Typedef PntosKeyValueStoreType

• Defined in File common.h

Typedef Documentation

typedef enum PntosKeyValueStoreType PntosKeyValueStoreType

An enum that specifies the supported types in a PntosKeyValueStore. This is useful for keeping track of what type is associated with each value in a PntosKeyValueStore for such functions as PntosKeyValueStore::get_type(). Every value in the PntosKeyValueStore must have an associated PntosKeyValueStoreType - excluding PNTOS_KV_STORE_KEY_DNE which is intended for error/debug use.

Part of the motive for keeping track of the types in the registry is to allow greater compatibility with plugins in other languages (python, for example), as well as greater flexibility in the PntosKeyValueStore implementation. For instance, if all values have an associated type, the PntosKeyValueStore could easily check if a conversion exists between the value in the store and the requested value from a get_*() call.

UNSTABLE: This feature is unstable and is not yet considered part of the stable pntOS API. Usage of this feature is highly discouraged in non-experimental code, and its definition may change at any time.