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Assure1::Core Perl library

Description

Implements the common public functions for rules.

Synopsis

use Assure1::Core;

Functions

AddDeviceMetaTag

Adds a meta tag & data to a device.

AddDeviceMetaTag(\%options)

Options

DBH        -> Assure1 Database Handle Reference (i.e. \$DBH)
DeviceID   -> Device to tag
MetaTypeID -> Type of MataTag
MetaData   -> Value of MetaTag (e.g. 'Windows')

Returns

1. ErrorFlag   (0 Good, 1 Bad)
2. Message     (String)

Synopsis

my ($ErrorFlag, $Message) = AddDeviceMetaTag({
    DBH        => \$DBH,
    DeviceID   => 1,
    MetaTypeID => 2,
    MetaData   => "Some data"
});

AddDeviceToDeviceGroup

Adds a device to a group.

AddDeviceToDeviceGroup(\%options)

Options

DBH           -> Assure1 Database Handle Reference (i.e. \$DBH)
DeviceID      -> Device to add to Group
DeviceGroupID -> Device Group to add Device to
Move          -> Flag to remove device from all other groups before adding to given DeviceGroupID, defaults to 0

Returns

1. ErrorFlag  (0 Good, 1 Bad)
2. Message    (String)

Synopsis

my ($ErrorFlag, $Message) = AddDeviceToDeviceGroup({
    DBH           => \$DBH,
    DeviceID      => 1,
    DeviceGroupID => 2,
    Move          => 1
});

AddVirtualDevice

Adds a virtual device.

AddVirtualDevice(\%options)

Options

DBH            -> Assure1 Database Handle Reference (i.e. \$DBH)
ParentDeviceID -> Parent device
DNS            -> DNS of new virtual device
IP             -> IP of new virtual device
ZoneID         -> ZoneID to add new virtual device to
GeoLocation    -> GeoJSON representation of geographic location

Returns

1. ErrorFlag             (0 Good, 1 Bad)
2. Message               (String)
3. New Virtual Device ID (Integer)

Synopsis

my ($ErrorFlag, $Message) = AddVirtualDevice({
    DBH            => \$DBH,
    ParentDeviceID => 1,
    DNS            => "<VIRTUALDNSNAME>",
    IP             => "<VIRTUALIPADDRESS>",
    ZoneID         => 1,
    GeoLocation    => '{ "type": "Point", "coordinates": [<VIRTUALLONGITUDE>, <VIRTUALLATITUDE>]}'
});

BinaryInsertionSort

Given a reference to an array of sorted data and a reference to a hash of one value, the value is determined to be necessary or unnecessary to the array sequence. If the value is necessary, it is inserted into the array in ascending or descending order (depending on DIRECTION) using a modified Binary Insertion Sort algorithm, maintaining an array size no larger than the max size. If it is unnecessary, the function returns.

BinaryInsertionSort(\@SortedArrayRef, \%DataHashRef, $MaxArraySize, $Direction)

Arguments

SortedArrayRef -> Array containing sorted values
DataHashRef    -> Hash of data to be inserted into array (must have a 'Value' key)
MaxArraySize   -> Max size of the array; if -1, size of array is indefinite;
Direction      -> 'Forward' for lowest values, 'Reverse' for highest values

Returns

1. Reference to properly sorted array
2. Removed value (which defaults to -1 if the value is not necessary)

Synopsis

BinaryInsertionSort($SortedArrayRef, $DataHashRef, $MaxArraySize, 'Forward');

BuildDSN

Builds a DSN string based on passed in database type. Supported types are MySQL, MS SQL. PostgreSQL and Oracle have not been validated

BuildDSN(\%options)

Options

DBHost   -> Host to connect to
DBName   -> Database/schema to connect to (ignored for MSSQL)
DBPort   -> Port to connect on
DBType   -> Database type: 'mysql' (default), 'Sybase', 'Pg', 'Oracle'

