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Merged branch 'master' of git://git.tokkee.org/sysdb.
[sysdb.git] / src / core / store.c
index 1dcecaae363296190c65a4cfa47be4893563af80..e9e0979e72e4db10ec99d34f2596f178c5d19317 100644 (file)
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 
 #include "sysdb.h"
 #include "core/store.h"
-#include "core/error.h"
 #include "core/plugin.h"
+#include "utils/error.h"
 #include "utils/llist.h"
 
 #include <assert.h>
  * private variables
  */
 
-static sdb_llist_t *host_list = NULL;
-static pthread_rwlock_t host_lock = PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER;
+static sdb_llist_t *obj_list = NULL;
+static pthread_rwlock_t obj_lock = PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER;
 
 /*
- * public types
+ * private types
  */
 
-static int
-sdb_host_init(sdb_object_t *obj, va_list __attribute__((unused)) ap)
-{
-       SDB_HOST(obj)->_last_update = sdb_gettime();
-       /* ignore errors -> last_update will be updated later */
+static sdb_type_t sdb_store_obj_type;
+static sdb_type_t sdb_attribute_type;
 
-       SDB_HOST(obj)->attributes = sdb_llist_create();
-       if (! SDB_HOST(obj)->attributes)
-               return -1;
-       SDB_HOST(obj)->services = sdb_llist_create();
-       if (! SDB_HOST(obj)->services)
-               return -1;
-       return 0;
-} /* sdb_host_init */
+struct store_obj;
+typedef struct store_obj store_obj_t;
 
-static void
-sdb_host_destroy(sdb_object_t *obj)
-{
-       assert(obj);
+struct store_obj {
+       sdb_object_t super;
+       sdb_time_t last_update;
+       store_obj_t *parent;
+};
+#define STORE_OBJ(obj) ((store_obj_t *)(obj))
+#define STORE_CONST_OBJ(obj) ((const store_obj_t *)(obj))
 
-       if (SDB_HOST(obj)->attributes)
-               sdb_llist_destroy(SDB_HOST(obj)->attributes);
-       if (SDB_HOST(obj)->services)
-               sdb_llist_destroy(SDB_HOST(obj)->services);
-} /* sdb_host_destroy */
+typedef struct {
+       store_obj_t super;
 
-static sdb_object_t *
-sdb_host_do_clone(const sdb_object_t *obj)
-{
-       const sdb_host_t *host = (const sdb_host_t *)obj;
-       sdb_host_t *new;
+       char *value;
+} sdb_attribute_t;
+#define SDB_ATTR(obj) ((sdb_attribute_t *)(obj))
+#define SDB_CONST_ATTR(obj) ((const sdb_attribute_t *)(obj))
 
-       new = SDB_HOST(sdb_object_create(obj->name, sdb_host_type));
-       if (! new)
-               return NULL;
+typedef struct {
+       store_obj_t super;
 
-       /* make sure these are initialized; else sdb_object_deref() might access
-        * arbitrary memory in case of an error */
-       new->services = new->attributes = NULL;
+       int type;
+       sdb_llist_t *children;
 
-       if (host->attributes) {
-               new->attributes = sdb_llist_clone(host->attributes);
-               if (! new->attributes) {
-                       sdb_object_deref(SDB_OBJ(new));
-                       return NULL;
-               }
-       }
+       sdb_llist_t *attributes;
+} sdb_store_obj_t;
+#define SDB_STORE_OBJ(obj) ((sdb_store_obj_t *)(obj))
+#define SDB_CONST_STORE_OBJ(obj) ((const sdb_store_obj_t *)(obj))
 
-       new->_last_update = host->_last_update;
-       if (host->services) {
-               new->services = sdb_llist_clone(host->services);
-               if (! new->services) {
-                       sdb_object_deref(SDB_OBJ(new));
-                       return NULL;
-               }
-       }
-       return SDB_OBJ(new);
-} /* sdb_host_do_clone */
+enum {
+       SDB_HOST = 1,
+       SDB_SERVICE,
+       SDB_ATTRIBUTE,
+};
+#define TYPE_TO_NAME(t) \
+       (((t) == SDB_HOST) ? "host" \
+               : ((t) == SDB_SERVICE) ? "service" \
+               : ((t) == SDB_ATTRIBUTE) ? "attribute" : "unknown")
+
+/* shortcuts for accessing the sdb_store_obj_t attributes
+ * of inheriting objects */
+#define _last_update super.last_update
 
 static int
-sdb_attr_init(sdb_object_t *obj, va_list ap)
+store_obj_init(sdb_object_t *obj, va_list ap)
 {
-       const char *hostname = va_arg(ap, const char *);
-       const char *value = va_arg(ap, const char *);
+       store_obj_t *sobj = STORE_OBJ(obj);
+       sobj->last_update = va_arg(ap, sdb_time_t);
 
