#define FORMAT_VL(ret, ret_len, vl) \
format_name (ret, ret_len, (vl)->host, (vl)->plugin, (vl)->plugin_instance, \
(vl)->type, (vl)->type_instance)
+int format_values (char *ret, size_t ret_len,
+ const data_set_t *ds, const value_list_t *vl,
+ _Bool store_rates);
int parse_identifier (char *str, char **ret_host,
char **ret_plugin, char **ret_plugin_instance,
* (in the range [1-65535]). Returns less than zero on error. */
int service_name_to_port_number (const char *service_name);
+/** Parse a string to a derive_t value. Returns zero on success or non-zero on
+ * failure. If failure is returned, ret_value is not touched. */
int strtoderive (const char *string, derive_t *ret_value);
#endif /* COMMON_H */