diff --git a/src/FTL.h b/src/FTL.h
index 08401d7a..1215e3db 100644
--- a/src/FTL.h
+++ b/src/FTL.h
@@ -107,124 +107,7 @@ enum { TYPE_A = 1, TYPE_AAAA, TYPE_ANY, TYPE_SRV, TYPE_SOA, TYPE_PTR, TYPE_TXT,
 enum { REPLY_UNKNOWN, REPLY_NODATA, REPLY_NXDOMAIN, REPLY_CNAME, REPLY_IP, REPLY_DOMAIN, REPLY_RRNAME, REPLY_SERVFAIL, REPLY_REFUSED, REPLY_NOTIMP, REPLY_OTHER };
 enum { PRIVACY_SHOW_ALL = 0, PRIVACY_HIDE_DOMAINS, PRIVACY_HIDE_DOMAINS_CLIENTS, PRIVACY_MAXIMUM, PRIVACY_NOSTATS };
 enum { MODE_IP, MODE_NX, MODE_NULL, MODE_IP_NODATA_AAAA, MODE_NODATA };
-enum { REGEX_UNKNOWN, REGEX_BLOCKED, REGEX_NOTBLOCKED };
-enum { BLOCKING_DISABLED, BLOCKING_ENABLED, BLOCKING_UNKNOWN };
 enum { GRAVITY_LIST, BLACK_LIST, WHITE_LIST, REGEX_LIST, UNKNOWN_LIST };
-enum {
-  DEBUG_DATABASE   = (1 << 0),  /* 00000000 00000001 */
-  DEBUG_NETWORKING = (1 << 1),  /* 00000000 00000010 */
-  DEBUG_LOCKS      = (1 << 2),  /* 00000000 00000100 */
-  DEBUG_QUERIES    = (1 << 3),  /* 00000000 00001000 */
-  DEBUG_FLAGS      = (1 << 4),  /* 00000000 00010000 */
-  DEBUG_SHMEM      = (1 << 5),  /* 00000000 00100000 */
-  DEBUG_GC         = (1 << 6),  /* 00000000 01000000 */
-  DEBUG_ARP        = (1 << 7),  /* 00000000 10000000 */
-  DEBUG_REGEX      = (1 << 8),  /* 00000001 00000000 */
-  DEBUG_API        = (1 << 9),  /* 00000010 00000000 */
-  DEBUG_OVERTIME   = (1 << 10), /* 00000100 00000000 */
-  DEBUG_EXTBLOCKED = (1 << 11), /* 00001000 00000000 */
-  DEBUG_CAPS       = (1 << 12), /* 00010000 00000000 */
-};
-
-// Database table "ftl"
-enum { DB_VERSION, DB_LASTTIMESTAMP, DB_FIRSTCOUNTERTIMESTAMP };
-// Database table "counters"
-enum { DB_TOTALQUERIES, DB_BLOCKEDQUERIES };
-
-// Static structs
-
-typedef struct {
-	int queries;
-	int blocked;
-	int cached;
-	int unknown;
-	int forwarded;
-	int clients;
-	int domains;
-	int queries_MAX;
-	int forwarded_MAX;
-	int clients_MAX;
-	int domains_MAX;
-	int strings_MAX;
-	int gravity;
-	int gravity_conf;
-	int querytype[TYPE_MAX-1];
-	int forwardedqueries;
-	int reply_NODATA;
-	int reply_NXDOMAIN;
-	int reply_CNAME;
-	int reply_IP;
-	int reply_domain;
-} countersStruct;
-
-// Dynamic structs
-typedef struct {
-	unsigned char magic;
-	unsigned char type;
-	unsigned char status;
-	unsigned char privacylevel;
-	unsigned char reply;
-	unsigned char dnssec;
-	time_t timestamp;
-	int domainID;
-	int clientID;
-	int forwardID;
-	int id; // the ID is a (signed) int in dnsmasq, so no need for a long int here
-	unsigned long response; // saved in units of 1/10 milliseconds (1 = 0.1ms, 2 = 0.2ms, 2500 = 250.0ms, etc.)
-	int64_t db;
-	unsigned int timeidx;
-	bool complete;
-} queriesData;
-
-typedef struct {
-	unsigned char magic;
-	size_t ippos;
-	size_t namepos;
-	int count;
-	int failed;
-	bool new;
-} forwardedData;
-
-typedef struct {
-	unsigned char magic;
-	size_t ippos;
-	size_t namepos;
-	time_t lastQuery;
-	int count;
-	int blockedcount;
-	int overTime[OVERTIME_SLOTS];
-	unsigned int numQueriesARP;
-	bool new;
-} clientsData;
-
-typedef struct {
-	unsigned char magic;
-	unsigned char regexmatch;
-	size_t domainpos;
-	int count;
-	int blockedcount;
-} domainsData;
-
-typedef struct {
-	unsigned char magic;
-	time_t timestamp;
-	int total;
-	int blocked;
-	int cached;
-	int forwarded;
-	int querytypedata[TYPE_MAX-1];
-} overTimeData;
-
-typedef struct {
-	char **domains;
-	int count;
-} whitelistStruct;
-
-typedef struct {
-	int version;
-	unsigned int global_shm_counter;
-	unsigned int next_str_pos;
-} ShmSettings;
 
