NAME

       auparse_init - initialize an instance of the audit parsing library

SYNOPSIS

       #include <auparse.h>

       auparse_state_t *auparse_init(ausource_t source, const void *b);

DESCRIPTION

       auparse_init initializes an instance of the audit parsing library. The function returns an opaque pointer
       to  the  parser's  internal  state. It is used in subsequent calls to the library so. The source variable
       determines where the library looks for data. Legal values can be:

            AUSOURCE_LOGS - use audit logs
            AUSOURCE_FILE - use a file
            AUSOURCE_FILE_ARRAY - use several files
            AUSOURCE_BUFFER - use a buffer
            AUSOURCE_BUFFER_ARRAY - use an array of buffers
            AUSOURCE_DESCRIPTOR - use a particular descriptor
            AUSOURCE_FILE_POINTER - use a stdio FILE pointer
            AUSOURCE_FEED - feed data to parser with auparse_feed()

       The pointer 'b' is used to set the file name, array of filenames, the buffer  address,  or  an  array  of
       pointers  to  buffers, or the descriptor number based on what source is given. When the data source is an
       array of files or buffers, you would create an array of pointers with the last one being a NULL  pointer.
       Buffers should be NUL terminated.

RETURN VALUE

       Returns  a  NULL  pointer  if  an  error  occurs; otherwise, the return value is an opaque pointer to the
       parser's internal state.

SEE ALSO

       auparse_reset(3), auparse_destroy(3).  auparse_feed(3).

AUTHOR

       Steve Grubb

Red Hat                                             Feb 2007                                     AUPARSE_INIT(3)