CNV(9)

NAME
cnvlist_get, cnvlist_take, cnvlist_free - API for managing name/value pairs by cookie

LIBRARY
libnv

SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/cnv.h>
const char *
cnvlist_name(const void *cookie);
int
cnvlist_type(const void *cookie);
bool
cnvlist_get_bool(const void *cookie);
uint64_t
cnvlist_get_number(const void *cookie);
const char *
cnvlist_get_string(const void *cookie);
const nvlist_t *
cnvlist_get_nvlist(const void *cookie);
const void *
cnvlist_get_binary(const void *cookie, size_t *sizep);
const bool *
cnvlist_get_bool_array(const void *cookie, size_t *nitemsp);
const uint64_t *
cnvlist_get_number_array(const void *cookie, size_t *nitemsp);
const char * const *
cnvlist_get_string_array(const void *cookie, size_t *nitemsp);
const nvlist_t * const *
cnvlist_get_nvlist_array(const void *cookie, size_t *nitemsp);
int
cnvlist_get_descriptor(const void *cookie);
const int *
cnvlist_get_descriptor_array(const void *cookie, size_t *nitemsp);
bool
cnvlist_take_bool(void *cookie);
uint64_t
cnvlist_take_number(void *cookie);
const char *
cnvlist_take_string(void *cookie);
const nvlist_t *
cnvlist_take_nvlist(void *cookie);
const void *
cnvlist_take_binary(void *cookie, size_t *sizep);
const bool *
cnvlist_take_bool_array(void *cookie, size_t *nitemsp);
const uint64_t *
cnvlist_take_number_array(void *cookie, size_t *nitemsp);
const char * const *
cnvlist_take_string_array(void *cookie, size_t *nitemsp);
const nvlist_t * const *
cnvlist_take_nvlist_array(void *cookie, size_t *nitemsp);
int
cnvlist_take_descriptor(void *cookie);
const int *
cnvlist_take_descriptor_array(void *cookie, size_t *nitemsp);
void
cnvlist_free_null(void *cookie);
void
cnvlist_free_bool(void *cookie);
void
cnvlist_free_number(void *cookie);
void
cnvlist_free_string(void *cookie);
void
cnvlist_free_nvlist(void *cookie);
void
cnvlist_free_descriptor(void *cookie);
void
cnvlist_free_binary(void *cookie);
void
cnvlist_free_bool_array(void *cookie);
void
cnvlist_free_number_array(void *cookie);
void
cnvlist_free_string_array(void *cookie);
void
cnvlist_free_nvlist_array(void *cookie);
void
cnvlist_free_descriptor_array(void *cookie);

DESCRIPTION
The libnv library permits easy management of name/value pairs and can send and receive them over sockets. For more information, see nv(9).

The concept of cookies is explained in nvlist_next(), nvlist_get_parent(), and nvlist_get_pararr() from nv(9).

The cnvlist_name() function returns the name of an element associated with cookie.

The cnvlist_type() function returns the type of an element associated with cookie. Types which can be returned are described in nv(9).

The cnvlist_get functions return the value associated with cookie. Returned strings, nvlists, descriptors, binaries, or arrays must not be modified by the user since they still belong to the nvlist. The nvlist must not be in an error state.

The cnvlist_take functions return the value associated with the given cookie and remove the element from the nvlist. When the value is a string, binary, or array value, the caller is responsible for freeing the returned memory with free(3). When the value is an nvlist, the caller is responsible for destroying the returned nvlist with nvlist_destroy(). When the value is a descriptor, the caller is responsible for closing the returned descriptor with close(2).

The cnvlist_free functions remove the element identified by cookie and free any associated resources. If the element identified by cookie has the wrong type or does not exist, the program aborts.

EXAMPLES
The following example demonstrates how to deal with the cnvlist API.

    int type;
    void *cookie, *scookie, *bcookie;
    nvlist_t *nvl;
    char *name;
    nvl = nvlist_create(0);
    nvlist_add_bool(nvl, "test", 1 == 2);
    nvlist_add_string(nvl, "test2", "cnvlist");
    cookie = NULL;
    while (nvlist_next(nvl, &type, &cookie) != NULL) {
            switch (type) {
            case NV_TYPE_BOOL:
                    printf("test: %d\n", cnvlist_get_bool(cookie));
                    bcookie = cookie;
                    break;
            case NV_TYPE_STRING:
                    printf("test2: %s\n", cnvlist_get_string(cookie));
                    scookie = cookie;
                    break;
            }
    }
    name = cnvlist_take_string(scookie);
    cnvlist_free_bool(bcookie);
    printf("test2: %s\n", name);
    free(name);
    printf("nvlist_empty = %d\n", nvlist_empty(nvl));
    nvlist_destroy(nvl);
    return (0);

SEE ALSO
close(2), free(3), nv(9)

AUTHORS
The cnv API was created during the Google Summer Of Code 2016 by Adam Starak.