27.5. LibSuricata
27.5.1. Using Suricata as a Library
The ability to turn Suricata into a library that can be utilized in other tools is currently a work in progress, tracked by Redmine Ticket #2693: https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/2693.
A related work are Suricata plugins, also in progress and tracked by Redmine Ticket #4101: https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/4101.