LameHeartbeatMonitor.sh

#!/bin/bash

## Script makes http requests to specified endpoints and build an error message in response 
## to non-200 return codes, then emails that message if it has a length greater than 0.


alert_recipient="<AlertEmail>"
urls='https://www.someurl.com/ https://www.someurl.com/test'
error_msg=""

## Make GETs
for url in $urls
do
    return_code=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$url");
    if [ "$return_code" != "200" ]
    then 
       error_msg+="\\nThere is a problem at $url: $return_code"
       echo "Test Failed For: $url"
    #else
      # echo "Test Succeeded"
    fi
done


main_url="https://someotherotherurlforpost.com/rp5217"
form_response=$(curl -X POST -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$main_url");

## Make POSTs
if [ "$return_code" != "200" ]
then
    error_msg+="\nThere is a problem at $main_url: $return_code"
    echo "Test Failed For: $url"
#else
   # echo "Test Succeeded"
fi


## Send email if necessary
error_msg_len=${#error_msg}
if [[ $error_msg_len -gt 0 ]]
then
    # echo -e "$error_msg" | mail -s "SDG Alert" $alert_recipient
    echo "error_msg_len is: $error_msg_len"
    python3 send_email.py "$error_msg"
fi

# Was trying to ensure cronjob was running
rm /home/<user>/test.txt
touch /home/<user>/test.txt
echo $(date) >> /home/<user>/test.txt