2 files changed, 62 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/dict.c b/libglusterfs/src/dict.c
index b1c1a5d9495..bff17444ce3 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/dict.c
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/dict.c
@@ -2170,6 +2170,67 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * dict_get_str_boolean - get a boolean value based on string representation.
+ *
+ * @this        : dictionary
+ * @key         : dictionary key queried
+ * @default_val : default value if key not found
+ *
+ * @return      : @default_val if key not found
+ *              : boolean interpretation of @this[@key] if it makes sense
+ *                (ie., "on", "true", "enable" ...)
+ *              : -1 if error occurs or @this[@key] doesn't make sens as
+ *                  boolean
+ *
+ *   So if you query a boolean option, then via @default_val you can choose
+ *   between following patterns:
+ *
+ *   - fall back to _gf_false if @key is not set  [@default_val = 0]
+ *   - fall back to _gf_true if @key is not set   [@default_val = 1]
+ *   - regard as failure if @key is not set       [@default_val = -1]
+ *   - handle specially (not as error) if @key is not set
+ *                                                [@default_val = anything else]
+ */
+
+int
+dict_get_str_boolean (dict_t *this, char *key, int default_val)
+{
+        data_t       *data = NULL;
+        gf_boolean_t  boo = _gf_false;
+        int           ret  = 0;
+
+        ret = dict_get_with_ref (this, key, &data);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+                if (ret == -ENOENT)
+                        ret = default_val;
+                else
+                        ret = -1;
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        GF_ASSERT (data);
+
+        if (!data->data) {
+                ret = -1;
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        ret = gf_string2boolean (data->data, &boo);
+        if (ret == -1)
+                goto err;
+
+        ret = boo;
+
+err:
+        if (data)
+                data_unref (data);
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Serialization format:
  *  -------- --------  --------  ----------- -------------
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/dict.h b/libglusterfs/src/dict.h
index 41b6b6780cf..f5c4abd0bdc 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/dict.h
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/dict.h
@@ -185,4 +185,5 @@ GF_MUST_CHECK int dict_set_dynmstr (dict_t *this, char *key, char *str);
 GF_MUST_CHECK int dict_set_dynstr (dict_t *this, char *key, char *str);
 GF_MUST_CHECK int dict_get_str (dict_t *this, char *key, char **str);
 
+GF_MUST_CHECK int dict_get_str_boolean (dict_t *this, char *key, int default_val);
 #endif