- swap
Pages swapped out onto harddisk or whatever is called `swap' by the OS..
+ - tail
+ Follows (tails) logfiles, parses them by lines and submits matched
+ values.
+
- tape
Bytes and operations read and written on tape devices. Solaris only.
AC_PLUGIN([snmp], [$with_libnetsnmp], [SNMP querying plugin])
AC_PLUGIN([swap], [$plugin_swap], [Swap usage statistics])
AC_PLUGIN([syslog], [$have_syslog], [Syslog logging plugin])
+AC_PLUGIN([tail], [yes], [Parsing of logfiles])
AC_PLUGIN([tape], [$plugin_tape], [Tape drive statistics])
AC_PLUGIN([tcpconns], [$plugin_tcpconns], [TCP connection statistics])
AC_PLUGIN([unixsock], [yes], [Unixsock communication plugin])
utils_cache.c utils_cache.h \
utils_ignorelist.c utils_ignorelist.h \
utils_llist.c utils_llist.h \
+ utils_tail_match.c utils_tail_match.h \
+ utils_match.c utils_match.h \
utils_mount.c utils_mount.h \
+ utils_tail.c utils_tail.h \
utils_threshold.c utils_threshold.h \
types_list.c types_list.h
collectd_CPPFLAGS = $(LTDLINCL)
collectd_DEPENDENCIES += syslog.la
endif
+if BUILD_PLUGIN_TAIL
+pkglib_LTLIBRARIES += tail.la
+tail_la_SOURCES = tail.c
+tail_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
+collectd_LDADD += "-dlopen" tail.la
+collectd_DEPENDENCIES += tail.la
+endif
+
if BUILD_PLUGIN_TAPE
pkglib_LTLIBRARIES += tape.la
tape_la_SOURCES = tape.c
=back
+=head2 Plugin C<tail>
+
+The C<tail plugin> plugins follows logfiles, just like L<tail(1)> does, parses
+each line and dispatches found values. What is matched can be configured by the
+user using (extended) regular expressions, as described in L<regex(7)>.
+
+ <Plugin "tail">
+ <File "/var/log/exim4/mainlog">
+ Instance "exim"
+ <Match>
+ Regex "S=([1-9][0-9]*)"
+ DSType "CounterAdd"
+ Type "ipt_bytes"
+ Instance "total"
+ </Match>
+ <Match>
+ Regex "\\<R=local_user\\>"
+ DSType "CounterInc"
+ Type "email_count"
+ Instance "local_user"
+ </Match>
+ </File>
+ </Plugin>
+
+The config consists of one or more B<File> blocks, each of which configures one
+logfile to parse. Within each B<File> block, there are one or more B<Match>
+blocks, which configure a regular expression to search for.
+
+The B<Instance> option in the B<File> block may be used to set the plugin
+instance. So in the above example the plugin name C<tail-foo> would be used.
+This plugin instance is for all B<Match> blocks that B<follow> it, until the
+next B<Instance> option. This way you can extract several plugin instances from
+one logfile, handy when parsing syslog and the like.
+
+Each B<Match> block has the following options to describe how the match should
+be performed:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<Regex> I<regex>
+
+Sets the regular expression to use for matching against a line. The first
+subexpression has to match something that can be turned into a number by
+L<strtoll(3)> or L<strtod(3)>, depending on the value of C<CounterAdd>, see
+below. Because B<extended> regular expressions are used, you do not need to use
+backslashes for subexpressions! If in doubt, please consult L<regex(7)>. Due to
+collectd's config parsing you need to escape backslashes, though. So if you
+want to match literal parentheses you need to do the following:
+
+ Regex "SPAM \\(Score: (-?[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+)\\)"
+
+=item B<DSType> I<Type>
+
+Sets how the values are cumulated. I<Type> is one of:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<GaugeAverage>
+
+Calculate the average.
+
+=item B<GaugeMin>
+
+Use the smallest number only.
+
+=item B<GaugeMax>
+
+Use the greatest number only.
+
+=item B<GaugeLast>
+
+Use the last number found.
+
+=item B<CounterSet>
+
+The matched number is a counter. Simply sets the internal counter to this
+value.
+
+=item B<CounterAdd>
+
+Add the matched value to the internal counter.
+
+=item B<CounterInc>
+
+Increase the internal counter by one. This B<DSType> is the only one that does
+not use the matched subexpression, but simply counts the number of matched
+lines. Thus, you may use a regular expression without submatch in this case.
+
+=back
+
+As you'd expect the B<Gauge*> types interpret the submatch as a floating point
+number, using L<strtod(3)>. The B<CounterSet> and B<CounterAdd> interpret the
+submatch as an integer using L<strtoll(3)>. B<CounterInc> does not use the
+submatch at all and it may be omitted in this case.
+
+=item B<Type> I<Type>
+
+Sets the type used to dispatch this value. Detailed information about types and
+their configuration can be found in L<types.db(5)>.
+
+=item B<Instance> I<TypeInstance>
+
+This optional setting sets the type instance to use.
