This is useful when sections have duplicate names.
Signed-off-by: Rich Lane <rlane at bigswitch.com>
---
lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.h | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 39 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.c b/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.c
index a677dad..0bb40a4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.c
+++ b/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.c
@@ -333,6 +333,22 @@ rte_cfgfile_section_entries(struct rte_cfgfile *cfg, const
char *sectionname,
return i;
}
+int
+rte_cfgfile_section_entries_by_index(struct rte_cfgfile *cfg, int index,
+ struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entries, int max_entries)
+{
+ int i;
+ const struct rte_cfgfile_section *sect;
+
+ if (index >= cfg->num_sections)
+ return -1;
+
+ sect = cfg->sections[index];
+ for (i = 0; i < max_entries && i < sect->num_entries; i++)
+ entries[i] = *sect->entries[i];
+ return i;
+}
+
const char *
rte_cfgfile_get_entry(struct rte_cfgfile *cfg, const char *sectionname,
const char *entryname)
diff --git a/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.h b/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.h
index d443782..8e69971 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.h
+++ b/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.h
@@ -155,6 +155,29 @@ int rte_cfgfile_section_entries(struct rte_cfgfile *cfg,
struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entries,
int max_entries);
+/** Get section entries as key-value pairs
+*
+* The index of a section is the same as the index of its name in the
+* result of rte_cfgfile_sections. This API can be used when there are
+* multiple sections with the same name.
+*
+* @param cfg
+* Config file
+* @param index
+* Section index
+* @param entries
+* Pre-allocated array of at least max_entries entries where the section
+* entries are stored as key-value pair after successful invocation
+* @param max_entries
+* Maximum number of section entries to be stored in entries array
+* @return
+* Number of entries populated on success, negative error code otherwise
+*/
+int rte_cfgfile_section_entries_by_index(struct rte_cfgfile *cfg,
+ int index,
+ struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entries,
+ int max_entries);
+
/** Get value of the named entry in named config file section
*
* @param cfg
--
1.9.1
