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26.Dd January 3, 2025
27.Dt CNV 9
28.Os
29.Sh NAME
30.Nm cnvlist_get ,
31.Nm cnvlist_take ,
32.Nm cnvlist_free
33.Nd "API for managing name/value pairs by cookie"
34.Sh LIBRARY
35.Lb libnv
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.In sys/cnv.h
38.Ft const char *
39.Fn cnvlist_name "const void *cookie"
40.Ft int
41.Fn cnvlist_type "const void *cookie"
42.\"
43.Ft bool
44.Fn cnvlist_get_bool "const void *cookie"
45.Ft uint64_t
46.Fn cnvlist_get_number "const void *cookie"
47.Ft "const char *"
48.Fn cnvlist_get_string "const void *cookie"
49.Ft "const nvlist_t *"
50.Fn cnvlist_get_nvlist "const void *cookie"
51.Ft "const void *"
52.Fn cnvlist_get_binary "const void *cookie" "size_t *sizep"
53.Ft "const bool *"
54.Fn cnvlist_get_bool_array "const void *cookie" "size_t *nitemsp"
55.Ft "const uint64_t *"
56.Fn cnvlist_get_number_array "const void *cookie" "size_t *nitemsp"
57.Ft "const char * const *"
58.Fn cnvlist_get_string_array "const void *cookie" "size_t *nitemsp"
59.Ft "const nvlist_t * const *"
60.Fn cnvlist_get_nvlist_array "const void *cookie" "size_t *nitemsp"
61.Ft int
62.Fn cnvlist_get_descriptor "const void *cookie"
63.Ft "const int *"
64.Fn cnvlist_get_descriptor_array "const void *cookie" "size_t *nitemsp"
65.\"
66.Ft bool
67.Fn cnvlist_take_bool "void *cookie"
68.Ft uint64_t
69.Fn cnvlist_take_number "void *cookie"
70.Ft "const char *"
71.Fn cnvlist_take_string "void *cookie"
72.Ft "const nvlist_t *"
73.Fn cnvlist_take_nvlist "void *cookie"
74.Ft "const void *"
75.Fn cnvlist_take_binary "void *cookie" "size_t *sizep"
76.Ft "const bool *"
77.Fn cnvlist_take_bool_array "void *cookie" "size_t *nitemsp"
78.Ft "const uint64_t *"
79.Fn cnvlist_take_number_array "void *cookie" "size_t *nitemsp"
80.Ft "const char * const *"
81.Fn cnvlist_take_string_array "void *cookie" "size_t *nitemsp"
82.Ft "const nvlist_t * const *"
83.Fn cnvlist_take_nvlist_array "void *cookie" "size_t *nitemsp"
84.Ft int
85.Fn cnvlist_take_descriptor "void *cookie"
86.Ft "const int *"
87.Fn cnvlist_take_descriptor_array "void *cookie" "size_t *nitemsp"
88.\"
89.Ft void
90.Fn cnvlist_free_null "void *cookie"
91.Ft void
92.Fn cnvlist_free_bool "void *cookie"
93.Ft void
94.Fn cnvlist_free_number "void *cookie"
95.Ft void
96.Fn cnvlist_free_string "void *cookie"
97.Ft void
98.Fn cnvlist_free_nvlist "void *cookie"
99.Ft void
100.Fn cnvlist_free_descriptor "void *cookie"
101.Ft void
102.Fn cnvlist_free_binary "void *cookie"
103.Ft void
104.Fn cnvlist_free_bool_array "void *cookie"
105.Ft void
106.Fn cnvlist_free_number_array "void *cookie"
107.Ft void
108.Fn cnvlist_free_string_array "void *cookie"
109.Ft void
110.Fn cnvlist_free_nvlist_array "void *cookie"
111.Ft void
112.Fn cnvlist_free_descriptor_array "void *cookie"
113.Sh DESCRIPTION
114The
115.Nm libnv
116library permits easy management of name/value pairs and can send and receive
117them over sockets.
118For more information, see
119.Xr nv 9 .
120.Pp
121The concept of cookies is explained in
122.Fn nvlist_next ,
123.Fn nvlist_get_parent ,
124and
125.Fn nvlist_get_pararr
126from
127.Xr nv 9 .
128.Pp
129The
130.Fn cnvlist_name
131function returns the name of an element associated with
132.Fa cookie .
133.Pp
134The
135.Fn cnvlist_type
136function returns the type of an element associated with
137.Fa cookie .
138Types which can be returned are described in
139.Xr nv 9 .
140.Pp
141The
142.Nm cnvlist_get
143functions return the value associated with
144.Fa cookie .
145Returned strings, nvlists, descriptors, binaries, or arrays must not be modified
146by the user since they still belong to the nvlist.
147The nvlist must not be in an error state.
148.Pp
149The
150.Nm cnvlist_take
151functions return the value associated with the given cookie and
152remove the element from the nvlist.
153When the value is a string, binary, or array value, the caller is responsible
154for freeing the returned memory with
155.Fn free 3 .
156When the value is an nvlist, the caller is responsible for destroying the
157returned nvlist with
158.Fn nvlist_destroy .
159When the value is a descriptor, the caller is responsible for closing the
160returned descriptor with
161.Fn close 2 .
162.Pp
163The
164.Nm cnvlist_free
165functions remove the element identified by
166.Fa cookie
167and free any associated resources.
168If the element identified by
169.Fa cookie
170has the wrong type or does not exist, the
171program
172aborts.
173.Sh EXAMPLES
174The following example demonstrates how to deal with the cnvlist API.
175.Bd -literal
176int type;
177void *cookie, *scookie, *bcookie;
178nvlist_t *nvl;
179char *name;
180
181nvl = nvlist_create(0);
182nvlist_add_bool(nvl, "test", 1 == 2);
183nvlist_add_string(nvl, "test2", "cnvlist");
184cookie = NULL;
185
186while (nvlist_next(nvl, &type, &cookie) != NULL) {
187        switch (type) {
188        case NV_TYPE_BOOL:
189                printf("test: %d\\n", cnvlist_get_bool(cookie));
190                bcookie = cookie;
191                break;
192        case NV_TYPE_STRING:
193                printf("test2: %s\\n", cnvlist_get_string(cookie));
194                scookie = cookie;
195                break;
196        }
197}
198
199name = cnvlist_take_string(scookie);
200cnvlist_free_bool(bcookie);
201
202printf("test2: %s\\n", name);
203free(name);
204
205printf("nvlist_empty = %d\\n", nvlist_empty(nvl));
206nvlist_destroy(nvl);
207
208return (0);
209.Ed
210.Sh SEE ALSO
211.Xr close 2 ,
212.Xr free 3 ,
213.Xr nv 9
214.Sh AUTHORS
215The
216.Nm cnv
217API was created during the Google Summer Of Code 2016 by
218.An Adam Starak .
219