+/*
+ * Create a session exclusively used for snapshot.
+ *
+ * Returns LTTNG_OK on success or a negative error code.
+ */
+int lttng_create_session_snapshot(const char *name, const char *snapshot_url)
+{
+ int ret;
+ ssize_t size;
+ struct lttcomm_session_msg lsm;
+ struct lttng_uri *uris = NULL;
+
+ if (name == NULL) {
+ return -LTTNG_ERR_INVALID;
+ }
+
+ memset(&lsm, 0, sizeof(lsm));
+
+ lsm.cmd_type = LTTNG_CREATE_SESSION_SNAPSHOT;
+ lttng_ctl_copy_string(lsm.session.name, name, sizeof(lsm.session.name));
+
+ size = uri_parse_str_urls(snapshot_url, NULL, &uris);
+ if (size < 0) {
+ return -LTTNG_ERR_INVALID;
+ }
+
+ lsm.u.uri.size = size;
+
+ ret = lttng_ctl_ask_sessiond_varlen(&lsm, uris,
+ sizeof(struct lttng_uri) * size, NULL);
+
+ free(uris);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Create a session exclusively used for live.
+ *
+ * Returns LTTNG_OK on success or a negative error code.
+ */
+int lttng_create_session_live(const char *name, const char *url,
+ unsigned int timer_interval)
+{
+ int ret;
+ ssize_t size;
+ struct lttcomm_session_msg lsm;
+ struct lttng_uri *uris = NULL;
+
+ if (name == NULL) {
+ return -LTTNG_ERR_INVALID;
+ }
+
+ memset(&lsm, 0, sizeof(lsm));
+
+ lsm.cmd_type = LTTNG_CREATE_SESSION_LIVE;
+ lttng_ctl_copy_string(lsm.session.name, name, sizeof(lsm.session.name));
+
+ if (url) {
+ size = uri_parse_str_urls(url, NULL, &uris);
+ if (size <= 0) {
+ ret = -LTTNG_ERR_INVALID;
+ goto end;
+ }
+
+ /* file:// is not accepted for live session. */
+ if (uris[0].dtype == LTTNG_DST_PATH) {
+ ret = -LTTNG_ERR_INVALID;
+ goto end;
+ }
+ } else {
+ size = 0;
+ }
+
+ lsm.u.session_live.nb_uri = size;
+ lsm.u.session_live.timer_interval = timer_interval;
+
+ ret = lttng_ctl_ask_sessiond_varlen(&lsm, uris,
+ sizeof(struct lttng_uri) * size, NULL);
+
+end:
+ free(uris);
+ return ret;
+}
+