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This is a generic plugin for Nagios which checks json values from a given HTTP endpoint against argument specified rules and determines the status and performance data for that service. This is a generic plugin for Nagios which checks json values from a given HTTP endpoint against argument specified rules and determines the status and performance data for that service.
## Links ## Installation
* [CLI Usage](#cli-usage) Requirements:
* [Examples](#examples)
* [Riak Stats](docs/RIAK.md)
* [Docker](docs/DOCKER.md)
* [Nagios Installation](#nagios-installation)
## CLI Usage * Python 3.6+
### Nagios
Assuming a standard installation of Nagios, the plugin can be executed from the machine that Nagios is running on.
```bash
cp check_http_json.py /usr/local/nagios/libexec/plugins/check_http_json.py
chmod +x /usr/local/nagios/libexec/plugins/check_http_json.py
```
Add the following service definition to your server config (`localhost.cfg`):
```
define service {
use local-service
host_name localhost
service_description <command_description>
check_command <command_name>
}
```
Add the following command definition to your commands config (`commands.config`):
```
define command{
command_name <command_name>
command_line /usr/bin/python /usr/local/nagios/libexec/plugins/check_http_json.py -H <host>:<port> -p <path> [-e|-q|-w|-c <rules>] [-m <metrics>]
}
```
### Icinga2
An example Icinga2 command definition can be found here: (`contrib/icinga2_check_command_definition.conf`)
## Usage
Executing `./check_http_json.py -h` will yield the following details: Executing `./check_http_json.py -h` will yield the following details:
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* `./check_http_json.py -H <host>:<port> -p <path> -A '{"content-type": "application/json"}' -w "metric,RANGE"` * `./check_http_json.py -H <host>:<port> -p <path> -A '{"content-type": "application/json"}' -w "metric,RANGE"`
## Nagios Installation
### Requirements
* Python 3.6+
### Configuration
Assuming a standard installation of Nagios, the plugin can be executed from the machine that Nagios is running on.
```bash
cp check_http_json.py /usr/local/nagios/libexec/plugins/check_http_json.py
chmod +x /usr/local/nagios/libexec/plugins/check_http_json.py
```
Add the following service definition to your server config (`localhost.cfg`):
```
define service {
use local-service
host_name localhost
service_description <command_description>
check_command <command_name>
}
```
Add the following command definition to your commands config (`commands.config`):
```
define command{
command_name <command_name>
command_line /usr/bin/python /usr/local/nagios/libexec/plugins/check_http_json.py -H <host>:<port> -p <path> [-e|-q|-w|-c <rules>] [-m <metrics>]
}
```
## Icinga2 configuration
The Icinga2 command definition can be found here: (contrib/icinga2_check_command_definition.conf)
## License ## License
Copyright 2014-2015 Drew Kerrigan. Copyright 2014-2015 Drew Kerrigan.