+
+=back
+
=head2 Plugin C<tcpconns>
The C<tcpconns plugin> counts the number of currently established TCP
--- /dev/null
+/**
+ * collectd - src/tail.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 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>
+ **/
+
+#include "collectd.h"
+#include "common.h"
+#include "plugin.h"
+#include "utils_tail_match.h"
+
+/*
+ * <Plugin tail>
+ * <File "/var/log/exim4/mainlog">
+ * Instance "exim"
+ * <Match>
+ * Regex "S=([1-9][0-9]*)"
+ * DSType "CounterAdd"
+ * Type "ipt_bytes"
+ * Instance "total"
+ * </Match>
+ * </File>
+ * </Plugin>
+ */
+
+struct ctail_config_match_s
+{
+ char *regex;
+ int flags;
+ char *type;
+ char *type_instance;
+};
+typedef struct ctail_config_match_s ctail_config_match_t;
+
+cu_tail_match_t **tail_match_list = NULL;
+size_t tail_match_list_num = 0;
+
+static int ctail_config_add_string (const char *name, char **dest, oconfig_item_t *ci)
+{
+ if ((ci->values_num != 1) || (ci->values[0].type != OCONFIG_TYPE_STRING))
+ {
+ WARNING ("tail plugin: `%s' needs exactly one string argument.", name);
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ sfree (*dest);
+ *dest = strdup (ci->values[0].value.string);
+ if (*dest == NULL)
+ return (-1);
+
+ return (0);
+} /* int ctail_config_add_string */
+
+static int ctail_config_add_match_dstype (ctail_config_match_t *cm,
+ oconfig_item_t *ci)
+{
+ if ((ci->values_num != 1) || (ci->values[0].type != OCONFIG_TYPE_STRING))
+ {
+ WARNING ("tail plugin: `DSType' needs exactly one string argument.");
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ if (strncasecmp ("Gauge", ci->values[0].value.string, strlen ("Gauge")) == 0)
+ {
+ cm->flags = UTILS_MATCH_DS_TYPE_GAUGE;
+ if (strcasecmp ("GaugeAverage", ci->values[0].value.string) == 0)
+ cm->flags |= UTILS_MATCH_CF_GAUGE_AVERAGE;
+ else if (strcasecmp ("GaugeMin", ci->values[0].value.string) == 0)
+ cm->flags |= UTILS_MATCH_CF_GAUGE_MIN;
+ else if (strcasecmp ("GaugeMax", ci->values[0].value.string) == 0)
+ cm->flags |= UTILS_MATCH_CF_GAUGE_MAX;
+ else if (strcasecmp ("GaugeLast", ci->values[0].value.string) == 0)
+ cm->flags |= UTILS_MATCH_CF_GAUGE_LAST;
+ else
+ cm->flags = 0;
+ }
+ else if (strncasecmp ("Counter", ci->values[0].value.string, strlen ("Counter")) == 0)
+ {
+ cm->flags = UTILS_MATCH_DS_TYPE_COUNTER;
+ if (strcasecmp ("CounterSet", ci->values[0].value.string) == 0)
+ cm->flags |= UTILS_MATCH_CF_COUNTER_SET;
+ else if (strcasecmp ("CounterAdd", ci->values[0].value.string) == 0)
+ cm->flags |= UTILS_MATCH_CF_COUNTER_ADD;
+ else if (strcasecmp ("CounterInc", ci->values[0].value.string) == 0)
+ cm->flags |= UTILS_MATCH_CF_COUNTER_INC;
+ else
+ cm->flags = 0;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ cm->flags = 0;
+ }
+
+ if (cm->flags == 0)
+ {
+ WARNING ("tail plugin: `%s' is not a valid argument to `DSType'.",
+ ci->values[0].value.string);
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ return (0);
+} /* int ctail_config_add_match_dstype */
+
+static int ctail_config_add_match (cu_tail_match_t *tm,
+ const char *plugin_instance, oconfig_item_t *ci)
+{
+ ctail_config_match_t cm;
+ int status;
+ int i;
+
+ memset (&cm, '\0', sizeof (cm));
+
+ if (ci->values_num != 0)
+ {
+ WARNING ("tail plugin: Ignoring arguments for the `Match' block.");
+ }
+
+ status = 0;
+ for (i = 0; i < ci->children_num; i++)
+ {
+ oconfig_item_t *option = ci->children + i;
+
+ if (strcasecmp ("Regex", option->key) == 0)
+ status = ctail_config_add_string ("Regex", &cm.regex, option);
+ else if (strcasecmp ("DSType", option->key) == 0)
+ status = ctail_config_add_match_dstype (&cm, option);
+ else if (strcasecmp ("Type", option->key) == 0)
+ status = ctail_config_add_string ("Type", &cm.type, option);
+ else if (strcasecmp ("Instance", option->key) == 0)
+ status = ctail_config_add_string ("Instance", &cm.type_instance, option);
+ else
+ {
+ WARNING ("tail plugin: Option `%s' not allowed here.", option->key);
+ status = -1;
+ }
+
+ if (status != 0)
+ break;
+ } /* for (i = 0; i < ci->children_num; i++) */
+
+ while (status == 0)
+ {
+ if (cm.regex == NULL)
+ {
+ WARNING ("tail plugin: `Regex' missing in `Match' block.");
+ status = -1;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ if (cm.type == NULL)
+ {
+ WARNING ("tail plugin: `Type' missing in `Match' block.");
+ status = -1;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ if (cm.flags == 0)
+ {
+ WARNING ("tail plugin: `DSType' missing in `Match' block.");
+ status = -1;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ break;
