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    <title>snmpa_mib_storage</title>
    <prepared></prepared>
    <docno></docno>
    <date></date>
    <rev></rev>
    <file>snmpa_mib_storage.xml</file>
  </header>

  <module>snmpa_mib_storage</module>
  <modulesummary>
    Behaviour module for the SNMP agent mib storage. 
  </modulesummary>
  <description>
    <p>This module defines the behaviour of the SNMP agent mib storage. </p>
    <p>The mib storage is used by the agent to store internal mib-
    related information. The mib storage module is used by several entities, 
    not just the mib-server. </p>

    <p>A <c>snmpa_mib_storage</c> compliant module 
    must export the following functions: </p>
    <list type="bulleted">
      <item>
	<seealso marker="#open">open/5</seealso>
      </item>
      <item>
	<seealso marker="#close">close/1</seealso>
      </item>
      <item>
	<seealso marker="#read">read/2</seealso>
      </item>
      <item>
	<seealso marker="#write">write/2</seealso>
      </item>
      <item>
	<seealso marker="#delete1">delete/1</seealso>
      </item>
      <item>
	<seealso marker="#delete2">delete/2</seealso>
      </item>
      <item>
	<seealso marker="#match_object">match_object/2</seealso>
      </item>
      <item>
	<seealso marker="#match_delete">match_delete/2</seealso>
      </item>
      <item>
	<seealso marker="#tab2list">tab2list/1</seealso>
      </item>
      <item>
	<seealso marker="#info">info/1</seealso>
      </item>
      <item>
	<seealso marker="#sync">sync/1</seealso>
      </item>
      <item>
	<seealso marker="#backup">backup/2</seealso>
      </item>
    </list>

    <p>The semantics of them and their exact signatures are 
    explained below. </p>

  </description>

  <section>
    <title>CALLBACK FUNCTIONS</title>
    <p>The following functions must be exported from a 
    <c>mib-server</c> data callback module: </p>

    <marker id="open"></marker>
  </section>

  <funcs>
    <func>
      <name>Module:open(Name, RecordName, Fields, Type, Options) -> {ok, TabId} | {error, Reason}</name>
      <fsummary>Create new (mib-server) data instance</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>Name = atom()</v>
        <v>RecordName = atom()</v>
        <v>Fields = [atom()]</v>
        <v>Type = set | bag()</v>
        <v>Options = list()</v>
        <v>TabId = term()</v>
        <v>Reason = term()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Create or open a mib storage table. </p>
	<p>Note that the <c>RecordName</c> and <c>Fields</c> arguments 
	my not be used in all implementations (they are actually only 
	needed for mnesia-based implementations). </p>

	<p>Note also that the <c>Options</c> argument comes from
	the <c>options</c> config option of the mib-storage config option, 
	and is passed on as is. </p>

        <marker id="close"></marker>
      </desc>
    </func>

    <func>
      <name>Module:close(TabId) -> void()</name>
      <fsummary>Close the mib-storage table</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>State = term()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Close the mib-storage table.</p>

        <marker id="read"></marker>
      </desc>
    </func>

    <func>
      <name>Module:read(TabId, Key) -> false | {value, Record}</name>
      <fsummary>Read a record from the mib-storage table</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>TabId = term()</v>
        <v>Key = term()</v>
        <v>Record = tuple()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Read a record from the mib-storage table. </p>

        <marker id="write"></marker>
      </desc>
    </func>

    <func>
      <name>Module:write(TabId, Record) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name>
      <fsummary>Write a record to the mib-storage table</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>TabId = term()</v>
        <v>Record = tuple()</v>
        <v>Reason = term()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Write a record to the mib-storage table. </p>

        <marker id="delete1"></marker>
      </desc>
    </func>

    <func>
      <name>Module:delete(TabId) -> void()</name>
      <fsummary>Delete an entire mib-storage table</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>TabId = term()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Delete an entire mib-storage table. </p>

        <marker id="delete2"></marker>
      </desc>
    </func>

    <func>
      <name>Module:delete(TabId, Key) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name>
      <fsummary>Delete a record from the mib-storage table</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>TabId = term()</v>
        <v>Key = term()</v>
        <v>Reason = term()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Delete a record from the mib-storage table. </p>

        <marker id="match_object"></marker>
      </desc>
    </func>

    <func>
      <name>Module:match_object(TabId, Pattern) -> {ok, Recs} | {error, Reason}</name>
      <fsummary>Search the mib-storage table for record matching pattern</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>TabId = term()</v>
        <v>Pattern = match_pattern()</v>
        <v>Recs = [tuple()]</v>
        <v>Reason = term()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Search the mib-storage table for record that match the
	specified pattern. </p>

        <marker id="match_delete"></marker>
      </desc>
    </func>

    <func>
      <name>Module:match_delete(TabId, Pattern) -> {ok, Recs} | {error, Reason}</name>
      <fsummary>Delete records in the mib-storage table matching pattern</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>TabId = term()</v>
        <v>Pattern = match_pattern()</v>
        <v>Recs = [tuple()]</v>
        <v>Reason = term()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Search the mib-storage table for record that match the
	specified pattern and then delete them. The records deleted are
	also returned. </p>

        <marker id="tab2list"></marker>
      </desc>
    </func>

    <func>
      <name>Module:tab2list(TabId) -> Recs</name>
      <fsummary>Return all records of the mib-storage table</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>TabId = term()</v>
        <v>Recs = [tuple()]</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Return all records in the mib-storage table in the form 
	of a list. </p>

        <marker id="info"></marker>
      </desc>
    </func>

    <func>
      <name>Module:info(TabId) -> {ok, Info} | {error, Reason}</name>
      <fsummary>Returns information about the mib-storage table. </fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>TabId = term()</v>
        <v>Info = term()</v>
        <v>Reason = term()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Retrieve implementation dependent mib-storage table 
	information. </p>

        <marker id="sync"></marker>
      </desc>
    </func>

    <func>
      <name>Module:sync(TabId) -> void()</name>
      <fsummary>Synchronize mib-storage table</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>TabId = term()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Synchronize the mib-storage table. </p>
	<p>What this means, if anything, is implementation dependent. </p>

        <marker id="backup"></marker>
      </desc>
    </func>

    <func>
      <name>Module:backup(TabId, BackupDir) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name>
      <fsummary>Perform a backup of the mib-storage table</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>TabId = term()</v>
        <v>BackupDir = string()</v>
        <v>Reason = term()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Perform a backup of the mib-storage table. </p>
        <p>What this means, if anything, is implementation dependent. </p>

      </desc>
    </func>

  </funcs>
  
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