Merge pull request #46 from bb-Ricardo/master

pull improvements from different branches together

README.md

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ This is a generic plugin for Nagios which checks json values from a given HTTP e
 Executing `./check_http_json.py -h` will yield the following details:
 
 ```
-usage: check_http_json.py [-h] [-d] [-s] -H HOST [-P PORT] [-p PATH]
+usage: check_http_json.py [-h] [-d] [-s] -H HOST [-k] [-V] [--cacert CACERT]
+                          [--cert CERT] [--key KEY] [-P PORT] [-p PATH]
                           [-t TIMEOUT] [-B AUTH] [-D DATA] [-A HEADERS]
                           [-f SEPARATOR]
                           [-w [KEY_THRESHOLD_WARNING [KEY_THRESHOLD_WARNING ...]]]
@@ -24,19 +25,31 @@ usage: check_http_json.py [-h] [-d] [-s] -H HOST [-P PORT] [-p PATH]
                           [-E [KEY_LIST_CRITICAL [KEY_LIST_CRITICAL ...]]]
                           [-q [KEY_VALUE_LIST [KEY_VALUE_LIST ...]]]
                           [-Q [KEY_VALUE_LIST_CRITICAL [KEY_VALUE_LIST_CRITICAL ...]]]
+                          [-u [KEY_VALUE_LIST_UNKNOWN [KEY_VALUE_LIST_UNKNOWN ...]]]
+                          [-y [KEY_VALUE_LIST_NOT [KEY_VALUE_LIST_NOT ...]]]
+                          [-Y [KEY_VALUE_LIST_NOT_CRITICAL [KEY_VALUE_LIST_NOT_CRITICAL ...]]]
                           [-m [METRIC_LIST [METRIC_LIST ...]]]
 
-Nagios plugin which checks json values from a given endpoint against argument
+Check HTTP JSON Nagios Plugin
-specified rules and determines the status and performance data for that
+
-service
+Generic Nagios plugin which checks json values from a given endpoint against
+argument specified rules and determines the status and performance data for
+that service.
+
+Version: 1.4.0 (2019-05-09)
 
 optional arguments:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
-  -d, --debug           Debug mode.
+  -d, --debug           debug mode
-  -s, --ssl             HTTPS mode.
+  -s, --ssl             use TLS to connect to remote host
-  -H HOST, --host HOST  Host.
+  -H HOST, --host HOST  remote host to query
+  -k, --insecure        do not check server SSL certificate
+  -V, --version         print version of this plugin
+  --cacert CACERT       SSL CA certificate
+  --cert CERT           SSL client certificate
+  --key KEY             SSL client key ( if not bundled into the cert )
   -P PORT, --port PORT  TCP port
-  -p PATH, --path PATH  Path.
+  -p PATH, --path PATH  Path
   -t TIMEOUT, --timeout TIMEOUT
                         Connection timeout (seconds)
   -B AUTH, --basic-auth AUTH
@@ -45,7 +58,7 @@ optional arguments:
   -A HEADERS, --headers HEADERS
                         The http headers in JSON format.
   -f SEPARATOR, --field_separator SEPARATOR
-                        Json Field separator, defaults to "." ; Select element
+                        JSON Field separator, defaults to "."; Select element
                         in an array with "(" ")"
   -w [KEY_THRESHOLD_WARNING [KEY_THRESHOLD_WARNING ...]], --warning [KEY_THRESHOLD_WARNING [KEY_THRESHOLD_WARNING ...]]
                         Warning threshold for these values
@@ -72,15 +85,26 @@ optional arguments:
   -Q [KEY_VALUE_LIST_CRITICAL [KEY_VALUE_LIST_CRITICAL ...]], --key_equals_critical [KEY_VALUE_LIST_CRITICAL [KEY_VALUE_LIST_CRITICAL ...]]
                         Same as -q but return critical if equality check
                         fails.
+  -u [KEY_VALUE_LIST_UNKNOWN [KEY_VALUE_LIST_UNKNOWN ...]], --key_equals_unknown [KEY_VALUE_LIST_UNKNOWN [KEY_VALUE_LIST_UNKNOWN ...]]
+                        Same as -q but return unknown if equality check fails.
+  -y [KEY_VALUE_LIST_NOT [KEY_VALUE_LIST_NOT ...]], --key_not_equals [KEY_VALUE_LIST_NOT [KEY_VALUE_LIST_NOT ...]]
+                        Checks equality of these keys and values
+                        (key[>alias],value key2,value2) to determine status.
+                        Multiple key values can be delimited with colon
+                        (key,value1:value2). Return warning if equality check
+                        succeeds
+  -Y [KEY_VALUE_LIST_NOT_CRITICAL [KEY_VALUE_LIST_NOT_CRITICAL ...]], --key_not_equals_critical [KEY_VALUE_LIST_NOT_CRITICAL [KEY_VALUE_LIST_NOT_CRITICAL ...]]
+                        Same as -q but return critical if equality check
+                        succeeds.
   -m [METRIC_LIST [METRIC_LIST ...]], --key_metric [METRIC_LIST [METRIC_LIST ...]]
-                        Gathers the values of these keys (key[>alias],UnitOfMe
+                        Gathers the values of these keys (key[>alias],
-                        asure,WarnRange,CriticalRange,Min,Max) for Nagios
+                        UnitOfMeasure,WarnRange,CriticalRange,Min,Max) for
-                        performance data. More information about Range format
+                        Nagios performance data. More information about Range
-                        and units of measure for nagios can be found at
+                        format and units of measure for nagios can be found at
                         nagios-plugins.org/doc/guidelines.html Additional
                         formats for this parameter are: (key[>alias]),
                         (key[>alias],UnitOfMeasure),
-                        (key[>alias],UnitOfMeasure,WarnRange,CriticalRange).
+                        (key[>alias],UnitOfMeasure,WarnRange, CriticalRange).
 ```
 
