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+/*#############################################################################
+# #
+# collecty - A system statistics collection daemon for IPFire #
+# Copyright (C) 2025 IPFire Development Team #
+# #
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify #
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by #
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or #
+# (at your option) any later version. #
+# #
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, #
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of #
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the #
+# GNU General Public License for more details. #
+# #
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License #
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. #
+# #
+#############################################################################*/
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "util.h"
+
+int __collecty_format_number(char* buffer, size_t length, int number) {
+ int r;
+
+ // Format the number if positive or zero
+ if (number >= 0)
+ r = snprintf(buffer, length, "%d", number);
+
+ // Otherwise we set it to UNKNOWN
+ else
+ r = snprintf(buffer, length, "U");
+
+ // Abort on error
+ if (r < 0)
+ return -errno;
+
+ return 0;
+}
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+/*#############################################################################
+# #
+# collecty - A system statistics collection daemon for IPFire #
+# Copyright (C) 2025 IPFire Development Team #
+# #
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify #
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by #
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or #
+# (at your option) any later version. #
+# #
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, #
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of #
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the #
+# GNU General Public License for more details. #
+# #
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License #
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. #
+# #
+#############################################################################*/
+
+#ifndef COLLECTY_UTIL_H
+#define COLLECTY_UTIL_H
+
+#define collecty_format_number(buffer, number) \
+ __collecty_format_number(buffer, sizeof(buffer), number)
+
+int __collecty_format_number(char* buffer, size_t length, int number);
+
+#endif /* COLLECTY_UTIL_H */