NAME

       nutscan_init - Initialize the nutscan library.

SYNOPSIS

               #include <nut-scan.h>

               void nutscan_init(void);

DESCRIPTION

       The nutscan_init() function must be called at least once before using any other function of the nutscan
       library.

       It updates the following global variables which can be used by nutscan library user to know which scan
       methods are available at run-time.

       This depends on further libraries installed on the system:

       •   nutscan_avail_avahi = 1: AVAHI NUT scan is available

       •   nutscan_avail_ipmi = 1: IPMI scan is available

       •   nutscan_avail_nut = 1: "Old" NUT method is available

       •   nutscan_avail_nut_simulation = 1: NUT simulation devices method is available

       •   nutscan_avail_snmp = 1: SNMP method is available

       •   nutscan_avail_usb = 1: USB method is available

       •   nutscan_avail_xml_http = 1: XML HTTP method is available

       Note that if a method is reported as unavailable by those variables, the call to the corresponding
       nutscan_scan_* function will always return NULL.

NOTES

       Technically, the function is currently defined in nutscan-init.h file.

SEE ALSO

       nutscan_init(3), nutscan_scan_usb(3), nutscan_scan_snmp(3), nutscan_scan_xml_http_range(3),
       nutscan_scan_nut(3), nutscan_scan_nut_simulation(3), nutscan_scan_avahi(3), nutscan_scan_ipmi(3),
       nutscan_display_ups_conf(3), nutscan_display_sanity_check(3), nutscan_display_sanity_check_serial(3),
       nutscan_display_ups_conf_with_sanity_check(3), nutscan_display_parsable(3), nutscan_new_device(3),
       nutscan_free_device(3), nutscan_add_option_to_device(3), nutscan_add_device_to_device(3)

Network UPS Tools 2.8.3                            07/08/2025                                    NUTSCAN_INIT(3)