Mibble Features
Existing Features
This is a summary of the features currently present in
Mibble.
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Full support for both SMIv1 and SMIv2
The library contains full support for both SNMP
SMI versions and comes bundled with all the standard
IANA and IETF MIB files.
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Support for much of the ASN.1 syntax
Mibble not only supports parsing SNMP MIB files,
but also parses generic ASN.1 files (with some
exceptions). This makes it possible to use the library
in non-SNMP contexts as well.
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Proper import & symbol handling
Each referenced module is imported either from
the bundled MIB files or from an externally supplied
source (filesystem or URL). Symbols can also be
prefixed with their module names to avoid possible
naming conflicts.
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Full access to all type information
All the type and value information from the files
are available to an application through public methods
in the library. A complete in-memory structure is created
for quick access to all this information.
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Detailed and precise error messages
Messages generated when an error is found always
describe the problem with all required details. Error
messages also contains a short except from the MIB
file.
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Complete source code available
The source code for the complete library is freely
available under either the GNU GPL or a commercial license.
This makes it easy to check details in the implementation or
to make small adjustments.
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Commercial license available for proprietary software
The GNU GPL licence does not allow distribution of
products based on Mibble unless they are licensed under the
GNU GPL themselves. A commercial license containing the full
source code for Mibble is therefore available for sale.
Upcoming Features
No commitment has been made regarding which new features will
be present in future releases. See the
TODO-list for a the currently known
future improvements.