*/
int escape_slashes (char *buf, int buf_len);
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * replace_special
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Replaces any special characters (anything that's not alpha-numeric or a
+ * dash) with an underscore.
+ *
+ * E.g. "foo$bar&" would become "foo_bar_".
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS
+ * `buffer' String to be handled.
+ * `buffer_size' Length of the string. The function returns after
+ * encountering a null-byte or reading this many bytes.
+ */
+void replace_special (char *buffer, size_t buffer_size);
+
int strsubstitute (char *str, char c_from, char c_to);
/*
int parse_identifier (char *str, char **ret_host,
char **ret_plugin, char **ret_plugin_instance,
char **ret_type, char **ret_type_instance);
+int parse_value (const char *value, value_t *ret_value, const data_source_t ds);
int parse_values (char *buffer, value_list_t *vl, const data_set_t *ds);
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