 ## Examples
@@ -142,7 +166,7 @@ optional arguments:
 * **Warning:** `./check_http_json.py -H <host>:<port> -p <path> -w "metric,RANGE"`
 * **Critical:** `./check_http_json.py -H <host>:<port> -p <path> -c "metric,RANGE"`
 * **Metrics with Warning:** `./check_http_json.py -H <host>:<port> -p <path> -w "metric,RANGE"`
-* **Metris with Critical:**
+* **Metrics with Critical:**
 
         ./check_http_json.py -H <host>:<port> -p <path> -w "metric,,,RANGE"
         ./check_http_json.py -H <host>:<port> -p <path> -w "metric,,,,MIN,MAX"
@@ -159,7 +183,7 @@ optional arguments:
 
 More info about Nagios Range format and Units of Measure can be found at [https://nagios-plugins.org/doc/guidelines.html](https://nagios-plugins.org/doc/guidelines.html).
 
-#### Using Headers 
+#### Using Headers
 
 * `./check_http_json.py -H <host>:<port> -p <path> -A '{"content-type": "application/json"}' -w "metric,RANGE"`
 
@@ -167,7 +191,7 @@ More info about Nagios Range format and Units of Measure can be found at [https:
 
 ### Requirements
 
-* Python
+* Python 2.7
 
 ### Configuration
 

check_http_json.py

@@ -1,39 +1,48 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/python2.7
 
+plugin_description = \
 """
 Check HTTP JSON Nagios Plugin
 
-Generic Nagios plugin which checks json values from a given endpoint against argument specified rules
+Generic Nagios plugin which checks json values from a given endpoint against
-and determines the status and performance data for that service.
+argument specified rules and determines the status and performance data for
+that service.
 """
 
-import httplib, urllib, urllib2, base64
+import urllib2
+import base64
 import json
 import argparse
 import sys
+import ssl
 from pprint import pprint
 from urllib2 import HTTPError
 from urllib2 import URLError
 
-# TEST = False
-
-
 OK_CODE = 0
 WARNING_CODE = 1
 CRITICAL_CODE = 2
 UNKNOWN_CODE = 3
 
+__version__ = '1.4.0'
+__version_date__ = '2019-05-09'
+
 class NagiosHelper:
     """Help with Nagios specific status string formatting."""
-    message_prefixes = {OK_CODE: 'OK', WARNING_CODE: 'WARNING', CRITICAL_CODE: 'CRITICAL', UNKNOWN_CODE: 'UNKNOWN'}
+    message_prefixes = {OK_CODE: 'OK',
+                        WARNING_CODE: 'WARNING',
+                        CRITICAL_CODE: 'CRITICAL',
+                        UNKNOWN_CODE: 'UNKNOWN'}
     performance_data = ''
     warning_message = ''
     critical_message = ''
     unknown_message = ''
 
     def getMessage(self):
-        """Build a status-prefixed message with optional performance data generated externally"""
+        """Build a status-prefixed message with optional performance data
-        text = "%s: Status %s." % (self.message_prefixes[self.getCode()], self.message_prefixes[self.getCode()])
+        generated externally"""
+        text = "%s: Status %s." % (self.message_prefixes[self.getCode()],
+                                   self.message_prefixes[self.getCode()])
         text += self.warning_message
         text += self.critical_message
         text += self.unknown_message
@@ -53,17 +62,23 @@ class NagiosHelper:
 
     def append_warning(self, warning_message):
         self.warning_message += warning_message
+
     def append_critical(self, critical_message):
         self.critical_message += critical_message
+
     def append_unknown(self, unknown_message):
         self.unknown_message += unknown_message
-    def append_metrics(self, (performance_data, warning_message, critical_message)):
+
+    def append_metrics(self, (performance_data,
+                              warning_message, critical_message)):
         self.performance_data += performance_data
         self.append_warning(warning_message)
         self.append_critical(critical_message)
 
+
 class JsonHelper:
-    """Perform simple comparison operations against values in a given JSON dict"""
+    """Perform simple comparison operations against values in a given
+    JSON dict"""
     def __init__(self, json_data, separator):
         self.data = json_data
         self.separator = separator
@@ -81,7 +96,8 @@ class JsonHelper:
 
     def getSubArrayElement(self, key, data):
         subElemKey = key[:key.find(self.arrayOpener)]
-        index = int(key[key.find(self.arrayOpener) + 1:key.find(self.arrayCloser)])
+        index = int(key[key.find(self.arrayOpener) +
+                        1:key.find(self.arrayCloser)])
         remainingKey = key[key.find(self.arrayCloser + self.separator) + 2:]
         if key.find(self.arrayCloser + self.separator) == -1:
             remainingKey = key[key.find(self.arrayCloser) + 1:]
@@ -96,30 +112,45 @@ class JsonHelper:
             else:
                 return (None, 'not_found')
 
