static int network_dispatch_values (value_list_t *vl, /* {{{ */
    const char *username)
{
  int status;

  if ((vl->time <= 0)
      || (strlen (vl->host) <= 0)
      || (strlen (vl->plugin) <= 0)
      || (strlen (vl->type) <= 0))
    return (-EINVAL);

  if (!check_receive_okay (vl))
  {
#if COLLECT_DEBUG
    char name[6*DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];
    FORMAT_VL (name, sizeof (name), vl);
    name[sizeof (name) - 1] = 0;
    DEBUG ("network plugin: network_dispatch_values: "
	"NOT dispatching %s.", name);
#endif
    stats_values_not_dispatched++;
    return (0);
  }

  assert (vl->meta == NULL);

  vl->meta = meta_data_create ();
  if (vl->meta == NULL)
  {
    ERROR ("network plugin: meta_data_create failed.");
    return (-ENOMEM);
  }

  status = meta_data_add_boolean (vl->meta, "network:received", 1);
  if (status != 0)
  {
    ERROR ("network plugin: meta_data_add_boolean failed.");
    meta_data_destroy (vl->meta);
    vl->meta = NULL;
    return (status);
  }

  if (username != NULL)
  {
    status = meta_data_add_string (vl->meta, "network:username", username);
    if (status != 0)
    {
      ERROR ("network plugin: meta_data_add_string failed.");
      meta_data_destroy (vl->meta);
      vl->meta = NULL;
      return (status);
    }
  }

  plugin_dispatch_values (vl);
  stats_values_dispatched++;

  meta_data_destroy (vl->meta);
  vl->meta = NULL;

  return (0);
} /* }}} int network_dispatch_values */

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