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NAME

Net::NSCA::Client::DataPacket - Implements data packet for the NSCA protocol

VERSION

This documentation refers to version 0.009002

SYNOPSIS

use Net::NSCA::Client;
use Net::NSCA::Client::DataPacket;

# Create a packet from scratch
my $packet = Net::NSCA::Client::DataPacket->new(
  hostname            => 'www.example.net',
  service_description => 'Apache',
  service_message     => 'OK - Apache running',
  service_status      => $Net::NSCA::Client::STATUS_OK,
  unix_timestamp      => $iv_timestamp,
);

# Create a packet recieved from over the network
my $recieved_packet = Net::NSCA::Client::DataPacket->new(
    raw_packet => $recieved_data,
);

DESCRIPTION

Represents the data packet used in the NSCA protocol.

CONSTRUCTOR

This is fully object-oriented, and as such before any method can be used, the constructor needs to be called to create an object to work with.

new

This will construct a new object.

new(%attributes)

%attributes is a HASH where the keys are attributes (specified in the "ATTRIBUTES" section).

new($attributes)

$attributes is a HASHREF where the keys are attributes (specified in the "ATTRIBUTES" section).

new($packet_string)

$packet_string is a string of the data packet in the network form.

ATTRIBUTES

# Set an attribute
$object->attribute_name($new_value);

# Get an attribute
my $value = $object->attribute_name;

hostname

Required

This is the host name of the host as listed in Nagios that the service belongs to.

packet_version

This is the version of the packet to be sent. A few different NSCA servers use slightly different version numbers, but the rest of the packet is the same. If not specified, this will default to 3.

raw_packet

This is the raw packet to send over the network. Providing this packet to the constructor will automatically populate all other attributes and so they are not required if this attribute is provided.

service_description

Required

This is the service description as listed in Nagios of the service that this report will be listed under.

service_message

Required

This is the message that will be given to Nagios.

service_status

Required

This is the status of the service that will be given to Nagios. It is recommended to use one of the $STATUS_ constants provided by Net::NSCA::Client.

server_config

This specifies the configuration of the remote NSCA server. See Net::NSCA::Client::ServerConfig for details about using this. Typically this does not need to be specified unless the NSCA server was compiled with customizations.

unix_timestamp

This is a UNIX timestamp, which is an integer specifying the number of non-leap seconds since the UNIX epoch. This will default to the current UNIX timestamp.

METHODS

to_string

This methods returns the string representation of the data packet. This string representation is what will be sent over the network.

DEPENDENCIES

AUTHOR

Douglas Christopher Wilson, <doug at somethingdoug.com>

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-net-nsca-client at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Net-NSCA-Client. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

I highly encourage the submission of bugs and enhancements to my modules.

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2009 Douglas Christopher Wilson.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either:

  • the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any later version, or

  • the Artistic License version 2.0.