Hi Kamen, > > Alternatives I can see are: > > ldm_msg_canonicalize_2 > > ldb_msg_canonicalize_ex > > ldb_msg_canonicalize_p (as in parent) If you're going to change the name, and deprecate the old one, then just choose a new name. eg. ldb_msg_normalize(). For ldb_msg_diff(), we can use ldb_msg_difference() Cheers, Tridge