+ int host_count = iniparser_getnsec(conf);
+ if (host_count < 1 ) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Unable to determine number of hosts in configuration file.\n");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ struct host_entry * host_list_end = NULL;
+ for (int i=0; i < host_count; i++) {
+ /* Allocate a reusable buffer large enough to hold the full 'section:key' string. */
+ int section_len = strlen(iniparser_getsecname(conf, i));
+ char * key_buf = malloc(section_len + 1 + MAX_CONF_KEY_LEN + 1); /* +1 for ':' and '\0' */
+ strcpy(key_buf, iniparser_getsecname(conf, i));
+ key_buf[section_len++] = ':';
+
+ struct host_entry * cur_host = malloc(sizeof(struct host_entry));
+
+ key_buf[section_len] = '\0';
+ strncat(key_buf, "host", MAX_CONF_KEY_LEN);
+ cur_host->name = strdup(iniparser_getstring(conf, key_buf, NULL));
+
+ key_buf[section_len] = '\0';
+ strncat(key_buf, "interval", MAX_CONF_KEY_LEN);
+ cur_host->ping_interval = iniparser_getint(conf, key_buf, -1);
+
+ key_buf[section_len] = '\0';
+ strncat(key_buf, "max_delay", MAX_CONF_KEY_LEN);
+ cur_host->max_delay = iniparser_getint(conf, key_buf, -1);
+
+ key_buf[section_len] = '\0';
+ strncat(key_buf, "up_cmd", MAX_CONF_KEY_LEN);
+ cur_host->up_cmd = strdup(iniparser_getstring(conf, key_buf, NULL));
+
+ key_buf[section_len] = '\0';
+ strncat(key_buf, "down_cmd", MAX_CONF_KEY_LEN);
+ cur_host->down_cmd = strdup(iniparser_getstring(conf, key_buf, NULL));