1GENDERS_TESTQUERY(3)              LIBGENDERS              GENDERS_TESTQUERY(3)
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NAME

6       genders_testquery - query genders database for a set of nodes
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <genders.h>
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11       int  genders_testquery(genders_t  handle,  const char *node, const char
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DESCRIPTION

15       genders_testquery() tests if the node pointed to by node meets the con‐
16       ditions  specified  in the query.  If node is NULL, the current node is
17       tested.  Queries are based on the union, intersection,  difference,  or
18       complement  of genders attributes and values.  The query is passed as a
19       string through the query parameter.  The set operation union is  repre‐
20       sented  by  two pipe symbols ('||'), intersection by two ampersand sym‐
21       bols ('&&'), difference by two minus symbols ('--'), and complement  by
22       a  tilde ('~').  Set operations are performed left to right.  Parenthe‐
23       ses may be used to change the order of operations.   A  list  of  query
24       examples  are  listed below.  A NULL query retrieves all nodes from the
25       genders database.
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EXAMPLES

28       The following are example queries that can be passed  to  genders_test‐
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31       Test if a node contains the mgmt or login attribute:
32               "mgmt||login"
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34       Test if a node is not a login node:
35               "all--login"
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37       Test if a node is both a login node and ntp server:
38               "login&&ntpserv"
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40       Test if a node is not a mgmt or login node:
41               "~(mgmt||login)"
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RETURN VALUES

44       If  the  node  as met the conditions of the query, 1 is returned.  0 is
45       returned if the node does not meet the conditions  of  the  query.   On
46       error,  -1  is  returned, and an error code is returned in handle.  The
47       error code can be retrieved via genders_errnum(3) , and  a  description
48       of  the  error  code  can  be retrieved via genders_strerror(3).  Error
49       codes are defined in genders.h.
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ERRORS

52       GENDERS_ERR_NULLHANDLE
53              The handle parameter is NULL.  The genders handle must  be  cre‐
54              ated with genders_handle_create(3).
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56       GENDERS_ERR_NOTLOADED
57              genders_load_data(3) has not been called to load genders data.
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59       GENDERS_ERR_PARAMETERS
60              An incorrect parameter has been passed in.
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62       GENDERS_ERR_SYNTAX
63              There is a syntax error in the query.
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65       GENDERS_ERR_OUTMEM
66              malloc(3) has failed internally, system is out of memory.
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68       GENDERS_ERR_MAGIC
69              handle  has an incorrect magic number.  handle does not point to
70              a genders handle or handle has been  destroyed  by  genders_han‐
71              dle_destroy(3).
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73       GENDERS_ERR_INTERNAL
74              An internal system error has occurred.
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FILES

77       /usr/include/genders.h
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SEE ALSO

80       libgenders(3),   genders_handle_create(3),  genders_load_data(3),  gen‐
81       ders_errnum(3), genders_strerror(3)
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85LLNL                               June 2004              GENDERS_TESTQUERY(3)
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