+ } /* while (status == 0) */
+
+ if (status == 0)
+ {
+ status = tail_match_add_match_simple (tm, cm.regex, cm.flags,
+ "tail", plugin_instance, cm.type, cm.type_instance);
+
+ if (status != 0)
+ {
+ ERROR ("tail plugin: tail_match_add_match_simple failed.");
+ }
+ }
+
+ sfree (cm.regex);
+ sfree (cm.type);
+ sfree (cm.type_instance);
+
+ return (status);
+} /* int ctail_config_add_match */
+
+static int ctail_config_add_file (oconfig_item_t *ci)
+{
+ cu_tail_match_t *tm;
+ char *plugin_instance = NULL;
+ int num_matches = 0;
+ int status;
+ int i;
+
+ if ((ci->values_num != 1) || (ci->values[0].type != OCONFIG_TYPE_STRING))
+ {
+ WARNING ("tail plugin: `File' needs exactly one string argument.");
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ tm = tail_match_create (ci->values[0].value.string);
+ if (tm == NULL)
+ {
+ ERROR ("tail plugin: tail_match_create (%s) failed.",
+ ci->values[0].value.string);
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ status = 0;
+ for (i = 0; i < ci->children_num; i++)
+ {
+ oconfig_item_t *option = ci->children + i;
+
+ if (strcasecmp ("Match", option->key) == 0)
+ {
+ status = ctail_config_add_match (tm, plugin_instance, option);
+ if (status == 0)
+ num_matches++;
+ /* Be mild with failed matches.. */
+ status = 0;
+ }
+ else if (strcasecmp ("Instance", option->key) == 0)
+ status = ctail_config_add_string ("Instance", &plugin_instance, option);
+ else
+ {
+ WARNING ("tail plugin: Option `%s' not allowed here.", option->key);
+ status = -1;
+ }
+
+ if (status != 0)
+ break;
+ } /* for (i = 0; i < ci->children_num; i++) */
+
+ if (num_matches == 0)
+ {
+ ERROR ("tail plugin: No (valid) matches found for file `%s'.",
+ ci->values[0].value.string);
+ tail_match_destroy (tm);
+ return (-1);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ cu_tail_match_t **temp;
+
+ temp = (cu_tail_match_t **) realloc (tail_match_list,
+ sizeof (cu_tail_match_t *) * (tail_match_list_num + 1));
+ if (temp == NULL)
+ {
+ ERROR ("tail plugin: realloc failed.");
+ tail_match_destroy (tm);
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ tail_match_list = temp;
+ tail_match_list[tail_match_list_num] = tm;
+ tail_match_list_num++;
+ }
+
+ return (0);
+} /* int ctail_config_add_file */
+
+static int ctail_config (oconfig_item_t *ci)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < ci->children_num; i++)
+ {
+ oconfig_item_t *option = ci->children + i;
+
+ if (strcasecmp ("File", option->key) == 0)
+ ctail_config_add_file (option);
+ else
+ {
+ WARNING ("tail plugin: Option `%s' not allowed here.", option->key);
+ }
+ } /* for (i = 0; i < ci->children_num; i++) */
+
+ return (0);
+} /* int ctail_config */
+
+static int ctail_init (void)
+{
+ if (tail_match_list_num == 0)
+ {
+ WARNING ("tail plugin: File list is empty. Returning an error.");
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ return (0);
+} /* int ctail_init */
+
+static int ctail_read (void)
+{
+ int success = 0;
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < tail_match_list_num; i++)
+ {
+ int status;
+
+ status = tail_match_read (tail_match_list[i]);
+ if (status != 0)
+ {
+ ERROR ("tail plugin: tail_match_read[%i] failed.", i);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ success++;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (success == 0)
+ return (-1);
+ return (0);
+} /* int ctail_read */
+
+static int ctail_shutdown (void)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < tail_match_list_num; i++)
+ {
+ tail_match_destroy (tail_match_list[i]);
+ tail_match_list[i] = NULL;
+ }
+ sfree (tail_match_list);
+ tail_match_list_num = 0;
+
+ return (0);
+} /* int ctail_shutdown */
+
+void module_register (void)
+{
+ plugin_register_complex_config ("tail", ctail_config);
+ plugin_register_init ("tail", ctail_init);
+ plugin_register_read ("tail", ctail_read);
+ plugin_register_shutdown ("tail", ctail_shutdown);
+} /* void module_register */
+
+/* vim: set sw=2 sts=2 ts=8 : */
else
dsrc->max = atof (fields[3]);
- DEBUG ("parse_ds: dsrc = {%s, %i, %lf, %lf};",
- dsrc->name, dsrc->type, dsrc->min, dsrc->max);
-
return (0);
} /* int parse_ds */
return;
}
- DEBUG ("parse_line: ds = {%s, %i, %p};",
- ds->type, ds->ds_num, (void *) ds->ds);
-
plugin_register_data_set (ds);
sfree (ds->ds);
--- /dev/null
+/**
+ * collectd - src/utils_match.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 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; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+ * option) any later version.
