netsyslog.py example

gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/python

import socket
import time

FACILITY = {
    'kern': 0, 'user': 1, 'mail': 2, 'daemon': 3,
    'auth': 4, 'syslog': 5, 'lpr': 6, 'news': 7,
    'uucp': 8, 'cron': 9, 'authpriv': 10, 'ftp': 11,
    'local0': 16, 'local1': 17, 'local2': 18, 'local3': 19,
    'local4': 20, 'local5': 21, 'local6': 22, 'local7': 23,
}

LEVEL = {
    'emerg': 0, 'alert': 1, 'crit': 2, 'err': 3,
    'warning': 4, 'notice': 5, 'info': 6, 'debug': 7
}


def syslog(level=LEVEL['notice'], facility=FACILITY['daemon'],
           host='localhost', port=514):

    """
    Send syslog UDP packet to given host and port.
    """

    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
    data = "<5> blah"
    sock.sendto(data, (host, port))
    sock.close()
    print "Sent: [%s]" % data

while True:
    syslog(host='localhost', port=2514)
    time.sleep(1)