added output module template

so far, this is mostly some documentation, but I hope that during
the process of creating output modules out of it we will get good
questions and thus can extend the template. In any case, it should
be better than what we had so far...

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4763fcd5..0c9483ca 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -631,9 +631,7 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBLOGGING_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(LIBLOGGING_LIBS)
 
 
-# settings for the template input module; copy and modify this code
-# if you intend to add your own module. Be sure to replace imtemplate
-# by the actual name of your module.
+# settings for the file input module;
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(imfile,
         [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-imfile],[file input module enabled @<:@default=no@:>@])],
         [case "${enableval}" in
@@ -649,8 +647,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(imfile,
 #
 AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_IMFILE, test x$enable_imfile = xyes)
 
-AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_IMTEMPLATE, test x$enable_imtemplate = xyes)
-# end of copy template - be sure to serach for imtemplate to find everything!
+
 # settings for the template input module; copy and modify this code
 # if you intend to add your own module. Be sure to replace imtemplate
 # by the actual name of your module.
@@ -671,6 +668,26 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_IMTEMPLATE, test x$enable_imtemplate = xyes)
 # end of copy template - be sure to serach for imtemplate to find everything!
 
 
+# settings for the template output module; copy and modify this code
+# if you intend to add your own module. Be sure to replace omtemplate
+# by the actual name of your module.
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(omtemplate,
+        [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-omtemplate],[Compiles omtemplate template module @<:@default=no@:>@])],
+        [case "${enableval}" in
+         yes) enable_omtemplate="yes" ;;
+          no) enable_omtemplate="no" ;;
+           *) AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --enable-omtemplate) ;;
+         esac],
+        [enable_omtemplate=no]
+)
+#
+# you may want to do some library checks here - see snmp, mysql, pgsql modules
+# for samples
+#
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_OMTEMPLATE, test x$enable_omtemplate = xyes)
+# end of copy template - be sure to serach for omtemplate to find everything!
+
+
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile \
 		runtime/Makefile \
 		tools/Makefile \
@@ -683,6 +700,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile \
 		plugins/immark/Makefile \
 		plugins/imklog/Makefile \
 		plugins/imtemplate/Makefile \
+		plugins/omtemplate/Makefile \
 		plugins/imfile/Makefile \
 		plugins/imrelp/Makefile \
 		plugins/imdiag/Makefile \
@@ -713,6 +731,7 @@ echo "RELP support enabled:                     $enable_relp"
 echo "imdiag enabled:                           $enable_imdiag"
 echo "file input module enabled:                $enable_imfile"
 echo "input template module will be compiled:   $enable_imtemplate"
+echo "output template module will be compiled:   $enable_omtemplate"
 echo "Large file support enabled:               $enable_largefile"
 echo "Networking support enabled:               $enable_inet"
 echo "GnuTLS network stream driver enabled:     $enable_gnutls"