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<H1><A NAME="synopsis">SYNOPSIS</A></H1>
<PRE>
 use MRTG_lib;
 my ($configfile, @target_names, %globalcfg, %targetcfg);
 readcfg($configfile, \@target_names, \%globalcfg, \%targetcfg);
 my (@parsed_targets);
 cfgcheck(\@target_names, \%globalcfg, \%targetcfg, \@parsed_targets);</PRE>
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<H1><A NAME="description">DESCRIPTION</A></H1>
<P>MRTG_lib is part of MRTG, the Multi Router Traffic Grapher. It was separated
from MRTG to allow other programs to easily use the same config files. The
main part of MRTG_lib is the config file parser but some other funcions are
there too.</P>
<DL>
<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_%24MRTG_lib%3A%3AOS"><CODE>$MRTG_lib::OS</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
<DD>
Type of OS: WIN, UNIX, VMS
<P></P>
<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_%24MRTG_lib%3A%3ASL"><CODE>$MRTG_lib::SL</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
<DD>
<EM>Slash</EM> in the current OS.
<P></P>
<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_%24MRTG_lib%3A%3APS"><CODE>$MRTG_lib::PS</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
<DD>
Path separator in PATH variable
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<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_readcfg"><CODE>readcfg</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
<DD>
<A HREF="#item_readcfg"><CODE>readcfg($file, \@targets, \%globalcfg, \%targetcfg [, $prefix, \%extrules])</CODE></A>
<P>Reads a config file, parses it and fills some arrays and hashes. The
mandatory arguments are: the name of the config file, a ref to an array which
will be filled with a list of the target names, a hashref for the global
configuration, a hashref for the target configuration.</P>
<P>The configuration file syntax is:</P>
<PRE>
 globaloption: value
 targetoption[targetname]: value
 aprefix*extglobal: value
 aprefix*exttarget[target2]: value</PRE>
<P>E.g.</P>
<PRE>
 workdir: /var/stat/mrtg
 target[router1]: 2:public@router1.local.net
 14all*columns: 2</PRE>
<P>The global config hash has the structure</P>
<PRE>
 $globalcfg{configoption} = 'value'</PRE>
<P>The target config hash has the structure</P>
<PRE>
 $targetcfg{configoption}{targetname} = 'value'</PRE>
<P>See <A HREF="reference.html">the reference manpage</A> for more information about the MRTG configuration syntax.</P>
<P><A HREF="#item_readcfg"><CODE>readcfg</CODE></A> can take two additional arguments to extend the config file
syntax. This allows programs to put their configuration into the mrtg config
file. The fifth argument is the prefix of the extension, the sixth argument
is a hash with the checkrules for these extension settings. E.g. if the
prefix is ``14all'' <A HREF="#item_readcfg"><CODE>readcfg</CODE></A> will check config lines that begin with
``14all*'', i.e. all lines like</P>
<PRE>
 14all*columns: 2
 14all*graphsize[target3]: 500 200</PRE>
<P>against the rules in %extrules. The format of this hash is:</P>
<PRE>
 $extrules{option} = [sub{$_[0] =~ m/^\d+$/}, sub{&quot;Error message for $_[0]&quot;}]
     i.e.
 $extrules{option}[0] -&gt; a test expression
 $extrules{option}[1] -&gt; error message if test fails</PRE>
<P>The first part of the array is a perl expression to test the value of the
option. The test can access this value in the variable ``$arg''. The second
part of the array is an error message to display when the test fails. The
failed value can be integrated by using the variable ``$arg''.</P>
<P>Config settings with an different prefix than the one given in the <A HREF="#item_readcfg"><CODE>readcfg</CODE></A>
call are not checked but inserted into <EM>%globalcfg</EM> and <EM>%targetcfg</EM>.
Prefixed settings keep their prefix in the config hashes:</P>
<PRE>
 $targetcfg{'14all*graphsize'}{'target3'} = '500 200'</PRE>
<P></P>
<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_cfgcheck"><CODE>cfgcheck</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
<DD>
<A HREF="#item_cfgcheck"><CODE>cfgcheck(\@target_names, \%globalcfg, \%targetcfg, \@parsed_targets)</CODE></A>
<P>Checks the configuration read by <A HREF="#item_readcfg"><CODE>readcfg</CODE></A>. Checks the values in the config
for syntactical and/or semantical errors. Sets defaults for some options.
