org.netsnmp
Class MIB

java.lang.Object
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public class MIB

extends Object

Handling class for loading MIB modules and translating text descriptions into OIDs. Methods here roughly correspond to those found in the netsnmp mib_api. (see man(3) mib_api) By default the following modules are read at startup:

 IP-MIB, IF-MIB, TCP-MIB, UDP-MIB, SNMPv2-MIB, RFC1213-MIB, UCD-SNMP-MIB
 

Author:

Andrew E. Page aepage@users.sourceforge.net

Nested Class Summary

static class

MIB.leaf

Method Summary

static int	addMIBDir(String dir) add a directory to search for mib modules.
static MIB.leaf	findLeaf(MIB.leaf[] leaves, int id)
static MIB.leaf[]	findLeaves(OID oid)
static void	readMIB(String fname) Reads and parses a new MIB file, making the definitions within available for lookup.
static void	readModule(String module) Reads and parses a MIB module
static OID	readObjID(String descriptor) looks up and translates the text description
static OID	readObjIDOrAbort(String descriptor) looks up a MIB or aborts.
static MIB.leaf[]	treeHead()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

addMIBDir

public static int addMIBDir(String dir)

add a directory to search for mib modules. NOTE: does not load any files or modules.

Returns:

number of files found in directory

findLeaf

public static MIB.leaf findLeaf(MIB.leaf[] leaves,
                                int id)
                         throws MIBItemNotFound

MIBItemNotFound

findLeaves

public static MIB.leaf[] findLeaves(OID oid)
                             throws MIBItemNotFound

MIBItemNotFound

readMIB

public static void readMIB(String fname)
                    throws FileNotFoundException

Reads and parses a new MIB file, making the definitions within available for lookup.

Parameters:

fname - path name of the file read

FileNotFoundException

readModule

public static void readModule(String module)

Reads and parses a MIB module

Parameters:

module - of the module to be parsed

readObjID

public static OID readObjID(String descriptor)
                     throws MIBItemNotFound

looks up and translates the text description

MIBItemNotFound

readObjIDOrAbort

public static OID readObjIDOrAbort(String descriptor)

looks up a MIB or aborts. Recommended use is for static initializers.

treeHead

public static MIB.leaf[] treeHead()