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 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);

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 functions 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:public@router1.local.net
 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 files 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 formatted 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 multiple 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.

Rainer Bawidamann <Rainer.Bawidamann@rz.uni-ulm.de>

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