 // Use out own memory handling functions that will detect possible errors
 // and report accordingly in the log. This will make debugging FTL crashs
@@ -244,14 +127,4 @@ extern pthread_t DBthread;
 extern pthread_t GCthread;
 extern pthread_t DNSclientthread;
 
-// Pointer getter functions
-#define getQuery(queryID, checkMagic) _getQuery(queryID, checkMagic, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, __FILE__)
-queriesData* _getQuery(int queryID, bool checkMagic, int line, const char * function, const char * file);
-#define getClient(clientID, checkMagic) _getClient(clientID, checkMagic, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, __FILE__)
-clientsData* _getClient(int clientID, bool checkMagic, int line, const char * function, const char * file);
-#define getDomain(domainID, checkMagic) _getDomain(domainID, checkMagic, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, __FILE__)
-domainsData* _getDomain(int domainID, bool checkMagic, int line, const char * function, const char * file);
-#define getForward(forwardID, checkMagic) _getForward(forwardID, checkMagic, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, __FILE__)
-forwardedData* _getForward(int forwardID, bool checkMagic, int line, const char * function, const char * file);
-
 #endif // FTL_H
diff --git a/src/api/api.c b/src/api/api.c
index 6b0aa16e..565d390b 100644
--- a/src/api/api.c
+++ b/src/api/api.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include "overTime.h"
 #include "api.h"
 #include "version.h"
+// enum REGEX
+#include "regex_r.h"
 
 #define min(a,b) ({ __typeof__ (a) _a = (a); __typeof__ (b) _b = (b); _a < _b ? _a : _b; })
 
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 3f43127d..64ebc959 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -51,4 +51,20 @@ typedef struct {
 extern ConfigStruct config;
 extern FTLFileNamesStruct FTLfiles;
 
+enum {
+  DEBUG_DATABASE   = (1 << 0),  /* 00000000 00000001 */
+  DEBUG_NETWORKING = (1 << 1),  /* 00000000 00000010 */
+  DEBUG_LOCKS      = (1 << 2),  /* 00000000 00000100 */
+  DEBUG_QUERIES    = (1 << 3),  /* 00000000 00001000 */
+  DEBUG_FLAGS      = (1 << 4),  /* 00000000 00010000 */
+  DEBUG_SHMEM      = (1 << 5),  /* 00000000 00100000 */
+  DEBUG_GC         = (1 << 6),  /* 00000000 01000000 */
+  DEBUG_ARP        = (1 << 7),  /* 00000000 10000000 */
+  DEBUG_REGEX      = (1 << 8),  /* 00000001 00000000 */
+  DEBUG_API        = (1 << 9),  /* 00000010 00000000 */
+  DEBUG_OVERTIME   = (1 << 10), /* 00000100 00000000 */
+  DEBUG_EXTBLOCKED = (1 << 11), /* 00001000 00000000 */
+  DEBUG_CAPS       = (1 << 12), /* 00010000 00000000 */
+};
+
 #endif //CONFIG_H
diff --git a/src/database/common.h b/src/database/common.h
index 6debe210..48970f04 100644
--- a/src/database/common.h
+++ b/src/database/common.h
@@ -47,4 +47,9 @@ extern bool DBdeleteoldqueries;
 	}\
 }
 
