Re: [H-source-users] Can h-client be used noninteractively to monitor the health of the server?

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hi Yuchen,

Yuchen Pei <hi@ypei.me> writes:

> Hello,
>
> Given the recent new activity on h-client, and the problem with the
> server [1] that went unnoticed for a while, I'm thinking of adding a bit
> of monitoring to the server.  After speaking to the FSF tech team, one
> possibility is to set up a cron job to create, update and delete a test
> entry periodically (e.g. daily), and notify me / the fsf sysadmin if the
> server response is unexpected.
>
> [1] https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?62574
>
> To that end, I wonder if h-client has any non-interactive interface
> (e.g. command line), and if not, whether it is easy to add one?

I don't think it has any command line interface currently; but perhaps a
Python script could use it as a library?  To be investigated.

Thanks,

Maxim