Parses the ``target[...]'' options and filles the array @parsed_targets ready
for mrtg functions.</P>
<P>The first three arguments are the same as for <A HREF="#item_readcfg"><CODE>readcfg</CODE></A>. The fourth argument
is an arrayref which will be filled with the parsed target defs.</P>
<P><A HREF="#item_cfgcheck"><CODE>cfgcheck</CODE></A> converts the values of target settings <EM>options</EM>, e.g.</P>
<PRE>
 options[router1]: bits, growright</PRE>
<P>to a hash:</P>
<PRE>
 $targetcfg{'option'}{'bits'}{'router1'} = 1
 $targetcfg{'option'}{'growright'}{'router1'} = 1</PRE>
<P>This is not done by <A HREF="#item_readcfg"><CODE>readcfg</CODE></A> so if you don't use <A HREF="#item_cfgcheck"><CODE>cfgcheck</CODE></A> you have to
check the scalar variable <EM>$targetcfg{'option'}{'router1'}</EM> (MRTG allows
options to be separated by space or ',').</P>
<P></P>
<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_ensureSL"><CODE>ensureSL</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
<DD>
<A HREF="#item_ensureSL"><CODE>ensureSL(\$pathname)</CODE></A>
<P>Checks that the <EM>pathname</EM> does not contain double path separators and ends
with a path separator. It uses $MRTG_lib::SL as path separator which will be /
or \ depending on the OS.</P>
<P></P>
<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_log2rrd"><CODE>log2rrd</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
<DD>
<A HREF="#item_log2rrd"><CODE>log2rrd ($router,\%globalcfg,\%targetcfg)</CODE></A>
<P>Convert log file to rrd format. Needs rrdtool.</P>
<P></P>
<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_datestr"><CODE>datestr</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
<DD>
<A HREF="#item_datestr"><CODE>datestr(time)</CODE></A>
<P>Returns the time given in the argument as a nicely formated date string.
The argument has to be in UNIX time format (seconds since 1970-1-1).</P>
<P></P>
<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_timestamp"><CODE>timestamp</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
<DD>
<A HREF="#item_timestamp"><CODE>timestamp()</CODE></A>
<P>Return a string representing the current time.</P>
<P></P>
<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_setup_loghandlers"><CODE>setup_loghandlers</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
<DD>
<A HREF="#item_setup_loghandlers"><CODE>setup_loghandlers(filename)</CODE></A>
<P>Install signalhandlers for __DIE__ and __WARN__ making the errors
go the the specified destination. If filename is 'eventlog'
mrtg will log to the windows event logger.</P>
<P></P>
<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_expistr"><CODE>expistr</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
<DD>
<A HREF="#item_expistr"><CODE>expistr(time)</CODE></A>
<P>Returns the time given in the argument formatted suitable for HTTP
Expire-Headers.</P>
<P></P>
<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_demonize_me"><CODE>demonize_me</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
<DD>
<A HREF="#item_demonize_me"><CODE>demonize_me()</CODE></A>
<P>Puts the running program into background, detaching it from the terminal.</P>
<P></P>
<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_populatecache"><CODE>populatecache</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
<DD>
<A HREF="#item_populatecache"><CODE>populatecache(\%confcache, $host, $reread, $snmpoptshash)</CODE></A>
<P>Reads the SNMP variables <EM>ifDescr</EM>, <EM>ipAdEntIfIndex</EM>, <EM>ifPhysAddress</EM>, <EM>ifName</EM> from
the <EM>host</EM> and stores the values in <EM>%confcache</EM> as follows:</P>
<PRE>
 $confcache{$host}{'Descr'}{ifDescr}{oid} = (ifDescr or 'Dup')
 $confcache{$host}{'IP'}{ipAdEntIfIndex}{oid} = (ipAdEntIfIndex or 'Dup')
 $confcache{$host}{'Eth'}{ifPhysAddress}{oid} = (ifPhysAddress or 'Dup')
 $confcache{$host}{'Name'}{ifName}{oid} = (ifName or 'Dup')
 $confcache{$host}{'Type'}{ifType}{oid} = (ifType or 'Dup')</PRE>
<P>The value (at the right side of =) is 'Dup' if a value was retrieved
muliple times, the retrieved value else.</P>
<P></P>
<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_readconfcache"><CODE>readconfcache</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
<DD>
<A HREF="#item_readconfcache"><CODE>my $confcache = readconfcache($file)</CODE></A>
<P>Preload the confcache from a file.</P>
<P></P>
<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_writeconfcache"><CODE>writeconfcache</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
<DD>
<A HREF="#item_writeconfcache"><CODE>writeconfcache($confcache,$file)</CODE></A>
<P>Store the current confcache into a file.</P>
<P></P>
<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_debug"><CODE>debug</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
<DD>
<A HREF="#item_debug"><CODE>debug($type, $message)</CODE></A>
<P>Prints the <EM>message</EM> on STDERR if debugging is enabled for type <EM>type</EM>.
A debug type is enabled if <EM>type</EM> is in array @main::DEBUG.</P>
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<H1><A NAME="authors">AUTHORS</A></H1>
<P>Tobias Oetiker &lt;<A HREF="mailto:tobi@oetiker.ch">tobi@oetiker.ch</A>&gt;, Dave Rand &lt;<A HREF="mailto:dlr@bungi.com">dlr@bungi.com</A>&gt;
and other contributors, mentioned in the file <CODE>CHANGES</CODE></P>
<P>Documentation by Rainer Bawidamann &lt;<A HREF="mailto:Rainer.Bawidamann@rz.uni-ulm.de">Rainer.Bawidamann@rz.uni-ulm.de</A>&gt;</P>
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<H1><A NAME="license">LICENSE</A></H1>
<P>GNU General Public License</P>
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<H1><A NAME="copyright">COPYRIGHT</A></H1>
<P>MRTG_lib is  Copyright 2000 by Tobias Oetiker &lt;<A HREF="mailto:tobi@oetiker.ch">tobi@oetiker.ch</A>&gt;
and Dave Rand &lt;<A HREF="mailto:dlr@bungi.com">dlr@bungi.com</A>&gt;.</P>

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