--- projects/pystatgrab/_statgrab.pyx	2005/09/14 18:15:44	1.18
+++ projects/pystatgrab/_statgrab.pyx	2008/06/16 21:06:49	1.21
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 #
-# $Id: _statgrab.pyx,v 1.18 2005/09/14 18:15:44 ats Exp $
+# $Id: _statgrab.pyx,v 1.21 2008/06/16 21:06:49 tdb Exp $
 #
 
 ctypedef long time_t
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ ctypedef int gid_t
 
 cdef extern from "statgrab.h":
     cdef extern int sg_init()
+    cdef extern int sg_shutdown()
+    cdef extern int sg_snapshot()
     cdef extern int sg_drop_privileges()
 
     ctypedef enum sg_error:
@@ -272,16 +274,17 @@ py_SG_PROCESS_STATE_ZOMBIE = SG_PROCESS_STATE_ZOMBIE
 py_SG_PROCESS_STATE_UNKNOWN = SG_PROCESS_STATE_UNKNOWN
 
 
-class Result:
+class Result(dict):
     def __init__(self, attrs):
-        self.attrs = attrs
-        for attr in attrs:
-            setattr(self, attr, attrs[attr])
-    def __getitem__(self, item):
-        return getattr(self, item)
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return str(self.attrs)
+        self.attrs = attrs # to maintain compatibility
+        super(Result, self).__init__(attrs)
 
+    def __getattr__(self, item):
+        try:
+            return self.__getitem__(item)
+        except KeyError:
+            raise AttributeError(item)
+
 class StatgrabException(Exception):
     def __init__(self, value):
         self.value = value
@@ -291,6 +294,18 @@ class StatgrabException(Exception):
 
 def py_sg_init():
     if sg_init() == 0:
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+def py_sg_shutdown():
+    if sg_shutdown() == 0:
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+def py_sg_snapshot():
+    if sg_snapshot() == 0:
         return True
     else:
         return False