Package Name: Provider API

Global Functions

(apr_status_t);

This function is used to register a provider with the global provider pool.

Parameters

pool	The pool to create any storage from
provider_group	The group to store the provider in
provider_name	The name for this provider
provider_version	The version for this provider
provider	Opaque structure for this provider

Return Value

APR_SUCCESS if all went well

(void *);

This function is used to retrieve a provider from the global provider pool.

Parameters

provider_group	The group to look for this provider in
provider_name	The name for the provider
provider_version	The version for the provider

Return Value

provider pointer to provider if found, NULL otherwise