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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/snmp/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/snmp/doc/src/notes.xml | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/snmp/doc/src/snmp_generic.xml | 81 |
2 files changed, 76 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/lib/snmp/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/snmp/doc/src/notes.xml index f93eb3a128..9cc6ae0b16 100644 --- a/lib/snmp/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/snmp/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ traffic in newly created processes. The message/request is processed and then the process exits. </p> <p>Own Id: OTP-9876</p> + </item> + + <item> + <p>[agent] Documenting previously existing but undocumented function, + <seealso marker="snmp_generic#get_table_info">snmp_generic:get_table_info/2</seealso>. </p> + <p>Own Id: OTP-9942</p> </item> </list> @@ -85,6 +91,7 @@ </list> --> + </section> <section> diff --git a/lib/snmp/doc/src/snmp_generic.xml b/lib/snmp/doc/src/snmp_generic.xml index 77f3cefaa2..79a22323d9 100644 --- a/lib/snmp/doc/src/snmp_generic.xml +++ b/lib/snmp/doc/src/snmp_generic.xml @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?> +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?> <!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd"> <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2009</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2012</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -34,15 +34,16 @@ <module>snmp_generic</module> <modulesummary>Generic Functions for Implementing SNMP Objects in a Database</modulesummary> <description> - <p>The module <c>snmp_generic</c> contains generic functions for implementing tables - (and variables) using the SNMP built-in database or Mnesia. These - default functions are used if no instrumentation function is - provided for a managed object in a MIB. Sometimes, it might be - necessary to customize the behaviour of the default functions. For - example, in some situations a trap should be sent if a row is - deleted or modified, or some hardware is to be informed, when - information is changed. - </p> + <marker id="description"></marker> + <p>The module <c>snmp_generic</c> contains generic functions for + implementing tables (and variables) using the SNMP built-in database + or Mnesia. These default functions are used if no instrumentation + function is provided for a managed object in a MIB. Sometimes, + it might be necessary to customize the behaviour of the default + functions. For example, in some situations a trap should be sent + if a row is deleted or modified, or some hardware is to be informed, + when information is changed. </p> + <p>The overall structure is shown in the following figure:</p> <pre> +---------------+ @@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ </description> <section> + <marker id="data_types"></marker> <title>DATA TYPES</title> <p>In the functions defined below, the following types are used:</p> <code type="none"> @@ -118,7 +120,10 @@ value() = term() case of a <c>set</c> operation. </p> </item> </taglist> + + <marker id="get_status_col2"></marker> </section> + <funcs> <func> <name>get_status_col(Name, Cols)</name> @@ -136,8 +141,11 @@ value() = term() <p>This function can be used in instrumentation functions for <c>is_set_ok</c>, <c>undo</c> or <c>set</c> to check if the status column of a table is modified.</p> + + <marker id="get_index_types"></marker> </desc> </func> + <func> <name>get_index_types(Name)</name> <fsummary>Get the index types of <c>Name</c></fsummary> @@ -147,9 +155,36 @@ value() = term() <desc> <p>Gets the index types of <c>Name</c></p> <p>This function can be used in instrumentation functions to - retrieve the index types part of the table info.</p> + retrieve the index types part of the table info.</p> + + <marker id="get_table_info"></marker> </desc> </func> + + <func> + <name>get_table_info(Name, Item) -> table_info_result()</name> + <fsummary>Get table info item of MIB table <c>Name</c></fsummary> + <type> + <v>Name = name()</v> + <v>Item = table_item() | all</v> + <v>table_item() = nbr_of_cols | defvals | status_col | not_accessible | + index_types | first_accessible | first_own_index</v> + <v>table_info_result() = Value | [{table_item(), Value}]</v> + <v>Value = term()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <p>Get a specific table info item or, if <c>Item</c> has the + value <c>all</c>, a two tuple list (property list) is instead + returned with all the items and their respctive values of the + given table. </p> + + <p>This function can be used in instrumentation functions to + retrieve a given part of the table info.</p> + + <marker id="table_func"></marker> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name>table_func(Op1, NameDb)</name> <name>table_func(Op2, RowIndex, Cols, NameDb) -> Ret</name> @@ -190,8 +225,11 @@ value() = term() <p>The function returns according to the specification of an instrumentation function. </p> + + <marker id="table_get_elements"></marker> </desc> </func> + <func> <name>table_get_elements(NameDb, RowIndex, Cols) -> Values</name> <fsummary>Get elements in a table row</fsummary> @@ -204,8 +242,11 @@ value() = term() <desc> <p>Returns a list with values for all columns in <c>Cols</c>. If a column is undefined, its value is <c>noinit</c>.</p> + + <marker id="table_next"></marker> </desc> </func> + <func> <name>table_next(NameDb, RestOid) -> RowIndex | endOfTable</name> <fsummary>Find the next row in the table</fsummary> @@ -217,8 +258,11 @@ value() = term() <desc> <p>Finds the indices of the next row in the table. <c>RestOid</c> does not have to specify an existing row.</p> + + <marker id="table_row_exists"></marker> </desc> </func> + <func> <name>table_row_exists(NameDb, RowIndex) -> bool()</name> <fsummary>Check if a row in a table exists</fsummary> @@ -228,8 +272,11 @@ value() = term() </type> <desc> <p>Checks if a row in a table exists.</p> + + <marker id="table_set_elements"></marker> </desc> </func> + <func> <name>table_set_elements(NameDb, RowIndex, Cols) -> bool()</name> <fsummary>Set elements in a table row</fsummary> @@ -246,8 +293,11 @@ value() = term() <c>mnesia:write</c> to store the values. This means that this function must be called from within a transaction (<c>mnesia:transaction/1</c> or <c>mnesia:dirty/1</c>).</p> + + <marker id="variable_func"></marker> </desc> </func> + <func> <name>variable_func(Op1, NameDb)</name> <name>variable_func(Op2, Val, NameDb) -> Ret</name> @@ -268,8 +318,11 @@ value() = term() the database. </p> <p>The function returns according to the specification of an instrumentation function. </p> + + <marker id="variable_get"></marker> </desc> </func> + <func> <name>variable_get(NameDb) -> {value, Value} | undefined</name> <fsummary>Get the value of a variable</fsummary> @@ -279,8 +332,11 @@ value() = term() </type> <desc> <p>Gets the value of a variable.</p> + + <marker id="variable_set"></marker> </desc> </func> + <func> <name>variable_set(NameDb, NewVal) -> true | false</name> <fsummary>Set a value for a variable</fsummary> @@ -299,6 +355,7 @@ value() = term() </funcs> <section> + <marker id="example"></marker> <title>Example</title> <p>The following example shows an implementation of a table which is stored in Mnesia, but with some checks performed at set-request |