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=head1 NAME

ossl_method_store_new, ossl_method_store_free, ossl_method_store_init,
ossl_method_store_cleanup, ossl_method_store_add, ossl_method_store_remove,
ossl_method_store_fetch, ossl_method_store_set_global_properties,
ossl_method_store_cache_get and ossl_method_store_cache_set
- implementation method store and query

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 #include "internal/property.h"

 typedef struct ossl_method_store_st OSSL_METHOD_STORE;

 OSSL_METHOD_STORE *ossl_method_store_new(void);
 void ossl_method_store_free(OSSL_METHOD_STORE *store);
 int ossl_method_store_init(void);
 void ossl_method_store_cleanup(void);
 int ossl_method_store_add(OSSL_METHOD_STORE *store,
                           int nid, const char *properties,
                           void *method, void (*method_destruct)(void *));
 int ossl_method_store_remove(OSSL_METHOD_STORE *store,
                              int nid, const void *method);
 int ossl_method_store_fetch(OSSL_METHOD_STORE *store,
                             int nid, const char *properties,
                             void **method);
 int ossl_method_store_set_global_properties(OSSL_METHOD_STORE *store,
                                            const char *prop_query);
 int ossl_method_store_cache_get(OSSL_METHOD_STORE *store, int nid,
                                 const char *prop_query, void **method);
 int ossl_method_store_cache_set(OSSL_METHOD_STORE *store, int nid,
                                 const char *prop_query, void *method);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

OSSL_METHOD_STORE stores methods that can be queried using properties and a
numeric identity (nid).

Methods are expected to be library internal structures.
It's left to the caller to define the exact contents.

Numeric identities are expected to be an algorithm identity for the methods.
It's left to the caller to define exactly what an algorithm is, and to allocate
these numeric identities accordingly.

The B<OSSL_METHOD_STORE> also holds an internal query cache, which is accessed
separately (see L</Cache Functions> below).

=head2 Store Functions

ossl_method_store_init() initialises the method store subsystem.

ossl_method_store_cleanup() cleans up and shuts down the implementation method
store subsystem.

ossl_method_store_new() create a new empty method store.

ossl_method_store_free() frees resources allocated to B<store>.

ossl_method_store_add() adds the B<method> to the B<store> as an instance of an
algorithm indicated by B<nid> and the property definition B<properties>.
The optional B<method_destruct> function is called when B<method> is being
released from B<store>.

ossl_method_store_remove() removes the B<method> identified by B<nid> from the
B<store>.

ossl_method_store_fetch() queries B<store> for an method identified by B<nid>
that matches the property query B<prop_query>.
The result, if any, is returned in B<method>.

ossl_method_store_set_global_properties() sets method B<store> wide query
properties to B<prop_query>.
All subsequent fetches will need to meet both these global query properties
and the ones passed to the ossl_method_store_free().

=head2 Cache Functions

ossl_method_store_cache_get() queries the cache associated with the B<store>
for an method identified by B<nid> that matches the property query
B<prop_query>.
The result, if any, is returned in B<method>.

ossl_method_store_cache_set() sets a cache entry identified by B<nid> with the
property query B<prop_query> in the B<store>.
Future cache gets will return the specified B<method>.

=head1 RETURN VALUES

ossl_method_store_new() a new method store object or B<NULL> on failure.

ossl_method_store_free(), ossl_method_store_add(),
ossl_method_store_remove(), ossl_method_store_fetch(),
ossl_method_store_set_global_properties(), ossl_method_store_cache_get()
and ossl_method_store_cache_set() return B<1> on success and B<0> on error.

ossl_method_store_free() and ossl_method_store_cleanup() do not return values.

=head1 HISTORY

This functionality was added to OpenSSL 3.0.0.

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
Copyright (c) 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use this
file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy in the file
LICENSE in the source distribution or at
L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

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