Returns

1. Appropriate DSN for type (String) or undef if not a supported type

Synopsis

my $dsn = BuildDSN({
    DBType => '<DBTYPE>',
    DBName => '<DBNAME>',
    DBHost => '<DBHOST>',
    DBPort => <DBPORT>
});

BuildMySQLSSLDSN

Builds a DSN string for connecting to a MySQL server, including SSL authentication options

BuildMySQLSSLDSN(\%options)

Options

DBHost   -> Host to connect to
DBName   -> Database/schema to connect to (ignored for MSSQL)
DBPort   -> Port to connect on
DBType   -> Datbase type: 'mysql' (default), 'Sybase', 'Pg', 'Oracle'
User     -> The name of the user to connect as (must be a corresponding User-[User].crt/key on disk)
BaseDir  -> The Assure1 install's base directory

Returns

1. Appropriate DSN (String)

Synopsis

my $dsn = buildMySQLSSLDSN({
    DBType  => '<DBTYPE>',
    DBName  => '<DBNAME>',
    DBHost  => '<DBHOST>',
    DBPort  => <DBPORT>,
    User    => '<DBUSER>'
    BaseDir => '<A1BASEDIR>'
});

CallAPI

Use Assure1::API to call methods in procedural way. For advanced usage, use the object-oriented API class and methods directly.

CallAPI(\%options)

Options

url    -> Full or relative URL of API (eg. /api/devices/devices or https://assure1pres1.example.com/api/devices/devices)
method -> API method (eg. read, create, update, delete)
params -> Parameters to pass to method
handle -> (optional) Assure1::API handle to reuse for faster responses

Returns

1. ErrorFlag (0 Good, 1 Bad)
2. Result    (Hash result or Array of hash results or API error message)

Synopsis

my ($error, $result) = CallAPI({
    url    => '/api/device/devices',
    method => 'read',
    params => [
        ...
    ]
});

OR

my $apiHandle = new Assure1::API;

my ($error, $result) = CallAPI({
    handle => $apiHandle,
    url    => '/api/device/devices',
    method => 'create',
    params => [{
        ...
    }]
});

CreateGeoLocation

Generates GeoJSON formatted string for Point Geometry

CreateGeoLocation($Lon, $Lat)

Arguments

Lon -> Longitude for location
Lat -> Latitude for location

Returns

1. ErrorFlag (Boolean) If true, an error occurred. Check Message for more details.
2. Message   (String)
3. GeoJSON   (String) or undef if an error occurred.

Synopsis

my ($errorFlag, $message, $geoLocationGeoJson) = CreateGeoLocation(<LONGITUDE>, <LATITUDE>)

CreateGeoPath

Generates GeoJSON formatted string for Linestring Geometry

CreateGeoPath(\@Points)

Arguments

Points -> Array reference of longitude and latitudes for linestring

Returns

1. ErrorFlag (Boolean) If true, an error occurred. Check Message for more details.
2. Message   (String)
3. GeoJSON   (String) or undef if an error occurred.

Synopsis

my ($errorFlag, $message, $geoPathGeoJson) = CreateGeoPath([[<LONGITUDE1>, <LATITUDE1>], [<LONGITUDE2>, <LATITUDE2>]])

DBConnect

Connects to the database DBName using initial configuration CONFIG and instance parameters in the configuration database.

DBConnect($Config, $DBName, \%Parameters)

Arguments

Config     -> Assure1::Config object()
DBName     -> Schema name to connect
Parameters -> Extra database connection parameters

Returns

1. Database Connection Handle (undef on error)

Synopsis

my $dbh = DBConnect($Config, 'Assure1', {AutoCommit => 1})

ExecuteQuery

Helper function to execute queries against multiple shards with aggregate enriched results.

