automation_monitoring_2.js

/* Function to retrieve automation status */ 
  function getAutomationStatus(automationName) {
      var result = api.retrieve("Automation", ["Name","ProgramID","CustomerKey","Status"], {
        Property: "Name",
        SimpleOperator: "equals",
        Value: automationName
    });

    var automation = result.Results[0];
    var objectId = automation.ObjectID;
    if(objectId == null) throw "No automation with the name \"" + automationName + "\" was found.";
    else {
        var status = getAutomationStatusName(automation.Status);
        if(status == "Running" || status == "Ready") {
            var response = "Active";
        }
        else var response = status;
    }
    return status;
    }
  
/* Function to retrieve automation status based on returned status code - Thanks Ivan ;) */ 
    function getAutomationStatusName(num) {
        switch(num) {
            case -1:
                status = 'Error';
            break;
            case 0:
                status = 'Building error';
            break;
            case 1:
                status = 'Building';
            break;
            case 2:
                status = 'Ready';
            break;
            case 3:
                status = 'Running';
            break;
            case 4:
                status = 'Paused';
            break;
            case 5:
                status = 'Stopped';
            break;
            case 6:
                status = 'Scheduled';
            break;
            case 7:
                status = 'Awaiting trigger';
            break;
            case 8:
                status = 'Inactive trigger';
            break;
        }
        return status;
    }

you're welcome ;)