[collectd-changes] collectd, the system statistics collection daemon: Changes to 'master'

[Florian Forster]

 src/Makefile.am |    1 +
 src/meta_data.c |  536 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/meta_data.h |   63 +++++++
 3 files changed, 600 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

New commits:
commit 2c63edbfbafad776dfd504c375920e899ef23b82
Author: Florian Forster <octo at leeloo.lan.home.verplant.org>
Date:   Sat Nov 22 19:19:12 2008 +0100

    src/meta_data.[ch]: Added a framework for meta data.
    
    This framework is planned to be used in at least three places:
    
    - Extend the global cache to allow attaching a meta-data object to each
      entry. The meta-data can then be used by other plugins to attach
      miscellaneous information to an entry. Possibly uses include
      calculation of floating averages or storing the state for a hysteresis
      threshold.
    
    - Add a meta-data object to every `value_list_t' in
      `plugin_dispatch_values'. The meta-data object can then be used by
      matches and targets to pass information about a value-list to one
      another.
    
    - Replace the notification meta-data stuff in src/plugin.[ch] with such
      an object.