ExecuteQuery(\%options)

Options

Query     -> SQL to run
Arguments -> (optional) Array of arguments for SQL placeholders ('?' markers)
Schema    -> (optional) Schema Name (from databases) (default: 'Assure1')
Shards    -> (optional) Comma separated list of shards. 0 is all shards. (default: 1)

Returns

1. ErrorFlag (0 Good, 1 Bad)
2. Message   (String)
3. Results   (array ref) of results or undef if error
              NOTE: Enriches each row and includes/overrides column 'ShardID' which contains the database shard the record was retrieved from

Synopsis

my ($ErrorFlag, $Message, $Results) = ExecuteQuery({
    Query     => 'SELECT DeviceID
                    FROM Devices
                   WHERE DeviceZoneID = ?',
    Arguments => ($DeviceZoneID),
    Schema    => 'Assure1',
    Shards    => 0
});

if ($ErrorFlag) {
    $Log->Message('INFO', "Error occurred: [$Message]");
}
else {
    my $count = scalar @{$Results};
    $Log->Message('INFO', "Result had [$count] rows");
}

FindDeviceGroupID

Finds device group by name and returns ID. If Create option set to true (1), will create device group automatically if not found.

FindDeviceGroupID(\%options)

Options

DBH           -> Assure1 Database Handle Reference (i.e. \$DBH)
StorageHash   -> Cache (i.e. $StorageHash)
GroupName     -> Group Name for lookup
ParentGroupID -> (Optional) Parent Group ID (default=1)
Create        -> (Optional) Create Flag (0=don't create if not found, 1=create if not found; default)

Returns

1. ErrorFlag       (0 Good, 1 Bad)
2. Message         (String)
3. Device Group ID (Integer) or undef if not found/created

Synopsis

my ($ErrorFlag, $Message, $DeviceGroupID) = FindDeviceGroupID({
    DBH         => \$DBH,
    StorageHash => $StorageHash,
    GroupName   => "<GROUPNAME>",
    Create      => 1
});

FindDeviceID

Finds device by DNS, IP, and/or CustomName and returns ID if found. If Create option set to true (1), will create device automatically and add to initial device group if not found. Device must be part of at least one device group, if no DeviceGroupID is passed in, defaults to [Root]

FindDeviceID(\%options)

Options

DBH           -> Assure1 Database Handle Reference (i.e. \$DBH)
StorageHash   -> Cache (i.e. $StorageHash)
DNS           -> DNS for lookup
IP            -> IPv4 address for lookup
IPv6          -> IPv6 address for lookup
CustomName    -> Custom Name for lookup
GeoLocation   -> (Optional) GeoJSON representation of geographic location
Create        -> (Optional) Create Flag (0=don't create if not found, 1=create if not found)
DeviceGroupID -> (Optional) Initial Device Group ID (defaults to [Root])
DeviceZoneID  -> (Optional) Device Zone ID (If not set, searches all Zones and returns the matching Device ID
                            with the lowest DeviceZoneID. If FindDeviceID is asked to create a Device and
                            DeviceZoneID isn't set, it will be created in DeviceZoneID 1)
ShardID       -> (Optional) ShardID to assign created device (defaults to 1)
Strict        -> (Optional) Controls whether a device must match all DNS/IP/IPv6 passed or just the best match (defaults to 0)

Returns

1. ErrorFlag (0 Good, 1 Bad)
2. Message   (String)
3. Device ID (Integer) or undef if not found/created

Synopsis

my ($ErrorFlag, $Message, $DeviceID) = FindDeviceID({
    DBH         => \$DBH,
    StorageHash => $StorageHash,
    DNS         => "<DNSNAME>",
    IP          => "<IPADDRESS>",
    CustomName  => "<CUSTOMNAME>",
    GeoLocation => '{ "type": "Point", "coordinates": [<LONGITUDE>, <LATITUDE>] }',
    Create      => 1
});

FindDeviceZoneID

Finds device and returns ID. If Create option set to true (1), will create device zone automatically if not found.

