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-rw-r--r--lib/Makefile.am4
-rw-r--r--lib/tests/Makefile.am9
-rw-r--r--lib/tests/test_cmd.c210
-rw-r--r--lib/tests/test_cmd.t6
-rw-r--r--lib/utils_cmd.c378
-rw-r--r--lib/utils_cmd.h34
6 files changed, 637 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 5d0f6352..9dd3a0c2 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ SUBDIRS = tests
noinst_LIBRARIES = libnagiosplug.a
-libnagiosplug_a_SOURCES = utils_base.c utils_disk.c utils_tcp.c
-EXTRA_DIST = utils_base.h utils_disk.h utils_tcp.h
+libnagiosplug_a_SOURCES = utils_base.c utils_disk.c utils_tcp.c utils_cmd.c
+EXTRA_DIST = utils_base.h utils_disk.h utils_tcp.h utils_cmd.h
INCLUDES = -I$(srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/gl -I$(top_srcdir)/intl -I$(top_srcdir)/plugins
diff --git a/lib/tests/Makefile.am b/lib/tests/Makefile.am
index 6594db2f..9ca22d16 100644
--- a/lib/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ check_PROGRAMS = @EXTRA_TEST@
INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/gl -I$(top_srcdir)/intl -I$(top_srcdir)/plugins
-EXTRA_PROGRAMS = test_utils test_disk test_tcp
+EXTRA_PROGRAMS = test_utils test_disk test_tcp test_cmd
-EXTRA_DIST = test_utils.t test_disk.t test_tcp.t
+EXTRA_DIST = test_utils.t test_disk.t test_tcp.t test_cmd.t
LIBS = @LIBINTL@
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ test_tcp_CFLAGS = -g -I..
test_tcp_LDFLAGS = -L/usr/local/lib -ltap
test_tcp_LDADD = ../utils_tcp.o
+test_cmd_SOURCES = test_cmd.c
+test_cmd_CFLAGS = -g -I..
+test_cmd_LDFLAGS = -L/usr/local/lib -ltap
+test_cmd_LDADD = ../utils_cmd.o ../utils_base.o
+
test: ${noinst_PROGRAMS}
perl -MTest::Harness -e '$$Test::Harness::switches=""; runtests(map {$$_ .= ".t"} @ARGV)' $(EXTRA_PROGRAMS)
diff --git a/lib/tests/test_cmd.c b/lib/tests/test_cmd.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4da76a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/test_cmd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+ $Id: test_cmd.c 1732 2007-06-03 15:58:22Z psychotrahe $
+
+******************************************************************************/
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "utils_cmd.h"
+#include "utils_base.h"
+#include "tap.h"
+
+#define COMMAND_LINE 1024
+#define UNSET 65530
+
+char *
+get_command (char *const *line)
+{
+ char *cmd;
+ int i = 0;
+
+ asprintf (&cmd, " %s", line[i++]);
+ while (line[i] != NULL) {
+ asprintf (&cmd, "%s %s", cmd, line[i]);
+ i++;
+ }
+
+ return cmd;
+}
+
+int
+main (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+ char **command_line = malloc (sizeof (char *) * COMMAND_LINE);
+ char *command = NULL;
+ char *perl;
+ output chld_out, chld_err;
+ int c;
+ int result = UNSET;
+
+ plan_tests(47);
+
+ diag ("Running plain echo command, set one");
+
+ /* ensure everything is empty before we begin */
+ memset (&chld_out, 0, sizeof (output));
+ memset (&chld_err, 0, sizeof (output));
+ ok (chld_out.lines == 0, "(initialised) Checking stdout is reset");
+ ok (chld_err.lines == 0, "(initialised) Checking stderr is reset");
+ ok (result == UNSET, "(initialised) Checking exit code is reset");
+
+ command_line[0] = strdup ("/bin/echo");
+ command_line[1] = strdup ("this");
+ command_line[2] = strdup ("is");
+ command_line[3] = strdup ("test");
+ command_line[4] = strdup ("one");
+
+ command = get_command (command_line);
+
+ result = cmd_run_array (command_line, &chld_out, &chld_err, 0);
+ ok (chld_out.lines == 1,
