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PMSEARCHSETUP(3) Library Functions Manual PMSEARCHSETUP(3)

NAME top

   **pmSearchSetup**, **pmSearchSetSlots**, **pmSearchSetEventLoop**,
   **pmSearchSetConfiguration**, **pmSearchSetMetricRegistry**, **pmSearchClose**
   - fast, scalable and full-text capable search services

C SYNOPSIS top

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

   **int pmSearchSetup(pmSearchModule ***_module_**, void ***_arg_**);**

   **int pmSearchSetSlots(pmSearchModule ***_module_**, void ***_slots_**);**
   **int pmSearchSetEventLoop(pmSearchModule ***_module_**, void ***_events_**);**
   **int pmSearchSetConfiguration(pmSearchModule ***_module_**, struct dict**
           *****_config_**);**
   **int pmSearchSetMetricRegistry(pmSearchModule ***_module_**, struct**
           **mmv_registry ***_registry_**);**

   **int pmSearchClose(pmSearchModule ***_module_**);**

   **cc ... -lpcp_web**

DESCRIPTION top

   The **pmSearchSetup** and related API functions prepare an application
   for  accessing the fast and scalable metric, instance and instance
   domain, full-text capable, searching functionality of the  Perfor‐
   mance Co-Pilot (PCP).

   This  functionality  is  provided  trough asynchronous APIs, which
   function in event-driven fashion.  The  interface  described  here
   prepare  a  given search _module_ which associates callback routines
   with certain asynchronous events that occur as part  of  servicing
   search requests.

   As  a  general  pattern, all interfaces in these APIs that need to
   invoke _callbacks_ provided by the  calling  program  will  take  an
   opaque  (void  *  pointer)  _arg_  parameter.   This pointer will be
   passed through unchanged and is typically used to  access  a  data
   structure maintaining state within the calling program.

   Where  asynchronous setup is required by **pmSearchSetup** its comple‐
   tion will be indicated through use of the _onsetup_ callback, which
   is part of the passed in _pmSearchModule_ structure. This  structure
   also provides for custom diagnostics handling, through the _oninfo_
   callback. These are self-explanatory, see _<pcp/pmwebapi.h>_ for ex‐
   act calling conventions.

   The  _callbacks_ registered by **pmSearchSetup** to handle events are as
   follows:

   **pmSearchTextResultCallBack** _ontextresult_
        Callback is called once for each item of search result that
        matches a given **query** passed by [pmSearchTextInDom(3)](../man3/pmSearchTextInDom.3.html),
        [pmSearchTextQuery(3)](../man3/pmSearchTextQuery.3.html), [pmSearchTextSuggest(3)](../man3/pmSearchTextSuggest.3.html).

   **pmSearchMetricsCallBack** _onmetrics_
        Callback is called for results of a call to [pmSearchInfo(3)](../man3/pmSearchInfo.3.html).

   **pmSearchDoneCallBack** _ondone_
        On completion of all asynchronous interfaces that return suc‐
        cess (zero return code), this callback will be called.  It
        provides a status code indicating overall success (zero) or
        failure (negative PMAPI code) of the operation.

   The helper functions **pmSearchSetSlots** (key-value server), **pm‐**
   **SearchSetEventLoop** (libuv), **pmSearchSetConfiguration** (configura‐
   tion file) and **pmSearchSetMetricRegistry** (MMV instrumentation) in‐
   terfaces provide a mechanism for passing in state for each of the
   associated subsystems.

   Finally, a call to **pmSearchClose** is used to end services available
   from a search _module_ previously established through **pmSearchSetup**.

   Within PCP, the [pmproxy(1)](../man1/pmproxy.1.html) and [pmsearch(1)](../man1/pmsearch.1.html) utilities are the pri‐
   mary users of the interfaces, providing REST API and command line
   search services respectively.

DIAGNOSTICS top

   Where these functions return a status code, this is always zero on
   success.  On failure a negative PMAPI error code is returned.

SEE ALSO top

   [pmproxy(1)](../man1/pmproxy.1.html), [pmlogger(1)](../man1/pmlogger.1.html), [pmsearch(1)](../man1/pmsearch.1.html), [mmv_stats_registry(3)](../man3/mmv%5Fstats%5Fregistry.3.html),
   [pmSearchInfo(3)](../man3/pmSearchInfo.3.html), [pmSearchTextInDom(3)](../man3/pmSearchTextInDom.3.html), [pmSearchTextQuery(3)](../man3/pmSearchTextQuery.3.html),
   [pmSearchTextSuggest(3)](../man3/pmSearchTextSuggest.3.html), [PMAPI(3)](../man3/PMAPI.3.html) and [PMWEBAPI(3)](../man3/PMWEBAPI.3.html).

COLOPHON top

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