PingCheck example

ping_test.py

from checks import AgentCheck
import os

'''
This is for demostration purposes only and not recommended for production use.
Because of the nature of ping, it could result in a very long running check if there are excessive timeouts.
Long running checks could potentially result in other metrics and checks being skipped.

Example conf.yaml:

init_config:

instances:
  - name: ping_test
    min_collection_interval: 60
'''

class PingCheck(AgentCheck):
    def check(self, instance):
        hostnames = ["google.com", "datadog.com", "127.0.0.1", "192.168.55.5"]
        for host in hostnames:
            res = os.system("ping " + host + " -W 1 -c 1")
            self.log.info("host: %s - res: %d" % (host, res))
            if res != 0:
                res = 2
                self.gauge('network.ping.can_connect', 0, tags=['ping_host:'+host])
            self.service_check('network.ping', status=res, tags=['ping_host:'+host])
            self.gauge('network.ping.can_connect', 1, tags=['ping_host:'+host])