-       SDB_ATTR(obj)->hostname = strdup(hostname);
-       SDB_ATTR(obj)->attr_value = strdup(value);
-       if ((! SDB_ATTR(obj)->hostname) || (! SDB_ATTR(obj)->attr_value))
-               return -1;
-
-       SDB_ATTR(obj)->_last_update = sdb_gettime();
+       sobj->parent = NULL;
        return 0;
-} /* sdb_attr_init */
+} /* store_obj_init */
 
 static void
-sdb_attr_destroy(sdb_object_t *obj)
+store_obj_destroy(sdb_object_t *obj)
 {
-       assert(obj);
+       const store_obj_t *sobj = STORE_OBJ(obj);
 
-       if (SDB_ATTR(obj)->hostname)
-               free(SDB_ATTR(obj)->hostname);
-       if (SDB_ATTR(obj)->attr_value)
-               free(SDB_ATTR(obj)->attr_value);
-} /* sdb_attr_destroy */
+       if (sobj->parent)
+               sdb_object_deref(SDB_OBJ(sobj->parent));
+} /* store_obj_destroy */
 
-static sdb_object_t *
-sdb_attr_clone(const sdb_object_t *obj)
+static int
+sdb_store_obj_init(sdb_object_t *obj, va_list ap)
 {
-       const sdb_attribute_t *attr = (const sdb_attribute_t *)obj;
-       sdb_attribute_t *new;
+       sdb_store_obj_t *sobj = SDB_STORE_OBJ(obj);
+       int ret;
 
-       new = SDB_ATTR(sdb_object_create(obj->name, sdb_attribute_type,
-                               attr->hostname, attr->attr_value));
-       if (! new)
-               return NULL;
+       ret = store_obj_init(obj, ap);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
-       new->_last_update = attr->_last_update;
-       return SDB_OBJ(new);
-} /* sdb_attr_clone */
+       sobj->type = va_arg(ap, int);
 
-static int
-sdb_svc_init(sdb_object_t *obj, va_list ap)
-{
-       const char *hostname = va_arg(ap, const char *);
-
-       SDB_SVC(obj)->hostname = strdup(hostname);
-       if (! SDB_SVC(obj)->hostname)
+       sobj->children = sdb_llist_create();
+       if (! sobj->children)
+               return -1;
+       sobj->attributes = sdb_llist_create();
+       if (! sobj->attributes)
                return -1;
-
-       SDB_SVC(obj)->_last_update = sdb_gettime();
-       /* ignore errors -> last_update will be updated later */
        return 0;
-} /* sdb_svc_init */
+} /* sdb_store_obj_init */
 
 static void
-sdb_svc_destroy(sdb_object_t *obj)
+sdb_store_obj_destroy(sdb_object_t *obj)
 {
+       sdb_store_obj_t *sobj = SDB_STORE_OBJ(obj);
+
        assert(obj);
 
-       if (SDB_SVC(obj)->hostname)
-               free(SDB_SVC(obj)->hostname);
-} /* sdb_svc_destroy */
+       store_obj_destroy(obj);
 
-static sdb_object_t *
-sdb_svc_clone(const sdb_object_t *obj)
+       if (sobj->children)
+               sdb_llist_destroy(sobj->children);
+       if (sobj->attributes)
+               sdb_llist_destroy(sobj->attributes);
+} /* sdb_store_obj_destroy */
+
+static int
+sdb_attr_init(sdb_object_t *obj, va_list ap)
 {
-       const sdb_service_t *svc = (const sdb_service_t *)obj;
-       sdb_service_t *new;
+       const char *value;
+       int ret;
 
