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 SCF_HANDLE_CREATE 3SCF "Aug 17, 2007"
 NAME
scf_handle_create, scf_handle_destroy, scf_handle_decorate, scf_handle_bind,
scf_handle_unbind, scf_myname - Service Configuration Facility handle
functions
 SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag.\|.\|. ] file.\|.\|. -lscf [ library.\|.\|. ]
#include <libscf.h>

scf_handle_t *scf_handle_create(scf_version_t version);


void scf_handle_destroy(scf_handle_t *handle);


int scf_handle_decorate(scf_handle_t *handle, const char *param,
 scf_value_t *value);


int scf_handle_bind(scf_handle_t *handle);


int scf_handle_unbind(scf_handle_t *handle);


ssize_t scf_myname(scf_handle_t *handle, char *out, size_t sz);


 DESCRIPTION

The scf_handle_create() function creates a new Service Configuration
Facility handle that is used as the base for all communication with the
configuration repository. The version argument must be SCF_VERSION.

The scf_handle_decorate() function sets a single connection-level
parameter, param, to the supplied value. If value is
SCF_DECORATE_CLEAR, param is reset to its default state. Values
passed to scf_handle_decorate() can be reset, reused, or destroyed. The
values set do not take effect until scf_handle_bind() is called. Any
invalid values will not cause errors prior to the call to
scf_handle_bind(). The only available decorations is:
debug

(count) Set the debugging flags.


The scf_handle_bind() function binds the handle to a running
svc.configd(8) daemon, using the current decorations to modify the
connection. All states derived from the handle are reset immediately after a
successful binding.

The scf_handle_unbind() function severs an existing repository connection
or clears the in-client state for a broken connection.

The scf_handle_destroy() function destroys and frees an SCF handle. It is
illegal to use the handle after calling scf_handle_destroy(). Actions on
subordinate objects act as if the handle is unbound.

The scf_myname() function retrieves the FMRI for the service of which the
connecting process is a part. If the full FMRI does not fit in the provided
buffer, it is truncated and, if sz > 0, zero-terminated.
 RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, scf_handle_create() returns the new handle.
Otherwise, it returns NULL.

Upon successful completion, scf_handle_decorate(),
scf_handle_bind(), and scf_handle_unbind() return 0. Otherwise,
they return -1.

The scf_myname() function returns the length of the full FMRI. Otherwise,
it returns -1.
 ERRORS

The scf_handle_create() function will fail if:
SCF_ERROR_NO_MEMORY

There is no memory available.


SCF_ERROR_VERSION_MISMATCH

The version is invalid, or the application was compiled against a version of
the library that is more recent than the one on the system.


The scf_handle_decorate() function will fail if:
SCF_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT

The param argument is not a recognized parameter.


SCF_ERROR_TYPE_MISMATCH

The value argument does not match the expected type for param.


SCF_ERROR_NOT_SET

The value argument is not set.


SCF_ERROR_IN_USE

The handle is currently bound.


SCF_ERROR_HANDLE_MISMATCH

The value argument is not derived from handle.


The scf_handle_bind() function will fail if:
SCF_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT

One of the decorations was invalid.


SCF_ERROR_NO_SERVER

The repository server is not running.


SCF_ERROR_NO_RESOURCES

The server does not have adequate resources for a new connection.


SCF_ERROR_IN_USE

The handle is already bound.


The scf_handle_unbind() function will fail if:
SCF_ERROR_NOT_BOUND

The handle is not bound.


The scf_handle_myname() function will fail if:
SCF_ERROR_CONNECTION_BROKEN

The connection to the repository was lost.


SCF_ERROR_NOT_BOUND

The handle is not bound.


SCF_ERROR_NOT_SET

This process is not marked as a SMF service.


The scf_error(3SCF) function can be used to retrieve the error value.
 ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Committed
MT-Level See below.


Operations on a single handle (and the objects associated with it) are Safe.
Operations on different handles are MT-Safe. Objects associated with different
handles cannot be mixed, as this will lead to an
SCF_ERROR_HANDLE_MISMATCH error.
 SEE ALSO

 libscf (3LIB),  scf_error (3SCF),  attributes (7)