PagerDuty API connection test for Windows-based monitoring and integration tools.

TestPDConnection.vbs

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' This script tests connecting to PagerDuty.
On Error Resume Next

' Constants and shell object used for logging to the Windows Application Event Log

Const EVENT_SUCCESS	= 0
Const EVENT_ERROR 	= 1
Const EVENT_WARNING = 2
Const EVENT_INFO 	= 4

Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

' Set the API endpoint and alert file directory we're working with, and whether
' you want successful calls to be logged in the Windows Application Event Log.
' NOTE: Trailing backslash is required for QueuePath!

Dim URL
URL = "https://api.pagerduty.com/agent/2014-03-14/heartbeat"

Set objHTTP = CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP.3.0")
Err.Clear
WScript.Echo "Opening connection to PagerDuty." 
objHTTP.Open "GET", URL, False
objHTTP.Send
' Log connection failures in case the system isn't able to resolve
' the domain or server isn't responding at all.
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
	WScript.Echo "ERROR: Couldn't connect to PagerDuty. Check Windows Application Event Log for details."

	WScript.Echo "Couldn't connect or send data to PagerDuty." & vbNewLine & vbNewLine &_
	"Error Number: " & Err.Number & vbNewLine &_
	"Source: " & Err.Source & vbNewLine &_
	"Description: " & Err.Description & vbNewLine &_
	"Help File: " & Err.HelpFile & vbNewLine &_
	"Help Context: " & Err.HelpContext
Else
	Status = objHTTP.Status
	Response = objHTTP.responseText
	WScript.Echo "Got response from PD Agent heartbeat in the API; Status: " & Status
End If