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+/**
+ * collectd - src/utils_format_stackdriver.h
+ * ISC license
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Florian Forster
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ * Florian Forster <octo at collectd.org>
+ **/
+
+#ifndef UTILS_FORMAT_STACKDRIVER_H
+#define UTILS_FORMAT_STACKDRIVER_H 1
+
+#include "collectd.h"
+#include "plugin.h"
+
+/* sd_output_t is a buffer to which value_list_t* can be added and from which
+ * an appropriately formatted char* can be read. */
+struct sd_output_s;
+typedef struct sd_output_s sd_output_t;
+
+/* sd_resource_t represents a MonitoredResource. */
+struct sd_resource_s;
+typedef struct sd_resource_s sd_resource_t;
+
+sd_output_t *sd_output_create(sd_resource_t *res);
+
+/* sd_output_destroy frees all memory used by out, including the
+ * sd_resource_t* passed to sd_output_create. */
+void sd_output_destroy(sd_output_t *out);
+
+/* sd_output_add adds a value_list_t* to "out".
+ *
+ * Return values:
+ * - 0 Success
+ * - ENOBUFS Success, but the buffer should be flushed soon.
+ * - EEXIST The value list is already encoded in the buffer.
+ * Flush the buffer, then call sd_output_add again.
+ * - ENOENT First time we encounter this metric. Create a metric descriptor
+ * using the Stackdriver API and then call
+ * sd_output_register_metric.
+ */
+int sd_output_add(sd_output_t *out, data_set_t const *ds,
+ value_list_t const *vl);
+
+/* sd_output_register_metric adds the metric descriptor which vl maps to, to
+ * the list of known metric descriptors. */
+int sd_output_register_metric(sd_output_t *out, data_set_t const *ds,
+ value_list_t const *vl);
+
+/* sd_output_reset resets the output and returns the previous content of the
+ * buffer. It is the caller's responsibility to call free() with the returned
+ * pointer. */
+char *sd_output_reset(sd_output_t *out);
+
+sd_resource_t *sd_resource_create(char const *type);
+void sd_resource_destroy(sd_resource_t *res);
+int sd_resource_add_label(sd_resource_t *res, char const *key,
+ char const *value);
+
+/* sd_format_metric_descriptor creates the payload for a
+ * projects.metricDescriptors.create() request. */
+int sd_format_metric_descriptor(char *buffer, size_t buffer_size,
+ data_set_t const *ds, value_list_t const *vl,
+ int ds_index);
+
+#endif /* UTILS_FORMAT_STACKDRIVER_H */