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+/* Copyright (C) 2017 Open Information Security Foundation
+ *
+ * You can copy, redistribute or modify this Program under the terms of
+ * the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * 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
+ * version 2 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+use std::os::raw::c_char;
+use std::ffi::{CString, CStr};
+use std::ptr;
+use std::str;
+
+use log::*;
+
+extern {
+ fn ConfGet(key: *const c_char, res: *mut *const c_char) -> i8;
+}
+
+// Return the string value of a configuration value.
+pub fn conf_get(key: &str) -> Option<&str> {
+ let mut vptr: *const c_char = ptr::null_mut();
+
+ unsafe {
+ if ConfGet(CString::new(key).unwrap().as_ptr(), &mut vptr) != 1 {
+ SCLogInfo!("Failed to find value for key {}", key);
+ return None;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if vptr == ptr::null() {
+ return None;
+ }
+
+ let value = str::from_utf8(unsafe{
+ CStr::from_ptr(vptr).to_bytes()
+ }).unwrap();
+
+ return Some(value);
+}
+
+// Return the value of key as a boolean. A value that is not set is
+// the same as having it set to false.
+pub fn conf_get_bool(key: &str) -> bool {
+ match conf_get(key) {
+ Some(val) => {
+ match val {
+ "1" | "yes" | "true" | "on" => {
+ return true;
+ },
+ _ => {},
+ }
+ },
+ None => {},
+ }
+
+ return false;
+}