C library update for VES5.4.1

Keyword vNicUsageArray is replaced by vNicPerformanceArray and other C library updates for VES5.4.1

Change-Id: I21611b6680ca732562fb9984a5fcd9679f8376e9
Issue-ID: CERT-15
Signed-off-by: Srikanth Naidu <sn8492@att.com>

6 files changed, 952 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel.c b/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel.c
index 4e4383e4..488e073a 100644
--- a/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel.c
+++ b/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel.c
@@ -64,9 +64,13 @@ char *functional_role = NULL;
  *
  * @param   fqdn    The API's FQDN or IP address.
  * @param   port    The API's port.
+ * @param   bakup_fqdn    The API's Backup FQDN or IP address.
+ * @param   bakup_port    The API's Backup port.
  * @param   path    The optional path (may be NULL).
  * @param   topic   The optional topic part of the URL (may be NULL).
+ * @param   ring buf size  Ring buffer size
  * @param   secure  Whether to use HTTPS (0=HTTP, 1=HTTPS)
+ * @param   activmode  Whether to use ActivStandby(0) collectors or ActiveStandby(1)
  * @param   cert_file_path     Path to client certificate file
  * @param   key_file_path      Path to client key file
  * @param   ca_info            Path to CA cert file
@@ -75,7 +79,10 @@ char *functional_role = NULL;
  * @param   verify_host        SSL verification of host 0 or 1
  * @param   username  Username for Basic Authentication of requests.
  * @param   password  Password for Basic Authentication of requests.
- * @param   source_ip The ip of node we represent (NULL for default ip).
+ * @param   bakup_username  Username for Basic Authentication of Bakup FQDN.
+ * @param   bakup_password  Password for Basic Authentication of Bakup FQDN.
+ * @param   source_ip       The ip of node we represent.(NULL for default ip)
+ * @param   bakup_source_ip The ip bakup fqdn interface.(NULL for default ip)
  * @param   source_type The kind of node we represent.
  * @param   role    The role this node undertakes.
  * @param   verbosity  0 for normal operation, positive values for chattier
@@ -87,10 +94,13 @@ char *functional_role = NULL;
  *****************************************************************************/
 EVEL_ERR_CODES evel_initialize(const char * const fqdn,
                                int port,
+                               const char * const bakup_fqdn,
+                               int bakup_port,
                                const char * const path,
                                const char * const topic,
                                int ring_buf_size,
                                int secure,
+                               int activmode,
                                const char * const cert_file_path,
                                const char * const key_file_path,
                                const char * const ca_info,
@@ -99,7 +109,10 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES evel_initialize(const char * const fqdn,
                                long verify_host,
                                const char * const username,
                                const char * const password,
+                               const char * const bakup_username,
+                               const char * const bakup_password,
                                const char * const source_ip,
+                               const char * const bakup_source_ip,
                                EVEL_SOURCE_TYPES source_type,
                                const char * const role,
                                int verbosity
@@ -108,11 +121,13 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES evel_initialize(const char * const fqdn,
   EVEL_ERR_CODES rc = EVEL_SUCCESS;
   char base_api_url[EVEL_MAX_URL_LEN + 1] = {0};
   char event_api_url[EVEL_MAX_URL_LEN + 1] = {0};
+  char bakup_api_url[EVEL_MAX_URL_LEN + 1] = {0};
   char throt_api_url[EVEL_MAX_URL_LEN + 1] = {0};
   char path_url[EVEL_MAX_URL_LEN + 1] = {0};
   char topic_url[EVEL_MAX_URL_LEN + 1] = {0};
   char version_string[10] = {0};
   int offset;
+  char * bakup_coll = NULL;
 
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* Check assumptions.                                                      */
@@ -122,10 +137,17 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES evel_initialize(const char * const fqdn,
   assert(source_type < EVEL_MAX_SOURCE_TYPES);
   assert(role != NULL);
 
+  if( bakup_fqdn != NULL ) {
+    assert(bakup_port > 0 && bakup_port <= 65535);
+  }
+
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* Start logging so we can report on progress.                             */
   /***************************************************************************/
-  log_initialize(verbosity == 0 ? EVEL_LOG_INFO : EVEL_LOG_DEBUG, "EVEL");
+  if( verbosity >= EVEL_LOG_MIN && verbosity <= EVEL_LOG_MAX)
+     log_initialize(verbosity, "EVEL");
+  else
+     log_initialize(EVEL_LOG_MIN, "EVEL");
   EVEL_INFO("EVEL started");
   EVEL_INFO("API server is: %s", fqdn);
   EVEL_INFO("API port is: %d", port);
@@ -238,6 +260,36 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES evel_initialize(const char * const fqdn,
   EVEL_INFO("Vendor Event Listener API is located at: %s", event_api_url);
 