-       new = sdb_service_create(svc->hostname, obj->name);
-       if (! new)
-               return NULL;
+       ret = store_obj_init(obj, ap);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+       value = va_arg(ap, const char *);
 
-       new->_last_update = svc->_last_update;
-       return SDB_OBJ(new);
-} /* sdb_svc_clone */
+       if (value) {
+               SDB_ATTR(obj)->value = strdup(value);
+               if (! SDB_ATTR(obj)->value)
+                       return -1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+} /* sdb_attr_init */
 
-const sdb_type_t sdb_host_type = {
-       sizeof(sdb_host_t),
+static void
+sdb_attr_destroy(sdb_object_t *obj)
+{
+       assert(obj);
 
-       sdb_host_init,
-       sdb_host_destroy,
-       sdb_host_do_clone
-};
+       store_obj_destroy(obj);
 
-const sdb_type_t sdb_attribute_type = {
-       sizeof(sdb_attribute_t),
+       if (SDB_ATTR(obj)->value)
+               free(SDB_ATTR(obj)->value);
+} /* sdb_attr_destroy */
 
-       sdb_attr_init,
-       sdb_attr_destroy,
-       sdb_attr_clone
+static sdb_type_t sdb_store_obj_type = {
+       sizeof(sdb_store_obj_t),
+
+       sdb_store_obj_init,
+       sdb_store_obj_destroy
 };
 
-const sdb_type_t sdb_service_type = {
-       sizeof(sdb_service_t),
+static sdb_type_t sdb_attribute_type = {
+       sizeof(sdb_attribute_t),
 
-       sdb_svc_init,
-       sdb_svc_destroy,
-       sdb_svc_clone
+       sdb_attr_init,
+       sdb_attr_destroy
 };
 
 /*
- * public API
+ * private helper functions
  */
 
-int
-sdb_store_host(const char *name, sdb_time_t last_update)
+static sdb_store_obj_t *
+sdb_store_lookup_in_list(sdb_llist_t *l, int type, const char *name)
 {
-       sdb_host_t *old;
+       sdb_llist_iter_t *iter;
 
-       char *cname;
-       int status = 0;
+       if (! l)
+               return NULL;
 
-       if (! name)
-               return -1;
+       iter = sdb_llist_get_iter(l);
+       if (! iter)
+               return NULL;
 
-       cname = sdb_plugin_cname(strdup(name));
-       if (! cname) {
-               sdb_log(SDB_LOG_ERR, "store: strdup failed");
-               return -1;
+       while (sdb_llist_iter_has_next(iter)) {
+               sdb_store_obj_t *sobj = SDB_STORE_OBJ(sdb_llist_iter_get_next(iter));
+               assert(sobj);
+
+               if ((sobj->type == type)
+                               && (! strcasecmp(SDB_OBJ(sobj)->name, name))) {
+                       sdb_llist_iter_destroy(iter);
+                       return sobj;
+               }
+
+               sobj = sdb_store_lookup_in_list(sobj->children, type, name);
+               if (sobj) {
+                       sdb_llist_iter_destroy(iter);
+                       return sobj;
+               }
        }
+       sdb_llist_iter_destroy(iter);
+       return NULL;
+} /* sdb_store_lookup_in_list */
+
+static sdb_store_obj_t *
+sdb_store_lookup(int type, const char *name)
+{
+       return sdb_store_lookup_in_list(obj_list, type, name);
+} /* sdb_store_lookup */
+
+/* The obj_lock has to be acquired before calling this function. */
+static int
+store_obj(int parent_type, const char *parent_name,
+               int type, const char *name, sdb_time_t last_update,
+               store_obj_t **updated_obj)
+{
+       char *parent_cname = NULL, *cname = NULL;
+
+       sdb_llist_t *parent_list;
+       store_obj_t *old;
+       int status = 0;
 
-       last_update = last_update;
        if (last_update <= 0)
                last_update = sdb_gettime();
 
