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Dynamic REST Custom channel Name

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Hello,

I'm looking to create a sensor to map the channel name dynamically with a value from json.

My API send : 

{
  "application": [
    {
      "applicationName": "App1",
      "applicationParameters": [
        {
          "name": "connectCurrent",
          "count": 0,
        },
        {
          "name": "connectMax",
          "count": 10
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "applicationName": "App3",
      "applicationParameters": [
        {
          "name": "connectCurrent",
          "count": 2,
        },
        {
          "name": "connectMax",
          "count": 10
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "applicationName": "App3",
      "applicationParameters": [
        {
          "name": "connectCurrent",
          "count": 0,
        },
        {
          "name": "connectMax",
          "count": 200
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

I need to have on PRTG : I need to have:

  • App1 - connectCurrent
  • App1 - connectMax
  • App2 - connectCurrent
  • App2 - connectMax
  • ...

If I add an App4 I need PRTG to add the channel dynamically.

I can do this sensor manually via REST Custom BETA:

{
   "prtg":{
      "description":{
         "device":"http://127.0.0.1",
         "query":"/getApp"
      },
      "result":[
         {
            "channel":$.application[0].applicationParameters[0].name,
            "value":$.application[0].applicationParameters.count,
            "float":1,
            "decimalmode":"Auto",
            "unit":"custom",
            "customunit":"C"
         }
      ],
   }
}

Is it possible to do a foreach to match the Channel Name with a value ? Or another method, but I don't see how to do it?

Thank you!

api custom-sensor json prtg rest

Created on Apr 16, 2019 7:48:30 AM



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Accepted Answer

Votes:

2

Hi there,

Beside the fact that the above JSON is not valid and that "App3" is available twice, you can use the following syntax. This is not officially documented - due to complexity - but it works:

{
  "prtg": {
    "result": [
      {
        "value": {
            "["+ #1 +"]" + " connectCurrent": $..({ @.applicationName : @.applicationParameters[0].count }).*
        },
        "float":1,
        "decimalmode":"Auto",
        "unit":"custom",
        "customunit":"C"
      },
      {
        "value": {
          "["+ #1 +"]" + " connectMax": $..({ @.applicationName : @.applicationParameters[1].count }).*
        },
        "float":1,
        "decimalmode":"Auto",
        "unit":"custom",
        "customunit":"C"
      }
    ]
  }
}

What it basically does:

"["+ #1 +"]" + " connectMax":

This defines the channel name, "#1" is from the right side (@.applicationName) and it adds "connectMax" to the name.

$..({ @.applicationName : @.applicationParameters[0].count }).*

This matches basically all that is found under the above jsonpath.

Best regards.

Created on Apr 16, 2019 11:17:31 AM by Dariusz Gorka [Paessler Support]



Votes:

0

Works Thanks for your help

Created on Apr 16, 2019 2:14:35 PM




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