FindDeviceZoneID(\%options)

Options

DBH         -> Assure1 Database Handle Reference (i.e. \$DBH)
StorageHash -> Cache (i.e. $StorageHash)
ZoneName    -> Zone Name for lookup
Create      -> (Optional) Create Flag (0=don't create if not found, 1=create if not found)

Returns

1. ErrorFlag      (0 Good, 1 Bad)
2. Message        (String)
3. Device Zone ID (Integer) or undef if not found/created

Synopsis

my ($ErrorFlag, $Message, $DeviceZoneID) = FindDeviceZoneID({
    DBH         => \$DBH,
    StorageHash => $StorageHash,
    ZoneName    => "<ZONENAME>",
    Create      => 1
});

ForwardBinaryInsertionSort

Convenience function to call "BinaryInsertionSort" with arguments and setting direction to "Forward".

ForwardBinaryInsertionSort(\@SortedArrayRef, \%DataHashRef, $MaxArraySize)

SortedArrayRef -> Array containing sorted values
DataHashRef    -> Hash of data to be inserted into array (must have a 'Value' key)
MaxArraySize   -> Max size of the array; if -1, size of array is indefinite;

Returns

1. Reference to properly sorted array
2. Removed value (which defaults to -1 if the value is not necessary)

Synopsis

ForwardBinaryInsertionSort($SortedArrayRef, $DataHashRef, $MaxArraySize);

GetDatabases

Retrieves database connection details from Assure1 db and returns a reference to a list of db connect info hashes.

GetDatabases($Config, $DBH, $Schema)

Arguments

Config -> Assure1::Config Reference (i.e. $Config)
DBH    -> Assure1 Database Handle (i.e. $DBH)
Schema -> Database Schema to connect

Returns

1. Database connection strings (Array Reference)

Synopsis

my $dbs = GetDatabases($Config, $DBH, "Assure1");

GetDeviceByID

Returns device information for a given DeviceID.

GetDeviceByID(\%options)

Options

DeviceID          -> DeviceID of the Device to be looked up
DBH               -> (Optional) Assure1 database handle reference (i.e. \$DBH) (performance will improve if used)
IncludeSNMPAccess -> (Optional) Boolean. Enrich the returned data with the Device's SNMP Access profile (default false)
IncludeMetaData   -> (Optional) Boolean. Enrich the returned data with the Device's meta data (default false)
StorageHash       -> (Optional)Cache (i.e. $StorageHash) (performance will improve if used)

Returns

1. ErrorFlag  (Boolean) If true, an error occurred. Check Message for more details.
2. Message    (String)
3. DeviceInfo (Hash Reference) or undef if an error occurred.

DeviceInfo => {
    DeviceID             => INTEGER,
    ParentDeviceID       => INTEGER,
    DNSName              => STRING,
    CustomName           => STRING,
    IPv4Address          => STRING,
    IPv6Address          => STRING,
    GeoLocation          => STRING,   # GeoJSON representation of Geometry Point ex: '{ "type": "Point", "coordinates": [<longitude>, <latidude>] }'
    DeviceZoneID         => INTEGER,
    DevicePriority       => INTEGER,
    DeviceStateID        => INTEGER,
    DeviceTypeCategoryID => INTEGER,
    ShardID              => INTEGER,
    TimestampAdded       => INTEGER (epoch time),
    TimestampModified    => INTEGER (epoch time),
    TimestampLastFound   => INTEGER (epoch time),
    SysObjectID          => STRING,
    SysName              => STRING,
    SysDescr             => STRING,
    SysLocation          => STRING,
    SysContact           => STRING,
    SysServices          => STRING,
    IPForwarding         => BOOLEAN,
    SerialNumber         => STRING,
    DeviceSNMPAccessID   => INTEGER,
    SNMPAccess           => {         # Only included if IncludeSNMPAccess is set
        AccessID      => INTEGER,
        ProfileName   => STRING,
        SNMPVersion   => INTEGER,
        Community     => STRING,
        Username      => STRING,
        SecurityLevel => INTEGER,
        AuthPassword  => STRING,
        AuthProtocol  => STRING,
        PrivPassword  => STRING,
        PrivProtocol  => STRING,
        SNMPPort      => INTEGER,
        MTU           => INTEGER,
        ProfileZoneID => STRING
    },
    MetaData             => {         # Only included if IncludeMetaData is set
        NAME1 => VALUE1,
        ...
    }
}

