1 Citadel Server Extension API Documentation
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4 This is a VERY INCOMPLETE documentation of the API for extending the
5 Citadel server using dynamically loaded modules. It really isn't an API at
6 all, but rather a list of some of the functions available in the server which
7 are likely to be of use to module writers.
9 The current trend is to move as much stuff as possible out of the server
10 proper and into loadable modules. This makes the code much easier to read and
13 Expect this document to become more complete over time, as both the API and
14 the person documenting it have a chance to mature a bit. :)
18 USER RELATED FUNCTIONS
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21 The fundamental user data is stored in "struct ctdluser" which is defined
22 in citadel.h. The following functions are available:
25 int getuser(struct ctdluser *usbuf, char name[])
27 Given the name of a requested user and a buffer to store the user
28 record in, getuser() will search the userlog for the named user and load its
29 data into the buffer. getuser() returns 0 upon success or a nonzero error
30 code if the requested operation could not be performed.
33 void putuser(struct ctdluser *usbuf, char *name)
35 After reading in a user record with getuser() and perhaps modifying the data
36 in some way, a program may use putuser() to write it back to disk.
39 int lgetuser(struct ctdluser *usbuf, char *name)
40 void lputuser(struct ctdluser *usbuf, char *name)
42 If critical-section operation is required, this pair of calls may be used.
43 They function the same as getuser() and putuser(), except that lgetuser()
44 locks the user file immediately after retrieving the record and lputuser()
45 unlocks it. This will guarantee that no other threads manipulate the same
46 user record at the same time.
48 NOTE: do NOT attempt to combine the locking lgetuser/lputuser calls with any
49 other locking calls in this API. Attempting to obtain concurrent locks on
50 multiple files may result in a deadlock condition which would freeze the
54 void ForEachUser(void (*CallBack)(struct ctdluser *EachUser))
56 This allows a user-supplied function to be called once for each user on
57 the system. The user-supplied function will be called with a pointer to a
58 user structure as its only argument.
61 int getuserbynumber(struct ctdluser *usbuf, long int number)
63 getuserbynumber() functions similarly to getuser(), except that it is
64 supplied with a user number rather than a name. Calling this function
65 results in a sequential search of the user file, so use it sparingly if at
69 int purge_user(char *pname)
71 This function deletes the named user off the system and erases all related
72 objects: bio, photo, etc. It returns 0 upon success or a nonzero error code
73 if the requested operation could not be performed.
77 HOW TO REGISTER FUNCTION HOOKS
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80 The truly powerful part of the Citadel API is the ability for extensions to
81 register "hooks" -- user-supplied functions will be called while the server
82 is performing various tasks. Here are the API calls to register hooks:
85 void CtdlRegisterProtoHook(void (*handler)(char *), char *cmd, char *desc)
86 void CtdlUnregisterProtoHook(void (*handler)(char *), char *cmd)
88 CtdlRegisterProtoHook() adds a new server command to the system. The
89 handler function should accept a single string parameter, which will be set
90 to a string containing any parameters the client software sent along with
91 the server command. "cmd" should be the four-character mnemonic the server
92 command is known by, and "desc" is a description of the new command.
94 CtdlUnregisterProtoHook() removes a server command from the system. It
95 must be called with the same handler and cmd which were previously registered.
98 void CtdlRegisterCleanupHook(void *fcn_ptr)
99 void CtdlUnregisterCleanupHook(void *fcn_ptr)
101 CtdlRegisterCleanupHook() registers a new function to be called whenever the
102 server is shutting down. Cleanup functions accept no parameters.
104 CtdlUnregsiterCleanupHook() removes a cleanup function from the system. It
105 must be called with the same fcn_ptr which was previously registered.
108 void CtdlRegisterSessionHook(void *fcn_ptr, int EventType)
109 void CtdlUnregisterSessionHook(void *fcn_ptr, int EventType)
111 CtdlRegisterSessionHook() registers a session hook. Session hooks accept
112 no parameters. There are multiple types of session hooks; the server
113 extension registers which one it is interested in by setting the value of
114 EventType. The available session hook types are:
116 #define EVT_STOP 0 /* Session is terminating */
117 #define EVT_START 1 /* Session is starting */
118 #define EVT_LOGIN 2 /* A user is logging in */
119 #define EVT_NEWROOM 3 /* Changing rooms */
120 #define EVT_LOGOUT 4 /* A user is logging out */
121 #define EVT_SETPASS 5 /* Setting or changing password */
122 #define EVT_CMD 6 /* Called after each server command */
123 #define EVT_RWHO 7 /* An RWHO command is being executed */
124 #define EVT_ASYNC 8 /* Doing asynchronous message */
126 #define EVT_TIMER 50 /* Timer events are called once per minute */
127 #define EVT_HOUSE 51 /* Housekeeping event */
129 CtdlUnregisterSessionHook() removes a session hook. It must be called with
130 the same fcn_ptr and EventTYpe which were previously registered.
133 void CtdlRegisterUserHook(void *fcn_ptr, int EventType)
134 void CtdlUnregisterUserHook(void *fcn_ptr, int EventType)
136 CtdlRegisterUserHook() registers a user hook. User hooks accept two
137 parameters: a string pointer containing the user name, and a long which *may*
138 contain a user number (only applicable for certain types of hooks). The
139 available user hook types are:
141 #define EVT_PURGEUSER 100 /* Deleting a user */
142 #define EVT_OUTPUTMSG 101 /* Outputting a message */
144 CtdlUnregisterUserHook() removes a user hook from the system. It must be
145 called with the same fcn_ptr and EventType which were previously registered.