-       pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&host_lock);
+       assert((parent_type == 0)
+                       || (parent_type == SDB_HOST)
+                       || (parent_type == SDB_SERVICE));
+       assert((type == 0)
+                       || (type == SDB_HOST)
+                       || (type == SDB_SERVICE)
+                       || (type == SDB_ATTRIBUTE));
+
+       if (parent_type == SDB_HOST) {
+               parent_cname = sdb_plugin_cname(strdup(parent_name));
+               if (! parent_cname) {
+                       sdb_log(SDB_LOG_ERR, "store: strdup failed");
+                       return -1;
+               }
+               parent_name = parent_cname;
+       }
+       if (type == SDB_HOST) {
+               cname = sdb_plugin_cname(strdup(name));
+               if (! cname) {
+                       sdb_log(SDB_LOG_ERR, "store: strdup failed");
+                       return -1;
+               }
+               name = cname;
+       }
 
-       if (! host_list) {
-               if (! (host_list = sdb_llist_create())) {
-                       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&host_lock);
+       if (! obj_list) {
+               if (! (obj_list = sdb_llist_create())) {
+                       free(parent_cname);
+                       free(cname);
                        return -1;
                }
        }
+       parent_list = obj_list;
+
+       if (parent_type && parent_name) {
+               sdb_store_obj_t *parent;
+
+               parent = sdb_store_lookup(parent_type, parent_name);
+               if (! parent) {
+                       sdb_log(SDB_LOG_ERR, "store: Failed to store %s '%s' - "
+                                       "parent %s '%s' not found", TYPE_TO_NAME(type), name,
+                                       TYPE_TO_NAME(parent_type), parent_name);
+                       free(parent_cname);
+                       free(cname);
+                       return -1;
+               }
+
+               if (type == SDB_ATTRIBUTE)
+                       parent_list = parent->attributes;
+               else
+                       parent_list = parent->children;
+       }
 
-       old = SDB_HOST(sdb_llist_search_by_name(host_list, cname));
+       /* TODO: only look into direct children? */
+       if (type == SDB_HOST)
+               /* make sure that each host is unique */
+               old = STORE_OBJ(sdb_store_lookup_in_list(obj_list, type, name));
+       else if (type == SDB_ATTRIBUTE)
+               old = STORE_OBJ(sdb_llist_search_by_name(parent_list, name));
+       else
+               old = STORE_OBJ(sdb_store_lookup_in_list(parent_list, type, name));
 
        if (old) {
-               if (old->_last_update > last_update) {
-                       sdb_log(SDB_LOG_DEBUG, "store: Cannot update host '%s' - "
+               if (old->last_update > last_update) {
+                       sdb_log(SDB_LOG_DEBUG, "store: Cannot update %s '%s' - "
                                        "value too old (%"PRIscTIME" < %"PRIscTIME")",
-                                       cname, last_update, old->_last_update);
-                       /* don't report an error; the host may be updated by multiple
+                                       TYPE_TO_NAME(type), name, last_update, old->last_update);
+                       /* don't report an error; the object may be updated by multiple
                         * backends */
                        status = 1;
                }
                else {
-                       old->_last_update = last_update;
+                       old->last_update = last_update;
                }
+
+               if (updated_obj)
+                       *updated_obj = old;
        }
        else {
-               sdb_host_t *new = SDB_HOST(sdb_object_create(name, sdb_host_type));
+               store_obj_t *new;
+
+               if (type == SDB_ATTRIBUTE)
+                       /* the value will be updated by the caller */
+                       new = STORE_OBJ(sdb_object_create(name, sdb_attribute_type,
+                                               last_update, NULL));
+               else
+                       new = STORE_OBJ(sdb_object_create(name, sdb_store_obj_type,
+                                               last_update, type));
+
                if (! new) {
                        char errbuf[1024];
-                       sdb_log(SDB_LOG_ERR, "store: Failed to clone host object: %s",
+                       sdb_log(SDB_LOG_ERR, "store: Failed to create %s '%s': %s",
+                                       TYPE_TO_NAME(type), name,
                                        sdb_strerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
-                       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&host_lock);
+                       free(parent_cname);
+                       free(cname);
                        return -1;
                }
 
