[rrd-users] [rrd-developers] [PATCH + RFC] Cleanup the symbols exported by librrd.

[Bernhard Fischer]

On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 03:04:25PM +0200, Sebastian Harl wrote:

>> > The applet should basically do this instead:
>> > 0) [APP] option handling
>> > 1) call rrd_open()
>> > 2) [APP] eventually inspect the header.
>> > 3) [APP] setup desired start, end, step.
>> > 4) call rrd_find_rra() or rrd_find_best_rra() /* or however it would be
>> >    called */
>> > 5) [APP] adjust start, end, step to legit values.
>> > 6) call rrd_fetch_fn()
>> > 7) [APP] rrd_close(); rrd_free()
>> > 8) [APP] do something with the results and exit.
>
>Sounds good to me. In addition, it might make sense to add the
>additional features implemented in rrd_reader to rrd_fetch. What do you
>think?

A rrd_find_rra and rrd_find_best_rra already exist in librrd, but should
be factored out as separate functions, so yes, i agree.

Not sure about which additional features of rrd_reader you're thinking?

I don't have time ATM so please feel free to take any and all parts of
it that you like or think could be useful :)

cheers,
Bernhard