- OMAPI
OMAPI is an
acronym that stands for Object Management Application Programming Interface. It is currently used by [http://www.isc.org ISC] DHCP as an API to manipulate the internaldata structure of a running server in a secure way; the allowed modifications cannot impact the functioning server.Operations
* Shutting down or reloading the server
* Partially modifying internal data structure such as leases or host
* Modifying status of objects such as failover relationshipOffering a well-defined API to access the data is an example of «barricade» in
software engineering .References
* Code complete 2nd Edition Steve McConnell: Defensive Programming
* [http://www.bind9.net/dhcpd.8 DHCP] : OMAPI
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