eccodes/examples/C/grib_keys_iterator.c

/*
 * (C) Copyright 2005- ECMWF.
 *
 * This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence Version 2.0
 * which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
 *
 * In applying this licence, ECMWF does not waive the privileges and immunities granted to it by
 * virtue of its status as an intergovernmental organisation nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
 */

/*
 * C Implementation: grib_keys_iterator
 *
 * Description:
 * Example on how to use keys_iterator functions and the
 * codes_keys_iterator structure to get all the available
 * keys in a GRIB message.
 *
 */

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>


#include "eccodes.h"

#define MAX_VAL_LEN 1024

static void usage(char* progname);

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    /* to skip read only and computed keys
       unsigned long key_iterator_filter_flags=CODES_KEYS_ITERATOR_SKIP_READ_ONLY |
                                             CODES_KEYS_ITERATOR_SKIP_COMPUTED;
     */
    unsigned long key_iterator_filter_flags = CODES_KEYS_ITERATOR_ALL_KEYS |
                                              CODES_KEYS_ITERATOR_SKIP_DUPLICATES;

    /* choose a namespace. E.g. "ls", "time", "parameter", "geography", "statistics" */
    const char* name_space = "ls";

    /* name_space=NULL to get all the keys */
    /* char* name_space=0; */

    FILE* f         = NULL;
    codes_handle* h = NULL;

    int err       = 0;
    int msg_count = 0;

    char value[MAX_VAL_LEN];
    size_t vlen = MAX_VAL_LEN;

    if (argc != 2) usage(argv[0]);

    f = fopen(argv[1], "rb");
    if (!f) {
        perror(argv[1]);
        exit(1);
    }

    while ((h = codes_handle_new_from_file(0, f, PRODUCT_GRIB, &err)) != NULL) {
        codes_keys_iterator* kiter = NULL;
        msg_count++;
        printf("-- GRIB N. %d --\n", msg_count);

        kiter = codes_keys_iterator_new(h, key_iterator_filter_flags, name_space);
        if (!kiter) {
            fprintf(stderr, "Error: Unable to create keys iterator\n");
            exit(1);
        }

        while (codes_keys_iterator_next(kiter)) {
            const char* name = codes_keys_iterator_get_name(kiter);
            vlen             = MAX_VAL_LEN;
            memset(value, 0, vlen);
            CODES_CHECK(codes_get_string(h, name, value, &vlen), name);
            printf("%s = %s\n", name, value);

            /* alternative way of getting the string value */
            CODES_CHECK(codes_keys_iterator_get_string(kiter, value, &vlen), 0);
        }

        codes_keys_iterator_delete(kiter);
        codes_handle_delete(h);
    }
    fclose(f);
    return 0;
}

static void usage(char* progname)
{
    printf("\nUsage: %s grib_file\n", progname);
    exit(1);
}