148 void CtdlRegisterLogHook(void (*fcn_ptr) (char *), int loglevel)
149 void CtdlUnregisterLogHook(void (*fcn_ptr) (char *), int loglevel)
151 CtdlRegisterLogHook() adds a new logging function to the system. The
152 handler function should accept a single string as a parameter. Logging
153 functions can be used to implement additional logging facilities in
154 addition to the Citadel trace file, which is output on stderr, or
155 redirected to a file with the -t command line option. The handler
156 function will be called if the loglevel is greater than or equal to
159 Security considerations: Logs may contain plain text passwords and
160 other sensitive information. It is your responsibility to ensure that
161 your logs have appropriate access protection. The Citadel trace file
162 is readable only by the superuser when the -t option is used.
164 CtdlUnregisterLogHook() removes a logging function from the system. It
165 must be called with the same fcn_ptr and loglevel which were previously
169 void CtdlRegisterMessageHook(int (*handler) (struct CtdlMessage *),
171 void CtdlUnregisterMessageHook(int (*handler) (struct CtdlMessage *),
175 CtdlRegisterMessageHook() registers a function with the message
176 handling subsystem. This function will be called with one parameter,
177 a pointer to a CtdlMessage structure, when the message triggers an event
178 of type EventType. The registered function should return non zero if it
179 has handled the event to prevent other hook functions from also processing
182 CtdlUnregisterMessageHook() removes a function from the list of registered
183 message handlers. To successfully remove a function registered with
184 CtdlRegisterMessageHook() CtdlUnregisterMessageHook() must be called with
187 Possible values for EventType are:
188 EVT_BEFOREREAD Called after a message is loaded from disk but before
189 it is presented for reading.
190 EVT_BEFORESAVE Called before the message is saved to disk. returning
191 non zero for this event will prevent the message being saved to disk in the
193 EVT_AFTERSAVE Called after the message is saved to disk but before
194 any IGnet spooling is carried out.
195 EVT_SMTPSCAN Called during the SMTP reception of a message after the
196 message is received and before the response is sent to the sender. This is
197 intended for spam filters and virus checkers. A positive return code will
198 cause the message to be rejected by the SMTP server.
201 void CtdlRegisterRoomHook(int (*fcn_ptr) (char *))
202 void CtdlUnregisterRoomHook(int (*fcn_ptr) (char *))
204 Register or remove a function with the room processing system.
205 Registered functions are called in the order they are registered when a message
206 is added to a room. This allows modules such as Sieve to process new messages
210 void CtdlRegisterXmsgHook(int (*fcn_ptr) (char *, char *, char *), int order)
211 void CtdlUnregisterXmsgHook(int (*fcn_ptr) (char *, char *, char *), int order)
213 Please write documentation for me!
216 void CtdlRegisterServiceHook(int tcp_port, char *sockpath,
217 void (*h_greeting_function) (void),
218 void (*h_command_function) (void))
219 void CtdlUnregisterServiceHook(int tcp_port, char *sockpath,
220 void (*h_greeting_function) (void),
221 void (*h_command_function) (void))
223 Please write documentation for me!
226 FUNCTIONS WHICH MANIPULATE USER/ROOM RELATIONSHIPS
228 void CtdlGetRelationship(struct visit *vbuf,
229 struct ctdluser *rel_user,
230 struct ctdlroom *rel_room);
231 void CtdlSetRelationship(struct visit *newvisit,
232 struct ctdluser *rel_user,
233 struct ctdlroom *rel_room);
235 These functions get/set a "struct visit" structure which may contain
236 information about the relationship between a user and a room. Specifically:
242 unsigned int v_flags;
245 #define V_FORGET 1 /* User has zapped this room */
246 #define V_LOCKOUT 2 /* User is locked out of this room */
247 #define V_ACCESS 4 /* Access is granted to this room */
249 Don't change v_roomname or v_generation; they're used to identify the room
250 being referred to. A room is unique to the system by its combination of room
251 name and generation number. If a new room is created with the same name as
252 a recently deleted room, it will have a new generation number, and therefore
253 stale "visit" records will not be applied (and will eventually be purged).
255 v_lastseen contains the number of the newest message the user has read in
256 this room. Any existing messages higher than this number can be considered
259 v_flags contains information regarding access to the room.
263 int CtdlRoomAccess(struct ctdlroom *roombuf, struct ctdluser *userbuf)
265 This is a convenience function which uses CtdlGetRelationship() to determine
266 whether a user has access to a room. It returns a bucket of bits which may
269 #define UA_INUSE 1 /* Room exists */
270 #define UA_KNOWN 2 /* Room is in user's Known list */
271 #define UA_GOTOALLOWED 4 /* User may <.G>oto this room */
272 #define UA_HASNEWMSGS 8 /* Room contains new messages */
273 #define UA_ZAPPED 16 /* User has forgotten this room */
278 ROOM RELATED FUNCTIONS
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282 unsigned create_room(char *new_room_name,
288 This function is used to create a new room. new_room_name should be set to
289 the desired name for the new room.
291 new_room_type should be set to one of the following values:
295 3 = invitation-only room
296 4 = personal (mailbox) room
297 5 = personal (mailbox) room, and new_room_name already contains
298 the namespace prefix (use with caution!)
300 new_room_pass should be set to the desired password for the room (obviously
301 this is only valid for passworded rooms).
303 If the room is really to be created, set really_create to 1. Otherwise, the
304 caller may merely check to see if it's possible to create the room without
305 actually creating it by setting really_create to 0.
307 create_room() returns the flags associated with the new room (as in the
308 data structure item room.QRflags). If the room cannot be created (for
309 example, a room with the name already exists), it returns 0.