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+<!--
+title: "Parser"
+custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/parser/README.md
+-->
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#### Introduction
The parser will be used to process streaming and plugins input as well as metadata
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#### Functions
-----
+TODO:
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##### parse_init(RRDHOST *host, void *user, void *input, int flags)
Initialize an internal parser with the specified user defined data structure that will be shared across calls.
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##### parse_push(PARSER *parser, char *line)
Push a new line for processing
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- 0 line added
- 1 error detected
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##### parse_add_keyword(PARSER *parser, char *keyword, keyword_function callback_function)
The function will add callbacks for keywords. The callback function is defined as
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- keyword_function
- The callback that will handle the keyword processing
* The callback function should return one of the following
- * PARSER_RC_OK -- Callback was successful (continue with other callbacks)
- * PARSER_RC_STOP -- Stop processing callbacks (return OK)
- * PARSER_RC_ERROR -- Callback failed, exit
+ * PARSER_RC_OK - Callback was successful (continue with other callbacks)
+ * PARSER_RC_STOP - Stop processing callbacks (return OK)
+ * PARSER_RC_ERROR - Callback failed, exit
Output
- The corresponding keyword and callback will be registered
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- > 0 which is the number of callbacks associated with this keyword.
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##### parser_next(PARSER *parser)
Return the next item to parse
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- 0 Next item fetched successfully
- 1 No more items to parse
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##### parser_action(PARSER *parser, char *input)
Return the next item to parse
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- 0 Callbacks called successfully
- 1 Failed
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##### parser_destroy(PARSER *parser)
Cleanup a previously allocated parser
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Returns
- none
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##### parser_recover_input(PARSER *parser)
Cleanup a previously allocated parser