Synopsis

my ($ErrorFlag, $Message, $DeviceInfo) = GetDeviceByID({
    DBH               => \$DBH,
    DeviceID          => $DeviceID,
    IncludeSNMPAccess => 1,
    IncludeMetaData   => 1,
    StorageHash       => $StorageHash
});

if ($ErrorFlag) {
    $Log->Message('ERROR', "Couldn't find device info for $DeviceID: $Message");
}
else {
    $Log->Message('INFO', "Found $DeviceID ($DeviceInfo->{DNSName})");
}

GetLocalDeviceID

Returns the DeviceID for the local server that code is being run on.

GetLocalDeviceID(\%options)

Options

DBH               -> (Optional) Assure1 database handle reference (i.e. \$DBH) (performance will improve if used)
StorageHash       -> (Optional)Cache (i.e. $StorageHash) (performance will improve if used)

Returns

1. ErrorFlag  (Boolean) If true, an error occurred. Check Message for more details.
2. Message    (String)
3. DeviceID   (Scalar) or undef if an error occurred.

Synopsis

my ($ErrorFlag, $Message, $DeviceID) = GetLocalDeviceID({
    DBH               => \$DBH,
    StorageHash       => $StorageHash
});
if ($ErrorFlag) {
    $Log->Message('ERROR', "Couldn't find local DeviceID: $Message");
}
else {
    $Log->Message('INFO', "Found $DeviceID");
}

GetOIDIndexes

Returns the indexes of all the OIDs in the referenced table.

GetOIDIndexes(\%options)

Options

TABLEHASHREF -> SNMP Indexed Table Data returned from a poll

Returns

1. SNMP Indexes (Array)

Synopsis

my @indexes = GetOIDIndexes($IndexedData);

GetSNMPIndexes

Alias function for "GetOIDIndexes".

GetSNMPSession

Creates and returns an SNMP Session (a Net::SNMP object) that can be used for SNMP communications with a device. This is a low-level interface. Consider using GetSNMPSessionByDeviceID instead if trying to communicate with a device that is already in the Device Catalog and already SNMP discovered.

GetSNMPSession(\%options)

Options

Target         -> The name or address of the device to establish communications with (required)
Version        -> SNMP version to use for the session (required, allowed values are 1, 2, 2c, and 3. 2 and 2c are synonyms)
Domain         -> The communications domain of the connection (optional, defaults to 'udp')
MTU            -> The maximum MTU to use for the session (optional, default varies by Domain)
Port           -> Port to use for communications (optional, defaults to 161)
Timeout        -> Amount of time in second to wait for a response from the target (optional, defaults to 5)
TestConnection -> Many SNMP Sessions can be instantiated without actual communication with the device. When this value is true,
                  a simple request is made to the device to tell if the session is working, allowing the test code to be omitted
                  by the caller (optional, defaults to false)
Community      -> The SNMP community string (required for Version 1 and 2)
Username       -> The Username to use for SNMP authentication (required for Version 3)
SecurityLevel  -> The security level for the session. Acceptable values are 1 or noAuthNoPriv; 2 or authNoPriv; 3 or authPriv (required for Version 3)
AuthPassword   -> The authentication password (required for SecurityLevel 2 and 3)
AuthProtocol   -> The authentication protocol. Acceptable values are 'md5' and 'sha' (required for SecurityLevel 2 and 3)
PrivPassword   -> The privacy password (required for SecurityLevel 3)
PrivProtocol   -> The privacy protocol. Acceptable values are 'des', '3des', or 'aes' (required for SecurityLevel 3)

Returns

1. ErrorFlag (Boolean) If true, an error occurred. Check Message for more details.
2. Message   (String)
3. Session   (Net::SNMP object) or undef if an error occurred.