+ "(array) Check for expected number of stdout lines");
+ ok (chld_err.lines == 0,
+ "(array) Check for expected number of stderr lines");
+ ok (strcmp (chld_out.line[0], "this is test one") == 0,
+ "(array) Check for expected stdout output");
+ ok (result == 0, "(array) Checking exit code");
+
+ /* ensure everything is empty again */
+ memset (&chld_out, 0, sizeof (output));
+ memset (&chld_err, 0, sizeof (output));
+ result = UNSET;
+ ok (chld_out.lines == 0, "(initialised) Checking stdout is reset");
+ ok (chld_err.lines == 0, "(initialised) Checking stderr is reset");
+ ok (result == UNSET, "(initialised) Checking exit code is reset");
+
+ result = cmd_run (command, &chld_out, &chld_err, 0);
+
+ ok (chld_out.lines == 1,
+ "(string) Check for expected number of stdout lines");
+ ok (chld_err.lines == 0,
+ "(string) Check for expected number of stderr lines");
+ ok (strcmp (chld_out.line[0], "this is test one") == 0,
+ "(string) Check for expected stdout output");
+ ok (result == 0, "(string) Checking exit code");
+
+ diag ("Running plain echo command, set two");
+
+ /* ensure everything is empty again */
+ memset (&chld_out, 0, sizeof (output));
+ memset (&chld_err, 0, sizeof (output));
+ result = UNSET;
+ ok (chld_out.lines == 0, "(initialised) Checking stdout is reset");
+ ok (chld_err.lines == 0, "(initialised) Checking stderr is reset");
+ ok (result == UNSET, "(initialised) Checking exit code is reset");
+
+ command_line[0] = strdup ("/bin/echo");
+ command_line[1] = strdup ("this is test two");
+ command_line[2] = NULL;
+ command_line[3] = NULL;
+ command_line[4] = NULL;
+
+ result = cmd_run_array (command_line, &chld_out, &chld_err, 0);
+ ok (chld_out.lines == 1,
+ "(array) Check for expected number of stdout lines");
+ ok (chld_err.lines == 0,
+ "(array) Check for expected number of stderr lines");
+ ok (strcmp (chld_out.line[0], "this is test two") == 0,
+ "(array) Check for expected stdout output");
+ ok (result == 0, "(array) Checking exit code");
+
+ /* ensure everything is empty again */
+ memset (&chld_out, 0, sizeof (output));
+ memset (&chld_err, 0, sizeof (output));
+ result = UNSET;
+ ok (chld_out.lines == 0, "(initialised) Checking stdout is reset");
+ ok (chld_err.lines == 0, "(initialised) Checking stderr is reset");
+ ok (result == UNSET, "(initialised) Checking exit code is reset");
+
+ result = cmd_run (command, &chld_out, &chld_err, 0);
+
+ ok (chld_out.lines == 1,
+ "(string) Check for expected number of stdout lines");
+ ok (chld_err.lines == 0,
+ "(string) Check for expected number of stderr lines");
+ ok (strcmp (chld_out.line[0], "this is test one") == 0,
+ "(string) Check for expected stdout output");
+ ok (result == 0, "(string) Checking exit code");
+
+
+ /* ensure everything is empty again */
+ memset (&chld_out, 0, sizeof (output));
+ memset (&chld_err, 0, sizeof (output));
+ result = UNSET;
+ ok (chld_out.lines == 0, "(initialised) Checking stdout is reset");
+ ok (chld_err.lines == 0, "(initialised) Checking stderr is reset");
+ ok (result == UNSET, "(initialised) Checking exit code is reset");
+
+ /* Pass linefeeds via parameters through - those should be evaluated by echo to give multi line output */
+ command_line[0] = strdup("/bin/echo");
+ command_line[1] = strdup("this is a test via echo\nline two\nit's line 3");
+ command_line[2] = strdup("and (note space between '3' and 'and') $$ will not get evaluated");
+
+ result = cmd_run_array (command_line, &chld_out, &chld_err, 0);