   /***************************************************************************/
+  /* Build a common base of the Backup API URLs.                                    */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  if( bakup_fqdn != NULL )
+  {
+    strcpy(path_url, "/");
+    snprintf(base_api_url,
+           EVEL_MAX_URL_LEN,
+           "%s://%s:%d%s/eventListener/v%s",
+           secure ? "https" : "http",
+           bakup_fqdn,
+           bakup_port,
+           (((path != NULL) && (strlen(path) > 0)) ?
+            strncat(path_url, path, EVEL_MAX_URL_LEN) : ""),
+           version_string);
+
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /* Build the URL to the event API.                                         */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+    strcpy(topic_url, "/");
+    snprintf(bakup_api_url,
+           EVEL_MAX_URL_LEN,
+           "%s%s",
+           base_api_url,
+           (((topic != NULL) && (strlen(topic) > 0)) ?
+            strncat(topic_url, topic, EVEL_MAX_URL_LEN) : ""));
+    EVEL_INFO("Vendor Backup Event Listener API is located at: %s", bakup_api_url);
+    bakup_coll = bakup_api_url;
+  }
+
+  /***************************************************************************/
   /* Build the URL to the throttling API.                                    */
   /***************************************************************************/
   snprintf(throt_api_url,
@@ -250,10 +302,13 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES evel_initialize(const char * const fqdn,
   /* Spin-up the event-handler, which gets cURL readied for use.             */
   /***************************************************************************/
   rc = event_handler_initialize(event_api_url,
+                                bakup_coll,
                                 throt_api_url,
                                 source_ip,
+                                bakup_source_ip,
                                 ring_buf_size,
                                 secure,
+                                activmode,
                                 cert_file_path,
                                 key_file_path,
                                 ca_info,
@@ -262,6 +317,8 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES evel_initialize(const char * const fqdn,
                                 verify_host,
                                 username,
                                 password,
+                                bakup_username,
+                                bakup_password,
                                 verbosity);
   if (rc != EVEL_SUCCESS)
   {
diff --git a/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel.h b/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel.h
index 8f497987..c8587269 100644
--- a/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel.h
+++ b/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel.h
@@ -1429,10 +1429,13 @@ typedef struct copyright {
  *
  * @param   fqdn    The API's FQDN or IP address.
  * @param   port    The API's port.
+ * @param   bakup_fqdn    The API's FQDN or IP address.
+ * @param   bakup_port    The API's port.
  * @param   path    The optional path (may be NULL).
  * @param   topic   The optional topic part of the URL (may be NULL).
  * @param   ring_buf_size   Ring buffer size (>=100) ~ Avg Messages in 1hr
  * @param   secure  Whether to use HTTPS (0=HTTP, 1=HTTPS).
+ * @param   activmode  Whether to use ActiveActive or ActiveStandby collector mode
  * @param   cert_file_path     Path to client certificate file
  * @param   key_file_path      Path to client key file
  * @param   ca_info            Path to CA info
@@ -1441,7 +1444,10 @@ typedef struct copyright {
  * @param   verify_host        SSL verification of host 0 or 1
  * @param   username  Username for Basic Authentication of requests.
  * @param   password  Password for Basic Authentication of requests.
- * @param   source_ip The ip of node we represent.(NULL for default ip)
+ * @param   bakup_username  Username for Basic Authentication of Bakup FQDN.
+ * @param   bakup_password  Password for Basic Authentication of Bakup FQDN.
+ * @param   source_ip       The ip of node we represent.(NULL for default ip)
+ * @param   bakup_source_ip The ip bakup fqdn interface.(NULL for default ip)
  * @param   source_type The kind of node we represent.
  * @param   role    The role this node undertakes.
  * @param   verbosity  0 for normal operation, positive values for chattier
@@ -1453,10 +1459,13 @@ typedef struct copyright {
  *****************************************************************************/
 EVEL_ERR_CODES evel_initialize(const char * const fqdn,
                                int port,
+                               const char * const bakup_fqdn,
+                               int bakup_port,
                                const char * const path,
                                const char * const topic,
                                int ring_buf_size,
                                int secure,
+                               int activmode,
                                const char * const cert_file_path,
                                const char * const key_file_path,
                                const char * const ca_info,
@@ -1465,7 +1474,10 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES evel_initialize(const char * const fqdn,
                                long verify_host,
                                const char * const username,
                                const char * const password,
+                               const char * const bakup_username,
+                               const char * const bakup_password,
                                const char * const source_ip,
+                               const char * const bakup_source_ip,
                                EVEL_SOURCE_TYPES source_type,
                                const char * const role,
                                int verbosity
diff --git a/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel_event_mgr.c b/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel_event_mgr.c
index fb94dafb..4fb195c1 100644
--- a/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel_event_mgr.c
+++ b/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel_event_mgr.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*************************************************************************//**
  *
- * Copyright © 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Unless otherwise specified, all software contained herein is
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
  * How long we're prepared to wait for the API service to respond in
  * seconds.
  *****************************************************************************/
-static const int EVEL_API_TIMEOUT = 5;
+static const int EVEL_API_TIMEOUT = 10;
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /* Prototypes of locally scoped functions.                                   */
@@ -58,21 +58,28 @@ static bool evel_tokens_match_command_list(const MEMORY_CHUNK * const chunk,
 static bool evel_token_equals_string(const MEMORY_CHUNK * const chunk,
                                      const jsmntok_t * const json_token,
                                      const char * check_string);
+static void * event_multi_handler(void * arg __attribute__ ((unused)));
 
 /**************************************************************************//**
  * Buffers for error strings from libcurl.
  *****************************************************************************/
 static char curl_err_string[CURL_ERROR_SIZE] = "<NULL>";
+static char curl_err_string2[CURL_ERROR_SIZE] = "<NULL>";
 
 /**************************************************************************//**
  * Handle for the API into libcurl.
  *****************************************************************************/
 static CURL * curl_handle = NULL;
+static CURL * curl_handle2 = NULL;
+static CURLM * multi_handle = NULL;
+int curr_global_handles = 0;
+int activmode = -1;
 
 /**************************************************************************//**
  * Special headers that we send.
  *****************************************************************************/
 static struct curl_slist * hdr_chunk = NULL;
+static struct curl_slist * hdr_chunk2 = NULL;
 
 /**************************************************************************//**
  * Message queue for sending events to the API.
@@ -104,6 +111,11 @@ static char * evel_event_api_url;
 static char * evel_throt_api_url;
 static char * evel_batch_api_url;
 
