Check json-values

Overview

This check parses a flat json array from a file or url and simply returns the message, state and perfdata from the json.

Fact Sheet

Check Plugin Download

https://github.com/Linuxfabrik/monitoring-plugins/tree/main/check-plugins/json-values

Check Interval Recommendation

Once a minute

Can be called without parameters

Yes

Compiled for

Linux, Windows

3rd Party Python modules

PySmbClient, smbprotocol

Help

usage: json-values [-h] [-V] [--always-ok] [--filename FILENAME] [--insecure]
                   [--message-key MESSAGE_KEY] [--no-proxy]
                   [--password PASSWORD] [--perfdata-key PERFDATA_KEY]
                   [--state-key STATE_KEY] [--timeout TIMEOUT] [-u URL]
                   [--username USERNAME]

This check parses a flat json array from a file or url and simply returns the
message, state and perfdata from the json.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
  --always-ok           Always returns OK.
  --filename FILENAME   Set the url of the json file. This is mutually
                        exclusive with -u / --url.
  --insecure            This option explicitly allows to perform "insecure"
                        SSL connections. Default: False
  --message-key MESSAGE_KEY
                        Name of the json array key containing the output
                        message. Default: message
  --no-proxy            Do not use a proxy. Default: False
  --password PASSWORD   SMB Password.
  --perfdata-key PERFDATA_KEY
                        Name of the json array key containing the perfdata.
                        Default: perfdata
  --state-key STATE_KEY
                        Name of the json array key containing the state.
                        Default: state
  --timeout TIMEOUT     Network timeout in seconds. Default: 3 (seconds)
  -u URL, --url URL     Set the url of the json file, either starting with
                        "http://", "https://" or "smb://". This is mutually
                        exclusive with --filename.
  --username USERNAME   SMB Username.

Usage Examples

./json-values --url=http://example.com/example.json --message-key=output --state-key=state --perfdata-key=perfdata

cat > /tmp/example.json2 << 'EOF'
{
    "state": 2,
    "message": "This is a test message",
    "perfdata": "'cpu-usage'=5.6%;80;90;0;100"
}
EOF
./json-values --filename=/tmp/example.json

Output:

This is a test message|'cpu-usage'=5.6%;80;90;0;100

States

  • Exits with the state from the json array.

Perfdata / Metrics

Returns the perfdata from the json array.

Credits, License