cmd PUTNOTIF time option: handle double values.

[collectd.git] / src / utils_cmd_putnotif.c

diff --git a/src/utils_cmd_putnotif.c b/src/utils_cmd_putnotif.c
index 7c96508..cba08bf 100644 (file)
--- a/src/utils_cmd_putnotif.c
+++ b/src/utils_cmd_putnotif.c
@@ -49,10 +49,15 @@ static int set_option_severity (notification_t *n, const char *value)
 
 static int set_option_time (notification_t *n, const char *value)
 {
-  time_t tmp;
-  
-  tmp = (time_t) atoi (value);
-  if (tmp <= 0)
+  char *endptr = NULL;
+  double tmp;
+
+  errno = 0;
+  tmp = strtod (value, &endptr);
+  if ((errno != 0)         /* Overflow */
+      || (endptr == value) /* Invalid string */
+      || (endptr == NULL)  /* This should not happen */
+      || (*endptr != 0))   /* Trailing chars */
     return (-1);
 
   n->time = TIME_T_TO_CDTIME_T (tmp);