+ *
+ * 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>
+ **/
+
+#include "collectd.h"
+#include "common.h"
+#include "plugin.h"
+
+#include "utils_match.h"
+
+#include <regex.h>
+
+#define UTILS_MATCH_FLAGS_FREE_USER_DATA 0x01
+
+struct cu_match_s
+{
+ regex_t regex;
+ int flags;
+
+ int (*callback) (const char *str, char * const *matches, size_t matches_num,
+ void *user_data);
+ void *user_data;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Private functions
+ */
+static char *match_substr (const char *str, int begin, int end)
+{
+ char *ret;
+ size_t ret_len;
+
+ if ((begin < 0) || (end < 0) || (begin >= end))
+ return (NULL);
+ if (end > (strlen (str) + 1))
+ {
+ ERROR ("utils_match: match_substr: `end' points after end of string.");
+ return (NULL);
+ }
+
+ ret_len = end - begin;
+ ret = (char *) malloc (sizeof (char) * (ret_len + 1));
+ if (ret == NULL)
+ {
+ ERROR ("utils_match: match_substr: malloc failed.");
+ return (NULL);
+ }
+
+ sstrncpy (ret, str + begin, ret_len + 1);
+ return (ret);
+} /* char *match_substr */
+
+static int default_callback (const char *str,
+ char * const *matches, size_t matches_num, void *user_data)
+{
+ cu_match_value_t *data = (cu_match_value_t *) user_data;
+
+ if (data->ds_type & UTILS_MATCH_DS_TYPE_GAUGE)
+ {
+ gauge_t value;
+ char *endptr = NULL;
+
+ if (matches_num < 2)
+ return (-1);
+
+ value = strtod (matches[1], &endptr);
+ if (matches[1] == endptr)
+ return (-1);
+
+ if ((data->values_num == 0)
+ || (data->ds_type & UTILS_MATCH_CF_GAUGE_LAST))
+ {
+ data->value.gauge = value;
+ }
+ else if (data->ds_type & UTILS_MATCH_CF_GAUGE_AVERAGE)
+ {
+ double f = ((double) data->values_num)
+ / ((double) (data->values_num + 1));
+ data->value.gauge = (data->value.gauge * f) + (value * (1.0 - f));
+ }
+ else if (data->ds_type & UTILS_MATCH_CF_GAUGE_MIN)
+ {
+ if (data->value.gauge > value)
+ data->value.gauge = value;
+ }
+ else if (data->ds_type & UTILS_MATCH_CF_GAUGE_MAX)
+ {
+ if (data->value.gauge < value)
+ data->value.gauge = value;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ ERROR ("utils_match: default_callback: obj->ds_type is invalid!");
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ data->values_num++;
+ }
+ else if (data->ds_type & UTILS_MATCH_DS_TYPE_COUNTER)
+ {
+ counter_t value;
+ char *endptr = NULL;
+
+ if (data->ds_type & UTILS_MATCH_CF_COUNTER_INC)
+ {
+ data->value.counter++;
+ data->values_num++;
+ return (0);
+ }
+
+ if (matches_num < 2)
+ return (-1);
+
+ value = strtoll (matches[1], &endptr, 0);
+ if (matches[1] == endptr)
+ return (-1);
+
+ if (data->ds_type & UTILS_MATCH_CF_COUNTER_SET)
+ data->value.counter = value;
+ else if (data->ds_type & UTILS_MATCH_CF_COUNTER_ADD)
+ data->value.counter += value;
+ else
+ {
+ ERROR ("utils_match: default_callback: obj->ds_type is invalid!");
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ data->values_num++;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ ERROR ("utils_match: default_callback: obj->ds_type is invalid!");
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ return (0);
+} /* int default_callback */
+
+/*
+ * Public functions
+ */
+cu_match_t *match_create_callback (const char *regex,
+ int (*callback) (const char *str,
+ char * const *matches, size_t matches_num, void *user_data),
+ void *user_data)
+{
+ cu_match_t *obj;
+ int status;
+
+ DEBUG ("utils_match: match_create_callback: regex = %s", regex);
+
+ obj = (cu_match_t *) malloc (sizeof (cu_match_t));
+ if (obj == NULL)
+ return (NULL);
+ memset (obj, '\0', sizeof (cu_match_t));
+
+ status = regcomp (&obj->regex, regex, REG_EXTENDED);
+ if (status != 0)
+ {
+ ERROR ("Compiling the regular expression \"%s\" failed.", regex);
+ sfree (obj);
+ return (NULL);
+ }
+
+ obj->callback = callback;
+ obj->user_data = user_data;
+
+ return (obj);
+} /* cu_match_t *match_create_callback */
+
+cu_match_t *match_create_simple (const char *regex, int match_ds_type)
+{
+ cu_match_value_t *user_data;
+ cu_match_t *obj;
+
+ user_data = (cu_match_value_t *) malloc (sizeof (cu_match_value_t));
+ if (user_data == NULL)
+ return (NULL);
+ memset (user_data, '\0', sizeof (cu_match_value_t));
+ user_data->ds_type = match_ds_type;
+
+ obj = match_create_callback (regex, default_callback, user_data);
+ if (obj == NULL)
+ {
+ sfree (user_data);
+ return (NULL);
+ }
+
+ obj->flags |= UTILS_MATCH_FLAGS_FREE_USER_DATA;
+
+ return (obj);
+} /* cu_match_t *match_create_simple */
+
+void match_destroy (cu_match_t *obj)
+{
+ if (obj == NULL)
+ return;
+
+ if (obj->flags & UTILS_MATCH_FLAGS_FREE_USER_DATA)
+ {
+ sfree (obj->user_data);
+ }
+
+ sfree (obj);
+} /* void match_destroy */
+
+int match_apply (cu_match_t *obj, const char *str)
+{
+ int status;
+ regmatch_t re_match[32];
+ char *matches[32];
+ size_t matches_num;
+ int i;
+
+ if ((obj == NULL) || (str == NULL))
+ return (-1);
+
+ status = regexec (&obj->regex, str,
+ STATIC_ARRAY_SIZE (re_match), re_match,
+ /* eflags = */ 0);
+
+ /* Regex did not match */
+ if (status != 0)
+ return (0);
+
+ memset (matches, '\0', sizeof (matches));
+ for (matches_num = 0; matches_num < STATIC_ARRAY_SIZE (matches); matches_num++)
+ {
+ if ((re_match[matches_num].rm_so < 0)
+ || (re_match[matches_num].rm_eo < 0))
+ break;
+
+ matches[matches_num] = match_substr (str,
+ re_match[matches_num].rm_so, re_match[matches_num].rm_eo);
+ if (matches[matches_num] == NULL)
+ {
+ status = -1;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (status != 0)
+ {
+ ERROR ("utils_match: match_apply: match_substr failed.");
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ status = obj->callback (str, matches, matches_num, obj->user_data);
+ if (status != 0)
+ {
+ ERROR ("utils_match: match_apply: callback failed.");
+ }
+ }
+
+ for (i = 0; i < matches_num; i++)
+ {
+ sfree (matches[i]);
+ }
+
+ return (status);
+} /* int match_apply */
+
+void *match_get_user_data (cu_match_t *obj)
+{
+ if (obj == NULL)
+ return (NULL);
+ return (obj->user_data);
+} /* void *match_get_user_data */
+
+/* vim: set sw=2 sts=2 ts=8 : */
--- /dev/null
+/**
+ * collectd - src/utils_match.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 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; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+ * option) any later version.