+static char * evel_bevent_api_url;
+static char * evel_bthrot_api_url;
+static char * evel_bbatch_api_url;
+
+
 /**************************************************************************//**
  * Initialize the event handler.
  *
@@ -129,10 +141,13 @@ static char * evel_batch_api_url;
  *                        logs.
  *****************************************************************************/
 EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
+                                        const char * const bakup_api_url,
                                         const char * const throt_api_url,
                                         const char * const source_ip,
+                                        const char * const source_ip_bakup,
                                         int ring_buf_size,
                                         int secure,
+                                        int activitymode,
                                         const char * const cert_file_path,
                                         const char * const key_file_path,
                                         const char * const ca_info,
@@ -141,6 +156,8 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
                                         long verify_host,
                                         const char * const username,
                                         const char * const password,
+                                        const char * const username2,
+                                        const char * const password2,
                                         int verbosity)
 {
   int rc = EVEL_SUCCESS;
@@ -157,6 +174,12 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
   assert(throt_api_url != NULL);
   assert(username != NULL);
   assert(password != NULL);
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+    assert(username2 != NULL);
+    assert(password2 != NULL);
+  }
+
 
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* Store the API URLs.                                                     */
@@ -168,6 +191,19 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
   assert(evel_batch_api_url != NULL);
   evel_throt_api_url = strdup(throt_api_url);
   assert(evel_throt_api_url != NULL);
+  curr_global_handles = 1;
+
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+    evel_bevent_api_url = strdup(bakup_api_url);
+    assert(evel_bevent_api_url != NULL);
+    sprintf(batch_api_url,"%s/eventBatch",event_api_url);
+    evel_bbatch_api_url = strdup(batch_api_url);
+    assert(evel_bbatch_api_url != NULL);
+    evel_bthrot_api_url = strdup(throt_api_url);
+    assert(evel_bthrot_api_url != NULL);
+    curr_global_handles = 2;
+  }
 
 
   curl_version_info_data *d = curl_version_info(CURLVERSION_NOW);
@@ -203,6 +239,16 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
     goto exit_label;
   }
 
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+     curl_handle2 = curl_easy_init();
+     if (curl_handle2 == NULL)
+     {
+       rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+       log_error_state("Failed to get backup libCURL handle");
+       goto exit_label;
+     }
+  }
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* Prime the library to give friendly error codes.                         */
   /***************************************************************************/
@@ -217,6 +263,21 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
     goto exit_label;
   }
 
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+    curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2,
+                             CURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER,
+                             curl_err_string2);
+    if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+    {
+      rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+      log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL2 to provide friendly errors. "
+                    "Error code=%d", curl_rc);
+      goto exit_label;
+    }
+  }
+
+
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* If running in verbose mode generate more output.                        */
   /***************************************************************************/
@@ -230,8 +291,22 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
                       "Error code=%d", curl_rc);
       goto exit_label;
     }
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+    curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2, CURLOPT_VERBOSE, 1L);
+    if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+    {
+      rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+      log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL to be verbose. "
+                      "Error code=%d", curl_rc);
+      goto exit_label;
+    }
+   }
+
   }
 
+
+
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* Set the URL for the API.                                                */
   /***************************************************************************/
@@ -245,6 +320,21 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
   }
   EVEL_INFO("Initializing CURL to send events to: %s", event_api_url);
 
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+    curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2,
+                             CURLOPT_URL,
+                             bakup_api_url);
+    if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+    {
+      rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+      log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with the API URL. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string2);
+      goto exit_label;
+    }
+  }
+
+
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* send all data to this function.                                         */
   /***************************************************************************/
@@ -258,6 +348,21 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
                     "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
     goto exit_label;
   }
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+    curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2,
+                             CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION,
+                             evel_write_callback);
+    if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+    {
+      rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+      log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with the API URL. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string2);
+      goto exit_label;
+    }
+  }
+
+
 
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* configure local ip address if provided */
@@ -280,6 +385,23 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
       }
     }
   }
+  if( source_ip_bakup != NULL )
+  {
+    snprintf(local_address,sizeof(local_address),source_ip_bakup);
+    if( local_address[0] != '\0' )
+    {
+      curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2,
+                             CURLOPT_INTERFACE,
+                             local_address);
+      if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+      {
+        rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+        log_error_state("Failed to initialize bakup libCURL with the local address. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string2);
+        goto exit_label;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* configure SSL options for HTTPS transfers */
@@ -298,6 +420,19 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
                     "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
         goto exit_label;
       }
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+      curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2,
+                             CURLOPT_SSLCERT,
+                             cert_file_path);
+      if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+      {
+        rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+        log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with the client cert. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
+        goto exit_label;
+      }
+  }
     }
 
     if( key_file_path != NULL )
@@ -312,6 +447,19 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
                     "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
         goto exit_label;
       }
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+      curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2,
+                             CURLOPT_SSLKEY,
+                             key_file_path);
+      if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+      {
+        rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+        log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with the client key. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
+        goto exit_label;
+      }
+  }
     }
 
     if( ca_info != NULL )
@@ -326,6 +474,19 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
                     "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
         goto exit_label;
       }
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+      curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2,
+                             CURLOPT_CAINFO,
+                             ca_info);
+      if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+      {
+        rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+        log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with the CA cert file. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
+        goto exit_label;
+      }
+  }
     }
 
     if( ca_file_path != NULL )
@@ -340,6 +501,19 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
                     "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
         goto exit_label;
       }
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+      curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2,
+                             CURLOPT_CAPATH,
+                             ca_file_path);
+      if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+      {
+        rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+        log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with the CA cert path. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
+        goto exit_label;
+      }
+  }
     }
 
       curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle,
@@ -363,6 +537,29 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
         goto exit_label;
       }
 