+ ok (chld_out.lines == 3,
+ "(array) Check for expected number of stdout lines");
+ ok (chld_err.lines == 0,
+ "(array) Check for expected number of stderr lines");
+ ok (strcmp (chld_out.line[0], "this is a test via echo") == 0,
+ "(array) Check line 1 for expected stdout output");
+ ok (strcmp (chld_out.line[1], "line two") == 0,
+ "(array) Check line 2 for expected stdout output");
+ ok (strcmp (chld_out.line[2], "it's line 3 and (note space between '3' and 'and') $$ will not get evaluated") == 0,
+ "(array) Check line 3 for expected stdout output");
+ ok (result == 0, "(array) Checking exit code");
+
+
+
+ /* ensure everything is empty again */
+ memset (&chld_out, 0, sizeof (output));
+ memset (&chld_err, 0, sizeof (output));
+ result = UNSET;
+ ok (chld_out.lines == 0, "(initialised) Checking stdout is reset");
+ ok (chld_err.lines == 0, "(initialised) Checking stderr is reset");
+ ok (result == UNSET, "(initialised) Checking exit code is reset");
+
+ command = (char *)malloc(COMMAND_LINE);
+ strcpy(command, "/bin/echo3456 non-existant command");
+ result = cmd_run (command, &chld_out, &chld_err, 0);
+
+ ok (chld_out.lines == 0,
+ "Non existant command, so no output");
+ ok (chld_err.lines == 0,
+ "No stderr either");
+ ok (result == 3, "Get return code 3 (?) for non-existant command");
+
+
+ /* ensure everything is empty again */
+ memset (&chld_out, 0, sizeof (output));
+ memset (&chld_err, 0, sizeof (output));
+ result = UNSET;
+
+ command = (char *)malloc(COMMAND_LINE);
+ strcpy(command, "/bin/grep pattern non-existant-file");
+ result = cmd_run (command, &chld_out, &chld_err, 0);
+
+ ok (chld_out.lines == 0,
+ "Grep returns no stdout when file is missing...");
+ ok (chld_err.lines == 1,
+ "...but does give an error line");
+ ok (strstr(chld_err.line[0],"non-existant-file") != NULL, "And missing filename is in error message");
+ ok (result == 2, "Get return code 2 from grep");
+
+
+
+ return exit_status ();
+}
diff --git a/lib/tests/test_cmd.t b/lib/tests/test_cmd.t
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4dd54ef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/test_cmd.t
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+use Test::More;
+if (! -e "./test_cmd") {
+ plan skip_all => "./test_cmd not compiled - please install tap library to test";
+}
+exec "./test_cmd";
diff --git a/lib/utils_cmd.c b/lib/utils_cmd.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4ceb97e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils_cmd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,378 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Nagios run command utilities
+ *
+ * License: GPL
+ * Copyright (c) 2005 nagios-plugins team
+ *
+ * $Id: utils_cmd.c 1434 2006-06-18 19:36:48Z opensides $
+ *
+ * Description :
+ *
+ * A simple interface to executing programs from other programs, using an
+ * optimized and safe popen()-like implementation. It is considered safe
+ * in that no shell needs to be spawned and the environment passed to the
+ * execve()'d program is essentially empty.
+ *
+ *
+ * The code in this file is a derivative of popen.c which in turn was taken
+ * from "Advanced Programming for the Unix Environment" by W. Richard Stevens.
+ *
+ * Care has been taken to make sure the functions are async-safe. The one
+ * function which isn't is cmd_init() which it doesn't make sense to
+ * call twice anyway, so the api as a whole should be considered async-safe.
