nbd_get_uri(3)

NAME
nbd_get_uri - construct an NBD URI for a connection

SYNOPSIS
 #include <libnbd.h>

 char * nbd_get_uri (
          struct nbd_handle *h
        );

DESCRIPTION
This makes a best effort attempt to construct an NBD URI which could be used to connect back to the same server (using nbd_connect_uri(3)).

In some cases there is not enough information in the handle to successfully create a URI (eg. if you connected with nbd_connect_socket(3)). In such cases the call returns "NULL" and further diagnostic information is available via nbd_get_errno(3) and nbd_get_error(3) as usual.

Even if a URI is returned it is not guaranteed to work, and it may not be optimal.

RETURN VALUE
This call returns a string. The caller must free the returned string to avoid a memory leak.

ERRORS
On error "NULL" is returned.

Refer to "ERROR HANDLING" in libnbd(3) for how to get further details of the error.

The following parameters must not be NULL: "h". For more information see "Non-NULL parameters" in libnbd(3).

HANDLE STATE
The handle must be connecting, or negotiating, or connected with the server, or shut down, or dead, otherwise this call will return an error.

VERSION
This function first appeared in libnbd 1.8.

If you need to test if this function is available at compile time check if the following macro is defined:

 #define LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_GET_URI 1

SEE ALSO
nbd_aio_connect_uri(3), nbd_connect_socket(3), nbd_connect_uri(3), nbd_create(3), nbd_get_errno(3), nbd_get_error(3), nbd_supports_uri(3), libnbd(3).

AUTHORS
Eric Blake

Richard W.M. Jones

COPYRIGHT
Copyright Red Hat

LICENSE
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA