+static int log_create_file (char *filename, char **ds_def, int ds_num)
+{
+ FILE *log;
+ int i;
+
+ if (check_create_dir (filename))
+ return (-1);
+
+ log = fopen (filename, "w");
+ if (log == NULL)
+ {
+ syslog (LOG_WARNING, "Failed to create %s: %s", filename,
+ strerror(errno));
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ fprintf (log, "epoch");
+ for (i = 0; i < ds_num; i++)
+ {
+ char *name;
+ char *tmp;
+
+ name = strchr (ds_def[i], ':');
+ if (name == NULL)
+ {
+ syslog (LOG_WARNING, "Invalid DS definition '%s' for %s",
+ ds_def[i], filename);
+ fclose(log);
+ remove(filename);
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ name += 1;
+ tmp = strchr (name, ':');
+ if (tmp == NULL)
+ {
+ syslog (LOG_WARNING, "Invalid DS definition '%s' for %s",
+ ds_def[i], filename);
+ fclose(log);
+ remove(filename);
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ /* The `%.*s' is needed because there is no null-byte behind
+ * the name. */
+ fprintf(log, ",%.*s", (tmp - name), name);
+ }
+ fprintf(log, "\n");
+ fclose(log);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int log_update_file (char *host, char *file, char *values,
+ char **ds_def, int ds_num)
+{
+ char *tmp;
+ FILE *fp;
+ struct stat statbuf;
+ char full_file[1024];
+
+ /* Cook the values a bit: Substitute colons with commas */
+ strsubstitute (values, ':', ',');
+
+ /* host == NULL => local mode */
+ if (host != NULL)
+ {
+ if (snprintf (full_file, 1024, "%s/%s", host, file) >= 1024)
+ return (-1);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ if (snprintf (full_file, 1024, "%s", file) >= 1024)
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ strncpy (full_file, file, 1024);
+
+ tmp = full_file + strlen (full_file) - 4;
+ assert (tmp > 0);
+
+ /* Change the filename for logfiles. */
+ if (strncmp (tmp, ".rrd", 4) == 0)
+ {
+ time_t now;
+ struct tm *tm;
+
+ /* TODO: Find a way to minimize the calls to `localtime', since
+ * they are pretty expensive.. */
+ now = time (NULL);
+ tm = localtime (&now);
+
+ strftime (tmp, 1024 - (tmp - full_file), "-%Y-%m-%d", tm);
+
+ /* `localtime(3)' returns a pointer to static data,
+ * therefore the pointer may not be free'd. */
+ }
+ else
+ DBG ("The filename ends with `%s' which is unexpected.", tmp);
+
+ if (stat (full_file, &statbuf) == -1)
+ {
+ if (errno == ENOENT)
+ {
+ if (log_create_file (full_file, ds_def, ds_num))
+ return (-1);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ syslog (LOG_ERR, "stat %s: %s", full_file, strerror (errno));
+ return (-1);
+ }
+ }
+ else if (!S_ISREG (statbuf.st_mode))
+ {
+ syslog (LOG_ERR, "stat %s: Not a regular file!", full_file);
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+
+ fp = fopen (full_file, "a");
+ if (fp == NULL)
+ {
+ syslog (LOG_WARNING, "Failed to append to %s: %s", full_file,
+ strerror(errno));
+ return (-1);
+ }
+ fprintf(fp, "%s\n", values);
+ fclose(fp);
+
+ return (0);
+} /* int log_update_file */
+
+#if HAVE_LIBRRD
+static int rrd_create_file (char *filename, char **ds_def, int ds_num)