+int parse_value (const char *value, value_t *ret_value, int ds_type)
+{
+ char *endptr = NULL;
+
+ switch (ds_type)
+ {
+ case DS_TYPE_COUNTER:
+ ret_value->counter = (counter_t) strtoull (value, &endptr, 0);
+ break;
+
+ case DS_TYPE_GAUGE:
+ ret_value->gauge = (gauge_t) strtod (value, &endptr);
+ break;
+
+ case DS_TYPE_DERIVE:
+ ret_value->counter = (derive_t) strtoll (value, &endptr, 0);
+ break;
+
+ case DS_TYPE_ABSOLUTE:
+ ret_value->counter = (absolute_t) strtoull (value, &endptr, 0);
+ break;
+
+ default:
+ ERROR ("parse_value: Invalid data source type: %i.", ds_type);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ if (value == endptr) {
+ ERROR ("parse_value: Failed to parse string as number: %s.", value);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ else if ((NULL != endptr) && ('\0' != *endptr))
+ WARNING ("parse_value: Ignoring trailing garbage after number: %s.",
+ endptr);
+ return 0;
+} /* int parse_value */
+