-    def equals(self, key, value): return self.exists(key) and str(self.get(key)) in value.split(':')
+    def equals(self, key, value):
-    def lte(self, key, value): return self.exists(key) and float(self.get(key)) <= float(value)
+        return self.exists(key) and \
-    def lt(self, key, value): return self.exists(key) and float(self.get(key)) < float(value)
+            str(self.get(key)) in value.split(':')
-    def gte(self, key, value): return self.exists(key) and float(self.get(key)) >= float(value)
+
-    def gt(self, key, value): return self.exists(key) and float(self.get(key)) > float(value)
+    def lte(self, key, value):
-    def exists(self, key): return (self.get(key) != (None, 'not_found'))
+        return self.exists(key) and float(self.get(key)) <= float(value)
+
+    def lt(self, key, value):
+        return self.exists(key) and float(self.get(key)) < float(value)
+
+    def gte(self, key, value):
+        return self.exists(key) and float(self.get(key)) >= float(value)
+
+    def gt(self, key, value):
+        return self.exists(key) and float(self.get(key)) > float(value)
+
+    def exists(self, key):
+        return (self.get(key) != (None, 'not_found'))
+
     def get(self, key, temp_data=''):
-        """Can navigate nested json keys with a dot format (Element.Key.NestedKey). Returns (None, 'not_found') if not found"""
+        """Can navigate nested json keys with a dot format
+        (Element.Key.NestedKey). Returns (None, 'not_found') if not found"""
         if temp_data:
             data = temp_data
         else:
             data = self.data
         if len(key) <= 0:
             return data
-        if key.find(self.separator) != -1 and key.find(self.arrayOpener) != -1 :
+        if key.find(self.separator) != -1 and \
-            if key.find(self.separator) < key.find(self.arrayOpener) :
+           key.find(self.arrayOpener) != -1:
+            if key.find(self.separator) < key.find(self.arrayOpener):
                 return self.getSubElement(key, data)
             else:
                 return self.getSubArrayElement(key, data)
         else:
-            if key.find(self.separator) != -1 :
+            if key.find(self.separator) != -1:
                 return self.getSubElement(key, data)
             else:
-                if key.find(self.arrayOpener) != -1 :
+                if key.find(self.arrayOpener) != -1:
                     return self.getSubArrayElement(key, data)
                 else:
                     if key in data:
@@ -127,6 +158,29 @@ class JsonHelper:
                     else:
                         return (None, 'not_found')
 
+    def expandKey(self, key, keys):
+        if '(*)' not in key:
+            keys.append(key)
+            return keys
+        subElemKey = ''
+        if key.find('(*)') > 0:
+            subElemKey = key[:key.find('(*)')-1]
+        remainingKey = key[key.find('(*)')+3:]
+        elemData = self.get(subElemKey)
+        if elemData is (None, 'not_found'):
+            keys.append(key)
+            return keys
+        if subElemKey is not '':
+            subElemKey = subElemKey + '.'
+        for i in range(len(elemData)):
+            newKey = subElemKey + '(' + str(i) + ')' + remainingKey
+            newKeys = self.expandKey(newKey, [])
+            for j in newKeys:
+                keys.append(j)
+
+        return keys
+
+
 def _getKeyAlias(original_key):
     key = original_key
     alias = original_key
@@ -136,22 +190,51 @@ def _getKeyAlias(original_key):
             key, alias = keys
     return key, alias
 
+
 class JsonRuleProcessor:
-    """Perform checks and gather values from a JSON dict given rules and metrics definitions"""
+    """Perform checks and gather values from a JSON dict given rules
+    and metrics definitions"""
     def __init__(self, json_data, rules_args):
         self.data = json_data
         self.rules = rules_args
         separator = '.'
-        if self.rules.separator: separator = self.rules.separator
+        if self.rules.separator:
+            separator = self.rules.separator
         self.helper = JsonHelper(self.data, separator)
         debugPrint(rules_args.debug, "rules:%s" % rules_args)
         debugPrint(rules_args.debug, "separator:%s" % separator)
+        self.metric_list = self.expandKeys(self.rules.metric_list)
+        self.key_threshold_warning = self.expandKeys(
+            self.rules.key_threshold_warning)
+        self.key_threshold_critical = self.expandKeys(
+            self.rules.key_threshold_critical)
+        self.key_value_list = self.expandKeys(self.rules.key_value_list)
+        self.key_value_list_not = self.expandKeys(
+            self.rules.key_value_list_not)
+        self.key_list = self.expandKeys(self.rules.key_list)
+        self.key_value_list_critical = self.expandKeys(
+            self.rules.key_value_list_critical)
+        self.key_value_list_not_critical = self.expandKeys(
+            self.rules.key_value_list_not_critical)
+        self.key_list_critical = self.expandKeys(self.rules.key_list_critical)
+        self.key_value_list_unknown = self.expandKeys(
+            self.rules.key_value_list_unknown)
+
+    def expandKeys(self, src):
+        if src is None:
+            return
+        dest = []
+        for key in src:
+            newKeys = self.helper.expandKey(key, [])
+            for k in newKeys:
+                dest.append(k)
+        return dest
 
     def checkExists(self, exists_list):
         failure = ''
         for k in exists_list:
             key, alias = _getKeyAlias(k)
-            if (self.helper.exists(key) == False):
+            if (self.helper.exists(key) is False):
                 failure += " Key %s did not exist." % alias
         return failure
 
