Get the vpn status from a QNAP appliance and return a JSON string

get_vpn_status.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

BASE_URI="https://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin"
USER=""
ENCPWD=""

sid=$(curl --silent "${BASE_URI}/authLogin.cgi?user=${USER}&pwd=${ENCPWD}" | xmlstarlet sel -t -v "QDocRoot/authSid" -)

function get_status {
  curl --silent "${BASE_URI}/application/appRequest.cgi?subfunc=vpn_client&sid=${sid}" |
    xmlstarlet sel -t \
    -o '{"status":' -v "QDocRoot/func/ownContent/OpenVPNClient/Data/status" \
    -o ',"tx":' -v "QDocRoot/func/ownContent/OpenVPNClient/Data/tx" \
    -o ',"rx":' -v "QDocRoot/func/ownContent/OpenVPNClient/Data/rx" \
    -o ',"timestamp":' -v "QDocRoot/func/ownContent/OpenVPNClient/Data/timestamp" -o "}
" -
}

get_status