+// Database table "ftl"
+enum { DB_VERSION, DB_LASTTIMESTAMP, DB_FIRSTCOUNTERTIMESTAMP };
+// Database table "counters"
+enum { DB_TOTALQUERIES, DB_BLOCKEDQUERIES };
+
 #endif //DATABASE_COMMON_H
diff --git a/src/datastructure.c b/src/datastructure.c
index c3482704..e671b317 100644
--- a/src/datastructure.c
+++ b/src/datastructure.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "shmem.h"
 #include "log.h"
+// enum REGEX
+#include "regex_r.h"
 
 // converts upper to lower case, and leaves other characters unchanged
 void strtolower(char *str)
diff --git a/src/datastructure.h b/src/datastructure.h
index 7cead939..6bd61885 100644
--- a/src/datastructure.h
+++ b/src/datastructure.h
@@ -20,4 +20,61 @@ const char *getDomainString(const int queryID);
 const char *getClientIPString(const int queryID);
 const char *getClientNameString(const int queryID);
 
+typedef struct {
+	unsigned char magic;
+	unsigned char type;
+	unsigned char status;
+	unsigned char privacylevel;
+	unsigned char reply;
+	unsigned char dnssec;
+	time_t timestamp;
+	int domainID;
+	int clientID;
+	int forwardID;
+	int id; // the ID is a (signed) int in dnsmasq, so no need for a long int here
+	unsigned long response; // saved in units of 1/10 milliseconds (1 = 0.1ms, 2 = 0.2ms, 2500 = 250.0ms, etc.)
+	int64_t db;
+	unsigned int timeidx;
+	bool complete;
+} queriesData;
+
+typedef struct {
+	unsigned char magic;
+	size_t ippos;
+	size_t namepos;
+	int count;
+	int failed;
+	bool new;
+} forwardedData;
+
+typedef struct {
+	unsigned char magic;
+	size_t ippos;
+	size_t namepos;
+	time_t lastQuery;
+	int count;
+	int blockedcount;
+	int overTime[OVERTIME_SLOTS];
+	unsigned int numQueriesARP;
+	bool new;
+} clientsData;
+
+typedef struct {
+	unsigned char magic;
+	unsigned char regexmatch;
+	size_t domainpos;
+	int count;
+	int blockedcount;
+} domainsData;
+
+// Pointer getter functions
+#define getQuery(queryID, checkMagic) _getQuery(queryID, checkMagic, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, __FILE__)
+queriesData* _getQuery(int queryID, bool checkMagic, int line, const char * function, const char * file);
+#define getClient(clientID, checkMagic) _getClient(clientID, checkMagic, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, __FILE__)
+clientsData* _getClient(int clientID, bool checkMagic, int line, const char * function, const char * file);
+#define getDomain(domainID, checkMagic) _getDomain(domainID, checkMagic, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, __FILE__)
+domainsData* _getDomain(int domainID, bool checkMagic, int line, const char * function, const char * file);
+#define getForward(forwardID, checkMagic) _getForward(forwardID, checkMagic, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, __FILE__)
+forwardedData* _getForward(int forwardID, bool checkMagic, int line, const char * function, const char * file);
+
 #endif //DATASTRUCTURE_H
diff --git a/src/gc.c b/src/gc.c
index bc619f73..3e46183c 100644
--- a/src/gc.c
+++ b/src/gc.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include "memory.h"
 // global variable killed
 #include "signals.h"
+// data getter functions
+#include "datastructure.h"
 
 bool doGC = false;
 
diff --git a/src/memory.c b/src/memory.c
index d9cb87ee..99e7fb63 100644
--- a/src/memory.c
+++ b/src/memory.c
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
-// Fixed size structs
 countersStruct *counters = NULL;
-overTimeData *overTime = NULL;
 