@@ -161,7 +244,18 @@ class JsonRuleProcessor:
             k, v = kv.split(',')
             key, alias = _getKeyAlias(k)
             if (self.helper.equals(key, v) == False):
-                failure += " Value for key %s did not match %s." % (alias, v)
+                failure += " Key %s mismatch. %s != %s" % (alias, v,
+                           self.helper.get(key))
+        return failure
+
+    def checkNonEquality(self, equality_list):
+        failure = ''
+        for kv in equality_list:
+            k, v = kv.split(',')
+            key, alias = _getKeyAlias(k)
+            if (self.helper.equals(key, v) == True):
+                failure += " Key %s match found. %s == %s" % (alias, v,
+                           self.helper.get(key))
         return failure
 
     def checkThreshold(self, key, alias, r):
@@ -181,19 +275,28 @@ class JsonRuleProcessor:
                 end = vals[1]
         if(start == '~'):
             if (invert and self.helper.lte(key, end)):
-                failure += " Value for key %s was less than or equal to %s." % (alias, end)
+                failure += " Value (%s) for key %s was less than or equal to %s." % \
+                           (self.helper.get(key), alias, end)
             elif (not invert and self.helper.gt(key, end)):
-                failure += " Value for key %s was greater than %s." % (alias, end)
+                failure += " Value (%s) for key %s was greater than %s." % \
+                           (self.helper.get(key), alias, end)
         elif(end == 'infinity'):
             if (invert and self.helper.gte(key, start)):
-                failure += " Value for key %s was greater than or equal to %s." % (alias, start)
+                failure += " Value (%s) for key %s was greater than or equal to %s." % \
+                           (self.helper.get(key), alias, start)
             elif (not invert and self.helper.lt(key, start)):
-                failure += " Value for key %s was less than %s." % (alias, start)
+                failure += " Value (%s) for key %s was less than %s." % \
+                           (self.helper.get(key), alias, start)
         else:
-            if (invert and self.helper.gte(key, start) and self.helper.lte(key, end)):
+            if (invert and self.helper.gte(key, start) and
-                failure += " Value for key %s was inside the range %s:%s." % (alias, start, end)
+                    self.helper.lte(key, end)):
-            elif (not invert and (self.helper.lt(key, start) or self.helper.gt(key, end))):
+                failure += " Value (%s) for key %s was inside the range %s:%s." % \
-                failure += " Value for key %s was outside the range %s:%s." % (alias, start, end)
+                           (self.helper.get(key), alias, start, end)
+            elif (not invert and (self.helper.lt(key, start) or
+                                  self.helper.gt(key, end))):
+                failure += " Value (%s) for key %s was outside the range %s:%s." % \
+                           (self.helper.get(key), alias, start, end)
+
         return failure
 
     def checkThresholds(self, threshold_list):
@@ -206,127 +309,236 @@ class JsonRuleProcessor:
 
     def checkWarning(self):
         failure = ''
-        if self.rules.key_threshold_warning != None:
+        if self.key_threshold_warning is not None:
-            failure += self.checkThresholds(self.rules.key_threshold_warning)
+            failure += self.checkThresholds(self.key_threshold_warning)
-        if self.rules.key_value_list != None:
+        if self.key_value_list is not None:
-            failure += self.checkEquality(self.rules.key_value_list)
+            failure += self.checkEquality(self.key_value_list)
-        if self.rules.key_list != None:
+        if self.key_value_list_not is not None:
-            failure += self.checkExists(self.rules.key_list)
+            failure += self.checkNonEquality(self.key_value_list_not)
+        if self.key_list is not None:
+            failure += self.checkExists(self.key_list)
         return failure
 
     def checkCritical(self):
         failure = ''
-        if self.rules.key_threshold_critical != None:
+        if self.key_threshold_critical is not None:
-            failure += self.checkThresholds(self.rules.key_threshold_critical)
+            failure += self.checkThresholds(self.key_threshold_critical)
-        if self.rules.key_value_list_critical != None:
+        if self.key_value_list_critical is not None:
-            failure += self.checkEquality(self.rules.key_value_list_critical)
+            failure += self.checkEquality(self.key_value_list_critical)
-        if self.rules.key_list_critical != None:
+        if self.key_value_list_not_critical is not None:
-            failure += self.checkExists(self.rules.key_list_critical)
+            failure += self.checkNonEquality(self.key_value_list_not_critical)
+        if self.key_list_critical is not None:
+            failure += self.checkExists(self.key_list_critical)
         return failure
 