+     if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+     {
+      curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2,
+                             CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER,
+                             verify_peer);
+      if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+      {
+        rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+        log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with SSL Server verification. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
+        goto exit_label;
+      }
+      curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2,
+                             CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST,
+                             verify_host);
+      if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+      {
+        rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+        log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with Client host verification. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
+        goto exit_label;
+      }
+     }
   }
 
 
@@ -381,6 +578,20 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
                     "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
     goto exit_label;
   }
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+    curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2,
+                             CURLOPT_USERAGENT,
+                             "libcurl-agent/1.0");
+    if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+    {
+      rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+      log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with the API URL. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string2);
+      goto exit_label;
+    }
+  }
+
 
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* Specify that we are going to POST data.                                 */
@@ -393,6 +604,18 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
                     "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
     goto exit_label;
   }
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+    curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2,CURLOPT_POST, 1L);
+    if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+    {
+      rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+      log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with the API URL. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string2);
+      goto exit_label;
+    }
+  }
+
 
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* we want to use our own read function.                                   */
@@ -405,6 +628,18 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
                     "function. Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
     goto exit_label;
   }
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+    curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2,CURLOPT_READFUNCTION, read_callback);
+    if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+    {
+      rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+      log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with the API URL. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string2);
+      goto exit_label;
+    }
+  }
+
 
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* All of our events are JSON encoded.  We also suppress the               */
@@ -427,6 +662,21 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
                     "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
     goto exit_label;
   }
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+    hdr_chunk2 = curl_slist_append(hdr_chunk2, "Content-type: application/json");
+    hdr_chunk2 = curl_slist_append(hdr_chunk2, "Expect:");
+    curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2,CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, hdr_chunk2);
+    if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+    {
+      rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+      log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with the API URL. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string2);
+      goto exit_label;
+    }
+  }
+
+
 
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* Set the timeout for the operation.                                      */
@@ -441,6 +691,18 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
                     "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
     goto exit_label;
   }
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+    curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2,CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, EVEL_API_TIMEOUT);
+    if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+    {
+      rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+      log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with the API URL. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string2);
+      goto exit_label;
+    }
+  }
+
 
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* Set that we want Basic authentication with username:password Base-64    */
@@ -471,6 +733,45 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
     goto exit_label;
   }
 
+  if( bakup_api_url != NULL )
+  {
+  curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2, CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH, CURLAUTH_BASIC);
+  if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+  {
+    rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+    log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL for Basic Authentication. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string2);
+    goto exit_label;
+  }
+  curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2, CURLOPT_USERNAME, username2);
+  if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+  {
+    rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+    log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with username. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string2);
+    goto exit_label;
+  }
+  curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle2, CURLOPT_PASSWORD, password2);
+  if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+  {
+    rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+    log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with password. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string2);
+    goto exit_label;
+  }
+
+     multi_handle = curl_multi_init();;
+     if (multi_handle == NULL)
+     {
+       rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+       log_error_state("Failed to get libCURL Multi handle");
+       goto exit_label;
+     }
+     activmode = activitymode;
+
+  }
+
+
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* Initialize a message ring-buffer to be used between the foreground and  */
   /* the thread which sends the messages.  This can't fail.                  */
@@ -515,7 +816,11 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_run()
   /* Start the event handler thread.                                         */
   /***************************************************************************/
   evt_handler_state = EVT_HANDLER_INACTIVE;
-  pthread_rc = pthread_create(&evt_handler_thread, NULL, event_handler, NULL);
+  if( curr_global_handles <= 1 )
+      pthread_rc = pthread_create(&evt_handler_thread, NULL, event_handler, NULL);
+  else
+      pthread_rc = pthread_create(&evt_handler_thread, NULL, event_multi_handler, NULL);
+
   if (pthread_rc != 0)
   {
     rc = EVEL_PTHREAD_LIBRARY_FAIL;
@@ -588,16 +893,31 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_terminate()
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* Clean-up the cURL library.                                              */
   /***************************************************************************/
+  if (multi_handle != NULL)
+  {
+     curl_multi_cleanup(multi_handle);
+  }
   if (curl_handle != NULL)
   {
     curl_easy_cleanup(curl_handle);
     curl_handle = NULL;
   }
+  if (curl_handle2 != NULL)
+  {
+    curl_easy_cleanup(curl_handle2);
+    curl_handle2 = NULL;
+  }
   if (hdr_chunk != NULL)
   {
     curl_slist_free_all(hdr_chunk);
     hdr_chunk = NULL;
   }
+  if (hdr_chunk2 != NULL)
+  {
+    curl_slist_free_all(hdr_chunk2);
+    hdr_chunk2 = NULL;
+  }
+
 
   /***************************************************************************/
   /* Free off the stored API URL strings.                                    */
@@ -881,6 +1201,538 @@ size_t evel_write_callback(void *contents,
   return realsize;
 }
 
