/**
 * Reading related functions
 *
 * @package vzlogger
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2011, The volkszaehler.org project
 * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt GNU Public License
 * @author Steffen Vogel <info@steffenvogel.de>
 */
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 *
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 */

#ifndef _READING_H_
#define _READING_H_

#include <sys/time.h>

#include "obis.h"

#define MAX_IDENTIFIER_LEN 255

typedef union reading_id {
	obis_id_t obis;
	char *string;
	char *uuid;
	int channel;
} reading_id_t;

typedef struct reading {
	double value;
	struct timeval time;
	reading_id_t identifier;

	struct reading *next; /* pointer for linked list */
} reading_t;

/* prototypes */

enum meter_procotol; /* forward declaration */

/**
 * Manages memory for string identifiers
 *
 * @param str string to lookup in the registry
 * @return pointer to string in the regstry
 */
char * reading_id_registry(const char *str);

/**
 * Parse two reading identifiers in a given protocol context
 *
 * @return result like in strcmp()
 */
int reading_id_compare(enum meter_procotol prot, reading_id_t a, reading_id_t b);

/**
 * Parse identifier by a given string and protocol
 *
 * @param protocol the given protocol context in which the string should be parsed
 * @param string the string-encoded identifier
 * @return 0 on success, < 0 on error
 */
int reading_id_parse(enum meter_procotol protocol, reading_id_t *id, const char *string);

/**
 * Print identifier to buffer for debugging/dump
 *
 * @return the amount of bytes used in buffer
 */
size_t reading_id_unparse(enum meter_procotol protocol, reading_id_t identifier, char *buffer, size_t n);

/**
 * Converts timeval structure to double
 *
 * @param tv the timeval structure
 * @return the double value
 */
double tvtod(struct timeval tv);

/**
 * Converts double to timeval structure
 *
 * @param ts the double value
 * @return the timeval strucure
 */
struct timeval dtotv(double ts);

#endif /* _READING_H_ */