Elektra  0.8.23
Plugin: range

The range plugin checks if a Key's value is within a given range.

Usage

The plugin checks every Key in the KeySet for the metakey check/range which contains either a single range with the syntax [-]min-[-]max, or a list of ranges or values separated by , and tests if the Key's value is within the range(s).

check/type can be used to specify the data type. If not specified otherwise the default value is long long

Possible values:

Dependencies

None.

Examples

```

Backup-and-Restore:/examples/range

sudo kdb mount range.ecf /examples/range range dump

should succeed

kdb set /examples/range/value 5 kdb setmeta /examples/range/value check/range "1-10"

RET: 0

should fail

kdb set /examples/range/value 11

RET:5

should also fail

kdb set /examples/range/value "\-1"

RET:5

we can also allow only individual values:

kdb setmeta /examples/range/value check/range "1,2,4,8"

kdb set /examples/range/value 7

RET:5

kdb set /examples/range/value 2

RET:0

kdb rm -r /examples/range sudo kdb umount /examples/range ```

Limitations

None.