src/util.c

/*
 * util.c
 *
 * Copyright (C) AB Strakt 2001, All rights reserved
 *
 * Utility functions.
 * See the file RATIONALE for a short explanation of why this module was written.
 *
 * Reviewed 2001-07-23
 */
#include <Python.h>
#include "util.h"

/*
 * Flush OpenSSL's error queue and return a list of errors (a (library,
 * function, reason) string tuple)
 *
 * Arguments: None
 * Returns:   A list of errors (new reference)
 */
PyObject *
error_queue_to_list(void)
{
    PyObject *errlist, *tuple;
    long err;

    errlist = PyList_New(0);

    while ((err = ERR_get_error()) != 0)
    {
	tuple = Py_BuildValue("(sss)", ERR_lib_error_string(err),
		                       ERR_func_error_string(err),
				       ERR_reason_error_string(err));
        PyList_Append(errlist, tuple);
        Py_DECREF(tuple);
    }

    return errlist;
}

void exception_from_error_queue(PyObject *the_Error)
{ 
    PyObject *errlist = error_queue_to_list();
    PyErr_SetObject(the_Error, errlist);
    Py_DECREF(errlist);
} 

/*
 * Flush OpenSSL's error queue and ignore the result
 *
 * Arguments: None
 * Returns:   None
 */
void
flush_error_queue(void)
{
    PyObject *list = error_queue_to_list();
    Py_DECREF(list);
}