Example of parsing the rkhunter output in Python, and creating metrics for each check in Librato Metrics.

gistfile1.sh

rkhunter --check --nocolors --no-mail-on-warning --skip-keypress --no-summary | rkhunter-librato.py

rkhunter-librato.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import os
import fileinput
import librato

USER = os.environ['LIBRATO_USER']
PASSWORD = os.environ['LIBRATO_PASSWORD']

ALLOWED = {
    "Not found": 0,
    "None found": 0,
    "Not allowed": 0,
    "OK": 0,
    "Found": 1,
    "Skipped": 1,
    "Warning": 2,
}

api = librato.connect(USER, PASSWORD)

for line in fileinput.input():
    parts = line.split('[')
    if len(parts) > 1:
        name = parts[0].strip()
        key = parts[0].strip().lower()
        for component in [".", " ", "-", "/", "'", "(", ")", "`"]:
            key = key.replace(component, "_")

        value = parts[1].replace("]", "").strip()
        
        if key and value:
            numeric_value = ALLOWED[value]
            if isinstance(numeric_value, int):
                api.submit(key, numeric_value, description=name)