+    def checkUnknown(self):
+        unknown = ''
+        if self.key_value_list_unknown is not None:
+            unknown += self.checkEquality(self.key_value_list_unknown)
+        return unknown
+
     def checkMetrics(self):
-        """Return a Nagios specific performance metrics string given keys and parameter definitions"""
+        """Return a Nagios specific performance metrics string given keys
+        and parameter definitions"""
         metrics = ''
         warning = ''
         critical = ''
-        if self.rules.metric_list != None:
+        if self.metric_list is not None:
-            for metric in self.rules.metric_list:
+            for metric in self.metric_list:
                 key = metric
                 minimum = maximum = warn_range = crit_range = None
                 uom = ''
                 if ',' in metric:
                     vals = metric.split(',')
                     if len(vals) == 2:
-                        key,uom = vals
+                        key, uom = vals
                     if len(vals) == 4:
-                        key,uom,warn_range,crit_range = vals
+                        key, uom, warn_range, crit_range = vals
                     if len(vals) == 6:
-                        key,uom,warn_range,crit_range,minimum,maximum = vals
+                        key, uom, warn_range, crit_range, \
+                            minimum, maximum = vals
                 key, alias = _getKeyAlias(key)
                 if self.helper.exists(key):
                     metrics += "'%s'=%s" % (alias, self.helper.get(key))
-                    if uom: metrics += uom
+                    if uom:
-                    if warn_range != None:
+                        metrics += uom
+                    if warn_range is not None:
                         warning += self.checkThreshold(key, alias, warn_range)
                         metrics += ";%s" % warn_range
-                    if crit_range != None:
+                    if crit_range is not None:
                         critical += self.checkThreshold(key, alias, crit_range)
                         metrics += ";%s" % crit_range
-                    if minimum != None:
+                    if minimum is not None:
-                        critical += self.checkThreshold(key, alias, minimum + ':')
+                        critical += self.checkThreshold(key, alias, minimum +
+                                                        ':')
                         metrics += ";%s" % minimum
-                    if maximum != None:
+                    if maximum is not None:
-                        critical += self.checkThreshold(key, alias, '~:' + maximum)
+                        critical += self.checkThreshold(key, alias, '~:' +
+                                                        maximum)
                         metrics += ";%s" % maximum
                 metrics += ' '
         return ("%s" % metrics, warning, critical)
 
-def parseArgs():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=
-            'Nagios plugin which checks json values from a given endpoint against argument specified rules\
-            and determines the status and performance data for that service')
 
