DRMS_Record_t * drms_create_recproto	(	DRMS_Record_t *	recSource,
		int *	status
	)

Create a stand-alone record prototype that is essentially a duplicate of recSource. 'Stand-alone' means the returned record is not subject to DRMS caching and freeing. It also implies that there is no connection between the prototype record and any database entities that the record represents. In particular, modification to the prototype record cannot cause any changes to the underlying database entities. This is not true for non-stand-alone records - changes to keyword values of those types of records can cause changes to database column values.

The term prototype suggests that the returned record is a template. In fact, the returned record is very much like a jsd file that has been parsed into DRMS structures, and it can be used to create a series. However, the prototype contains the series name of the series that recSource belongs to. If the prototype is used directly as is to create a series, the series creation will fail as the series named in the prototype already exists. To avoid this, the drms_create_series_fromprototype function can be used (one argument to this function is the name of the new output series).

This function allocates DRMS structures and it is the callers responsibility to free this memory. If the prototype is passed to drms_create_series_fromprototype, this function will free the prototype. Alternatively, drms_destroy_recproto will free the prototype.

See drms_create_series_fromprototype for an example of how to create a series 'on-the-fly' using this function.

Parameters:

	recSource	The existing DRMS record from which a stand-alone duplicate is to be created.
	tatus	Pointer to DRMS status (see drms_statuscodes.h) returned by reference. 0 if successful, non-0 otherwise.

Returns:: The record prototype that is a stand-alone duplicate of recSource

Definition at line 2833 of file drms_record.c.