The SiteStatus processor get the status of a web site and can optionally save the data in another place. This is primarily intended for keeping track of outages on wikis and other web sites. The status data can be placed into a table block to be used to chart results over time.

Processor arguments are:

• site - the site to get the status of
  • the site can be a domain name, in which case a ping is performed and the status is one of "UP" or "DOWN"
  • the site can be a web URL, in which case a web
• (optional) destination - the place to append the data to
• (optional) format = a format string for the data. It should have named format variables. You should always have a variable named 'status'. For example:
  • %(status)s = the status of the site
  • %(timestamp)s = the time when the status was taken

Example usage:

{{{#!SiteStatus
site=birdcloud.org
destination=Birdcloud_Status:status_table
format="""
||%(timestamp)s||%(status)s||"""
}} }

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