sensu.sensu_go.event module – Manage Sensu events

Note

This module is part of the sensu.sensu_go collection (version 1.13.1).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install sensu.sensu_go. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: sensu.sensu_go.event.

New in sensu.sensu_go 1.0.0

Synopsis

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • python >= 2.7

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

auth

dictionary

Authentication parameters. Can define each of them with ENV as well.

api_key

string

added in sensu.sensu_go 1.3.0

The API key that should be used when authenticating. If this is not set, the value of the SENSU_API_KEY environment variable will be checked.

This replaces auth.user and auth.password parameters.

For more information about the API key, refer to the official Sensu documentation at https://docs.sensu.io/sensu-go/latest/guides/use-apikey-feature/.

ca_path

path

added in sensu.sensu_go 1.5.0

Path to the CA bundle that should be used to validate the backend certificate.

If this parameter is not set, module will use the CA bundle that python is using.

It is also possible to set this parameter via the SENSU_CA_PATH environment variable.

password

string

The Sensu user’s password. If this is not set the value of the SENSU_PASSWORD environment variable will be checked.

This parameter is ignored if the auth.api_key parameter is set.

Default: "P@ssw0rd!"

url

string

Location of the Sensu backend API. If this is not set the value of the SENSU_URL environment variable will be checked.

Default: "http://localhost:8080"

user

string

The username to use for connecting to the Sensu API. If this is not set the value of the SENSU_USER environment variable will be checked.

This parameter is ignored if the auth.api_key parameter is set.

Default: "admin"

verify

boolean

added in sensu.sensu_go 1.5.0

Flag that controls the certificate validation.

If you are using self-signed certificates, you can set this parameter to false.

ONLY USE THIS PARAMETER IN DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS! In you use self-signed certificates in production, see the auth.ca_path parameter.

It is also possible to set this parameter via the SENSU_VERIFY environment variable.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

check

string / required

Name of the check associated with this event. It must exist before event creation.

check_attributes

dictionary

Additional check parameters. Find out more at https://docs.sensu.io/sensu-go/latest/reference/events/#check-attributes.

duration

float

Command execution time in seconds.

executed

integer

Time that the check request was executed.

history

list / elements=dictionary

Check status history for the last 21 check executions.

issued

integer

Time that the check request was issued in seconds since the Unix epoch.

last_ok

integer

The last time that the check returned an OK status (0) in seconds since the Unix epoch.

output

string

The output from the execution of the check command.

state

string

The state of the check.

Choices:

  • "passing"

  • "failing"

  • "flapping"

status

string

Exit status code produced by the check.

Choices:

  • "ok"

  • "warning"

  • "critical"

  • "unknown"

total_state_change

integer

The total state change percentage for the check’s history.

entity

string / required

Name of the entity associated with this event. It must exist before event creation.

metric_attributes

dictionary

handlers

list / elements=string

An array of Sensu handlers to use for events created by the check. Each array item must be a string.

points

list / elements=dictionary

Metric data points including a name, timestamp, value, and tags.

namespace

string

RBAC namespace to operate in. If this is not set the value of the SENSU_NAMESPACE environment variable will be used.

Default: "default"

timestamp

integer

UNIX time at which the event occurred.

Notes

Note

See Also

See also

sensu.sensu_go.event_info

List Sensu events.

Examples

- name: Create an event
  sensu.sensu_go.event:
    auth:
      url: http://localhost:8080
    entity: awesome_entity
    check: awesome_check
    check_attributes:
      duration: 1.945
      executed: 1522100915
      history:
        - executed: 1552505193
          status: 1
      issued: 1552506034
      last_ok: 1552506033
      output: '10'
      state: 'passing'
      status: 'ok'
      total_state_change: 0
    metric_attributes:
      handlers:
        - handler1
        - handler2
      points:
        - name: "sensu-go-sandbox.curl_timings.time_total"
          tags:
            - name: "response_time_in_ms"
              value: 101
          timestamp: 1552506033
          value: 0.005
        - name: "sensu-go-sandbox.curl_timings.time_namelookup"
          tags:
            - name: "namelookup_time_in_ms"
              value: 57
          timestamp: 1552506033
          value: 0.004

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

object

dictionary

Object representing Sensu event (deprecated).

Returned: success

Sample: {"check": {"check_hooks": null, "command": "check-cpu.sh -w 75 -c 90", "duration": 1.07055808, "env_vars": null, "executed": 1552594757, "handlers": [], "high_flap_threshold": 0, "history": [{"executed": 1552594757, "status": 0}], "interval": 60, "metadata": {"name": "check-cpu", "namespace": "default"}, "occurrences": 1, "occurrences_watermark": 1, "output": "CPU OK - Usage:3.96", "subscriptions": ["linux"], "timeout": 0, "total_state_change": 0, "ttl": 0}, "entity": {"deregister": false, "deregistration": {}, "entity_class": "agent", "last_seen": 1552594641, "metadata": {"name": "sensu-centos", "namespace": "default"}}, "id": "3a5948f3-6ffd-4ea2-a41e-334f4a72ca2f", "metadata": {"namespace": "default"}, "sequence": 1, "timestamp": 1552594758}

Authors

  • Paul Arthur (@flowerysong)

  • Aljaz Kosir (@aljazkosir)

  • Manca Bizjak (@mancabizjak)

  • Tadej Borovsak (@tadeboro)