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+/*
+ *	PROGRAM:	Object oriented API samples.
+ *	MODULE:		09.service.cpp
+ *	DESCRIPTION:	A sample of using service maanger.
+ *					Prints server version and employee's encryption statistics.
+ *
+ *					Example for the following interfaces:
+ *					IService - interface to work with service maanger.
+ *
+ *  The contents of this file are subject to the Initial
+ *  Developer's Public License Version 1.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+ *  License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *  http://www.ibphoenix.com/main.nfs?a=ibphoenix&page=ibp_idpl.
+ *
+ *  Software distributed under the License is distributed AS IS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing rights
+ *  and limitations under the License.
+ *
+ *  The Original Code was created by Alexander Peshkoff
+ *  for the Firebird Open Source RDBMS project.
+ *
+ *  Copyright (c) 2016 Alexander Peshkoff <peshkoff@mail.ru>
+ *  and all contributors signed below.
+ *
+ *  All Rights Reserved.
+ *  Contributor(s): ______________________________________.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "ifaceExamples.h"
+
+static IMaster* master = fb_get_master_interface();
+
+// print information, returned by isc_svc_query() call
+
+bool printLine(const unsigned char*& p)
+{
+	const ISC_USHORT length = (ISC_USHORT) isc_vax_integer((char*)p, sizeof(ISC_USHORT));
+	p += sizeof(ISC_USHORT);
+	if (length > 0)
+		printf("%*.*s\n", length, length, p);
+	p += length;
+	return length > 0;
+}
+
+bool printInfo(const unsigned char* p, size_t pSize)
+{
+	bool ret = false;
+	bool ignoreTruncation = false;
+	const unsigned char* const end = p + pSize;
+
+	while (p < end && *p != isc_info_end)
+	{
+		switch (*p++)
+		{
+		case isc_info_svc_server_version:
+			printf ("Server version: ");
+			if (!printLine(p))
+				printf ("<no data>\n");
+			break;
+
+		case isc_info_svc_line:
+			ret = printLine(p);
+			break;
+
+		case isc_info_truncated:
+			if (!ignoreTruncation)
+			{
+				printf("\n<<< truncated >>>\n");
+			}
+			fflush(stdout);
+			ret = true;
+			break;
+
+		case isc_info_svc_timeout:
+		case isc_info_data_not_ready:
+			ret = true;
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			printf("Unknown item 0x%x in received buffer\n", p[-1]);
+		}
+	}
+
+	fflush(stdout);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+int main()
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	// Status wrapper
+	ThrowStatusWrapper status(master->getStatus());
+
+	// Declare pointers to required interfaces
+	IProvider* prov = master->getDispatcher();
+	IUtil* utl = master->getUtilInterface();
+	IService* svc = NULL;
+	IXpbBuilder *spb1 = NULL;
+	IXpbBuilder *spb2 = NULL;
+
+	try {
+		printf("** Attaching to service manager...\n");
+
+		// Prepare SPB to attach to service manager
+		spb1 = utl->getXpbBuilder(&status, IXpbBuilder::SPB_ATTACH, NULL, 0);
+		spb1->insertString(&status, isc_spb_user_name, "sysdba");
+		spb1->insertString(&status, isc_spb_password, "masterkey");
+		// In case when your program is expected to be used on a server
+		// with multiple security database it's very good idea to specify
+		// DB expected to be used by services (you anyway need separate
+		// services connectons for databases with different user list location).
+		spb1->insertString(&status, isc_spb_expected_db, "employee");
+
+		// Attach to service manager
+		svc = prov->attachServiceManager(&status, "service_mgr", spb1->getBufferLength(&status),
+			spb1->getBuffer(&status));
+
+		printf("** Demo of querying information about server version...\n");
+
+		// In the simplest case sendItems parameter may be NULL
+		// Building receiveItems is mostly trivial
+		const unsigned char receiveItems[] = {isc_info_svc_server_version};
+
+		// Output buffer
+		unsigned char results[1024];
+
+		// Query server version
+		svc->query(&status, 0, NULL, sizeof(receiveItems), receiveItems, sizeof(results), results);
+		printInfo(results, sizeof(results));
+
+		printf("** Demo of running utility using service manager...\n");
+
+		// Build service start SPB
+		spb2 = utl->getXpbBuilder(&status, IXpbBuilder::SPB_START, NULL, 0);
+		spb2->insertTag(&status, isc_action_svc_db_stats);
+		spb2->insertString(&status, isc_spb_dbname, "employee");
+		spb2->insertInt(&status, isc_spb_options, isc_spb_sts_encryption);
+
+		// Start service
+		svc->start(&status, spb2->getBufferLength(&status), spb2->getBuffer(&status));
+
+		// Prepare receiveItems block
+		const unsigned char receiveItems2[] = {isc_info_svc_line};
+
+		// Query service output
+		do
+		{
+			svc->query(&status, 0, NULL, sizeof(receiveItems2), receiveItems2, sizeof(results), results);
+		} while (printInfo(results, sizeof(results)));
+
+		printf("** Detaching from service manager...\n");
+
+		// Detach from service manager
+		svc->detach(&status);
+		svc = NULL;
+
+		printf("** Done.\n");
+	}
+	catch (const FbException& error)
+	{
+		// handle error
+		rc = 1;
+
+		char buf[256];
+		master->getUtilInterface()->formatStatus(buf, sizeof(buf), error.getStatus());
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", buf);
+	}
+
+	// release interfaces after error caught
+	if (svc)
+		svc->release();
+
+	// generic cleanup
+	prov->release();
+	status.dispose();
+	if (spb1)
+		spb1->dispose();
+	if (spb2)
+		spb2->dispose();
+
+	return rc;
+}