/**
 * idmef_message_get_string:
 * @message: Pointer to an #idmef_message_t object.
 * @path: Path to retrieve the string from within @message.
 * @result: Pointer where the result should be stored.
 *
 * Retrieve the string stored within @path of @message and store it
 * in the user provided @result.
 *
 * The caller is responssible for freeing @result.
 *
 * Returns: A positive value in case @path was successfully retrieved
 * 0 if the path is empty, or a negative value if an error occured.
 */
int idmef_message_get_string(idmef_message_t *message, const char *path, char **result)
{
    int ret;
    idmef_value_t *iv;
    prelude_string_t *str;

    ret = idmef_message_get_value(message, path, &iv);
    if ( ret <= 0 )
        return ret;

    if ( idmef_value_get_type(iv) != IDMEF_VALUE_TYPE_STRING ) {
        ret = _idmef_value_cast(iv, IDMEF_VALUE_TYPE_STRING, 0);
        if ( ret < 0 )
            goto err;
    }

    if ( ! (str = idmef_value_get_string(iv)) ) {
        ret = -1;
        goto err;
    }

    if ( prelude_string_is_empty(str) ) {
        *result = NULL;
        return 0;
    }

    *result = strdup(prelude_string_get_string(str));
    ret = prelude_string_get_len(str);

err:
    idmef_value_destroy(iv);
    return ret;
}
/**
 * idmef_message_get_string:
 * @message: Pointer to an #idmef_message_t object.
 * @path: Path to retrieve the string from within @message.
 * @result: Pointer where the result should be stored.
 *
 * Retrieve the string stored within @path of @message and store it
 * in the user provided @result.
 *
 * The caller is responssible for freeing @result.
 *
 * Returns: A positive value in case @path was successfully retrieved
 * 0 if the path is empty, or a negative value if an error occured.
 */
int idmef_message_get_string(idmef_message_t *message, const char *path, char **result)
{
        int ret;
        idmef_value_t *iv;
        prelude_string_t *str;

        ret = idmef_message_get_value(message, path, &iv);
        if ( ret <= 0 )
                return ret;

        if ( idmef_value_get_type(iv) != IDMEF_VALUE_TYPE_STRING ) {
                ret = _idmef_value_cast(iv, IDMEF_VALUE_TYPE_STRING, 0);
                if ( ret < 0 )
                        goto err;
        }

        if ( ! (str = idmef_value_get_string(iv)) ) {
                ret = -1;
                goto err;
        }

        ret = prelude_string_get_string_released(str, result);

err:
        idmef_value_destroy(iv);
        return ret;
}
/*
 * regex stuff
 */
static int regex_match(const idmef_criterion_value_t *cv, idmef_criterion_operator_t operator, idmef_value_t *value)
{
        int ret;
        const char *str = NULL;
        idmef_class_id_t class;
        struct regex_value *rv = cv->value;

        if ( idmef_value_get_type(value) == IDMEF_VALUE_TYPE_STRING )
                str = prelude_string_get_string(idmef_value_get_string(value));

        else if ( idmef_value_get_type(value) == IDMEF_VALUE_TYPE_ENUM ) {
                class = idmef_value_get_class(value);
                str = idmef_class_enum_to_string(class, idmef_value_get_enum(value));
        }

        else if ( idmef_value_get_type(value) == IDMEF_VALUE_TYPE_DATA ) {