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