-    # parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', help='Verbose Output')
+def parseArgs():
-    parser.add_argument('-d', '--debug', action='store_true', help='Debug mode.')
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-    parser.add_argument('-s', '--ssl', action='store_true', help='HTTPS mode.')
+    description = plugin_description + '\n\nVersion: %s (%s)'
-    parser.add_argument('-H', '--host', dest='host', required=True, help='Host.')
+    %(__version__, __version_date__),
+    formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
+
+    parser.add_argument('-d', '--debug', action='store_true',
+                        help='debug mode')
+    parser.add_argument('-s', '--ssl', action='store_true',
+                        help='use TLS to connect to remote host')
+    parser.add_argument('-H', '--host', dest='host',
+                        required=not ('-V' in sys.argv or '--version' in sys.argv),
+                        help='remote host to query')
+    parser.add_argument('-k', '--insecure', action='store_true',
+                        help='do not check server SSL certificate')
+    parser.add_argument('-V', '--version', action='store_true',
+                        help='print version of this plugin')
+    parser.add_argument('--cacert',
+                        dest='cacert', help='SSL CA certificate')
+    parser.add_argument('--cert',
+                        dest='cert', help='SSL client certificate')
+    parser.add_argument('--key', dest='key',
+                        help='SSL client key ( if not bundled into the cert )')
     parser.add_argument('-P', '--port', dest='port', help='TCP port')
-    parser.add_argument('-p', '--path', dest='path', help='Path.')
+    parser.add_argument('-p', '--path', dest='path', help='Path')
-    parser.add_argument('-t', '--timeout', type=int, help='Connection timeout (seconds)')
+    parser.add_argument('-t', '--timeout', type=int,
-    parser.add_argument('-B', '--basic-auth', dest='auth', help='Basic auth string "username:password"')
+                        help='Connection timeout (seconds)')
-    parser.add_argument('-D', '--data', dest='data', help='The http payload to send as a POST')
+    parser.add_argument('-B', '--basic-auth', dest='auth',
-    parser.add_argument('-A', '--headers', dest='headers', help='The http headers in JSON format.')
+                        help='Basic auth string "username:password"')
+    parser.add_argument('-D', '--data', dest='data',
+                        help='The http payload to send as a POST')
+    parser.add_argument('-A', '--headers', dest='headers',
+                        help='The http headers in JSON format.')
     parser.add_argument('-f', '--field_separator', dest='separator',
-        help='Json Field separator, defaults to "." ; Select element in an array with "(" ")"')
+                        help='''JSON Field separator, defaults to ".";
-    parser.add_argument('-w', '--warning', dest='key_threshold_warning', nargs='*',
+                        Select element in an array with "(" ")"''')
-        help='Warning threshold for these values (key1[>alias],WarnRange key2[>alias],WarnRange). WarnRange is in the format [@]start:end, more information at nagios-plugins.org/doc/guidelines.html.')
+    parser.add_argument('-w', '--warning', dest='key_threshold_warning',
-    parser.add_argument('-c', '--critical', dest='key_threshold_critical', nargs='*',
+                        nargs='*',
-        help='Critical threshold for these values (key1[>alias],CriticalRange key2[>alias],CriticalRange. CriticalRange is in the format [@]start:end, more information at nagios-plugins.org/doc/guidelines.html.')
+                        help='''Warning threshold for these values
+                        (key1[>alias],WarnRange key2[>alias],WarnRange).
+                        WarnRange is in the format [@]start:end, more
+                        information at
+                        nagios-plugins.org/doc/guidelines.html.''')
+    parser.add_argument('-c', '--critical', dest='key_threshold_critical',
+                        nargs='*',
+                        help='''Critical threshold for these values
+                        (key1[>alias],CriticalRange key2[>alias],CriticalRange.
+                        CriticalRange is in the format [@]start:end, more
+                        information at
+                        nagios-plugins.org/doc/guidelines.html.''')
     parser.add_argument('-e', '--key_exists', dest='key_list', nargs='*',
-        help='Checks existence of these keys to determine status. Return warning if key is not present.')
+                        help='''Checks existence of these keys to determine
-    parser.add_argument('-E', '--key_exists_critical', dest='key_list_critical', nargs='*',
+                        status. Return warning if key is not present.''')
-        help='Same as -e but return critical if key is not present.')
+    parser.add_argument('-E', '--key_exists_critical',
+                        dest='key_list_critical',
+                        nargs='*',
+                        help='''Same as -e but return critical if key is
+                        not present.''')
     parser.add_argument('-q', '--key_equals', dest='key_value_list', nargs='*',
-        help='Checks equality of these keys and values (key[>alias],value key2,value2) to determine status.\
+                        help='''Checks equality of these keys and values
-        Multiple key values can be delimited with colon (key,value1:value2). Return warning if equality check fails')
+                        (key[>alias],value key2,value2) to determine status.
-    parser.add_argument('-Q', '--key_equals_critical', dest='key_value_list_critical', nargs='*',
+                        Multiple key values can be delimited with colon
-        help='Same as -q but return critical if equality check fails.')
+                        (key,value1:value2). Return warning if equality
+                        check fails''')
+    parser.add_argument('-Q', '--key_equals_critical',
+                        dest='key_value_list_critical', nargs='*',
+                        help='''Same as -q but return critical if
+                        equality check fails.''')
+    parser.add_argument('-u', '--key_equals_unknown',
+                        dest='key_value_list_unknown', nargs='*',
+                        help='''Same as -q but return unknown if
+                        equality check fails.''')
+    parser.add_argument('-y', '--key_not_equals',
+                        dest='key_value_list_not', nargs='*',
+                        help='''Checks equality of these keys and values
+                        (key[>alias],value key2,value2) to determine status.
+                        Multiple key values can be delimited with colon
+                        (key,value1:value2). Return warning if equality
+                        check succeeds''')
+    parser.add_argument('-Y', '--key_not_equals_critical',
+                        dest='key_value_list_not_critical', nargs='*',
+                        help='''Same as -q but return critical if equality
+                        check succeeds.''')
     parser.add_argument('-m', '--key_metric', dest='metric_list', nargs='*',
-        help='Gathers the values of these keys (key[>alias],UnitOfMeasure,WarnRange,CriticalRange,Min,Max) for Nagios performance data.\
+                        help='''Gathers the values of these keys (key[>alias],
-        More information about Range format and units of measure for nagios can be found at nagios-plugins.org/doc/guidelines.html\
+                        UnitOfMeasure,WarnRange,CriticalRange,Min,Max) for
-        Additional formats for this parameter are: (key[>alias]), (key[>alias],UnitOfMeasure), (key[>alias],UnitOfMeasure,WarnRange,CriticalRange).')
+                        Nagios performance data. More information about Range
+                        format and units of measure for nagios can be found at
+                        nagios-plugins.org/doc/guidelines.html
+                        Additional formats for this parameter are:
+                        (key[>alias]), (key[>alias],UnitOfMeasure),
+                        (key[>alias],UnitOfMeasure,WarnRange,
+                        CriticalRange).''')
 
     return parser.parse_args()
 