+ *
+ * License Information:
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#define NAGIOSPLUG_API_C 1
+
+/** includes **/
+#include "common.h"
+#include "utils_cmd.h"
+#include "utils_base.h"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_WAIT_H
+# include <sys/wait.h>
+#endif
+
+/** macros **/
+#ifndef WEXITSTATUS
+# define WEXITSTATUS(stat_val) ((unsigned)(stat_val) >> 8)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef WIFEXITED
+# define WIFEXITED(stat_val) (((stat_val) & 255) == 0)
+#endif
+
+/* 4.3BSD Reno <signal.h> doesn't define SIG_ERR */
+#if defined(SIG_IGN) && !defined(SIG_ERR)
+# define SIG_ERR ((Sigfunc *)-1)
+#endif
+
+/* This variable must be global, since there's no way the caller
+ * can forcibly slay a dead or ungainly running program otherwise.
+ * Multithreading apps and plugins can initialize it (via CMD_INIT)
+ * in an async safe manner PRIOR to calling cmd_run() or cmd_run_array()
+ * for the first time.
+ *
+ * The check for initialized values is atomic and can
+ * occur in any number of threads simultaneously. */
+static pid_t *_cmd_pids = NULL;
+
+/* Try sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX) first, as it can be higher than OPEN_MAX.
+ * If that fails and the macro isn't defined, we fall back to an educated
+ * guess. There's no guarantee that our guess is adequate and the program
+ * will die with SIGSEGV if it isn't and the upper boundary is breached. */
+#ifdef _SC_OPEN_MAX
+static long maxfd = 0;
+#elif defined(OPEN_MAX)
+# define maxfd OPEN_MAX
+#else /* sysconf macro unavailable, so guess (may be wildly inaccurate) */
+# define maxfd 256
+#endif
+
+
+/** prototypes **/
+static int _cmd_open (char *const *, int *, int *)
+ __attribute__ ((__nonnull__ (1, 2, 3)));
+
+static int _cmd_fetch_output (int, output *, int)
+ __attribute__ ((__nonnull__ (2)));
+
+static int _cmd_close (int);
+
+/* prototype imported from utils.h */
+extern void die (int, const char *, ...)
+ __attribute__ ((__noreturn__, __format__ (__printf__, 2, 3)));
+
+
+/* this function is NOT async-safe. It is exported so multithreaded
+ * plugins (or other apps) can call it prior to running any commands
+ * through this api and thus achieve async-safeness throughout the api */
+void
+cmd_init (void)
+{
+#ifndef maxfd
+ if (!maxfd && (maxfd = sysconf (_SC_OPEN_MAX)) < 0) {
+ /* possibly log or emit a warning here, since there's no
+ * guarantee that our guess at maxfd will be adequate */
+ maxfd = 256;
+ }
+#endif
+
+ if (!_cmd_pids)
+ _cmd_pids = calloc (maxfd, sizeof (pid_t));
+}
+
+
+/* Start running a command, array style */
+static int
+_cmd_open (char *const *argv, int *pfd, int *pfderr)
+{
+ char *env[2];
+ pid_t pid;
+#ifdef RLIMIT_CORE
+ struct rlimit limit;
+#endif
+
+ int i = 0;
+
+ /* if no command was passed, return with no error */
+ if (argv == NULL)
+ return -1;
+
+ if (!_cmd_pids)
+ CMD_INIT;
+
+ env[0] = strdup ("LC_ALL=C");
+ env[1] = '\0';
+
+ if (pipe (pfd) < 0 || pipe (pfderr) < 0 || (pid = fork ()) < 0)
+ return -1; /* errno set by the failing function */
+
+ /* child runs exceve() and _exit. */
+ if (pid == 0) {
+#ifdef RLIMIT_CORE
+ /* the program we execve shouldn't leave core files */
+ getrlimit (RLIMIT_CORE, &limit);
+ limit.rlim_cur = 0;
+ setrlimit (RLIMIT_CORE, &limit);
