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+/**
+ * collectd - src/utils_fbhash.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2009  Florian octo Forster
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; only version 2 of the License is applicable.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *   Florian octo Forster <octo at verplant.org>
+ **/
+
+#ifndef UTILS_FBHASH_H
+#define UTILS_FBHASH_H 1
+
+/*
+ * File-backed hash
+ *
+ * This module reads a file of the form
+ *   key: value
+ * into a hash, which can then be queried. The file is given to `fbh_create',
+ * the hash is queried using `fbh_get'. If the file is changed during runtime,
+ * it will automatically be re-read.
+ */
+
+struct fbhash_s;
+typedef struct fbhash_s fbhash_t;
+
+fbhash_t *fbh_create (const char *file);
+void fbh_destroy (fbhash_t *h);
+
+/* Returns the value as a newly allocated `char *'. It's the caller's
+ * responsibility to free this memory. */
+char *fbh_get (fbhash_t *h, const char *key);
+
+#endif /* UTILS_FBHASH_H */
+
+/* vim: set sw=2 sts=2 et fdm=marker : */