+
 def debugPrint(debug_flag, message, pretty_flag=False):
     if debug_flag:
         if pretty_flag:
             pprint(message)
         else:
-            print message
+            print(message)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__" and len(sys.argv) >= 2 and sys.argv[1] == 'UnitTest':
     import unittest
+
     class RulesHelper:
         separator = '.'
         debug = False
-        key_threshold_warning,key_value_list,key_list,key_threshold_critical,key_value_list_critical,key_list_critical,metric_list = None, None, None, None, None, None, None
+        key_threshold_warning = None
+        key_value_list = None
+        key_value_list_not = None
+        key_list = None
+        key_threshold_critical = None
+        key_value_list_critical = None
+        key_value_list_not_critical = None
+        key_list_critical = None
+        metric_list = None
+
         def dash_m(self, data):
-            self.metric_list = data; return self
+            self.metric_list = data
+            return self
+
         def dash_e(self, data):
-            self.key_list = data; return self
+            self.key_list = data
+            return self
+
         def dash_E(self, data):
-            self.key_list_critical = data; return self
+            self.key_list_critical = data
+            return self
+
         def dash_q(self, data):
-            self.key_value_list = data; return self
+            self.key_value_list = data
+            return self
+
         def dash_Q(self, data):
-            self.key_value_list_critical = data; return self
+            self.key_value_list_critical = data
+            return self
+
+        def dash_y(self, data):
+            self.key_value_list_not = data
+            return self
+
+        def dash_Y(self, data):
+            self.key_value_list_not_critical = data
+            return self
+
         def dash_w(self, data):
-            self.key_threshold_warning = data; return self
+            self.key_threshold_warning = data
+            return self
+
         def dash_c(self, data):
-            self.key_threshold_critical = data; return self
+            self.key_threshold_critical = data
+            return self
+
     class UnitTest(unittest.TestCase):
         rules = RulesHelper()
+
         def check_data(self, args, jsondata, code):
             data = json.loads(jsondata)
             nagios = NagiosHelper()
@@ -335,61 +547,134 @@ if __name__ == "__main__" and len(sys.argv) >= 2 and sys.argv[1] == 'UnitTest':
             nagios.append_critical(processor.checkCritical())
             nagios.append_metrics(processor.checkMetrics())
             self.assertEqual(code, nagios.getCode())
+
         def test_metrics(self):
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_m(['metric,,1:4,1:5']), '{"metric": 5}', WARNING_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_m(['metric,,1:4,1:5']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_m(['metric,,1:5,1:4']), '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 5}', WARNING_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_m(['metric,,1:5,1:5,6,10']), '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_m(['metric,,1:5,1:4']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_m(['metric,,1:5,1:5,1,4']), '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_m(['metric,s,@1:4,@6:10,1,10']), '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_m(['metric,,1:5,1:5,6,10']),
+                            '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_m(['metric,,1:5,1:5,1,4']),
+                            '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_m(['metric,s,@1:4,@6:10,1,10']),
+                            '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_m(['(*).value,s,1:5,1:5']),
+                            '[{"value": 5},{"value": 100}]', CRITICAL_CODE)
+
         def test_exists(self):
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_e(['nothere']), '{"metric": 5}', WARNING_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_e(['nothere']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_E(['nothere']), '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 5}', WARNING_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_e(['metric']), '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_E(['nothere']),
+                            '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_e(['metric']),
+                            '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
+
         def test_equality(self):
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_q(['metric,6']), '{"metric": 5}', WARNING_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_q(['metric,6']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_Q(['metric,6']), '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 5}', WARNING_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_q(['metric,5']), '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_Q(['metric,6']),
+                            '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_q(['metric,5']),
+                            '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
+
+        def test_non_equality(self):
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_y(['metric,6']),
+                            '{"metric": 6}', WARNING_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_Y(['metric,6']),
+                            '{"metric": 6}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_y(['metric,5']),
+                            '{"metric": 6}', OK_CODE)
+
         def test_warning_thresholds(self):
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,5']), '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,5']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,5:']), '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,~:5']), '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,5:']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,1:5']), '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,@5']), '{"metric": 6}', OK_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,~:5']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,@5:']), '{"metric": 4}', OK_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,@~:5']), '{"metric": 6}', OK_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,1:5']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,@1:5']), '{"metric": 6}', OK_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,5']), '{"metric": 6}', WARNING_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,@5']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,5:']), '{"metric": 4}', WARNING_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 6}', OK_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,~:5']), '{"metric": 6}', WARNING_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,@5:']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,1:5']), '{"metric": 6}', WARNING_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 4}', OK_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,@5']), '{"metric": 5}', WARNING_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,@~:5']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,@5:']), '{"metric": 5}', WARNING_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 6}', OK_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,@~:5']), '{"metric": 5}', WARNING_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,@1:5']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,@1:5']), '{"metric": 5}', WARNING_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 6}', OK_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,5']),
+                            '{"metric": 6}', WARNING_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,5:']),
+                            '{"metric": 4}', WARNING_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,~:5']),
+                            '{"metric": 6}', WARNING_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,1:5']),
+                            '{"metric": 6}', WARNING_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,@5']),
+                            '{"metric": 5}', WARNING_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,@5:']),
+                            '{"metric": 5}', WARNING_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,@~:5']),
+                            '{"metric": 5}', WARNING_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['metric,@1:5']),
+                            '{"metric": 5}', WARNING_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_w(['(*).value,@1:5']),
+                            '[{"value": 5},{"value": 1000}]', WARNING_CODE)
+
         def test_critical_thresholds(self):
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,5']), '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,5']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,5:']), '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,~:5']), '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,5:']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,1:5']), '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,@5']), '{"metric": 6}', OK_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,~:5']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,@5:']), '{"metric": 4}', OK_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,@~:5']), '{"metric": 6}', OK_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,1:5']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,@1:5']), '{"metric": 6}', OK_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 5}', OK_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,5']), '{"metric": 6}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,@5']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,5:']), '{"metric": 4}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 6}', OK_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,~:5']), '{"metric": 6}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,@5:']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,1:5']), '{"metric": 6}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 4}', OK_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,@5']), '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,@~:5']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,@5:']), '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 6}', OK_CODE)
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,@~:5']), '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,@1:5']),
-            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,@1:5']), '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+                            '{"metric": 6}', OK_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,5']),
+                            '{"metric": 6}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,5:']),
+                            '{"metric": 4}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,~:5']),
+                            '{"metric": 6}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,1:5']),
+                            '{"metric": 6}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,@5']),
+                            '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,@5:']),
+                            '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,@~:5']),
+                            '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['metric,@1:5']),
+                            '{"metric": 5}', CRITICAL_CODE)
+            self.check_data(RulesHelper().dash_c(['(*).value,@1:5']),
+                            '[{"value": 5},{"value": 1000}]', CRITICAL_CODE)
+
         def test_separator(self):
             rules = RulesHelper()
             rules.separator = '_'
             self.check_data(
-                rules.dash_q(['(0)_gauges_jvm.buffers.direct.capacity(1)_value,1234']),
+                rules.dash_q(
-                '[{ "gauges": { "jvm.buffers.direct.capacity": [{"value": 215415},{"value": 1234}]}}]',
+                    ['(0)_gauges_jvm.buffers.direct.capacity(1)_value,1234']),
+                '''[{ "gauges": { "jvm.buffers.direct.capacity": [
+                {"value": 215415},{"value": 1234}]}}]''',
                 OK_CODE)
+            self.check_data(
+                rules.dash_q(
+                    ['(*)_gauges_jvm.buffers.direct.capacity(1)_value,1234']),
+                '''[{ "gauges": { "jvm.buffers.direct.capacity": [
+                {"value": 215415},{"value": 1234}]}},
+                { "gauges": { "jvm.buffers.direct.capacity": [
+                {"value": 215415},{"value": 1235}]}}]''',
+                WARNING_CODE)
     unittest.main()
     exit(0)
 
