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+/*
+This file is distributed as part of the SkySQL Gateway. It is free
+software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
+GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+version 2.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
+Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+Copyright SkySQL Ab
+
+*/
+
+/*
+03-06-2013
+gateway utils
+Massimiliano Pinto
+*/
+
+#include "gw.h"
+#include "dcb.h"
+
+///
+// set ip address in sockect struct
+///
+void setipaddress(struct in_addr *a, char *p) {
+	struct hostent *h = gethostbyname(p);
+	if (h == NULL) {
+		if ((a->s_addr = inet_addr(p)) == -1) {
+			error("unknown or invalid address [%s]\n", p);
+		}
+	} else {
+		memcpy(a, h->h_addr, h->h_length);
+	}
+}
+
+int gw_daemonize(void) {
+	pid_t pid;
+
+	pid = fork();
+
+	if (pid < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "fork() error %s\n", strerror(errno));
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	if (pid != 0) {
+		// exit from main
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	if (setsid() < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "setsid() error %s\n", strerror(errno));
+		exit(1);
+	}
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////
+// Generic read from filedescriptor
+//////////////////////////////////////
+int do_read_fd(int fd) {
+	char buf[MAX_BUFFER_SIZE]="";
+	int n;
+
+	n = read(fd, buf, MAX_BUFFER_SIZE);
+
+	if (n == 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Generic Socket EOF\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (n < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Read error: %i [%s]\n", errno, strerror(errno));
+		if ((errno != EAGAIN) || (errno != EWOULDBLOCK))
+			return -1;
+		else
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_GATEWAY_READ
+	fprintf(stderr, "socket %i, do_read %i bytes\n", fd, n);
+#endif
+
+	return n;
+}
+
+int do_read_dcb10(DCB *dcb) {
+	char buf[MAX_BUFFER_SIZE]="";
+	int n;
+	n = read(dcb->fd, buf, 10);
+
+	if (n == 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Read DCB Socket EOF\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (n < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "ReadDcb error: %i [%s]\n", errno, strerror(errno));
+		if ((errno != EAGAIN) || (errno != EWOULDBLOCK))
+			return -1;
+		else
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+#ifdef GW_READ_DEBUG
+	fprintf(stderr, "socket %i, do_read % i bytes, [%s]\n", dcb->fd, n, buf+5);
+#endif
+
+	return n;
+}
+
+int do_read_dcb(DCB *dcb) {
+	char buf[MAX_BUFFER_SIZE]="";
+	int n;
+	n = read(dcb->fd, buf, MAX_BUFFER_SIZE);
+
+	if (n == 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Read DCB Socket EOF\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (n < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "ReadDcb error: %i [%s]\n", errno, strerror(errno));
+		if ((errno != EAGAIN) || (errno != EWOULDBLOCK))
+			return -1;
+		else
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+#ifdef GW_READ_DEBUG
+	fprintf(stderr, "socket %i, do_read % i bytes, [%s]\n", dcb->fd, n, buf+5);
+#endif
+
+	return n;
+}
+
+
+int do_read_buffer10(DCB *dcb, uint8_t *buffer) {
+	int n;
+	n = read(dcb->fd, buffer, 10);
+
+	if (n == 0 & (errno==EOF)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "ReadBuffer Socket EOF\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (n < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "ReadBuffer error: %i [%s]\n", errno, strerror(errno));
+		if ((errno != EAGAIN) || (errno != EWOULDBLOCK))
+			return -1;
+		else
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+#ifdef GW_READ_DEBUG
+	fprintf(stderr, "socket %i, do_read % i bytes\n", dcb->fd, n);
+#endif
+
+	return n;
+}
+
+int do_read_buffer(DCB *dcb, uint8_t *buffer) {
+	int n;
+	n = read(dcb->fd, buffer, MAX_BUFFER_SIZE);
+
+	if (n == 0 & (errno==EOF)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "ReadBuffer Socket EOF\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (n < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "ReadBuffer error: %i [%s]\n", errno, strerror(errno));
+		if ((errno != EAGAIN) || (errno != EWOULDBLOCK))
+			return -1;
+		else
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+#ifdef GW_READ_DEBUG
+	fprintf(stderr, "socket %i, do_read % i bytes\n", dcb->fd, n);
+#endif
+
+	return n;
+}
+
+const char *gw_dcb_state2string (int state) {
+	switch(state) {
+		case DCB_STATE_ALLOC:
+			return "DCB Allocated";
+		case DCB_STATE_IDLE:
+			return "DCB not yet in polling";
+		case DCB_STATE_POLLING:
+			return "DCB in the EPOLL";
+		case DCB_STATE_PROCESSING:
+			return "DCB processing event";
+		case DCB_STATE_LISTENING:
+			return "DCB for listening socket";
+		default:
+			return "DCB (unknown)";
+	}
+}