nbdkit_parse_probability - parse probabilities for nbdkit

       Richard W.M. Jones

       Copyright Red Hat

       Use the "nbdkit_parse_probability" utility function to parse probabilities.  Common formats understood
       include: "0.1", "1e-1", "10%", "1:10" or "1/10", which all mean a probability of 1 in 10.

       The "what" parameter is printed in error messages to provide context.  The "str" parameter is the
       probability string.

       "nbdkit_parse_probability" was added in nbdkit 1.36.

       In nbdkit-ocaml-plugin(3):

        NBDKit.parse_probability : string -> string -> float

       In nbdkit-python-plugin(3):

        import nbdkit
        size = nbdkit.parse_probability(what, str)

       In nbdkit-rust-plugin(3):

        use nbdkit::*;
        pub fn parse_probability(what: &str, s: &str) -> Result<f64>

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nbdkit-1.42.4                                      2025-06-16                        nbdkit_parse_probability(3)

       nbdkit_parse_probability - parse probabilities for nbdkit

       On success the function returns 0 and sets *ret.  The probability is always a finite number ≥ 0.0, but
       notetheresultmaybelargerthan1.0 (for example if "str == "200%"" then the function will set
       "*ret = 2.0").  If you want to clamp the upper bound the caller must do that.

       On error, nbdkit_error(3) is called and -1 is returned.

nbdkit(1), nbdkit_parse_bool(3), nbdkit_parse_delay(3), nbdkit_parse_int(3), nbdkit_parse_size(3),
       nbdkit-plugin(3), nbdkit-filter(3), nbdkit-error-filter(1), nbdkit-evil-filter(1).

        #include <nbdkit-plugin.h>

        int nbdkit_parse_probability (const char *what, const char *str,
                                      double *ret);