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PROGRAM:

NAME

MRTG_lib.pm - Library for MRTG and support scripts

SYNOPSIS

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);

DESCRIPTION

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.

$MRTG_lib::OS
Type of OS: WIN, UNIX, VMS

$MRTG_lib::SL
Slash in the current OS.

$MRTG_lib::PS
Path separator in PATH variable

"readcfg"
"readcfg($file, \@targets, \%globalcfg, \%targetcfg [, $prefix, \%extrules])"

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.

The configuration file syntax is:

globaloption: value
targetoption[targetname]: value
aprefix*extglobal: value
aprefix*exttarget[target2]: value

E.g.

workdir: /var/stat/mrtg
target[router1]: 2:[email protected]
14all*columns: 2

The global config hash has the structure

$globalcfg{configoption} = 'value'

The target config hash has the structure

$targetcfg{configoption}{targetname} = 'value'

See mrtg-reference for more information about the MRTG configuration syntax.

"readcfg" 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" "readcfg" will
check config lines that begin with "14all*", i.e. all lines like

14all*columns: 2
14all*graphsize[target3]: 500 200

against the rules in %extrules. The format of this hash is:

$extrules{option} = [sub{$_[0] =~ m/^\d+$/}, sub{"Error message for $_[0]"}]
i.e.
$extrules{option}[0] -> a test expression
$extrules{option}[1] -> error message if test fails

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".

Config settings with an different prefix than the one given in the "readcfg" call are
not checked but inserted into %globalcfg and %targetcfg. Prefixed settings keep their
prefix in the config hashes:

$targetcfg{'14all*graphsize'}{'target3'} = '500 200'

"cfgcheck"
"cfgcheck(\@target_names, \%globalcfg, \%targetcfg, \@parsed_targets)"

Checks the configuration read by "readcfg". 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.

The first three arguments are the same as for "readcfg". The fourth argument is an
arrayref which will be filled with the parsed target defs.

"cfgcheck" converts the values of target settings options, e.g.

options[router1]: bits, growright

to a hash:

$targetcfg{'option'}{'bits'}{'router1'} = 1
$targetcfg{'option'}{'growright'}{'router1'} = 1

This is not done by "readcfg" so if you don't use "cfgcheck" you have to check the
scalar variable $targetcfg{'option'}{'router1'} (MRTG allows options to be separated
by space or ',').

"ensureSL"
"ensureSL(\$pathname)"

Checks that the pathname 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.

"log2rrd"
"log2rrd ($router,\%globalcfg,\%targetcfg)"

Convert log file to rrd format. Needs rrdtool.

"datestr"
"datestr(time)"

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).

"timestamp"
"timestamp()"

Return a string representing the current time.

"setup_loghandlers"
"setup_loghandlers(filename)"

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.

"expistr"
"expistr(time)"

Returns the time given in the argument formatted suitable for HTTP Expire-Headers.

"create_pid"
"create_pid()"

Creates a pid file for the mrtg daemon

"demonize_me"
"demonize_me()"

Puts the running program into background, detaching it from the terminal.

"populatecache"
"populatecache(\%confcache, $host, $reread, $snmpoptshash)"

Reads the SNMP variables ifDescr, ipAdEntIfIndex, ifPhysAddress, ifName from the host
and stores the values in %confcache as follows:

$confcache{$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')

The value (at the right side of =) is 'Dup' if a value was retrieved muliple times,
the retrieved value else.

"readconfcache"
"my $confcache = readconfcache($file)"

Preload the confcache from a file.

"readfromconfcache"
"writeconfcache($confcache,$file)"

Store the current confcache into a file.

"writeconfcache"
"writeconfcache($confcache,$file)"

Store the current confcache into a file.

"storeincache"
"storeincache($confcache,$host,$method,$key,$value)"

"readfromcache"
"readfromcache($confcache,$host,$method,$key)"

"clearfromcache"
"clearfromcache($confcache,$host)"

"debug"
"debug($type, $message)"

Prints the message on STDERR if debugging is enabled for type type. A debug type is
enabled if type is in array @main::DEBUG.

AUTHORS

Rainer Bawidamann <[email protected]>

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