+ *
+ * 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_MATCH_H
+#define UTILS_MATCH_H 1
+
+#include "plugin.h"
+
+/*
+ * Defines
+ */
+#define UTILS_MATCH_DS_TYPE_GAUGE 0x10
+#define UTILS_MATCH_DS_TYPE_COUNTER 0x20
+
+#define UTILS_MATCH_CF_GAUGE_AVERAGE 0x01
+#define UTILS_MATCH_CF_GAUGE_MIN 0x02
+#define UTILS_MATCH_CF_GAUGE_MAX 0x04
+#define UTILS_MATCH_CF_GAUGE_LAST 0x08
+
+#define UTILS_MATCH_CF_COUNTER_SET 0x01
+#define UTILS_MATCH_CF_COUNTER_ADD 0x02
+#define UTILS_MATCH_CF_COUNTER_INC 0x04
+
+/*
+ * Data types
+ */
+struct cu_match_s;
+typedef struct cu_match_s cu_match_t;
+
+struct cu_match_value_s
+{
+ int ds_type;
+ value_t value;
+ unsigned int values_num;
+};
+typedef struct cu_match_value_s cu_match_value_t;
+
+/*
+ * Prototypes
+ */
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * match_create_callback
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Creates a new `cu_match_t' object which will use the regular expression
+ * `regex' to match lines, see the `match_apply' method below. If the line
+ * matches, the callback passed in `callback' will be called along with the
+ * pointer `user_pointer'.
+ * The string that's passed to the callback depends on the regular expression:
+ * If the regular expression includes a sub-match, i. e. something like
+ * "value=([0-9][0-9]*)"
+ * then only the submatch (the part in the parenthesis) will be passed to the
+ * callback. If there is no submatch, then the entire string is passed to the
+ * callback.
+ */
+cu_match_t *match_create_callback (const char *regex,
+ int (*callback) (const char *str,
+ char * const *matches, size_t matches_num, void *user_data),
+ void *user_data);
+
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * match_create_simple
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Creates a new `cu_match_t' with a default callback. The user data for that
+ * default callback will be a `cu_match_value_t' structure, with
+ * `ds_type' copied to the structure. The default callback will handle the
+ * string as containing a number (see strtoll(3) and strtod(3)) and store that
+ * number in the `value' member. How that is done depends on `ds_type':
+ *
+ * UTILS_MATCH_DS_TYPE_GAUGE
+ * The function will search for a floating point number in the string and
+ * store it in value.gauge.
+ * UTILS_MATCH_DS_TYPE_COUNTER_SET
+ * The function will search for an integer in the string and store it in
+ * value.counter.
+ * UTILS_MATCH_DS_TYPE_COUNTER_ADD
+ * The function will search for an integer in the string and add it to the
+ * value in value.counter.
+ * UTILS_MATCH_DS_TYPE_COUNTER_INC
+ * The function will not search for anything in the string and increase
+ * value.counter by one.
+ */
+cu_match_t *match_create_simple (const char *regex, int ds_type);
+
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * match_destroy
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Destroys the object and frees all internal resources.
+ */
+void match_destroy (cu_match_t *obj);
+
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * match_apply
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Tries to match the string `str' with the regular expression of `obj'. If
+ * the string matches, calls the callback in `obj' with the (sub-)match.
+ *
+ * The user_data pointer passed to `match_create_callback' is NOT freed
+ * automatically. The `cu_match_value_t' structure allocated by
+ * `match_create_callback' is freed automatically.
+ */
+int match_apply (cu_match_t *obj, const char *str);
+
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * match_get_user_data
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Returns the pointer passed to `match_create_callback' or a pointer to the
+ * `cu_match_value_t' structure allocated by `match_create_callback'.
+ */
+void *match_get_user_data (cu_match_t *obj);
+
+#endif /* UTILS_MATCH_H */
+
+/* vim: set sw=2 sts=2 ts=8 : */
--- /dev/null
+/**
+ * collectd - src/utils_tail.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2008 C-Ware, Inc.
+ *
+ * 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
+ *
+ * Author:
+ * Luke Heberling <lukeh at c-ware.com>
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * Encapsulates useful code for plugins which must watch for appends to
+ * the end of a file.