+
+/**************************************************************************//**
+ * Post an event to the Vendor Event Listener API.
+ *
+ * @returns Status code
+ * @retval  EVEL_SUCCESS On success
+ * @retval  "One of ::EVEL_ERR_CODES" On failure.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static EVEL_ERR_CODES evel_postmulti_message(char *msg, size_t size, int *still,
+                CURL *handle, CURL *bhandle, int numhandles )
+{
+  int rc = EVEL_SUCCESS;
+  CURLcode curl_rc = CURLE_OK;
+  MEMORY_CHUNK rx_chunk[2];
+  MEMORY_CHUNK tx_chunk[2];
+  int http_response_code = 0, i;
+
+  EVEL_ENTER();
+
+  EVEL_INFO("Sending :%s: %d\n",msg, numhandles);
+
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /* Create the memory chunk to be used for the response to the post.  The   */
+  /* will be realloced.                                                      */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+for (i=0;i<numhandles;i++)
+{
+  rx_chunk[i].memory = malloc(1);
+  assert(rx_chunk[i].memory != NULL);
+  rx_chunk[i].size = 0;
+
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /* Create the memory chunk to be sent as the body of the post.             */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  tx_chunk[i].memory = msg;
+  tx_chunk[i].size = size;
+  EVEL_DEBUG("Sending chunk of size %d", tx_chunk[i].size);
+}
+
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /* Point to the data to be received.                                       */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(handle, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &rx_chunk[0]);
+  if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+  {
+    rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+    log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL rx to upload. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
+    goto exit_label;
+  }
+
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /* Pointer to pass to our read function                                    */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(handle, CURLOPT_READDATA, &tx_chunk[0]);
+  if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+  {
+    rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+    log_error_state("Failed to set upload data for libCURL tx to upload. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
+    goto exit_label;
+  }
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /* Size of the data to transmit.                                           */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(handle,
+                             CURLOPT_POSTFIELDSIZE,
+                             tx_chunk[0].size);
+  if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+  {
+    rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+    log_error_state("Failed to set length of upload data for libCURL to "
+                    "upload.  Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
+    goto exit_label;
+  }
+
+if(numhandles == 2)
+{
+
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /* Point to the data to be received.                                       */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(bhandle, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &rx_chunk[1]);
+  if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+  {
+    rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+    log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL2 rx to upload. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string2);
+    goto exit_label;
+  }
+
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /* Pointer to pass to our read function                                    */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(bhandle, CURLOPT_READDATA, &tx_chunk[1]);
+  if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+  {
+    rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+    log_error_state("Failed to set upload data for libCURL2 tx to upload. "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string2);
+    goto exit_label;
+  }
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /* Size of the data to transmit.                                           */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(bhandle,
+                             CURLOPT_POSTFIELDSIZE,
+                             tx_chunk[1].size);
+  if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+  {
+    rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+    log_error_state("Failed to set length of upload data for libCURL2 to "
+                    "upload.  Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_err_string);
+    goto exit_label;
+  }
+
+}
+
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /* Now run off and do what you've been told!                               */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  curl_rc = curl_multi_perform(multi_handle, still);
+  if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+  {
+    rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+    log_error_state("Failed to transfer an multi event to Vendor Event Listener! "
+                    "Error code=%d (%s)", curl_rc, curl_multi_strerror(curl_rc
+));
+    EVEL_ERROR("Dropped event: %s", msg);
+    goto exit_label;
+  }
+
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /* See what response we got - any 2XX response is good.                    */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+
+exit_label:
+ for (i=0;i<numhandles;i++)
+    free(rx_chunk[i].memory);
+  EVEL_EXIT();
+
+  return(rc);
+}
+
+
+/**************************************************************************//**
+ * Event Multi Post Handler.
+ *
+ * Watch for messages coming on the internal queue and send them to the
+ * listener.
+ *
+ * param[in]  jsonmsg  json message to be sent.
+ * param[in]  size     size of json message
+ * param[in]  currhandle Primary handle
+ * param[in]  url1     pimary url
+ * param[in]  bakkhandle  Backup handle
+ * param[in]  url2     secondary url
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static int evel_post_multiapi(char *jsonmsg, size_t size,CURL *currhandle, char *url1,
+                                   CURL *bakkhandle, char *url2)
+{
+      int rc = EVEL_SUCCESS;
+      CURLcode curl_rc = 0;
+      int nhandles = 1;
+      int still_running,i;
+      CURLMsg *msg; /* for picking up messages with the transfer status */ 
+      int msgs_left; /* how many messages are left */
+
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      /* Set the URL for the API.                                                */
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(currhandle, CURLOPT_URL, url1);
+      if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK )
+      {
+        rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+        log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with the multi API URL. "
+                    "%s Error code=%d (%s)", url1, curl_rc, curl_err_string);
+      }
+
+      if( url2 != NULL && activmode == 1 )
+      {
+        curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(bakkhandle, CURLOPT_URL, url2);
+        if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+        {
+           rc = EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+           log_error_state("Failed to initialize libCURL with the API URL. "
+                    "%s Error code=%d (%s)", url2, curl_rc, curl_err_string2);
+        }
+        nhandles = 2;
+      }
+
+      /* we start some action by calling perform right away */
+      curl_multi_add_handle(multi_handle, currhandle);
+      if(nhandles==2){
+        curl_multi_add_handle(multi_handle, bakkhandle);
+      }
+
+      /* we start some action by calling perform right away */
+      curl_multi_perform(multi_handle, &still_running);
+
+  do {
+    struct timeval timeout;
+    int rc; /* select() return code */ 
+    CURLMcode mc; /* curl_multi_fdset() return code */ 
+ 
+    fd_set fdread;
+    fd_set fdwrite;
+    fd_set fdexcep;
+    int maxfd = -1;
+ 
+    long curl_timeo = -1;
+ 
+    FD_ZERO(&fdread);
+    FD_ZERO(&fdwrite);
+    FD_ZERO(&fdexcep);
+ 
+    /* set a suitable timeout to play around with */ 
+    timeout.tv_sec = 1;
+    timeout.tv_usec = 0;
+ 
+    curl_multi_timeout(multi_handle, &curl_timeo);
+    if(curl_timeo >= 0) {
+      timeout.tv_sec = curl_timeo / 1000;
+      if(timeout.tv_sec > 1)
+        timeout.tv_sec = 1;
+      else
+        timeout.tv_usec = (curl_timeo % 1000) * 1000;
+    }
+ 
+    /* get file descriptors from the transfers */ 
+    mc = curl_multi_fdset(multi_handle, &fdread, &fdwrite, &fdexcep, &maxfd);
+ 
+    if(mc != CURLM_OK) {
+      EVEL_ERROR("curl_multi_fdset() failed, code %d.\n", mc);
+      break;
+    }
+ 
+    /* On success the value of maxfd is guaranteed to be >= -1. We call
+       select(maxfd + 1, ...); specially in case of (maxfd == -1) there are
+       no fds ready yet so we call select(0, ...) --or Sleep() on Windows--
+       to sleep 100ms, which is the minimum suggested value in the
+       curl_multi_fdset() doc. */ 
+ 
+    if(maxfd == -1) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+      Sleep(100);
+      rc = 0;
+#else
+      /* Portable sleep for platforms other than Windows. */ 
+      struct timeval wait = { 0, 300000 }; /* 250ms */ 
+      rc = select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, &wait);
+#endif
+    }
+    else {
+      /* Note that on some platforms 'timeout' may be modified by select().
+         If you need access to the original value save a copy beforehand. */ 
+      rc = select(maxfd + 1, &fdread, &fdwrite, &fdexcep, &timeout);
+    }
+ 
+    switch(rc) {
+    case -1:
+      /* select error */ 
+      break;
+    case 0: /* timeout */ 
+    default: /* action */ 
+      //curl_multi_perform(multi_handle, &still_running);
+      evel_postmulti_message(jsonmsg, size, &still_running, currhandle, bakkhandle, nhandles);
+    }
+  } while(still_running);
+ 
+  /* See how the transfers went */ 
+  while((msg = curl_multi_info_read(multi_handle, &msgs_left))) {
+    if(msg->msg == CURLMSG_DONE) {
+      int idx, found = 0;
+      EVEL_DEBUG("Transfer status - %s\n", curl_multi_strerror(msg->data.result));
+
+      /* Find out which handle this message is about */ 
+      for(idx = 0; idx<nhandles; idx++) {
+        if (msg->easy_handle == currhandle) break;
+        else if(msg->easy_handle == bakkhandle) break;
+      }
+ 
+      switch(idx) {
+      case 0:
+        curl_rc = msg->data.result;
+        break;
+      case 1:
+        curl_rc = msg->data.result;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* we start some action by calling perform right away */
+  curl_multi_remove_handle(multi_handle, currhandle);
+  if(nhandles==2){
+        curl_multi_remove_handle(multi_handle, bakkhandle);
+  }
+
+  EVEL_DEBUG("Transfer completed with status %s\n", curl_multi_strerror(curl_rc));
+  if( curl_rc == 0 || curl_rc == 55 )
+     return EVEL_SUCCESS;
+  else
+     return EVEL_CURL_LIBRARY_FAIL;
+
+}
+/**************************************************************************//**
+ * Event Handler.
+ *
+ * Watch for messages coming on the internal queue and send them to the
+ * listener.
+ *
+ * param[in]  arg  Argument - unused.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static void * event_multi_handler(void * arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
