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+/*
+ * SysDB - src/plugins/backend/facter.cc
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Sebastian 'tokkee' Harl <sh@tokkee.org>
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+ * TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR
+ * CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
+ * EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+ * PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
+ * OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
+ * WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
+ * OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+ * ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#if HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "sysdb.h"
+#include "core/plugin.h"
+#include "core/store.h"
+#include "utils/error.h"
+
+#include <facter/facts/collection.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+
+static const char *hostname;
+static sdb_time_t now;
+
+static bool
+fact_iter(std::string const &k, facter::facts::value const *v)
+{
+ /* Don't ignore hidden values for now; they also provide the old,
+ * non-structured facts. */
+
+ std::stringstream ss;
+ v->write(ss, false);
+ std::string s = ss.str();
+ char *str = const_cast<char *>(s.c_str());
+
+ /* Ignore non-structured facts for now. */
+ if (str[0] == '{')
+ return true;
+
+ sdb_data_t value = { SDB_TYPE_STRING, { .string = str } };
+ sdb_store_attribute(hostname, k.c_str(), &value, now);
+ return true;
+} /* fact_iter */
+
+/* SysDB interface */
+extern "C" {
+
+ SDB_PLUGIN_MAGIC;
+
+ static int
+ facter_collect(sdb_object_t __attribute__((unused)) *user_data)
+ {
+ facter::facts::collection facts;
+
+ /* XXX: this may execute other programs; can we be sure that works
+ * reasonably well in a multi-threaded program? */
+ facts.add_default_facts();
+ facts.add_external_facts();
+
+ now = sdb_gettime();
+ facter::facts::value const *v = facts["fqdn"];
+ std::stringstream ss;
+ v->write(ss, false);
+ std::string s = ss.str();
+ hostname = s.c_str();
+
+ sdb_store_host(hostname, now);
+ facts.each(fact_iter);
+ sdb_log(SDB_LOG_DEBUG, "facter backend: Processed %zu facts "
+ "for host '%s'", facts.size(), hostname);
+ return 0;
+ } /* main */
+
+ int
+ sdb_module_init(sdb_plugin_info_t *info)
+ {
+ sdb_plugin_set_info(info, SDB_PLUGIN_INFO_DESC,
+ "backend retrieving local facter facts");
+ sdb_plugin_set_info(info, SDB_PLUGIN_INFO_COPYRIGHT,
+ "Copyright (C) 2014 Sebastian 'tokkee' Harl <sh@tokkee.org>");
+ sdb_plugin_set_info(info, SDB_PLUGIN_INFO_LICENSE, "BSD");
+ sdb_plugin_set_info(info, SDB_PLUGIN_INFO_VERSION, SDB_VERSION);
+ sdb_plugin_set_info(info, SDB_PLUGIN_INFO_PLUGIN_VERSION, SDB_VERSION);
+
+ sdb_plugin_register_collector("main", facter_collect,
+ /* interval */ NULL, /* user_data */ NULL);
+ return 0;
+ } /* sdb_module_init */
+
+} /* extern C */
+
+/* vim: set tw=78 sw=4 ts=4 noexpandtab : */
+