5 * collectd - src/plugin.h
6 * Copyright (C) 2005,2006 Florian octo Forster
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23 * Florian octo Forster <octo at verplant.org>
26 #define DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN 64
28 #define DS_TYPE_COUNTER 0
29 #define DS_TYPE_GAUGE 1
34 typedef unsigned long long counter_t;
35 typedef double gauge_t;
42 typedef union value_u value_t;
48 char plugin[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];
49 char plugin_instance[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];
50 char type_instance[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];
52 typedef struct value_list_s value_list_t;
56 char name[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];
61 typedef struct data_source_s data_source_t;
65 char type[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];
70 typedef struct data_set_s data_set_t;
72 typedef struct complain_s
74 unsigned int interval; /* how long we wait for reporting this error again */
75 unsigned int delay; /* how many more iterations we still need to wait */
83 * Sets the current `plugindir'
86 * `dir' Path to the plugin directory
89 * If `dir' is NULL the compiled in default `PLUGINDIR' is used.
91 void plugin_set_dir (const char *dir);
98 * Searches the current `plugindir' (see `plugin_set_dir') for the plugin
99 * named $type and loads it. Afterwards the plugin's `module_register'
100 * function is called, which then calls `plugin_register' to register callback
104 * `type' Name of the plugin to load.
107 * Returns zero upon success, a value greater than zero if no plugin was found
108 * and a value below zero if an error occurs.
111 * No attempt is made to re-load an already loaded module.
113 int plugin_load (const char *name);
115 void plugin_init_all (void);
116 void plugin_read_all (const int *loop);
117 void plugin_shutdown_all (void);
120 * The `plugin_register_*' functions are used to make `config', `init',
121 * `read', `write' and `shutdown' functions known to the plugin
122 * infrastructure. Also, the data-formats are made public like this.
124 int plugin_register_config (const char *name,
125 int (*callback) (const char *key, const char *val),
126 const char **keys, int keys_num);
127 int plugin_register_init (const char *name,
128 int (*callback) (void));
129 int plugin_register_read (const char *name,
130 int (*callback) (void));
131 int plugin_register_write (const char *name,
132 int (*callback) (const data_set_t *ds, const value_list_t *vl));
133 int plugin_register_shutdown (char *name,
134 int (*callback) (void));
135 int plugin_register_data_set (const data_set_t *ds);
139 * plugin_dispatch_values
142 * This function is called by reading processes with the values they've
143 * aquired. The function fetches the data-set definition (that has been
144 * registered using `plugin_register_data_set') and calls _all_ registered
148 * `name' Name/type of the data-set that describe the values in `vl'.
149 * `vl' Value list of the values that have been read by a `read'
152 int plugin_dispatch_values (const char *name, const value_list_t *vl);
154 /* TODO: Move plugin_{complain,relief} into `utils_complain.[ch]'. -octo */
155 void plugin_complain (int level, complain_t *c, const char *format, ...);
156 void plugin_relief (int level, complain_t *c, const char *format, ...);
158 #endif /* PLUGIN_H */