Update cachethq dashboard using https://github.com/dmsimard/python-cachetclient

notify_cachet.py

#!/platform/python/bin/python
import datetime
from dateutil.parser import parse as parse_date
import sys
import cachetclient.cachet as cachet
import json

ENDPOINT = 'http://status/api/v1'
API_TOKEN = '<%= @cachethq_key %>'

#Get Conponents and incidents
components = cachet.Components(endpoint=ENDPOINT, api_token=API_TOKEN)
incidents = cachet.Incidents(endpoint=ENDPOINT, api_token=API_TOKEN)

#EX INPUT 
# SCRIPT 'master-commerce-1' 'My nagios service' CRITICAL HARD 'The service is CRITZZ'

SERVER = sys.argv[1]
SERVICE = sys.argv[2]
STATE = sys.argv[3]
STATE_LOCK = sys.argv[4]
DESCRIPTION = sys.argv[5]

if STATE == 'OK':
    C_STATUS = 1
    I_STATUS = 4
elif STATE == 'WARNING':
    C_STATUS = 2
    I_STATUS = 3
elif STATE == 'CRITICAL':
    C_STATUS = 4
    I_STATUS = 1
elif STATE == 'UNKNOWN':
    C_STATUS = 2
    I_STATUS = 1

try:
    device = json.loads(components.get(name=SERVER))
    id = device['data'][0]['id']
except Exception, e:
    print "%s is not a valid component" % SERVER
    sys.exit(1)

INCIDENT_NAME=SERVER + '    ' + SERVICE

#Clear Description if moving from OK state
if device['data'][0]['status'] and C_STATUS < 4:
    UPDATED_DESCRIPTION = DESCRIPTION
else:    
    UPDATED_DESCRIPTION = device['data'][0]['description'] + '\n' + DESCRIPTION

#Only perform an action on HARD events
if STATE == 'CRITICAL' and STATE_LOCK == 'HARD':
    components.put(id=id, status=C_STATUS, description=UPDATED_DESCRIPTION)
    #Create the incident
    new_incident = json.loads(incidents.post(name=INCIDENT_NAME,
                                         message=DESCRIPTION,
                                         status=I_STATUS))
elif STATE == 'OK' and STATE_LOCK == 'HARD':
    components.put(id=id, status=C_STATUS, description=DESCRIPTION)
    #Create the incident
    all_incidents = json.loads(incidents.get())
    for i in all_incidents['data']:
        if i['name'] == INCIDENT_NAME:
            incidents.put(id=i['id'],
                          message=DESCRIPTION,
                          status=I_STATUS)        
elif STATE == 'WARNING' and STATE_LOCK == 'HARD':
    components.put(id=id, status=C_STATUS, description=UPDATED_DESCRIPTION)
elif STATE == 'UNKNOWN' and STATE_LOCK == 'HARD':
    components.put(id=id, status=C_STATUS, description=UPDATED_DESCRIPTION)

#Get incidents that are ok and remove them
all_incidents = json.loads(incidents.get())
for i in all_incidents['data']:
    updated = parse_date(i['updated_at'])
    if i['status'] == '4' and updated < datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(minutes=30):
        incidents.delete(id=i['id'])