ratelim.h File Reference

Summarize similar messages that would otherwise flood the logs. More...

#include <time.h>

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Data Structures
struct	ratelim_t

Macros
#define	RATELIM_INIT(r)   { (r), 0, 0, 0 }
#define	RATELIM_TOOMANY   (16*1000*1000)

Functions
char *	rate_limit_log (ratelim_t *lim, time_t now)

Detailed Description

Summarize similar messages that would otherwise flood the logs.

Definition in file ratelim.h.

Function Documentation

rate_limit_log()

char* rate_limit_log	(	ratelim_t *	lim,
		time_t	now
	)

If the rate-limiter lim is ready at now, return a newly allocated string indicating how many messages were suppressed, suitable to append to a log message. Otherwise return NULL.

Definition at line 42 of file ratelim.c.