NAME

Zabbix::API::Item -- Zabbix item objects

SYNOPSIS

use Zabbix::API::Item qw/:item_types/;

# fetch a single item...
my $item = $zabbix->fetch('Item', params => { filter => { itemid => 22379 } })->[0];

# manipulate its properties...
$item->data->{multiplier} = 3;

# and update the properties on the server.
$item->push;

# fetch all items from a host
my $host = $zabbix->fetch('Host', params => { filter => { hostid => 10105 } })->[0];
my $items = $host->items;

# create a new item
my $new_item = Zabbix::API::Item->new(
    root => $zabbix,
    data => { type => ITEM_TYPE_SNMPV2C,
              value_type => ITEM_VALUE_TYPE_UINT64,
              snmp_oid => ...,
              snmp_community => ...,
              # that's right, key_
              key_ => 'mynewitem',
              # so far the following is the only way to create a "item belongs
              # to host" relationship
              hostid => $host->id,
    });

# an itemid will be generated if the item does not already exist
$new_item->push;

DESCRIPTION

Handles CRUD for Zabbix item objects.

This is a subclass of Zabbix::API::CRUDE; see there for inherited methods.

METHODS

collides()

Returns true if the item exists with this key on this hostid, false otherwise.

host()

Accessor for a local host attribute, which it also happens to set from the server data if it isn't set already. The host is an instance of Zabbix::API::Host.

history(PARAMS)

Accessor for the item's history data. Calling this method does not store the history data into the object, unlike other accessors. History data is an AoH:

[ { itemid => ITEMID,
    clock => UNIX_TIMESTAMP,
    value => VALUE }, ... ]

PARAMS should be a hash containing arguments for the history.get method (see here: http://www.zabbix.com/documentation/1.8/api/history/get). The time_from and time_till keys (with UNIX timestamps as values) are mandatory. The itemids and output parameters are already set and cannot be overwritten by the contents of PARAMS.

delay(NEW_DELAY)

Mutator for the item's delay value; that is, the polling period in seconds. This is just a shortcut to set delay in the data hashref. The method doesn't call pull() or push(), you need to do it manually.

Returns the newly-set value.

EXPORTS

Way too many constants, but for once they're documented (here: http://www.zabbix.com/documentation/1.8/api/item/constants).

Nothing is exported by default; you can use the tags :item_types, :value_types, :data_types and :status_types (or import by name).

BUGS AND ODDITIES

This is probably because of the extremely smart way the Zabbix team has set up their database schema, but what you'd expect to be "key" in an item's data is actually "key_".

SEE ALSO

Zabbix::API::CRUDE.

AUTHOR

Fabrice Gabolde <fabrice.gabolde@uperto.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2011 SFR

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GPLv3.