+int parse_value (const char *value, value_t *ret_value, const data_source_t ds)
+{
+ char *endptr = NULL;
+
+ if (DS_TYPE_COUNTER == ds.type)
+ ret_value->counter = (counter_t)strtoll (value, &endptr, 0);
+ else if (DS_TYPE_GAUGE == ds.type)
+ ret_value->gauge = (gauge_t)strtod (value, &endptr);
+ else {
+ ERROR ("parse_value: Invalid data source \"%s\" "
+ "(type = %i).", ds.name, 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 */
+