--- a/libpurple/blist.c	Sun Jun 03 23:11:57 2007 +0000
+++ b/libpurple/blist.c	Mon Jun 04 23:48:54 2007 +0000
@@ -2498,6 +2498,13 @@
 	return node->flags;
 }
 
+PurpleBlistNodeType
+purple_blist_node_get_type(PurpleBlistNode *node)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail(node != NULL, PURPLE_BLIST_OTHER_NODE);
+	return node->type;
+}
+
 void
 purple_blist_node_set_bool(PurpleBlistNode* node, const char *key, gboolean data)
 {