+{
+  int old_type = 0;
+  EVENT_HEADER * msg = NULL;
+  EVENT_INTERNAL * internal_msg = NULL;
+  int json_size = 0;
+  char json_body[EVEL_MAX_JSON_BODY];
+  int rc = EVEL_SUCCESS;
+  CURLcode curl_rc;
+  CURL *currhandler = NULL;
+  CURL *bakhandler = NULL;
+  char *send_url = NULL;
+  char *send_url2 = NULL;
+
+  EVEL_INFO("Event multi handler thread started");
+
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /* Set this thread to be cancellable immediately.                          */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  pthread_setcanceltype(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS, &old_type);
+
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /* Set the handler as active, defending against weird situations like      */
+  /* immediately shutting down after initializing the library so the         */
+  /* handler never gets started up properly.                                 */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  if (evt_handler_state == EVT_HANDLER_INACTIVE)
+  {
+    evt_handler_state = EVT_HANDLER_ACTIVE;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    EVEL_ERROR("Event Handler State was not INACTIVE at start-up - "
+               "Handler will exit immediately!");
+  }
+
+  currhandler = curl_handle;
+  while (evt_handler_state == EVT_HANDLER_ACTIVE)
+  {
+    /*************************************************************************/
+    /* Wait for a message to be received.                                    */
+    /*************************************************************************/
+    msg = ring_buffer_read(&event_buffer);
+
+    /*************************************************************************/
+    /* Internal events get special treatment while regular events get posted */
+    /* to the far side.                                                      */
+    /*************************************************************************/
+    if (msg->event_domain == EVEL_DOMAIN_BATCH )
+    {
+      EVEL_DEBUG("Batch event received");
+
+      /***********************************************************************/
+      /* Encode the event in JSON.                                           */
+      /***********************************************************************/
+      json_size = evel_json_encode_batch_event(json_body, EVEL_MAX_JSON_BODY, msg);
+
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      /* Set the URL for the API.                                                */
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      if( currhandler == curl_handle){
+         send_url = evel_batch_api_url;
+         send_url2 = evel_bbatch_api_url;
+         bakhandler = curl_handle2;
+      } else if(currhandler == curl_handle2) {
+         send_url = evel_bbatch_api_url;
+         send_url2 = evel_batch_api_url;
+         bakhandler = curl_handle;
+      }
+
+      /***********************************************************************/
+      /* Send the JSON across the API.                                       */
+      /***********************************************************************/
+      EVEL_DEBUG("Sending Batch JSON of size %d is: %s", json_size, json_body);
+      rc = evel_post_multiapi(json_body, json_size, currhandler, send_url, bakhandler, send_url2);
+      if (rc != EVEL_SUCCESS)
+      {
+        EVEL_ERROR("Failed to transfer the data to %s. Error code=%d", send_url, rc);
+        EVEL_INFO("Switched Collector ...");
+        if( currhandler == curl_handle){
+	  currhandler = curl_handle2;
+          bakhandler = curl_handle;
+        } else if(currhandler == curl_handle2) {
+	  currhandler = curl_handle;
+          bakhandler = curl_handle2;
+        }
+        rc = evel_post_multiapi(json_body, json_size, currhandler, send_url2, bakhandler,send_url);
+        if (rc != EVEL_SUCCESS)
+           EVEL_ERROR("Failed to transfer the data to failover %s. Error code=%d", send_url2, rc);
+      }
+    }
+    else if (msg->event_domain != EVEL_DOMAIN_INTERNAL )
+    {
+      EVEL_DEBUG("External event received");
+
+      /***********************************************************************/
+      /* Encode the event in JSON.                                           */
+      /***********************************************************************/
+      json_size = evel_json_encode_event(json_body, EVEL_MAX_JSON_BODY, msg);
+
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      /* Set the URL for the API.                                                */
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      if( currhandler == curl_handle){
+         send_url = evel_event_api_url;
+         send_url2 = evel_bevent_api_url;
+         bakhandler = curl_handle2;
+      } else if(currhandler == curl_handle2) {
+         send_url = evel_bevent_api_url;
+         send_url2 = evel_event_api_url;
+         bakhandler = curl_handle;
+      }
+
+      /***********************************************************************/
+      /* Send the JSON across the API.                                       */
+      /***********************************************************************/
+      EVEL_DEBUG("Sending Batch JSON of size %d is: %s", json_size, json_body);
+      rc = evel_post_multiapi(json_body, json_size, currhandler, send_url, bakhandler, send_url2);
+      if (rc != EVEL_SUCCESS)
+      {
+        EVEL_ERROR("Failed to transfer the data to %s. Error code=%d", send_url, rc);
+        EVEL_INFO("Switched Collector ...");
+        if( currhandler == curl_handle){
+          currhandler = curl_handle2;
+          bakhandler = curl_handle;
+        } else if(currhandler == curl_handle2) {
+          currhandler = curl_handle;
+          bakhandler = curl_handle2;
+        }
+        rc = evel_post_multiapi(json_body, json_size, currhandler, send_url2, bakhandler,send_url);
+        if (rc != EVEL_SUCCESS)
+           EVEL_ERROR("Failed to transfer the data to failover %s. Error code=%d", send_url2, rc);
+      }
+
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      EVEL_DEBUG("Internal event received");
+      internal_msg = (EVENT_INTERNAL *) msg;
+      assert(internal_msg->command == EVT_CMD_TERMINATE);
+      evt_handler_state = EVT_HANDLER_TERMINATING;
+    }
+
+    /*************************************************************************/
+    /* We are responsible for freeing the memory.                            */
+    /*************************************************************************/
+    evel_free_event(msg);
+    msg = NULL;
+
+    /*************************************************************************/
+    /* There may be a single priority post to be sent.                       */
+    /*************************************************************************/
+    if (priority_post.memory != NULL)
+    {
+      EVEL_DEBUG("Priority Post");
+
+      /***********************************************************************/
+      /* Set the URL for the throttling API.                                 */
+      /***********************************************************************/
+      curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle, CURLOPT_URL, evel_throt_api_url);
+      if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+      {
+        /*********************************************************************/
+        /* This is only likely to happen with CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY, in which  */
+        /* case we carry on regardless.                                      */
+        /*********************************************************************/
+        EVEL_ERROR("Failed to set throttling URL. Error code=%d", rc);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        rc = evel_post_api(priority_post.memory, priority_post.size);
+        if (rc != EVEL_SUCCESS)
+        {
+          EVEL_ERROR("Failed to transfer priority post. Error code=%d", rc);
+        }
+      }
+
+      /***********************************************************************/
+      /* Reinstate the URL for the event API.                                */
+      /***********************************************************************/
+      curl_rc = curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle, CURLOPT_URL, evel_event_api_url);
+      if (curl_rc != CURLE_OK)
+      {
+        /*********************************************************************/
+        /* This is only likely to happen with CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY, in which  */
+        /* case we carry on regardless.                                      */
+        /*********************************************************************/
+        EVEL_ERROR("Failed to reinstate events URL. Error code=%d", rc);
+      }
+
+      /***********************************************************************/
+      /* We are responsible for freeing the memory.                          */
+      /***********************************************************************/
+      free(priority_post.memory);
+      priority_post.memory = NULL;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /* The event handler is now exiting. The ring-buffer could contain events  */
+  /* which have not been processed, so deplete those.  Because we've been    */
+  /* asked to exit we can be confident that the foreground will have stopped */
+  /* sending events in so we know that this process will conclude!           */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  evt_handler_state = EVT_HANDLER_TERMINATING;
+  while (!ring_buffer_is_empty(&event_buffer))
+  {
+    EVEL_DEBUG("Reading event from buffer");
+    msg = ring_buffer_read(&event_buffer);
+    evel_free_event(msg);
+  }
+  evt_handler_state = EVT_HANDLER_TERMINATED;
+  EVEL_INFO("Event handler thread stopped");
+
+  return (NULL);
+}
+
+
 /**************************************************************************//**
  * Event Handler.
  *
@@ -960,7 +1812,7 @@ static void * event_handler(void * arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
       rc = evel_post_api(json_body, json_size);
       if (rc != EVEL_SUCCESS)
       {
-        EVEL_ERROR("Failed to transfer the data. Error code=%d", rc);
+        EVEL_ERROR("Failed to transfer the data %s. Error code=%d", evel_batch_api_url, rc);
       }
     }
     else if (msg->event_domain != EVEL_DOMAIN_INTERNAL )
@@ -990,7 +1842,7 @@ static void * event_handler(void * arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
       rc = evel_post_api(json_body, json_size);
       if (rc != EVEL_SUCCESS)
       {
-        EVEL_ERROR("Failed to transfer the data. Error code=%d", rc);
+        EVEL_ERROR("Failed to transfer the data %s. Error code=%d",evel_event_api_url, rc);
       }
     }
     else
@@ -1122,11 +1974,11 @@ void evel_handle_event_response(const MEMORY_CHUNK * const chunk,
   }
   else
   {
-    EVEL_DEBUG("Decode JSON response tokens");
-    if (!evel_handle_response_tokens(chunk, json_tokens, num_tokens, post))
-    {
-      EVEL_ERROR("Failed to handle JSON response.");
-    }
+    //EVEL_DEBUG("Decode JSON response tokens");
+    //if (!evel_handle_response_tokens(chunk, json_tokens, num_tokens, post))
+    //{
+    //  EVEL_ERROR("Failed to handle JSON response.");
+    //}
   }
 