+ **/
+
+#include "collectd.h"
+#include "common.h"
+#include "utils_tail.h"
+
+struct cu_tail_s
+{
+ char *file;
+ FILE *fd;
+ struct stat stat;
+};
+
+cu_tail_t *cu_tail_create (const char *file)
+{
+ cu_tail_t *obj;
+
+ obj = (cu_tail_t *) malloc (sizeof (cu_tail_t));
+ if (obj == NULL)
+ return (NULL);
+ memset (obj, '\0', sizeof (cu_tail_t));
+
+ obj->file = strdup (file);
+ if (obj->file == NULL)
+ {
+ free (obj);
+ return (NULL);
+ }
+
+ obj->fd = NULL;
+
+ return (obj);
+} /* cu_tail_t *cu_tail_create */
+
+int cu_tail_destroy (cu_tail_t *obj)
+{
+ if (obj->fd != NULL)
+ fclose (obj->fd);
+ free (obj->file);
+ free (obj);
+
+ return (0);
+} /* int cu_tail_destroy */
+
+int cu_tail_readline (cu_tail_t *obj, char *buf, int buflen)
+{
+ struct stat stat_now;
+ int status;
+
+ if (buflen < 1)
+ {
+ ERROR ("utils_tail: cu_tail_readline: buflen too small: "
+ "%i bytes.", buflen);
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ if (stat (obj->file, &stat_now) != 0)
+ {
+ char errbuf[1024];
+ ERROR ("cu_tail_readline: stat (%s) failed: %s",
+ obj->file,
+ sstrerror (errno, errbuf, sizeof (errbuf)));
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ if ((stat_now.st_dev != obj->stat.st_dev) ||
+ (stat_now.st_ino != obj->stat.st_ino))
+ {
+ /*
+ * If the file was replaced open the new file and close the
+ * old filehandle
+ */
+ FILE *new_fd;
+
+ DEBUG ("utils_tail: cu_tail_readline: (Re)Opening %s..",
+ obj->file);
+
+ new_fd = fopen (obj->file, "r");
+ if (new_fd == NULL)
+ {
+ char errbuf[1024];
+ ERROR ("utils_tail: cu_tail_readline: open (%s) failed: %s",
+ obj->file,
+ sstrerror (errno, errbuf,
+ sizeof (errbuf)));
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ /* If there was no previous file, seek to the end. We don't
+ * want to read in the entire file, usually. */
+ if (obj->stat.st_ino == 0)
+ fseek (new_fd, 0, SEEK_END);
+
+ if (obj->fd != NULL)
+ fclose (obj->fd);
+ obj->fd = new_fd;
+
+ }
+ else if (stat_now.st_size < obj->stat.st_size)
+ {
+ /*
+ * Else, if the file was not replaces, but the file was
+ * truncated, seek to the beginning of the file.
+ */
+ assert (obj->fd != NULL);
+ rewind (obj->fd);
+ }
+
+ status = 0;
+ if (fgets (buf, buflen, obj->fd) == NULL)
+ {
+ if (feof (obj->fd) != 0)
+ buf[0] = '\0';
+ else /* an error occurred */
+ {
+ ERROR ("utils_tail: cu_tail_readline: fgets returned "
+ "an error.");
+ status = -1;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (status == 0)
+ memcpy (&obj->stat, &stat_now, sizeof (struct stat));
+
+ return (status);
+} /* int cu_tail_readline */
+
+int cu_tail_read (cu_tail_t *obj, char *buf, int buflen, tailfunc_t *callback,
+ void *data)
+{
+ int status;
+
+ while (42)
+ {
+ status = cu_tail_readline (obj, buf, buflen);
+ if (status != 0)
+ {
+ ERROR ("utils_tail: cu_tail_read: cu_tail_readline "
+ "failed.");
+ break;
+ }
+
+ /* check for EOF */
+ if (buf[0] == '\0')
+ break;
+
+ status = callback (data, buf, buflen);
+ if (status != 0)
+ {
+ ERROR ("utils_tail: cu_tail_read: callback returned "
+ "status %i.", status);
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return status;
+} /* int cu_tail_read */
--- /dev/null
+/**
+ * collectd - src/utils_tail.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2008 C-Ware, Inc.
+ *
+ * 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
+ *
+ * Author:
+ * Luke Heberling <lukeh at c-ware.com>
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Facilitates reading information that is appended to a file, taking into
+ * account that the file may be rotated and a new file created under the
+ * same name.
+ **/
+
+#ifndef UTILS_TAIL_H
+#define UTILS_TAIL_H 1
+
+struct cu_tail_s;
+typedef struct cu_tail_s cu_tail_t;
+
+typedef int tailfunc_t(void *data, char *buf, int buflen);
+
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * cu_tail_create
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Allocates a new tail object..
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS
+ * `file' The name of the file to be tailed.
+ */
+cu_tail_t *cu_tail_create (const char *file);
+
+/*
+ * cu_tail_destroy
+ *
+ * Takes a tail object returned by `cu_tail_create' and destroys it, freeing
+ * all internal memory.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 when successful and non-zero otherwise.
+ */
+int cu_tail_destroy (cu_tail_t *obj);
+
+/*
+ * cu_tail_readline
+ *
+ * Reads from the file until `buflen' characters are read, a newline
+ * character is read, or an eof condition is encountered. `buf' is
+ * always null-terminated on successful return and isn't touched when non-zero
+ * is returned.
+ *
+ * You can check if the EOF condition is reached by looking at the buffer: If
+ * the length of the string stored in the buffer is zero, EOF occurred.
+ * Otherwise at least the newline character will be in the buffer.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 when successful and non-zero otherwise.
+ */
+int cu_tail_readline (cu_tail_t *obj, char *buf, int buflen);
+
+/*
+ * cu_tail_readline
+ *
+ * Reads from the file until eof condition or an error is encountered.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 when successful and non-zero otherwise.