Synopsis

my ($ErrorFlag, $Message, $Session) = GetSNMPSession({
    Target         => '<IPADDRESS>',
    Community      => '<COMMUNITY>',
    Version        => 2,
    TestConnection => 1,
});

if ($ErrorFlag) {
    $Log->Message('ERROR', "Couldn't create SNMP session: $Message");
}
else {
    my $Response = $Session->get_request(-varbindlist => ['1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5.0']);
    if (defined($Response)) {
        my $SysName = $Response->{$OIDsysName};
        $Log->Message('INFO', "Device <IPADDRESS> thinks its SysName is $SysName");
    }
    else {
        $Log->Message('INFO', "No response from <IPADDRESS>: " . $Session->error());
    }
}

GetSNMPSessionByDeviceID

Creates and returns an SNMP Session (a Net::SNMP object) that can be used for SNMP communications with a device. Will use SNMP Access information from the database to determine connection parameters.

GetSNMPSessionByDeviceID(\%options)

Options

DeviceID       -> The DeviceID of the device to connect to (required)
DBH            -> A connected database handle for the configuration database (optional)
Timeout        -> Amount of time in second to wait for a response from the target (optional, defaults to 5)
TestConnection -> Many SNMP Sessions can be instantiated without actual communication with the device. When this value is true,
                  a simple request is made to the device to tell if the session is working, allowing the test code to be omitted
                  by the caller (optional, defaults to false)
PreferDNS      -> If true, try to connect to the Device's DNSName instead of an IP (optional, defaults to false)
PreferIPv4     -> If true and the target Device has both an IPv4 and IPv6 address, attempt to use IPv4 (optional, defaults to
                  false, meaning this function will by default attempt to use an IPv6 address if one is available)

Returns

1. ErrorFlag (Boolean) If true, an error occurred. Check Message for more details.
2. Message   (String)
3. Session   (Net::SNMP object) or undef if an error occurred.

Synopsis

my ($ErrorFlag, $Message, $Session) = GetSNMPSessionByDeviceID({
    DeviceID => $DeviceID,
});

if ($ErrorFlag) {
    $Log->Message('ERROR', "Couldn't create SNMP session: $Message");
}
else {
    my $Response = $Session->get_request(-varbindlist => ['1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5.0']);
    if (defined($Response)) {
        my $SysName = $Response->{$OIDsysName};
        $Log->Message('INFO', "Device $DeviceID thinks its SysName is $SysName");
    }
    else {
        $Log->Message('INFO', "No response from $DeviceID: " . $Session->error());
    }
}

HTMLToText

Replaces <p> and <br> tags with appropriate whitespace and strip all other HTML tags from text

HTMLToText($Html)

Arguments

Html -> HTML string

Returns

1. Plaintext string (String)

Synopsis

my $text = HTMLToText($html);

IDBConnect

Connects to the InfluxDB Metric database using initial configuration CONFIG and instance parameters in the configuration database.

IDBConnect($Config, \%Parameters)

Arguments

Config     -> Assure1::Config object()
Parameters -> Extra database connection parameters:
                timeout - connect timeout
                shard - shard of database to connect to

Returns

1. Databse Connection Handle

Synopsis

my $idb = IDBConnect($Config, {timeout => 5});

if ($idb->error() ne '') {
   $Log->Message('ERROR', 'Cannot open connection to Metric database: ' . $idb->error());
}

IPAddrConvNum

Convert an ascii version of an IP address into numeric. This is equivilent to MySQL's INET_ATON().

IPAddrConvNum($Ip)

Arguments

Ip -> IPv4 Address

Returns

1. Numeric IP (Integer)

Synopsis

my $IPNum = IPAddrConvNum($IPAddress);

NDBConnect

Connects to the Neo4j Graph database using initial configuration CONFIG and instance parameters in the configuration database.

NDBConnect($Config, \%Parameters)

Arguments

Config     -> Assure1::Config object()
Parameters -> Extra database connection parameters:
                timeout - connect timeout
Expire     -> Expire time for JWT token. Defaults to 3600 seconds (1 hour)

Returns

1. Database Connection Handle

Synopsis

my $ndb = NDBConnect($Config);

my $ndb = NDBConnect($Config, {timeout => 5});
if (!defined $ndb) {
    $Log->Message('ERROR', 'Cannot open connection to Graph database: ' . $main::ndberrstr);
}

Notify

Send Notification simply using the Assure1 Profile/Template.

