SimpleFileWriter

Write status updates to a text file (A bit like the NSCA server does)

SimpleFileWriter — SimpleFileWriter

Write status updates to a text file (A bit like the NSCA server does)

Commands (Overview):

TODO: Add a list of all external commands (this is not check commands)

Configuration (Overview):

Common Keys:

Path / Section	Key	Description
/settings/writers/file	channel	CHANNEL
/settings/writers/file	file	FILE TO WRITE TO
/settings/writers/file	syntax	MESSAGE SYNTAX

/ settings/ writers/ file

/settings/writers/file (SimpleFileWriter)

FILE WRITER

Section for simple file writer module (SimpleFileWriter.dll).

Key	Default Value	Description
channel	FILE	CHANNEL
file	output.txt	FILE TO WRITE TO
syntax	${alias-or-command} ${result} ${message}	MESSAGE SYNTAX

Sample:

# FILE WRITER
# Section for simple file writer module (SimpleFileWriter.dll).
[/settings/writers/file]
channel=FILE
file=output.txt
syntax=${alias-or-command} ${result} ${message}

channel (SimpleFileWriter, /settings/writers/file)

CHANNEL

The channel to listen to.

Path: /settings/writers/file

Key: channel

Default value: FILE

Used by: SimpleFileWriter

Sample:

[/settings/writers/file]
# CHANNEL
channel=FILE

file (SimpleFileWriter, /settings/writers/file)

FILE TO WRITE TO

The filename to write output to.

Path: /settings/writers/file

Key: file

Default value: output.txt

Used by: SimpleFileWriter

Sample:

[/settings/writers/file]
# FILE TO WRITE TO
file=output.txt

syntax (SimpleFileWriter, /settings/writers/file)

MESSAGE SYNTAX

The syntax of the message to write to the line.

Can be any arbitrary string as well as include any of the following special keywords:${command} = The command name, ${host} the host, ${channel} the recieving channel, ${alias} the alias for the command, ${alias-or-command} = alias if set otherweise command, ${message} = the message data (no escape), ${result} = The result status (number).

Path: /settings/writers/file

Key: syntax

Default value: ${alias-or-command} ${result} ${message}

Used by: SimpleFileWriter

Sample:

[/settings/writers/file]
# MESSAGE SYNTAX
syntax=${alias-or-command} ${result} ${message}

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