+ */
+int cu_tail_read (cu_tail_t *obj, char *buf, int buflen, tailfunc_t *callback,
+ void *data);
+
+#endif /* UTILS_TAIL_H */
--- /dev/null
+/*
+ * collectd - src/utils_tail_match.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2008 C-Ware, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Florian 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
+ *
+ * Author:
+ * Luke Heberling <lukeh at c-ware.com>
+ * Florian Forster <octo at verplant.org>
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * Encapsulates useful code to plugins which must parse a log file.
+ */
+
+#include "collectd.h"
+#include "common.h"
+#include "plugin.h"
+#include "utils_match.h"
+#include "utils_tail.h"
+#include "utils_tail_match.h"
+
+struct cu_tail_match_simple_s
+{
+ char plugin[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];
+ char plugin_instance[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];
+ char type[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];
+ char type_instance[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];
+};
+typedef struct cu_tail_match_simple_s cu_tail_match_simple_t;
+
+struct cu_tail_match_match_s
+{
+ cu_match_t *match;
+ void *user_data;
+ int (*submit) (cu_match_t *match, void *user_data);
+ void (*free) (void *user_data);
+};
+typedef struct cu_tail_match_match_s cu_tail_match_match_t;
+
+struct cu_tail_match_s
+{
+ int flags;
+ cu_tail_t *tail;
+
+ cu_tail_match_match_t *matches;
+ size_t matches_num;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Private functions
+ */
+static int simple_submit_match (cu_match_t *match, void *user_data)
+{
+ cu_tail_match_simple_t *data = (cu_tail_match_simple_t *) user_data;
+ cu_match_value_t *match_value;
+ value_list_t vl = VALUE_LIST_INIT;
+ value_t values[1];
+
+ match_value = (cu_match_value_t *) match_get_user_data (match);
+ if (match_value == NULL)
+ return (-1);
+
+ if ((match_value->ds_type & UTILS_MATCH_DS_TYPE_GAUGE)
+ && (match_value->values_num == 0))
+ values[0].gauge = NAN;
+ else
+ values[0] = match_value->value;
+
+ vl.values = values;
+ vl.values_len = 1;
+ vl.time = time (NULL);
+ sstrncpy (vl.host, hostname_g, sizeof (vl.host));
+ sstrncpy (vl.plugin, data->plugin, sizeof (vl.plugin));
+ sstrncpy (vl.plugin_instance, data->plugin_instance,
+ sizeof (vl.plugin_instance));
+ sstrncpy (vl.type_instance, data->type_instance,
+ sizeof (vl.type_instance));
+
+ plugin_dispatch_values (data->type, &vl);
+
+ if (match_value->ds_type & UTILS_MATCH_DS_TYPE_GAUGE)
+ {
+ match_value->value.gauge = NAN;
+ match_value->values_num = 0;
+ }
+
+ return (0);
+} /* int simple_submit_match */
+
+static int tail_callback (void *data, char *buf, int buflen)
+{
+ cu_tail_match_t *obj = (cu_tail_match_t *) data;
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < obj->matches_num; i++)
+ match_apply (obj->matches[i].match, buf);
+
+ return (0);
+} /* int tail_callback */
+
+/*
+ * Public functions
+ */
+cu_tail_match_t *tail_match_create (const char *filename)
+{
+ cu_tail_match_t *obj;
+
+ obj = (cu_tail_match_t *) malloc (sizeof (cu_tail_match_t));
+ if (obj == NULL)
+ return (NULL);
+ memset (obj, '\0', sizeof (cu_tail_match_t));
+
+ obj->tail = cu_tail_create (filename);
+ if (obj->tail == NULL)
+ {
+ sfree (obj);
+ return (NULL);
+ }
+
+ return (obj);
+} /* cu_tail_match_t *tail_match_create */
+
+void tail_match_destroy (cu_tail_match_t *obj)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ if (obj == NULL)
+ return;
+
+ if (obj->tail != NULL)
+ {
+ cu_tail_destroy (obj->tail);
+ obj->tail = NULL;
+ }
+
+ for (i = 0; i < obj->matches_num; i++)
+ {
+ cu_tail_match_match_t *match = obj->matches + i;
+ if (match->match != NULL)
+ {
+ match_destroy (match->match);
+ match->match = NULL;
+ }
+
+ if ((match->user_data != NULL)
+ && (match->free != NULL))
+ (*match->free) (match->user_data);
+ match->user_data = NULL;
+ }
+
+ sfree (obj->matches);
+ sfree (obj);
+} /* void tail_match_destroy */
+
+int tail_match_add_match (cu_tail_match_t *obj, cu_match_t *match,
+ int (*submit_match) (cu_match_t *match, void *user_data),
+ void *user_data,
+ void (*free_user_data) (void *user_data))
+{
+ cu_tail_match_match_t *temp;
+
+ temp = (cu_tail_match_match_t *) realloc (obj->matches,
+ sizeof (cu_tail_match_match_t) * (obj->matches_num + 1));
+ if (temp == NULL)
+ return (-1);
+
+ obj->matches = temp;
+ obj->matches_num++;
+
+ temp = obj->matches + (obj->matches_num - 1);
+
+ temp->match = match;
+ temp->user_data = user_data;
+ temp->submit = submit_match;
+ temp->free = free_user_data;
+
+ return (0);
+} /* int tail_match_add_match */
+
+int tail_match_add_match_simple (cu_tail_match_t *obj,
+ const char *regex, int ds_type,
+ const char *plugin, const char *plugin_instance,
+ const char *type, const char *type_instance)
+{
+ cu_match_t *match;
+ cu_tail_match_simple_t *user_data;
+ int status;
+
+ match = match_create_simple (regex, ds_type);
+ if (match == NULL)
+ return (-1);
+
+ user_data = (cu_tail_match_simple_t *) malloc (sizeof (cu_tail_match_simple_t));
+ if (user_data == NULL)
+ {
+ match_destroy (match);
+ return (-1);
+ }
+ memset (user_data, '\0', sizeof (cu_tail_match_simple_t));
+
+ sstrncpy (user_data->plugin, plugin, sizeof (user_data->plugin));
