NAME
auparse_init - initialize an instance of the audit parsing library
SYNOPSIS
#include <auparse.h>
auparse_state_t *auparse_init(ausource_t source, const void *b);
DESCRIPTION
auparse_init initializes an instance of the audit parsing library. The
function returns an opaque pointer to the parser’s internal state. It
is used in subsequent calls to the library so. The source variable
determines where the library looks for data. Legal values can be:
AUSOURCE_LOGS - use audit logs
AUSOURCE_FILE - use a file
AUSOURCE_FILE_ARRAY - use several files
AUSOURCE_BUFFER - use a buffer
AUSOURCE_BUFFER_ARRAY - use an array of buffers
AUSOURCE_DESCRIPTOR - use a particular descriptor
AUSOURCE_FILE_POINTER - use a stdio FILE pointer
AUSOURCE_FEED - feed data to parser with auparse_feed()
The pointer ’b’ is used to set the file name, array of filenames, the
buffer address, or an array of pointers to buffers, or the descriptor
number based on what source is given. When the data source is an array
of files or buffers, you would create an array of pointers with the
last one being a NULL pointer. Buffers should be NUL terminated.
RETURN VALUE
Returns a NULL pointer if an error occurs; otherwise, the return value
is an aopaque pointer to the parser’s internal state.
SEE ALSO
auparse_reset(3), auparse_destroy(3). auparse_feed(3).
AUTHOR
Steve Grubb