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PMPARSEMETRICSPEC(3) Library Functions Manual PMPARSEMETRICSPEC(3)

NAME top

   **pmParseMetricSpec**, **pmFreeMetricSpec** - uniform metric specification
   parser

C SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <pcp/pmapi.h>**

   **int pmParseMetricSpec(const char ***_string_**, int** _isarch_**,**
           **char ***_source_**, pmMetricSpec** _rsltp_**, char** _errmsg_**);**
   **void pmFreeMetricSpec(pmMetricSpec ***_rslt_**);**

   **cc ... -lpcp**

DESCRIPTION top

   **pmParseMetricSpec** accepts  a  **string** specifying the name of a PCP
   performance metric, and optionally the source (either  a  hostname
   or  a  PCP  archive  filename) and instances for that metric.  The
   syntax is described in [PCPIntro(1)](../man1/PCPIntro.1.html).

   If neither **host** nor **archive** component of the metric  specification
   is  provided,  the **isarch** and **source** arguments are used to fill in
   the returned **pmMetricSpec** structure.

   The **pmMetricSpec** structure that is returned via  **rsltp** represents
   the parsed **string** and has the following declaration:

       typedef struct {
           int     isarch;      /* source type: 0 -> live host, 1 -> archive, 2 -> local context */
           char    *source;     /* name of source host or archive */
           char    *metric;     /* name of metric */
           int     ninst;       /* number of instances, 0 -> all */
           char    *inst[1];    /* array of instance names */
       } pmMetricSpec;

   **pmParseMetricSpec** returns  0 if the given **string** was successfully
   parsed.  In this case all the storage allocated by  **pmParseMetric‐**
   **Spec** can be released by a single call to [free(3)](../man3/free.3.html) using the address
   returned  from  **pmMetricSpec** via **rsltp**.  The convenience macro **pm‐**
   **FreeMetricSpec** is a thinly disguised wrapper for [free(3)](../man3/free.3.html).

   **pmParseMetricSpec** returns **PM_ERR_GENERIC** and a  dynamically  allo‐
   cated error message string in **errmsg**, if the given **string** does not
   parse.  Be sure to [free(3)](../man3/free.3.html) the error message string in this situa‐
   tion.

   In  the case of an error, **rsltp** is undefined.  In the case of suc‐
   cess, **errmsg** is undefined.  If **rsltp->ninst** is 0, then  **rsltp->in‐**
   **st[0]** is undefined.

SEE ALSO top

   [PMAPI(3)](../man3/PMAPI.3.html) and [pmLookupName(3)](../man3/pmLookupName.3.html).

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