-               free(SDB_OBJ(new)->name);
-               SDB_OBJ(new)->name = cname;
-
-               if (! new->attributes) {
-                       if (! (new->attributes = sdb_llist_create())) {
-                               char errbuf[1024];
-                               sdb_log(SDB_LOG_ERR, "store: Failed to initialize "
-                                               "host object '%s': %s", SDB_OBJ(new)->name,
-                                               sdb_strerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
-                               sdb_object_deref(SDB_OBJ(new));
-                               pthread_rwlock_unlock(&host_lock);
-                               return -1;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               if (! new->services) {
-                       if (! (new->services = sdb_llist_create())) {
-                               char errbuf[1024];
-                               sdb_log(SDB_LOG_ERR, "store: Failed to initialize "
-                                               "host object '%s': %s", SDB_OBJ(new)->name,
-                                               sdb_strerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
-                               sdb_object_deref(SDB_OBJ(new));
-                               pthread_rwlock_unlock(&host_lock);
-                               return -1;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               status = sdb_llist_insert_sorted(host_list, SDB_OBJ(new),
+               /* TODO: insert type-aware; the current version works as long as we
+                * don't support to store hierarchical data */
+               status = sdb_llist_insert_sorted(parent_list, SDB_OBJ(new),
                                sdb_object_cmp_by_name);
 
                /* pass control to the list or destroy in case of an error */
                sdb_object_deref(SDB_OBJ(new));
+
+               if (updated_obj)
+                       *updated_obj = new;
        }
+       free(parent_cname);
+       free(cname);
+       return status;
+} /* sdb_store_obj */
+
+/*
+ * public API
+ */
+
+int
+sdb_store_host(const char *name, sdb_time_t last_update)
+{
+       int status;
+
+       if (! name)
+               return -1;
 
-       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&host_lock);
+       pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&obj_lock);
+       status = store_obj(/* parent = */ 0, NULL,
+                       /* stored object = */ SDB_HOST, name, last_update,
+                       /* updated_obj = */ NULL);
+       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&obj_lock);
        return status;
 } /* sdb_store_host */
 
 _Bool
 sdb_store_has_host(const char *name)
 {
-       sdb_host_t *host;
+       sdb_store_obj_t *host;
 
        if (! name)
                return NULL;
 
-       host = SDB_HOST(sdb_llist_search_by_name(host_list, name));
+       host = sdb_store_lookup(SDB_HOST, name);
        return host != NULL;
 } /* sdb_store_has_host */
 
 int
-sdb_store_attribute(const sdb_attribute_t *attr)
+sdb_store_attribute(const char *hostname, const char *key, const char *value,
+               sdb_time_t last_update)
 {
-       sdb_host_t *host;
-       sdb_attribute_t *old;
-       sdb_time_t last_update;
-
-       int status = 0;
-
-       if (! attr)
-               return -1;
-
-       last_update = attr->_last_update;
-       if (last_update <= 0)
-               last_update = sdb_gettime();
-
-       if (! host_list)
-               return -1;
+       int status;
 
-       pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&host_lock);
+       store_obj_t *updated_attr = NULL;
 
-       host = SDB_HOST(sdb_llist_search_by_name(host_list, attr->hostname));
-       if (! host) {
-               pthread_rwlock_unlock(&host_lock);
+       if ((! hostname) || (! key))
                return -1;
-       }
 
-       old = SDB_ATTR(sdb_llist_search_by_name(host->attributes,
-                               SDB_CONST_OBJ(attr)->name));
-       if (old) {
-               if (old->_last_update > last_update) {
-                       sdb_log(SDB_LOG_DEBUG, "store: Cannot update attribute "
-                                       "'%s/%s' - value too old (%"PRIscTIME" < %"PRIscTIME")",
-                                       attr->hostname, SDB_CONST_OBJ(attr)->name, last_update,
-                                       old->_last_update);
-                       status = 1;
-               }
-               else {
-                       old->_last_update = last_update;
-               }
-       }
-       else {
-               sdb_attribute_t *new = SDB_ATTR(sdb_object_clone(SDB_CONST_OBJ(attr)));
-               if (! new) {
-                       char errbuf[1024];
-                       sdb_log(SDB_LOG_ERR, "store: Failed to clone attribute "
-                                       "object: %s", sdb_strerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
-                       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&host_lock);
-                       return -1;
+       pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&obj_lock);
+       status = store_obj(/* parent = */ SDB_HOST, hostname,
+                       /* stored object = */ SDB_ATTRIBUTE, key, last_update,
+                       &updated_attr);
+
+       if (status >= 0) {
+               assert(updated_attr);
+               SDB_ATTR(updated_attr)->value = strdup(value);
+               if (! SDB_ATTR(updated_attr)->value) {
+                       sdb_object_deref(SDB_OBJ(updated_attr));
+                       status = -1;
                }
-
-               status = sdb_llist_insert_sorted(host->attributes, SDB_OBJ(new),
-                               sdb_object_cmp_by_name);
-
-               /* pass control to the list or destroy in case of an error */
-               sdb_object_deref(SDB_OBJ(new));
        }
 
