+ if ((str == NULL) || (vl == NULL))
+ return (EINVAL);
+
+ sstrncpy (str_copy, str, sizeof (str_copy));
+
+ status = parse_identifier (str_copy, &host,
+ &plugin, &plugin_instance,
+ &type, &type_instance);
+ if (status != 0)
+ return (status);
+
+ sstrncpy (vl->host, host, sizeof (vl->host));
+ sstrncpy (vl->plugin, plugin, sizeof (vl->plugin));
+ sstrncpy (vl->plugin_instance,
+ (plugin_instance != NULL) ? plugin_instance : "",
+ sizeof (vl->plugin_instance));
+ sstrncpy (vl->type, type, sizeof (vl->type));
+ sstrncpy (vl->type_instance,
+ (type_instance != NULL) ? type_instance : "",
+ sizeof (vl->type_instance));
+
+ return (0);
+} /* }}} int parse_identifier_vl */
+
+int parse_value (const char *value, value_t *ret_value, int ds_type)
+{
+ char *endptr = NULL;
+
+ switch (ds_type)
+ {
+ case DS_TYPE_COUNTER:
+ ret_value->counter = (counter_t) strtoull (value, &endptr, 0);
+ break;
+
+ case DS_TYPE_GAUGE:
+ ret_value->gauge = (gauge_t) strtod (value, &endptr);
+ break;
+
+ case DS_TYPE_DERIVE:
+ ret_value->derive = (derive_t) strtoll (value, &endptr, 0);
+ break;
+
+ case DS_TYPE_ABSOLUTE:
+ ret_value->absolute = (absolute_t) strtoull (value, &endptr, 0);
+ break;
+
+ default:
+ ERROR ("parse_value: Invalid data source type: %i.", ds_type);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ if (value == endptr) {
+ ERROR ("parse_value: Failed to parse string as number: %s.", value);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ else if ((NULL != endptr) && ('\0' != *endptr))
+ WARNING ("parse_value: Ignoring trailing garbage after number: %s.",
+ endptr);
+ return 0;