2 files changed, 37 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/server/sbus/sssd_dbus.h b/server/sbus/sssd_dbus.h
index 8dd0d3e30..2496ae895 100644
--- a/server/sbus/sssd_dbus.h
+++ b/server/sbus/sssd_dbus.h
@@ -128,4 +128,5 @@ void sbus_conn_send_reply(struct sbus_conn_ctx *conn_ctx,
 
 int sbus_is_dbus_fixed_type(int dbus_type);
 int sbus_is_dbus_string_type(int dbus_type);
+size_t sbus_get_dbus_type_size(int dbus_type);
 #endif /* _SSSD_DBUS_H_*/
diff --git a/server/sbus/sssd_dbus_common.c b/server/sbus/sssd_dbus_common.c
index e5011aa60..3b8a3271b 100644
--- a/server/sbus/sssd_dbus_common.c
+++ b/server/sbus/sssd_dbus_common.c
@@ -72,3 +72,39 @@ int sbus_is_dbus_string_type(int dbus_type)
     }
     return false;
 }
+
+size_t sbus_get_dbus_type_size(int dbus_type)
+{
+    size_t ret;
+
+    switch(dbus_type) {
+    /* 1-byte types */
+    case DBUS_TYPE_BYTE:
+        ret = 1;
+        break;
+
+     /* 2-byte types */
+    case DBUS_TYPE_INT16:
+    case DBUS_TYPE_UINT16:
+        ret = 2;
+        break;
+
+    /* 4-byte types */
+    case DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
+    case DBUS_TYPE_INT32:
+    case DBUS_TYPE_UINT32:
+        ret = 4;
+        break;
+
+    /* 8-byte types */
+    case DBUS_TYPE_INT64:
+    case DBUS_TYPE_UINT64:
+    case DBUS_TYPE_DOUBLE:
+        ret = 8;
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+    return ret;
+}