From 3b8dcc64a73b25b67d4eb242e0e58ca5bc6dbb7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Florian Forster <octo@huhu.verplant.org>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:08:49 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] =?utf8?q?src/common.[ch]:=20Implement=20=E2=80=9Cstrtoder?=
 =?utf8?q?ive=E2=80=9D.?=
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Simplifies error handling.
---
 src/common.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 src/common.h |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/common.c b/src/common.c
index 3695a9b7..8c2aeaea 100644
--- a/src/common.c
+++ b/src/common.c
@@ -1142,3 +1142,21 @@ int service_name_to_port_number (const char *service_name)
 		return (service_number);
 	return (-1);
 } /* int service_name_to_port_number */
+
+int strtoderive (const char *string, derive_t *ret_value) /* {{{ */
+{
+	derive_t tmp;
+	char *endptr;
+
+	if ((string == NULL) || (ret_value == NULL))
+		return (EINVAL);
+
+	errno = 0;
+	endptr = NULL;
+	tmp = (derive_t) strtoll (string, &endptr, /* base = */ 0);
+	if ((endptr == string) || (errno != 0))
+		return (-1);
+
+	*ret_value = tmp;
+	return (0);
+} /* }}} int strtoderive */
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index 2d5c7945..fc809f21 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -289,4 +289,6 @@ counter_t counter_diff (counter_t old_value, counter_t new_value);
  * (in the range [1-65535]). Returns less than zero on error. */
 int service_name_to_port_number (const char *service_name);
 
+int strtoderive (const char *string, derive_t *ret_value);
+
 #endif /* COMMON_H */
-- 
2.11.0