   EVEL_EXIT();
diff --git a/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel_internal.h b/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel_internal.h
index d1a952b6..621f8a53 100644
--- a/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel_internal.h
+++ b/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel_internal.h
@@ -172,27 +172,36 @@ typedef struct evel_throttle_spec {
  * @param[in] event_api_url
  *                      The URL where the Vendor Event Listener API is expected
  *                      to be.
+ * @param[in] bakup_api_url
+ *                      The BakupURL where the Vendor Backup Listener is expected
+ *                      to be.
  * @param[in] throt_api_url
  *                      The URL where the Throttling API is expected to be.
- * @param[in] source_ip  Source IP of VES Agent
- * @param[in] ring_buf_size     Initialization size of Ring Buffer
+ * @param[in] source_ip        Source IP of VES Agent
+ * @param[in] bakup_source_ip  Backup Source IP of VES Agent
+ * @param[in] ring_buf_size    Initialization size of Ring Buffer
  * @param[in] secure     Whether Using http or https
  * @param[in] cert_file_path  Path to Client Certificate file
  * @param[in] key_file_path   Path to Client key file
  * @param[in] ca_info         Path to CA info file
- * @param[in] ca_file_path    Path to CA file 
+ * @param[in] ca_file_path    Path to CA file
  * @param[in] verify_peer     Using peer verification or not
  * @param[in] verify_host     Using host verification or not
  * @param[in] username  The username for the Basic Authentication of requests.
  * @param[in] password  The password for the Basic Authentication of requests.
+ * @param[in] username2  The username for the Bakup requests.
+ * @param[in] password2  The password for the Bakup requests.
  * @param     verbosity 0 for normal operation, positive values for chattier
  *                        logs.
  *****************************************************************************/
 EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
+                                        const char * const bakup_api_url,
                                         const char * const throt_api_url,
                                         const char * const source_ip,
+                                        const char * const bakup_source_ip,
                                         int ring_buf_size,
                                         int secure,
+                                        int activitymode,
                                         const char * const cert_file_path,
                                         const char * const key_file_path,
                                         const char * const ca_info,
@@ -201,6 +210,8 @@ EVEL_ERR_CODES event_handler_initialize(const char * const event_api_url,
                                         long verify_host,
                                         const char * const username,
                                         const char * const password,
+                                        const char * const username2,
+                                        const char * const password2,
                                         int verbosity);
 
