[hobbit] XML from Hobbit via url

[Galen Johnson]

Henrik,

In testing this script, I noticed that if you enter a non-existant hostname (or test), hobbitdxboard actually returns XML as though you didn't enter any host (or test).  I think it would be more helpful if it sent back an "Invalid host/test" message (note this is 4.2 with the AiO patch applied).

=G=

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From: Galen Johnson [Galen.Johnson at sas.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 11:33 AM
To: hobbit at hswn.dk
Subject: RE: [hobbit] XML from Hobbit via url

Hey Andrew,

I hacked something together real quick for you...it requires the Hobbit Admin Tools available at The Shire's Addons page (http://www.trantor.org/theshire/doku.php/addons).  I need to look into the hobbitdxboard command to fully flesh it out.  I may then add it to the tool kit since the original maintainer seems to have disappeared (or at least left/graduated from his university).

Just add the following script to the hobbit cgi-bin folder after adding the toolkit and make it executable:

admintools_xmlreport.sh:

#!/bin/sh

echo "content-type: text/xml"
echo ""

# Change to point to your hobbit server config file
HOBBIT_SERVER_CFG="/usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg"
ADMINSCRIPTS_FUNCTIONS="/usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/adminscripts_functions.sh"

this_usePerl="false" #if you have perl (Use it when you have Problems with date (e.g. on Solaris))

#############################################
#Init Script
#############################################
#Load Hobbit configuration
. $HOBBIT_SERVER_CFG
. $ADMINSCRIPTS_FUNCTIONS

#Use Requestparameters from GET or Post
if [ "$REQUEST_METHOD" = POST ]; then
        read -n $CONTENT_LENGTH query
else
        query="$QUERY_STRING"
fi

this_cgiascii "$query"
this_getQuery "$query" "host";HOST_S="$RETURN"

$BBHOME/bin/bb 127.0.0.1 "hobbitdxboard $HOST_S"

exit 0;

=G=

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From: Andrew Martin [agmweb at ilovemaths.co.uk]
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 6:27 AM
To: hobbit at hswn.dk
Subject: [hobbit] XML from Hobbit via url

Hi,

This is my first post.  I have searched the archives and the web as much as
possible but cant find anything so please point me in the right direction if
this has been covered before.

I'm trying to obtain xml from Hobbit so I can integrate the results into
other web based projects.

I can use the command

bb 127.0.0.1 "hobbitdxboard host=AServer"

within terminal to obtain the xml output below.  This is suitable for the
purposes I require.

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?>
<StatusBoard>
  <ServerStatus>
    <ServerName>AServer</ServerName>
    <Type>perf</Type>
    <Status>green</Status>
    <TestFlags></TestFlags>
    <LastChange>Wed May 21 08:41:07 2008</LastChange>
    <LogTime>Sat May 24 11:06:11 2008</LogTime>
    <ValidTime>Sat May 24 11:36:11 2008</ValidTime>
    <AckTime>N/A</AckTime>
    <DisableTime>N/A</DisableTime>
    <Sender>xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx</Sender>
    <Cookie>N/A</Cookie>
    <MessageSummary><![CDATA[status AServer.perf green Sat 24/05/2008
10:50:07]]></MessageSummary>
  </ServerStatus>
</StatusBoard>

However, I'd like to obtain this output via a url.

For example,

http://<<hobbitserver>>/hobbit-cgi/bb-xmlreport.sh?HOST=AServer

would return the above xml.  The host variable would of course need to be
passed appropriately to hobbitdxboard.

I'm not sure of how to correctly write my bb-xmlreport.sh file, or if im
going about this
the correct way or not.

Any help much appreciated.

Andrew






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