initializing ding-libs with bytes (rather than with file)

[Yassir Elley]

Hi Dmitri,

When reading an INI file using SMB, the GPO code receives the data as an array of bytes.
Once received, it writes the data to a local file, but only so that it can use the
ini_config library to parse that local file. I would much prefer to just parse the bytes
directly, without writing out the data to a local file. Can the ini_config library be
initialized with a byte array, or can it only be initialized with a filename?

Regards,
Yassir.

[Dmitri Pal]

On 03/03/2014 04:41 PM, Yassir Elley wrote:
>  Hi Dmitri,
>
>  When reading an INI file using SMB, the GPO code receives the data as an array of bytes.
> Once received, it writes the data to a local file, but only so that it can use the
> ini_config library to parse that local file. I would much prefer to just parse the bytes
> directly, without writing out the data to a local file. Can the ini_config library be
> initialized with a byte array, or can it only be initialized with a filename? 
File a ticket, I will have a look.
I think it would be a simple new call.
I however would create memory mapped file and read from it. This way I 
would be able to reuse most of the code. Would that approach work for you?


>  Regards,
>  Yassir.
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Dmitri Pal

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[Yassir Elley]

----- Original Message -----
>  On 03/03/2014 04:41 PM, Yassir Elley wrote:
>  > Hi Dmitri,
>  >
>  > When reading an INI file using SMB, the GPO code receives the data as an
>  > array of bytes. Once received, it writes the data to a local file, but
>  > only so that it can use the ini_config library to parse that local file. I
>  > would much prefer to just parse the bytes directly, without writing out
>  > the data to a local file. Can the ini_config library be initialized with a
>  > byte array, or can it only be initialized with a filename?
>  
>  File a ticket, I will have a look.
>  I think it would be a simple new call.
>  I however would create memory mapped file and read from it. This way I
>  would be able to reuse most of the code. Would that approach work for you?
>   
Ticket filed.
https://fedorahosted.org/sssd/ticket/2267

It think a non-persistent memory mapped approach sounds fine.

Thanks,
Yassir.