 /**************************************************************************//**
diff --git a/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel_scaling_measurement.c b/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel_scaling_measurement.c
index 677cb8ea..04bed579 100644
--- a/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel_scaling_measurement.c
+++ b/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/evel_scaling_measurement.c
@@ -3402,7 +3402,7 @@ void evel_json_encode_measurement(EVEL_JSON_BUFFER * jbuf,
   /* vNIC Usage TBD Performance array                          */
   /***************************************************************************/
   evel_json_checkpoint(jbuf);
-  if (evel_json_open_opt_named_list(jbuf, "vNicUsageArray"))
+  if (evel_json_open_opt_named_list(jbuf, "vNicPerformanceArray"))
   {
     bool item_added = false;
 
diff --git a/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/ring_buffer.c b/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/ring_buffer.c
index ad508743..248baf2f 100644
--- a/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/vnfs/VES5.0/evel/evel-library/code/evel_library/ring_buffer.c
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ void * ring_buffer_read(ring_buffer * buffer)
       msg = (buffer->ring)[buffer->next_read];
       buffer->ring[buffer->next_read] = NULL;
       buffer->next_read = (buffer->next_read + 1) % buffer->size;
-      EVEL_DEBUG("RBR: next read location is %d", buffer->next_read);
       pthread_mutex_unlock(&buffer->ring_mutex);
-      break;
+      EVEL_DEBUG("RBR: next read location is %d data %lp", buffer->next_read,msg);
+      return msg;
     }
     else
     {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void * ring_buffer_read(ring_buffer * buffer)
       EVEL_DEBUG("RBR: Condition variable wait completed");
     }
   }
-  EVEL_DEBUG("RBR: Ring buffer read returning data at %lp", msg);
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&buffer->ring_mutex);
   return msg;
 }