.TH NETGET 2
.SH NAME
Netget, announce, terminate \- octopus network gadget registering module
.SH SYNOPSIS
.EX
include "netget.m";
netget := load Netget Netget->PATH;

init:	fn(nil: ref Draw->Context, args: list of string);
announce: fn(name: string, spec: string) : string;
ndb:	fn() : string;
terminate: fn();
.EE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Netget
simplifies (and unifies) how network gadgets are registered in the octopus.
It can be used to register any service provided by a file server, or by any other
means.
Refer to
.IR netget (1)
for a description of how to use this module as a command, and for the behaviour of the module.
.PP
.I Init
should not be called. It is meant to provide a command interface for the module.
.PP
.I Announce
announces
the service with name
.I name
and
attributes as said in
.IR spec .
See
.IR netget (1)
for a description of these arguments and an example. It does so by
registering with the registry mounted at
.B /mnt/registry
or reached by dialing
.B tcp!pc!registry
(if
.B /mnt/registry
did not contain a registry).
.PP
The function
.I ndb
returns a string with attribute/value pairs using the format
of
.IR ndb (6),
and can be used to determine what has indeed been registered.
.PP
.I Terminate
ceases registration for the service.
.SH SOURCE
.B /usr/octopus/port/lib/netget.b
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR netget (1).