+ if (plugin_instance != NULL)
+ sstrncpy (user_data->plugin_instance, plugin_instance,
+ sizeof (user_data->plugin_instance));
+
+ sstrncpy (user_data->type, type, sizeof (user_data->type));
+ if (type_instance != NULL)
+ sstrncpy (user_data->type_instance, type_instance,
+ sizeof (user_data->type_instance));
+
+ status = tail_match_add_match (obj, match, simple_submit_match,
+ user_data, free);
+
+ if (status != 0)
+ {
+ match_destroy (match);
+ sfree (user_data);
+ }
+
+ return (status);
+} /* int tail_match_add_match_simple */
+
+int tail_match_read (cu_tail_match_t *obj)
+{
+ char buffer[4096];
+ int status;
+ int i;
+
+ status = cu_tail_read (obj->tail, buffer, sizeof (buffer), tail_callback,
+ (void *) obj);
+ if (status != 0)
+ {
+ ERROR ("tail_match: cu_tail_read failed.");
+ return (status);
+ }
+
+ for (i = 0; i < obj->matches_num; i++)
+ {
+ cu_tail_match_match_t *lt_match = obj->matches + i;
+
+ if (lt_match->submit == NULL)
+ continue;
+
+ (*lt_match->submit) (lt_match->match, lt_match->user_data);
+ }
+
+ return (0);
+} /* int tail_match_read */
+
+/* vim: set sw=2 sts=2 ts=8 : */
--- /dev/null
+/*
+ * collectd - src/utils_tail_match.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2008 C-Ware, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Florian 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:
+ * Luke Heberling <lukeh at c-ware.com>
+ * Florian Forster <octo at verplant.org>
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * `tail_match' uses `utils_tail' and `utils_match' to tail a file and try to
+ * match it using several regular expressions. Matches are then passed to
+ * user-provided callback functions or default handlers. This should keep all
+ * of the parsing logic out of the actual plugin, which only operate with
+ * regular expressions.
+ */
+
+#include "utils_match.h"
+
+struct cu_tail_match_s;
+typedef struct cu_tail_match_s cu_tail_match_t;
+
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * tail_match_create
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Allocates, initializes and returns a new `cu_tail_match_t' object.
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS
+ * `filename' The name to read data from.
+ *
+ * RETURN VALUE
+ * Returns NULL upon failure, non-NULL otherwise.
+ */
+cu_tail_match_t *tail_match_create (const char *filename);
+
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * tail_match_destroy
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Releases resources used by the `cu_tail_match_t' object.
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS
+ * The object to destroy.
+ */
+void tail_match_destroy (cu_tail_match_t *obj);
+
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * tail_match_add_match
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Adds a match, in form of a `cu_match_t' object, to the object.
+ * After data has been read from the logfile (using utils_tail) the callback
+ * function `submit_match' is called with the match object and the user
+ * supplied data.
+ * Please note that his function is called regardless whether this match
+ * matched any lines recently or not.
+ * When `tail_match_destroy' is called the `user_data' pointer is freed using
+ * the `free_user_data' callback - if it is not NULL.
+ * When using this interface the `tail_match' module doesn't dispatch any values
+ * itself - all that has to happen in either the match-callbacks or the
+ * submit_match callback.
+ *
+ * RETURN VALUE
+ * Zero upon success, non-zero otherwise.
+ */
+int tail_match_add_match (cu_tail_match_t *obj, cu_match_t *match,
+ int (*submit_match) (cu_match_t *match, void *user_data),
+ void *user_data,
+ void (*free_user_data) (void *user_data));
+
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * tail_match_add_match_simple
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * A simplified version of `tail_match_add_match'. The regular expressen `regex'
+ * must match a number, which is then dispatched according to `ds_type'. See
+ * the `match_create_simple' function in utils_match.h for a description how
+ * this flag effects calculation of a new value.
+ * The values gathered are dispatched by the tail_match module in this case. The
+ * passed `plugin', `plugin_instance', `type', and `type_instance' are
+ * directly used when submitting these values.
+ *
+ * RETURN VALUE
+ * Zero upon success, non-zero otherwise.
+ */
+int tail_match_add_match_simple (cu_tail_match_t *obj,
+ const char *regex, int ds_type,
+ const char *plugin, const char *plugin_instance,
+ const char *type, const char *type_instance);
+
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * tail_match_read
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * This function should be called periodically by plugins. It reads new lines
+ * from the logfile using `utils_tail' and tries to match them using all
+ * added `utils_match' objects.
+ * After all lines have been read and processed, the submit_match callback is
+ * called or, in case of tail_match_add_match_simple, the data is dispatched to
+ * the daemon directly.
+ *
+ * RETURN VALUE
+ * Zero on success, nonzero on failure.
+*/
+int tail_match_read (cu_tail_match_t *obj);
+
+/* vim: set sw=2 sts=2 ts=8 : */