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SimpleFileWriter

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

Configuration

Path / Section Description
/settings/writers/file FILE WRITER

FILE WRITER

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

Key Default Value Description
channel FILE CHANNEL
file output.txt FILE TO WRITE TO
host-syntax HOST MESSAGE SYNTAX
service-syntax SERVICE MESSAGE SYNTAX
syntax ${alias-or-command} ${result} ${message} MESSAGE SYNTAX
time-syntax %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S TIME SYNTAX
# Section for simple file writer module (SimpleFileWriter.dll).
[/settings/writers/file]
channel=FILE
file=output.txt
syntax=${alias-or-command} ${result} ${message}
time-syntax=%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S

CHANNEL

The channel to listen to.

Key Description
Path: /settings/writers/file
Key: channel
Default value: FILE
Used by: SimpleFileWriter

Sample:

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

FILE TO WRITE TO

The filename to write output to.

Key Description
Path: /settings/writers/file
Key: file
Default value: output.txt
Used by: SimpleFileWriter

Sample:

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

HOST 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} or ${result_number} = The result status (number), ${epoch} = seconds since unix epoch, ${time} = time using time-format.

Key Description
Path: /settings/writers/file
Key: host-syntax
Default value: N/A
Used by: SimpleFileWriter

Sample:

[/settings/writers/file]
# HOST MESSAGE SYNTAX
host-syntax=

SERVICE 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} or ${result_number} = The result status (number), ${epoch} = seconds since unix epoch, ${time} = time using time-format.

Key Description
Path: /settings/writers/file
Key: service-syntax
Default value: N/A
Used by: SimpleFileWriter

Sample:

[/settings/writers/file]
# SERVICE MESSAGE SYNTAX
service-syntax=

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} or ${result_number} = The result status (number), ${epoch} = seconds since unix epoch, ${time} = time using time-format.

Key Description
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}

TIME SYNTAX

The date format using strftime format flags. This is the time of writing the message as messages currently does not have a source time.

Key Description
Path: /settings/writers/file
Key: time-syntax
Default value: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
Used by: SimpleFileWriter

Sample:

[/settings/writers/file]
# TIME SYNTAX
time-syntax=%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S