Notify(\%options)

Options

DBH        -> Assure1 Database Handle Reference (e.g. \$Assure1DBH)
ProfileID  -> Core Notification ProfileID (syslog/trap/smtp server info)
TemplateID -> Core Notification TemplateID (Format), overrides Template
Template   -> Notification message template
              Must have the following keys depending on the type of notification:
                Email keys:
                 - EmailFrom    -> Email from e.g. no-reply@example.com
                 - EmailSubject -> Email subject, supports token replacement based on given entries in Values
                 - EmailBody    -> Email body, supports html and token replacement based on given entries in Values
                Syslog keys:
                 - Syslog -> Syslog message, supports token replacement based on given entries in Values
                Trap keys:
                 - EnterpriseID -> Enterprise OID
                 - Varbinds     -> Array of varbinds to send with trap. A varbind should be a hash of two keys: 'OID' and 'Value',
                   supports token replacement based on given entries in Values.
                   e.g. $varbind = { 'OID' => '1.2.3.4', 'Value' => 'example' }
Values     -> Name/Value Pairs to map to Template tokens (See application documentation for complete list of its supported Values)
Attach     -> Name/Value pairs to map to Template tokens for attaching files using given value meta data. Email types only.
                Each Value is a hash containing:
                 - name -> Filename to use for attachment
                 - id   -> ID of attachment for use when referencing as an inline image in body of email (optional, defaults to name)
                 - type -> MIME attachment type e.g. 'application/pdf'
                 - file -> Absolute path to file on disk to attach e.g. /opt/assure1/tmp/myreport.pdf

Returns

1. ErrorFlag   (0 Good, 1 Bad)
2. Message     (String)

Synopsis

my ($ErrorFlag, $Message) = Notify({
    DBH        => \$Assure1DBH,
    ProfileID  => '1',          # Generic Email
    TemplateID => '1',          # Generic Email
    Values => {
        EmailTo       => 'email-to@example.com',
        SEVERITY_TEXT => 'Critical',
        DATE_TEXT     => localtime,
        FirstReported => time(),
        Node          => 'hello',
        EventID       => '5',
        Summary       => 'world',
        Severity      => '5',
        EventType     => 'test'
    }
});

OR

my ($ErrorFlag, $Message) = Notify({
    DBH       => \$Assure1DBH,
    ProfileID => 1, # Generic Email
    Template  => {
        EmailFrom    => 'no-reply@example.com',
        EmailSubject => 'Critical test - $DATE_TEXT',
        EmailBody    => 'This is a test email $SEVERITY_TEXT (<Severity>)'
    },
    Values => {
        EmailTo       => 'email-to@example.com',
        SEVERITY_TEXT => 'Critical',
        DATE_TEXT     => localtime,
        Severity      => '5',
    }
});

ODBConnect

Connects to the OrientDB Graph database using initial configuration CONFIG and instance parameters in the configuration database.

ODBConnect($Config, \%Parameters)

Arguments

Config     -> Assure1::Config object()
Parameters -> Extra database connection parameters:
                timeout - connect timeout

Returns

1. Database Connection Handle

Synopsis

my $odb = ODBConnect($Config);

my $odb = ODBConnect($Config, {timeout => 5});
if ($odb->error() ne '') {
    $Log->Message('ERROR', 'Cannot open connection to Metric database: ' . $odb->error());
}

OidToIP

Convert an oid-encoded IPv4 or IPv6 address to standard IP notation

OidToIP(\%options)

Options

OID    -> OID-encoded IP (eg 192.0.2.1 or 32.1.219.128.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.1)

Returns

1. ErrorFlag (Boolean) If true, an error occurred. Check Message for more details.
2. Message   (String)
3. IPAddress (String) or undef if an error occurred.

