Internal API

Internal API for lirc applications. More...

Files
file	ciniparser.h
	Parser for ini files.
file	dictionary.h
	Implements a dictionary for string variables.This module implements a simple dictionary object, i.e. a list of string/string associations. This object is useful to store e.g. information retrieved from a configuration file (ini files).
file	driver.h
	Interface to the userspace drivers.
file	drv_admin.h
	Routines for dynamic drivers.
file	dump_config.h
	Dumps data structures into file.
file	input_map.h
	Button namespace derived from Linux input layer.
file	ir_remote.h
	Describes and decodes the signals from IR remotes.
file	ir_remote_types.h
	Describes and decodes the signals from IR remotes.
file	ir_remote_types.h
	Describes and decodes the signals from IR remotes.
file	lirc-utils.h
	Utilities.
file	lirc_config.h
	Local configuration constants not managed by autotools.
file	lirc_log.h
	Logging functionality.
file	lirc_options.h
	Options management: options file, parse and retrieve.
file	release.h
	Automatic release event generation.

Functions
struct ir_remote *	read_config (FILE *f, const char *name)
	Parse a lircd.conf config file. More...
void	free_config (struct ir_remote *remotes)
	Free() an ir_remote instance obtained using read_config(). More...
const char *	drop_sudo_root (int(*set_some_uid)(uid_t))
	Try to drop possible root privileges, returning new user or "" on error. More...
void	drop_root_cli (int(*set_some_uid)(uid_t))
	Default view part of drop_sudo_root. More...

Detailed Description

Internal API for lirc applications.

Function Documentation

void drop_root_cli

(

int(*)(uid_t)

set_some_uid

)

Default view part of drop_sudo_root.

Invokes drop_sudo_root() and prints status messagea on stdout.

Parameters

set_some_uid

Typically seteuid() or setuid()

Definition at line 81 of file lirc-utils.c.

const char* drop_sudo_root

(

int(*)(uid_t)

set_some_uid

)

Try to drop possible root privileges, returning new user or "" on error.

Parameters

set_some_uid

Typically seteuid() or setuid()

Note

Uses environment SUDO_USER to determine user to switch to (if any).

Definition at line 28 of file lirc-utils.c.

void free_config

(

struct ir_remote *

remotes

)

Free() an ir_remote instance obtained using read_config().

Definition at line 1409 of file config_file.c.

struct ir_remote* read_config	(	FILE *	f,
		const char *	name
	)

Parse a lircd.conf config file.

Parameters

f	Open FILE* connection to file.
name	Normally the path for the open file f.

Returns

Pointer to dynamically allocated ir_remote or NULL on errors,

Definition at line 838 of file config_file.c.