diff --git a/templates/docs/bash.html b/templates/docs/bash.html index 68594eb7..e06607e2 100644 --- a/templates/docs/bash.html +++ b/templates/docs/bash.html @@ -41,4 +41,25 @@ will accept and store first 10KB of the request body.

m=$(/usr/bin/certbot renew 2>&1) curl -fsS --retry 3 -X POST --data-raw "$m" PING_URL + + + +

Auto-provisioning New Checks

+

This example uses SITE_NAME Management API to create a check "on the fly" +(if it does not already exist) and to retrieve its ping URL. +Using this technique, you can write services that automatically +register with SITE_NAME the first time they run.

+
#!/bin/bash
+
+API_KEY=your-api-key-here
+
+# Check's parameters. This example uses system's hostname for check's name.
+PAYLOAD='{"name": "'`hostname`'", "timeout": 60, "grace": 60, "unique": ["name"]}'
+
+# Create the check if it does not exist.
+# Grab the ping_url from JSON response using the jq utility:
+URL=`curl -s SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/  -H "X-Api-Key: $API_KEY" -d "$PAYLOAD"  | jq -r .ping_url`
+
+# Finally, send a ping:
+curl --retry 3 $URL
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/templates/docs/bash.md b/templates/docs/bash.md index a853cf95..d8ae2be8 100644 --- a/templates/docs/bash.md +++ b/templates/docs/bash.md @@ -49,3 +49,27 @@ In the below example, certbot's output is captured and submitted via HTTP POST: m=$(/usr/bin/certbot renew 2>&1) curl -fsS --retry 3 -X POST --data-raw "$m" PING_URL ``` + +## Auto-provisioning New Checks + +This example uses SITE_NAME [Management API](../api/) to create a check "on the fly" +(if it does not already exist) and to retrieve its ping URL. +Using this technique, you can write services that automatically +register with SITE_NAME the first time they run. + + +```bash +#!/bin/bash + +API_KEY=your-api-key-here + +# Check's parameters. This example uses system's hostname for check's name. +PAYLOAD='{"name": "'`hostname`'", "timeout": 60, "grace": 60, "unique": ["name"]}' + +# Create the check if it does not exist. +# Grab the ping_url from JSON response using the jq utility: +URL=`curl -s SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/ -H "X-Api-Key: $API_KEY" -d "$PAYLOAD" | jq -r .ping_url` + +# Finally, send a ping: +curl --retry 3 $URL +``` \ No newline at end of file