Python: module plugintools for PandoraFMS Developers

pandoraPluginTools is a library that aims to help the creation of scripts and their integration in Pandora FMS.

The package includes the following modules. Each one has different functions that facilitate and automate the data integration in Pandora FMS:

general

Module containing general purpose functions, useful in the creation of plugins for PandoraFMS.

threads

Module containing threading purpose functions, useful to run parallel functions.

agents

Module that contains functions oriented to the creation of Pandora FMS agents

modules

Module that contains functions oriented to the creation of Pandora FMS modules.

transfer

Module containing functions oriented to file transfer and data sending to Pandora FMS server.

discovery

Module containing functions oriented to the creation of Pandora FMS discovery plugins.

http

Module containing functions oriented to HTTP API calls.

snmp

Module containing functions oriented to calls to snmp operations.

encryption

Module containing encryption oriented functions.

output

Module containing functions oriented to output and return data.

Example

import pandoraPluginTools as ppt

## Define agent
server_name = "WIN-SERV"

agent=ppt.init_agent({
    "agent_name"  : ppt.generate_md5(server_name),
    "agent_alias" : server_name,
    "description" : "Default Windows server"
})

## Define modules
modules=[]

data = 10
modules.append({
    "name" : "CPU usage",
    "type" : "generic_data",
    "value": data,
    "desc" : "Percentage of CPU utilization",
    "unit" : "%"
})

## Generate and transfer XML
xml_content = ppt.print_agent(agent, modules)
xml_file = ppt.write_xml(xml_content, agent["agent_name"])
ppt.transfer_xml(
    xml_file,
    transfer_mode="tentacle",
    tentacle_ip="192.168.1.20",
    tentacle_port="41121",
)

The package has the following dependencies:

Hashlib
datetime.datetime
hashlib
json
os
print_agent
print_log_module
print_module
queue.Queue
requests.auth.HTTPBasicAuth
requests.auth.HTTPDigestAuth
requests.sessions.Session
requests_ntlm.HttpNtlmAuth
shutil
subprocess.Popen
sys
threading.Thread
pycrypto
easysnmp
pysnmp

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