Plugin Output Standardization (was JMX plugin thread)

[Marc Powell]

On Feb 27, 2008, at 3:45 AM, Hari Sekhon wrote:

> Marc Powell wrote:
>> The plugin output text is completely arbitrary. Nagios only really  
>> cares
>> about the exit code and that there's only one line of plugin output,
>> whatever it is
> Yes quite right, but standardization of output is nice for coherence  
> and
> to give a more professional unified feel.

Yup, that's why guidelines exist.

> Do you have any preference between the two? There seems to  
> unfortunately
> be a mix between the two styles.

> I'd vote for the "SERVICENAME SERVICESTATUS: Informational text"  
> format
> like "DISK OK: / is 50% full" ...

I use this format in plugins I write.

--
Marc

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