Synopsis

my ($ErrorFlag, $Message, $IPAddress) = OidToIP($OID);

if ($ErrorFlag) {
    print "Couldn't convert $OID to IP: $Message\n";
}
else {
    print "converted $OID to $IPAddress\n";
}

ResolveIPAddress

Resolve an IP to Name

ResolveIPAddress(\%options)

Options

IPAddress    -> IPv4 Address
StorageHash  -> shared hashref for name caching

Returns

1. Numeric IP (String) or undef on error

Synopsis

my $DNS = ResolveIPAddress({
    IPAddress   => $IPAddress,
    StorageHash => $StorageHash
});

ReverseBinaryInsertionSort

Convenience function to call "BinaryInsertionSort" with arguments and setting direction to "Reverse".

ReverseBinaryInsertionSort(\@SortedArrayRef, \%DataHashRef, $MaxArraySize)

Arguments

SortedArrayRef -> Array containing sorted values
DataHashRef    -> Hash of data to be inserted into array (must have a 'Value' key)
MaxArraySize   -> Max size of the array; if -1, size of array is indefinite;

Returns

1. Reference to properly sorted array
2. Removed value (which defaults to -1 if the value is not necessary)

Synopsis

ReverseBinaryInsertionSort($SortedArrayRef, $DataHashRef, $MaxArraySize);

SetDeviceShardID

Sets the Device ShardID. Updates definition only, does NOT migrate associated metric data to the new shard

SetDeviceShardID(\%options)

Options

DBH        -> Assure1 Database Handle Reference (i.e. \$DBH)
DeviceID   -> Device to update
ShardID    -> ShardID to set

Returns

1. ErrorFlag   (0 Good, 1 Bad)
2. Message     (String)

Synopsis

my ($ErrorFlag, $Message) = SetDeviceShardID({
    DBH      => \$DBH,
    DeviceID => 1,
    ShardID  => 2
});

OR

if (SetDeviceShardID({
    DBH      => \$DBH,
    DeviceID => 1,
    ShardID  => 2
   }))
{
    $Log->Message('INFO', "ShardID set");
}
else {
    $Log->Message('ERROR', "Failed to set device shard");
}

UpdateDeviceProps

Updates a Device Priority and CustomName

UpdateDeviceProps(\%options)

Options

DBH        -> Assure1 Database Handle Reference (i.e. \$Assure1DBH)
DeviceID   -> ID of Device to update
Priority   -> Device Priority to set (higher is more important)
CustomName -> Device CustomName to set

Returns

1. ErrorFlag   (0 Good, 1 Bad)
2. Message     (String)

Synopsis

my ($ErrorFlag, $Message) = UpdateDeviceProps({
    DBH        => \$Assure1DBH,
    DeviceID   => $DeviceID,
    Priority   => $Priority,
    CustomName => $CustomName
});

WalkOIDs

SNMP Walks the indexed oids and returns the entire walk results as a hash reference.

All oids passed in are assumed to be tables and use the same indexing. If oids are from different tables that use different indexing, separate calls must be made to this function for each table in order to retrieve values correctly.

WalkOIDs($SnmpSession, $DeviceInfo, \@OIDs)

Arguments

SnmpSession   -> SNMP Session object
DeviceInfo    -> Device Info (DeviceID|DeviceDNS|DeviceID)
OIDs          -> Array reference of OID(s) to walk

Returns

1. SNMP Walk results (undef on error)

Synopsis

my $WalkResults = WalkOIDs($Session, '<DEVICEID>|<DNSNAME>|<IPADDRESS>', ['1.3.6.1.2.3.4.5', '1.3.6.1.2.3.4.6'])

ZeroPad

Pads a number with a leading zero if less than ten (10) and not already padded.

ZeroPad($Num)

Arguments

Num -> Number less than 10 to pad

Returns

1. Padded Number

Synopsis

my $padded = ZeroPad($number);

ZeroUnPad

Removes a leading zero from a number if less than 10 and padded.

ZeroUnPad($Num)

Arguments

Num -> Number less than 10 to remove padding

Returns

1. Unpadded Number

Synopsis

my $unpadded = ZeroUnPad($padded);