return (0);
} /* int cf_read */
+
+/* Assures the config option is a string, duplicates it and returns the copy in
+ * "ret_string". If necessary "*ret_string" is freed first. Returns zero upon
+ * success. */
+int cf_util_get_string (const oconfig_item_t *ci, char **ret_string) /* {{{ */
+{
+ char *string;
+
+ if ((ci->values_num != 1) || (ci->values[0].type != OCONFIG_TYPE_STRING))
+ {
+ ERROR ("cf_util_get_string: The %s plugin requires "
+ "exactly one string argument.", ci->key);
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ string = strdup (ci->values[0].value.string);
+ if (string == NULL)
+ return (-1);
+
+ if (*ret_string != NULL)
+ sfree (*ret_string);
+ *ret_string = string;
+
+ return (0);
+} /* }}} int cf_util_get_string */
+
+/* Assures that the config option is a string. The string is then converted to
+ * a port number using `service_name_to_port_number' and returned. Returns the
+ * port number in the range [1-65535] or less than zero upon failure. */
+int cf_util_get_port_number (const oconfig_item_t *ci) /* {{{ */
+{
+ if ((ci->values_num != 1) || (ci->values[0].type != OCONFIG_TYPE_STRING))
+ {
+ ERROR ("cf_util_get_port_number: The %s plugin requires "
+ "exactly one string argument.", ci->key);
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ return (service_name_to_port_number (ci->values[0].value.string));
+} /* }}} int cf_util_get_port_number */