//   in stdbool.h. It is possible for the two to be inconsistent.
//   For example, neither the C99 nor the C++11 standard force a byte
//   size on the bool type, so the macro defined in stdbool.h could
//   be inconsistent with the bool keyword in C++. Thus, the use
//   of stdbool.h is avoided and unsigned char is used instead.