int global_option_set (const char *option, const char *value);
const char *global_option_get (const char *option);
+cdtime_t cf_get_default_interval (void);
+
/* 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. */
/* Assures the config option is a number and returns it as an int. */
int cf_util_get_int (const oconfig_item_t *ci, int *ret_value);
+/* Assures the config option is a number and returns it as a double. */
+int cf_util_get_double (const oconfig_item_t *ci, double *ret_value);
+
/* Assures the config option is a boolean and assignes it to `ret_bool'.
* Otherwise, `ret_bool' is not changed and non-zero is returned. */
int cf_util_get_boolean (const oconfig_item_t *ci, _Bool *ret_bool);