+#endif
+ close (pfd[0]);
+ if (pfd[1] != STDOUT_FILENO) {
+ dup2 (pfd[1], STDOUT_FILENO);
+ close (pfd[1]);
+ }
+ close (pfderr[0]);
+ if (pfderr[1] != STDERR_FILENO) {
+ dup2 (pfderr[1], STDERR_FILENO);
+ close (pfderr[1]);
+ }
+
+ /* close all descriptors in _cmd_pids[]
+ * This is executed in a separate address space (pure child),
+ * so we don't have to worry about async safety */
+ for (i = 0; i < maxfd; i++)
+ if (_cmd_pids[i] > 0)
+ close (i);
+
+ execve (argv[0], argv, env);
+ _exit (STATE_UNKNOWN);
+ }
+
+ /* parent picks up execution here */
+ /* close childs descriptors in our address space */
+ close (pfd[1]);
+ close (pfderr[1]);
+
+ /* tag our file's entry in the pid-list and return it */
+ _cmd_pids[pfd[0]] = pid;
+
+ return pfd[0];
+}
+
+static int
+_cmd_close (int fd)
+{
+ int status;
+ pid_t pid;
+
+ /* make sure the provided fd was opened */
+ if (fd < 0 || fd > maxfd || !_cmd_pids || (pid = _cmd_pids[fd]) == 0)
+ return -1;
+
+ _cmd_pids[fd] = 0;
+ if (close (fd) == -1)
+ return -1;
+
+ /* EINTR is ok (sort of), everything else is bad */
+ while (waitpid (pid, &status, 0) < 0)
+ if (errno != EINTR)
+ return -1;
+
+ /* return child's termination status */
+ return (WIFEXITED (status)) ? WEXITSTATUS (status) : -1;
+}
+
+
+static int
+_cmd_fetch_output (int fd, output * op, int flags)
+{
+ size_t len = 0, i = 0, lineno = 0;
+ size_t rsf = 6, ary_size = 0; /* rsf = right shift factor, dec'ed uncond once */
+ char *buf = NULL;
+ int ret;
+ char tmpbuf[4096];
+
+ op->buf = NULL;
+ op->buflen = 0;
+ while ((ret = read (fd, tmpbuf, sizeof (tmpbuf))) > 0) {
+ len = (size_t) ret;
+ op->buf = realloc (op->buf, op->buflen + len + 1);
+ memcpy (op->buf + op->buflen, tmpbuf, len);
+ op->buflen += len;
+ i++;
+ }
+
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ printf ("read() returned %d: %s\n", ret, strerror (errno));
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ /* some plugins may want to keep output unbroken, and some commands
+ * will yield no output, so return here for those */
+ if (flags & CMD_NO_ARRAYS || !op->buf || !op->buflen)
+ return op->buflen;
+
+ /* and some may want both */
+ if (flags & CMD_NO_ASSOC) {
+ buf = malloc (op->buflen);
+ memcpy (buf, op->buf, op->buflen);
+ }
+ else
+ buf = op->buf;
+
+ op->line = NULL;
+ op->lens = NULL;
+ i = 0;
+ while (i < op->buflen) {
+ /* make sure we have enough memory */
+ if (lineno >= ary_size) {
+ /* ary_size must never be zero */
+ do {
+ ary_size = op->buflen >> --rsf;
+ } while (!ary_size);
+
+ op->line = realloc (op->line, ary_size * sizeof (char *));
+ op->lens = realloc (op->lens, ary_size * sizeof (size_t));
+ }
+
+ /* set the pointer to the string */
+ op->line[lineno] = &buf[i];
+
+ /* hop to next newline or end of buffer */
+ while (buf[i] != '\n' && i < op->buflen)
+ i++;
+ buf[i] = '\0';
+
+ /* calculate the string length using pointer difference */
+ op->lens[lineno] = (size_t) & buf[i] - (size_t) op->line[lineno];
+
+ lineno++;
+ i++;
+ }
+
+ return lineno;
+}
+
+
+int
+cmd_run (const char *cmdstring, output * out, output * err, int flags)
+{
+ int fd, pfd_out[2], pfd_err[2];
+ int i = 0, argc;
+ size_t cmdlen;
+ char **argv = NULL;
+ char *cmd = NULL;
+ char *str = NULL;
+
+ if (cmdstring == NULL)
+ return -1;
+
+ /* initialize the structs */