 // The special memory handling routines have to be the last ones in this source file
 // as we restore the original definition of the strdup, free, calloc, and realloc
diff --git a/src/memory.h b/src/memory.h
index 394756df..7919387c 100644
--- a/src/memory.h
+++ b/src/memory.h
@@ -16,6 +16,30 @@ void *FTLcalloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size, const char *file, const char *functio
 void *FTLrealloc(void *ptr_in, size_t size, const char *file, const char *function, const int line) __attribute__((alloc_size(2)));
 void FTLfree(void *ptr, const char* file, const char *function, const int line);
 
+typedef struct {
+	int queries;
+	int blocked;
+	int cached;
+	int unknown;
+	int forwarded;
+	int clients;
+	int domains;
+	int queries_MAX;
+	int forwarded_MAX;
+	int clients_MAX;
+	int domains_MAX;
+	int strings_MAX;
+	int gravity;
+	int gravity_conf;
+	int querytype[TYPE_MAX-1];
+	int forwardedqueries;
+	int reply_NODATA;
+	int reply_NXDOMAIN;
+	int reply_CNAME;
+	int reply_IP;
+	int reply_domain;
+} countersStruct;
+
 extern countersStruct *counters;
 
 #endif //MEMORY_H
diff --git a/src/overTime.c b/src/overTime.c
index d35d8d95..9449f820 100644
--- a/src/overTime.c
+++ b/src/overTime.c
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 #include "log.h"
 // global variable counters
 #include "memory.h"
+// data getter functions
+#include "datastructure.h"
+
+overTimeData *overTime = NULL;
 
 /**
  * Initialize the overTime slot
diff --git a/src/overTime.h b/src/overTime.h
index 8fbd5eab..d94ff433 100644
--- a/src/overTime.h
+++ b/src/overTime.h
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ unsigned int getOverTimeID(const time_t timestamp);
  */
 void moveOverTimeMemory(const time_t mintime);
 
+typedef struct {
+	unsigned char magic;
+	time_t timestamp;
+	int total;
+	int blocked;
+	int cached;
+	int forwarded;
+	int querytypedata[TYPE_MAX-1];
+} overTimeData;
+
 extern overTimeData *overTime;
 
 #endif //OVERTIME_H
diff --git a/src/regex.c b/src/regex.c
index 2f0a1346..e6a5c85b 100644
--- a/src/regex.c
+++ b/src/regex.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "config.h"
+// data getter functions
+#include "datastructure.h"
 #include <regex.h>
 
 static int num_regex;
diff --git a/src/regex_r.h b/src/regex_r.h
index b7eae13b..f3e68a8d 100644
--- a/src/regex_r.h
+++ b/src/regex_r.h
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ void free_regex(void);
 void read_regex_from_database(void);
 void log_regex(const double time);
 
+enum { REGEX_UNKNOWN, REGEX_BLOCKED, REGEX_NOTBLOCKED };
+
 #endif //REGEX_H
diff --git a/src/setupVars.h b/src/setupVars.h
index 7588be64..af3279f6 100644
--- a/src/setupVars.h
+++ b/src/setupVars.h
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ void check_blocking_status(void);
 
 extern unsigned char blockingstatus;
 
+enum { BLOCKING_DISABLED, BLOCKING_ENABLED, BLOCKING_UNKNOWN };
+
 #endif //SETUPVARS_H
diff --git a/src/shmem.c b/src/shmem.c
index 47c9e791..171b9e57 100644
--- a/src/shmem.c
+++ b/src/shmem.c
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "config.h"
+// data getter functions
+#include "datastructure.h"
 
 /// The version of shared memory used
 #define SHARED_MEMORY_VERSION 6
diff --git a/src/shmem.h b/src/shmem.h
index 77542850..2426592f 100644
--- a/src/shmem.h
+++ b/src/shmem.h
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ typedef struct {
     void *ptr;
 } SharedMemory;
 
+typedef struct {
+	int version;
+	unsigned int global_shm_counter;
+	unsigned int next_str_pos;
+} ShmSettings;
+
 /// Create shared memory
 ///
 /// \param name the name of the shared memory