@@ -397,39 +682,89 @@ if __name__ == "__main__" and len(sys.argv) >= 2 and sys.argv[1] == 'UnitTest':
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     args = parseArgs()
     nagios = NagiosHelper()
+    if args.version:
+        print('Version: %s - Date: %s' % (__version__, __version_date__))
+        exit(0)
+
     if args.ssl:
         url = "https://%s" % args.host
+
+        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        context.options |= ssl.OP_NO_SSLv2
+        context.options |= ssl.OP_NO_SSLv3
+
+        if args.insecure:
+            context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
+        else:
+            context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_OPTIONAL
+            if args.cacert:
+                try:
+                    context.load_verify_locations(args.cacert)
+                except ssl.SSLError:
+                    nagios.append_unknown(
+                    ''' Error loading SSL CA cert "%s"!'''
+                    % args.cacert)
+
+            if args.cert:
+                try:
+                    context.load_cert_chain(args.cert,keyfile=args.key)
+                except ssl.SSLError:
+                    if args.key:
+                        nagios.append_unknown(
+                        ''' Error loading SSL cert. Make sure key "%s" belongs to cert "%s"!'''
+                        % (args.key, args.cert))
+                    else:
+                        nagios.append_unknown(
+                        ''' Error loading SSL cert. Make sure "%s" contains the key as well!'''
+                        % (args.cert))
+
+        if nagios.getCode() != OK_CODE:
+            print(nagios.getMessage())
+            exit(nagios.getCode())
+
     else:
         url = "http://%s" % args.host
-    if args.port: url += ":%s" % args.port
+    if args.port:
-    if args.path: url += "/%s" % args.path
+        url += ":%s" % args.port
+    if args.path:
+        url += "/%s" % args.path
     debugPrint(args.debug, "url:%s" % url)
-    # Attempt to reach the endpoint
+    json_data = ''
     try:
         req = urllib2.Request(url)
+        req.add_header("User-Agent", "check_http_json")
         if args.auth:
             base64str = base64.encodestring(args.auth).replace('\n', '')
             req.add_header('Authorization', 'Basic %s' % base64str)
         if args.headers:
-            headers=json.loads(args.headers)
+            headers = json.loads(args.headers)
             debugPrint(args.debug, "Headers:\n %s" % headers)
             for header in headers:
                 req.add_header(header, headers[header])
         if args.timeout and args.data:
-            response = urllib2.urlopen(req, timeout=args.timeout, data=args.data)
+            response = urllib2.urlopen(req, timeout=args.timeout,
+                                       data=args.data, context=context)
         elif args.timeout:
-            response = urllib2.urlopen(req, timeout=args.timeout)
+            response = urllib2.urlopen(req, timeout=args.timeout,
+                                       context=context)
         elif args.data:
-            response = urllib2.urlopen(req, data=args.data)
+            response = urllib2.urlopen(req, data=args.data, context=context)
         else:
-            response = urllib2.urlopen(req)
+            response = urllib2.urlopen(req, context=context)
+
+	json_data = response.read()
+
     except HTTPError as e:
-        nagios.append_unknown("HTTPError[%s], url:%s" % (str(e.code), url))
+        nagios.append_unknown(" HTTPError[%s], url:%s" % (str(e.code), url))
     except URLError as e:
-        nagios.append_critical("URLError[%s], url:%s" % (str(e.reason), url))
+        nagios.append_critical(" URLError[%s], url:%s" % (str(e.reason), url))
+
+    try:
+        data = json.loads(json_data)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        nagios.append_unknown(" Parser error: %s" % str(e))
+
     else:
-        jsondata = response.read()
-        data = json.loads(jsondata)
         debugPrint(args.debug, 'json:')
         debugPrint(args.debug, data, True)
         # Apply rules to returned JSON data
@@ -437,6 +772,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         nagios.append_warning(processor.checkWarning())
         nagios.append_critical(processor.checkCritical())
         nagios.append_metrics(processor.checkMetrics())
+        nagios.append_unknown(processor.checkUnknown())
+
     # Print Nagios specific string and exit appropriately
-    print nagios.getMessage()
+    print(nagios.getMessage())
     exit(nagios.getCode())
+
+#EOF