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The '''baby_steps''' module is designed to break [[SET]] processing within the [[snmpd|agent]] into small manageable steps. Thus consistency can be checked for various types of data checks to ensure the transaction is valid before proceeding to the next step.

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	The '''baby_steps''' module is designed to break [[SET]] processing within the [[snmpd\|agent]] into small manageable steps. Thus consistency can be checked for various types of data checks to ensure the transaction is valid before proceeding to the next step.		The '''baby_steps''' module is designed to break [[SET]] processing within the [[snmpd\|agent]] into small manageable steps. Thus consistency can be checked for various types of data checks to ensure the transaction is valid before proceeding to the next step.
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		+	It is described by it's ascii diagram in the {{code\|agent/helpers/baby_steps.c}} source file:
		+
		+	/*
		+	***********************************************************************
		+	* Baby Steps Flow Chart (2004.06.05) *
		+	* *
		+	* +--------------+ +================+ U = unconditional path *
		+	* \|optional state\| \|\|required state\|\| S = path for success *
		+	* +--------------+ +================+ E = path for error *
		+	***********************************************************************
		+	*
		+	* +--------------+
		+	* \| pre \|
		+	* \| request \|
		+	* +--------------+
		+	* \| U
		+	* +-------------+ +==============+
		+	* \| row \|f\|<-------\|\| object \|\|
		+	* \| create \|1\| E \|\| lookup \|\|
		+	* +-------------+ +==============+
		+	* E \| \| S \| S
		+	* \| +------------------>\|
		+	* \| +==============+
		+	* \| E \|\| check \|\|
		+	* \|<---------------\|\| values \|\|
		+	* \| +==============+
		+	* \| \| S
		+	* \| +==============+
		+	* \| +<-------\|\| undo \|\|
		+	* \| \| E \|\| setup \|\|
		+	* \| \| +==============+
		+	* \| \| \| S
		+	* \| \| +==============+
		+	* \| \| \|\| set \|\|-------------------------->+
		+	* \| \| \|\| value \|\| E \|
		+	* \| \| +==============+ \|
		+	* \| \| \| S \|
		+	* \| \| +--------------+ \|
		+	* \| \| \| check \|-------------------------->\|
		+	* \| \| \| consistency \| E \|
		+	* \| \| +--------------+ \|
		+	* \| \| \| S \|
		+	* \| \| +==============+ +==============+ \|
		+	* \| \| \|\| commit \|\|-------->\|\| undo \|\| \|
		+	* \| \| \|\| \|\| E \|\| commit \|\| \|
		+	* \| \| +==============+ +==============+ \|
		+	* \| \| \| S U \|<--------+
		+	* \| \| +--------------+ +==============+
		+	* \| \| \| irreversible \| \|\| undo \|\|
		+	* \| \| \| commit \| \|\| set \|\|
		+	* \| \| +--------------+ +==============+
		+	* \| \| \| U U \|
		+	* \| +-------------->\|<------------------------+
		+	* \| +==============+
		+	* \| \|\| undo \|\|
		+	* \| \|\| cleanup \|\|
		+	* \| +==============+
		+	* +---------------------->\| U
		+	* \|
		+	* (err && f1)------------------->+
		+	* \| \|
		+	* +--------------+ +--------------+
		+	* \| post \|<--------\| row \|
		+	* \| request \| U \| release \|
		+	* +--------------+ +--------------+
		+	*
		+	*/

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Wes at 22:17, 13 July 2011

Wes: Created page with "{{helper|Baby Steps|code=agent/helpers/baby_steps.c|documentation=baby__steps}} The '''baby_steps''' module is designed to break SET processing within the agent in..."