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+/* utility routines for printing common objects in the Osmocom world */
+
+/* (C) 2009-2010 by Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+#include <osmocore/linuxlist.h>
+#include <osmocore/talloc.h>
+#include <osmocore/timer.h>
+#include <osmocore/rate_ctr.h>
+
+#include <vty/vty.h>
+
+void vty_out_rate_ctr_group(struct vty *vty, const char *prefix,
+			    struct rate_ctr_group *ctrg)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	vty_out(vty, "%s%s:%s", prefix, ctrg->desc->group_description, VTY_NEWLINE);
+	for (i = 0; i < ctrg->desc->num_ctr; i++) {
+		struct rate_ctr *ctr = &ctrg->ctr[i];
+		vty_out(vty, " %s%s: %8" PRIu64 " "
+			"(%" PRIu64 "/s %" PRIu64 "/m %" PRIu64 "/h %" PRIu64 "/d)%s",
+			prefix, ctrg->desc->ctr_desc[i].description, ctr->current,
+			ctr->intv[RATE_CTR_INTV_SEC].rate,
+			ctr->intv[RATE_CTR_INTV_MIN].rate,
+			ctr->intv[RATE_CTR_INTV_HOUR].rate,
+			ctr->intv[RATE_CTR_INTV_DAY].rate,
+			VTY_NEWLINE);
+	};
+}