diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-api.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-api.c
index 3716a9142aef..2ac8b44854ce 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-api.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-api.c
@@ -8,6 +8,22 @@
 #include "event-parse-local.h"
 #include "event-utils.h"
 
+/**
+ * tep_get_event - returns the event with the given index
+ * @tep: a handle to the tep_handle
+ * @index: index of the requested event, in the range 0 .. nr_events
+ *
+ * This returns pointer to the element of the events array with the given index
+ * If @tep is NULL, or @index is not in the range 0 .. nr_events, NULL is returned.
+ */
+struct tep_event *tep_get_event(struct tep_handle *tep, int index)
+{
+	if (tep && tep->events && index < tep->nr_events)
+		return tep->events[index];
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * tep_get_first_event - returns the first event in the events array
  * @tep: a handle to the tep_handle
@@ -17,10 +33,7 @@
  */
 struct tep_event *tep_get_first_event(struct tep_handle *tep)
 {
-	if (tep && tep->events)
-		return tep->events[0];
-
-	return NULL;
+	return tep_get_event(tep, 0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -51,6 +64,34 @@ void tep_set_flag(struct tep_handle *tep, int flag)
 		tep->flags |= flag;
 }
 
+/**
+ * tep_clear_flag - clear event parser flag
+ * @tep: a handle to the tep_handle
+ * @flag: flag to be cleared
+ *
+ * This clears a tep flag
+ */
+void tep_clear_flag(struct tep_handle *tep, enum tep_flag flag)
+{
+	if (tep)
+		tep->flags &= ~flag;
+}
+
+/**
+ * tep_test_flag - check the state of event parser flag
+ * @tep: a handle to the tep_handle
+ * @flag: flag to be checked
+ *
+ * This returns the state of the requested tep flag.
+ * Returns: true if the flag is set, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool tep_test_flag(struct tep_handle *tep, enum tep_flag flag)
+{
+	if (tep)
+		return (tep->flags & flag);
+	return false;
+}
+
 unsigned short tep_data2host2(struct tep_handle *pevent, unsigned short data)
 {
 	unsigned short swap;
@@ -113,6 +154,20 @@ int tep_get_header_page_size(struct tep_handle *pevent)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * tep_get_header_timestamp_size - get size of the time stamp in the header page
+ * @tep: a handle to the tep_handle
+ *
+ * This returns size of the time stamp in the header page
+ * If @tep is NULL, 0 is returned.
+ */
+int tep_get_header_timestamp_size(struct tep_handle *tep)
+{
+	if (tep)
+		return tep->header_page_ts_size;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * tep_get_cpus - get the number of CPUs
  * @pevent: a handle to the tep_handle
@@ -273,3 +328,46 @@ void tep_set_latency_format(struct tep_handle *pevent, int lat)
 	if (pevent)
 		pevent->latency_format = lat;
 }
+
+/**
+ * tep_is_old_format - get if an old kernel is used
+ * @tep: a handle to the tep_handle
+ *
+ * This returns true, if an old kernel is used to generate the tracing events or
+ * false if a new kernel is used. Old kernels did not have header page info.
+ * If @tep is NULL, false is returned.
+ */
+bool tep_is_old_format(struct tep_handle *tep)
+{
+	if (tep)
+		return !!(tep->old_format);
+	return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * tep_set_print_raw - set a flag to force print in raw format
+ * @tep: a handle to the tep_handle
+ * @print_raw: the new value of the print_raw flag
+ *
+ * This sets a flag to force print in raw format
+ */
+void tep_set_print_raw(struct tep_handle *tep, int print_raw)
+{
+	if (tep)
+		tep->print_raw = print_raw;
+}
+
+/**
+ * tep_set_test_filters - set a flag to test a filter string
+ * @tep: a handle to the tep_handle
+ * @test_filters: the new value of the test_filters flag
+ *
+ * This sets a flag to test a filter string. If this flag is set, when
+ * tep_filter_add_filter_str() API as called,it will print the filter string
+ * instead of adding it.
+ */
+void tep_set_test_filters(struct tep_handle *tep, int test_filters)
+{
+	if (tep)
+		tep->test_filters = test_filters;
+}
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
index 41159358abc2..be082f9692f1 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
@@ -409,6 +409,8 @@ void tep_print_plugins(struct trace_seq *s,
 typedef char *(tep_func_resolver_t)(void *priv,
 				    unsigned long long *addrp, char **modp);
 void tep_set_flag(struct tep_handle *tep, int flag);
+void tep_clear_flag(struct tep_handle *tep, enum tep_flag flag);
+bool tep_check_flags(struct tep_handle *tep, enum tep_flag flags);
 
 static inline int tep_host_bigendian(void)
 {
@@ -568,6 +570,10 @@ void tep_set_host_bigendian(struct tep_handle *pevent, enum tep_endian endian);
 int tep_is_latency_format(struct tep_handle *pevent);
 void tep_set_latency_format(struct tep_handle *pevent, int lat);
 int tep_get_header_page_size(struct tep_handle *pevent);
+int tep_get_header_timestamp_size(struct tep_handle *tep);
+bool tep_is_old_format(struct tep_handle *tep);
+void tep_set_print_raw(struct tep_handle *tep, int print_raw);
+void tep_set_test_filters(struct tep_handle *tep, int test_filters);
 
 struct tep_handle *tep_alloc(void);
 void tep_free(struct tep_handle *pevent);