Dispatch execution to the RunDeck server using curl

rd-dispatch.sh

#!/bin/bash

#usage: rd-dispatch.sh <server URL> <project> [command [args ...]]

errorMsg() {
   echo "$*" 1>&2
}

DIR=$(cd `dirname $0` && pwd)

# accept url argument on commandline, if '-' use default
url=$1
if [ "-" == "$url" ] ; then
    url='http://localhost:4440'
fi
shift

project=$1
shift
args="$@"
if [ -z "$args" ] ; then
    errorMsg "no args specified"
    exit 2
fi

loginurl="${url}/j_security_check"

# curl opts to use a cookie jar, and follow redirects, showing only errors
CURLOPTS="-s -S -L -c $DIR/cookies -b $DIR/cookies"
CURL="curl $CURLOPTS"

# get main page for login
RDUSER=default
RDPASS=default
echo "Login..."
$CURL -d j_username=$RDUSER -d j_password=$RDPASS $loginurl > $DIR/curl.out 
if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
    errorMsg "failed login request to ${loginurl}"
    exit 2
fi

grep 'j_security_check' -q $DIR/curl.out 
if [ 0 == $? ] ; then
    errorMsg "login was not successful"
    exit 2
fi

echo "Login OK"

XMLSTARLET=xml

#escape the string for xml
xmlargs=$($XMLSTARLET esc "$args")
xmlproj=$($XMLSTARLET esc "$project")

#produce job.xml content corresponding to the dispatch request
cat > $DIR/temp.out <<END
<joblist>
   <job>
      <name>cli job</name>
      <description></description>
      <loglevel>INFO</loglevel>
      <context>
          <project>$xmlproj</project>
      </context>
      <dispatch>
        <threadcount>1</threadcount>
        <keepgoing>true</keepgoing>
      </dispatch>
      <!-- 
        <nodefilters>
        </nodefilters>
      -->
      <sequence>
        <command>
        <exec>$xmlargs</exec>
        </command>
      </sequence>
   </job>
</joblist>

END

# now submit req
runurl="${url}/scheduledExecution/uploadAndExecute.xml"
# xmlreq=true is required to receive xml response
params="xmlreq=true"

echo "Submit job dispatch for $project..."

# specify the file for upload with curl, named "xmlBatch"
ulopts="-F xmlBatch=@$DIR/temp.out"

# make curl request
$CURL $ulopts ${runurl}?${params} > $DIR/curl.out
if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
    errorMsg "ERROR: failed query request"
    exit 2
fi

#test curl.out for valid xml
$XMLSTARLET val -w $DIR/curl.out > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
    errorMsg "ERROR: Response was not valid xml"
    exit 2
fi

#test for expected /result element
$XMLSTARLET el $DIR/curl.out | grep -e '^result' -q
if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
    errorMsg "ERROR: Response did not contain expected result"
    exit 2
fi

#If <result error="true"> then an error occured.
waserror=$($XMLSTARLET sel -T -t -v "/result/@error" $DIR/curl.out)
if [ "true" == "$waserror" ] ; then
    errorMsg "Server reported an error: "
    $XMLSTARLET sel -T -t -v "/result/error/message" -n  $DIR/curl.out
    exit 2
fi

#result will contain list of failed and succeeded jobs, in this
#case there should only be 1 failed or 1 succeeded since we submit only 1

failedcount=$($XMLSTARLET sel -T -t -v "/result/failed/@count" $DIR/curl.out)
succount=$($XMLSTARLET sel -T -t -v "/result/succeeded/@count" $DIR/curl.out)

echoExecutionDetail () {
    #echo all on one line
    $XMLSTARLET sel -T -t -m $2 -o "[" -v "id" -o "] " -v "name" -o ' &lt;' -v "url" -o '&gt;' -n $1
}

if [ "0" != "$failedcount" ] ; then
    echo "The dispatch was not executed due to errors:"
    echoExecutionDetail $DIR/curl.out "/result/failed/execution"
else
    echo "The dispatch was submitted succesfully"
    echoExecutionDetail $DIR/curl.out "/result/succeeded/execution"

fi

#rm $DIR/curl.out
rm $DIR/cookies