sd_journal_query_unique
systemd
sd_journal_query_unique
3
sd_journal_query_unique
sd_journal_enumerate_unique
sd_journal_restart_unique
SD_JOURNAL_FOREACH_UNIQUE
Read unique data fields from the journal
#include <systemd/sd-journal.h>
int sd_journal_query_unique
sd_journal *j
const char *field
int sd_journal_enumerate_unique
sd_journal *j
const void **data
size_t *length
void sd_journal_restart_unique
sd_journal *j
SD_JOURNAL_FOREACH_UNIQUE
sd_journal *j
const void *data
size_t length
Description
sd_journal_query_unique() queries the
journal for all unique values the specified field can take. It
takes two arguments: the journal to query and the field name to
look for. Well-known field names are listed on
systemd.journal-fields7.
Field names must be specified without a trailing '='. After this
function has been executed successfully the field values may be
queried using sd_journal_enumerate_unique().
Invoking this call a second time will change the field name being
queried and reset the enumeration index to the first field value
that matches.
sd_journal_enumerate_unique() may be
used to iterate through all data fields which match the previously
selected field name as set with
sd_journal_query_unique(). On each invocation
the next field data matching the field name is returned. The order
of the returned data fields is not defined. It takes three
arguments: the journal context object, plus a pair of pointers to
pointer/size variables where the data object and its size shall be
stored in. The returned data is in a read-only memory map and is
only valid until the next invocation of
sd_journal_enumerate_unique(). Note that the
data returned will be prefixed with the field name and '='. Note
that this call is subject to the data field size threshold as
controlled by
sd_journal_set_data_threshold().
sd_journal_restart_unique() resets the
data enumeration index to the beginning of the list. The next
invocation of sd_journal_enumerate_unique()
will return the first field data matching the field name
again.
Note that the
SD_JOURNAL_FOREACH_UNIQUE() macro may be used
as a handy wrapper around
sd_journal_restart_unique() and
sd_journal_enumerate_unique().
Note that these functions currently are not influenced by
matches set with sd_journal_add_match() but
this might change in a later version of this software.
To enumerate all field names currently in use (and thus all suitable field parameters for
sd_journal_query_unique()), use the
sd_journal_enumerate_fields3
call.
Return Value
sd_journal_query_unique() returns 0 on
success or a negative errno-style error code.
sd_journal_enumerate_unique() returns a
positive integer if the next field data has been read, 0 when no
more fields are known, or a negative errno-style error code.
sd_journal_restart_unique() returns
nothing.
Notes
All functions listed here are thread-agnostic and only a single thread may operate
on a given sd_journal object.
Examples
Use the SD_JOURNAL_FOREACH_UNIQUE macro
to iterate through all values a field of the journal can take. The
following example lists all unit names referenced in the
journal:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <systemd/sd-journal.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
sd_journal *j;
const void *d;
size_t l;
int r;
r = sd_journal_open(&j, SD_JOURNAL_LOCAL_ONLY);
if (r < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open journal: %s\n", strerror(-r));
return 1;
}
r = sd_journal_query_unique(j, "_SYSTEMD_UNIT");
if (r < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to query journal: %s\n", strerror(-r));
return 1;
}
SD_JOURNAL_FOREACH_UNIQUE(j, d, l)
printf("%.*s\n", (int) l, (const char*) d);
sd_journal_close(j);
return 0;
}
See Also
systemd1,
systemd.journal-fields7,
sd-journal3,
sd_journal_open3,
sd_journal_enumerate_fields3,
sd_journal_get_data3,
sd_journal_add_match3