-       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&host_lock);
+       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&obj_lock);
        return status;
 } /* sdb_store_attribute */
 
-sdb_service_t *
-sdb_service_create(const char *hostname, const char *name)
-{
-       sdb_object_t *obj;
-
-       if ((! hostname) || (! name))
-               return NULL;
-
-       obj = sdb_object_create(name, sdb_service_type, hostname);
-       if (! obj)
-               return NULL;
-       return SDB_SVC(obj);
-} /* sdb_service_create */
-
 int
-sdb_store_service(const sdb_service_t *svc)
+sdb_store_service(const char *hostname, const char *name,
+               sdb_time_t last_update)
 {
-       sdb_host_t *host;
-       sdb_service_t *old;
-       sdb_time_t last_update;
-
-       int status = 0;
-
-       if (! svc)
-               return -1;
-
-       last_update = svc->_last_update;
-       if (last_update <= 0)
-               last_update = sdb_gettime();
-
-       if (! host_list)
-               return -1;
+       int status;
 
-       pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&host_lock);
-
-       host = SDB_HOST(sdb_llist_search_by_name(host_list, svc->hostname));
-       if (! host) {
-               pthread_rwlock_unlock(&host_lock);
+       if ((! hostname) || (! name))
                return -1;
-       }
 
-       old = SDB_SVC(sdb_llist_search_by_name(host->services,
-                               SDB_CONST_OBJ(svc)->name));
-       if (old) {
-               if (old->_last_update > last_update) {
-                       sdb_log(SDB_LOG_DEBUG, "store: Cannot update service "
-                                       "'%s/%s' - value too old (%"PRIscTIME" < %"PRIscTIME")",
-                                       svc->hostname, SDB_CONST_OBJ(svc)->name, last_update,
-                                       old->_last_update);
-                       status = 1;
-               }
-               else {
-                       old->_last_update = last_update;
-               }
-       }
-       else {
-               sdb_service_t *new = SDB_SVC(sdb_object_clone(SDB_CONST_OBJ(svc)));
-               if (! new) {
-                       char errbuf[1024];
-                       sdb_log(SDB_LOG_ERR, "store: Failed to clone service "
-                                       "object: %s", sdb_strerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
-                       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&host_lock);
-                       return -1;
-               }
-
-               status = sdb_llist_insert_sorted(host->services, SDB_OBJ(new),
-                               sdb_object_cmp_by_name);
-
-               /* pass control to the list or destroy in case of an error */
-               sdb_object_deref(SDB_OBJ(new));
-       }
-
-       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&host_lock);
+       pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&obj_lock);
+       status = store_obj(/* parent = */ SDB_HOST, hostname,
+                       /* stored object = */ SDB_SERVICE, name, last_update,
+                       /* updated obj = */ NULL);
+       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&obj_lock);
        return status;
 } /* sdb_store_service */
 
-const sdb_service_t *
-sdb_store_get_service(const sdb_host_t *host, const char *name)
-{
-       sdb_service_t *svc;
-
-       if ((! host) || (! name))
-               return NULL;
-
-       svc = SDB_SVC(sdb_llist_search_by_name(host->services, name));
-       if (! svc)
-               return NULL;
-       return svc;
-} /* sdb_store_get_service */
-
+/* TODO: actually support hierarchical data */
 int
-sdb_store_dump(FILE *fh)
+sdb_store_tojson(sdb_strbuf_t *buf)
 {
        sdb_llist_iter_t *host_iter;
 
-       if (! fh)
+       if (! buf)
                return -1;
 
-       pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&host_lock);
+       pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&obj_lock);
 
-       host_iter = sdb_llist_get_iter(host_list);
+       host_iter = sdb_llist_get_iter(obj_list);
        if (! host_iter) {
-               pthread_rwlock_unlock(&host_lock);
+               pthread_rwlock_unlock(&obj_lock);
                return -1;
        }
 
+       sdb_strbuf_append(buf, "{\"hosts\":[");
+
        while (sdb_llist_iter_has_next(host_iter)) {
-               sdb_host_t *host = SDB_HOST(sdb_llist_iter_get_next(host_iter));
+               sdb_store_obj_t *host = SDB_STORE_OBJ(sdb_llist_iter_get_next(host_iter));
                sdb_llist_iter_t *svc_iter;
                sdb_llist_iter_t *attr_iter;
 
@@ -504,17 +481,21 @@ sdb_store_dump(FILE *fh)
                        snprintf(time_str, sizeof(time_str), "<error>");
                time_str[sizeof(time_str) - 1] = '\0';
 
-               fprintf(fh, "Host '%s' (last updated: %s):\n",
+               sdb_strbuf_append(buf, "{\"name\": \"%s\", "
+                               "\"last_update\": \"%s\", "
+                               "\"attributes\": [",
                                SDB_OBJ(host)->name, time_str);
 
                attr_iter = sdb_llist_get_iter(host->attributes);
                if (! attr_iter) {
                        char errbuf[1024];
-                       fprintf(fh, "Failed to retrieve attributes: %s\n",
+                       sdb_log(SDB_LOG_ERR, "store: Failed to retrieve attributes: %s\n",
                                        sdb_strerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
-                       continue;
+                       sdb_strbuf_append(buf, "{\"error\": \"failed to retrieve "
+                                       "attributes: %s\"}", errbuf);
                }
 
+               /* has_next returns false if the iterator is NULL */
                while (sdb_llist_iter_has_next(attr_iter)) {
                        sdb_attribute_t *attr = SDB_ATTR(sdb_llist_iter_get_next(attr_iter));
                        assert(attr);
@@ -524,22 +505,25 @@ sdb_store_dump(FILE *fh)
                                snprintf(time_str, sizeof(time_str), "<error>");
                        time_str[sizeof(time_str) - 1] = '\0';
 
-                       fprintf(fh, "\tAttribute '%s' -> '%s' (last updated: %s)\n",
-                                       SDB_OBJ(attr)->name, attr->attr_value, time_str);
+                       sdb_strbuf_append(buf, "{\"name\": \"%s\", "
+                                       "\"value\": \"%s\", \"last_update\": \"%s\"},",
+                                       SDB_OBJ(attr)->name, attr->value, time_str);
                }
 
                sdb_llist_iter_destroy(attr_iter);
+               sdb_strbuf_append(buf, "], \"services\": [");
 
-               svc_iter = sdb_llist_get_iter(host->services);
+               svc_iter = sdb_llist_get_iter(host->children);
                if (! svc_iter) {
                        char errbuf[1024];
-                       fprintf(fh, "Failed to retrieve services: %s\n",
+                       sdb_log(SDB_LOG_ERR, "store: Failed to retrieve services: %s\n",
                                        sdb_strerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
-                       continue;
+                       sdb_strbuf_append(buf, "{\"error\": \"failed to retrieve "
+                                       "services: %s\"}", errbuf);
                }
 
                while (sdb_llist_iter_has_next(svc_iter)) {
-                       sdb_service_t *svc = SDB_SVC(sdb_llist_iter_get_next(svc_iter));
+                       sdb_store_obj_t *svc = SDB_STORE_OBJ(sdb_llist_iter_get_next(svc_iter));
                        assert(svc);
 
                        if (! sdb_strftime(time_str, sizeof(time_str),
@@ -547,17 +531,21 @@ sdb_store_dump(FILE *fh)
                                snprintf(time_str, sizeof(time_str), "<error>");
                        time_str[sizeof(time_str) - 1] = '\0';
 
-                       fprintf(fh, "\tService '%s' (last updated: %s)\n",
+                       sdb_strbuf_append(buf, "{\"name\": \"%s\", "
+                                       "\"last_update\": \"%s\"},",
                                        SDB_OBJ(svc)->name, time_str);
                }
 
                sdb_llist_iter_destroy(svc_iter);
+               sdb_strbuf_append(buf, "]},");
        }
 
+       sdb_strbuf_append(buf, "]}");
+
        sdb_llist_iter_destroy(host_iter);
-       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&host_lock);
+       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&obj_lock);
        return 0;
-} /* sdb_store_dump */
+} /* sdb_store_tojson */
 
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