+ if (out)
+ memset (out, 0, sizeof (output));
+ if (err)
+ memset (err, 0, sizeof (output));
+
+ /* make copy of command string so strtok() doesn't silently modify it */
+ /* (the calling program may want to access it later) */
+ cmdlen = strlen (cmdstring);
+ if ((cmd = malloc (cmdlen + 1)) == NULL)
+ return -1;
+ memcpy (cmd, cmdstring, cmdlen);
+ cmd[cmdlen] = '\0';
+
+ /* This is not a shell, so we don't handle "???" */
+ if (strstr (cmdstring, "\"")) return -1;
+
+ /* allow single quotes, but only if non-whitesapce doesn't occur on both sides */
+ if (strstr (cmdstring, " ' ") || strstr (cmdstring, "'''"))
+ return -1;
+
+ /* each arg must be whitespace-separated, so args can be a maximum
+ * of (len / 2) + 1. We add 1 extra to the mix for NULL termination */
+ argc = (cmdlen >> 1) + 2;
+ argv = calloc (sizeof (char *), argc);
+
+ if (argv == NULL) {
+ printf ("%s\n", _("Could not malloc argv array in popen()"));
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ /* get command arguments (stupidly, but fairly quickly) */
+ while (cmd) {
+ str = cmd;
+ str += strspn (str, " \t\r\n"); /* trim any leading whitespace */
+
+ if (strstr (str, "'") == str) { /* handle SIMPLE quoted strings */
+ str++;
+ if (!strstr (str, "'"))
+ return -1; /* balanced? */
+ cmd = 1 + strstr (str, "'");
+ str[strcspn (str, "'")] = 0;
+ }
+ else {
+ if (strpbrk (str, " \t\r\n")) {
+ cmd = 1 + strpbrk (str, " \t\r\n");
+ str[strcspn (str, " \t\r\n")] = 0;
+ }
+ else {
+ cmd = NULL;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (cmd && strlen (cmd) == strspn (cmd, " \t\r\n"))
+ cmd = NULL;
+
+ argv[i++] = str;
+ }
+
+ return cmd_run_array (argv, out, err, flags);
+}
+
+int
+cmd_run_array (char *const *argv, output * out, output * err, int flags)
+{
+ int fd, pfd_out[2], pfd_err[2];
+
+ /* initialize the structs */
+ if (out)
+ memset (out, 0, sizeof (output));
+ if (err)
+ memset (err, 0, sizeof (output));
+
+ if ((fd = _cmd_open (argv, pfd_out, pfd_err)) == -1)
+ die (STATE_UNKNOWN, _("Could not open pipe: %s\n"), argv[0]);
+
+ if (out)
+ out->lines = _cmd_fetch_output (pfd_out[0], out, flags);
+ if (err)
+ err->lines = _cmd_fetch_output (pfd_err[0], err, flags);
+
+ return _cmd_close (fd);
+}
diff --git a/lib/utils_cmd.h b/lib/utils_cmd.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d54b2b4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils_cmd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#ifndef _UTILS_CMD_
+#define _UTILS_CMD_
+
+/*
+ * Header file for nagios plugins utils_cmd.c
+ *
+ *
+ */
+
+/** types **/
+struct output
+{
+ char *buf; /* output buffer */
+ size_t buflen; /* output buffer content length */
+ char **line; /* array of lines (points to buf) */
+ size_t *lens; /* string lengths */
+ size_t lines; /* lines of output */
+};
+
+typedef struct output output;
+
+/** prototypes **/
+int cmd_run (const char *, output *, output *, int);
+int cmd_run_array (char *const *, output *, output *, int);
+
+/* only multi-threaded plugins need to bother with this */
+void cmd_init (void);
+#define CMD_INIT cmd_init()
+
+/* possible flags for cmd_run()'s fourth argument */
+#define CMD_NO_ARRAYS 0x01 /* don't populate arrays at all */
+#define CMD_NO_ASSOC 0x02 /* output.line won't point to buf */
+
+#endif /* _UTILS_CMD_ */