Speed Tests

speedtest-cron.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
from commands import getstatusoutput
from datetime import datetime
from re import findall

REPEAT = 3

for i in range(REPEAT):
  now = datetime.now()
  OUTPUT_CSV = now.strftime('/var/log/speedtest/speedtest_%Y%m.log')
  
  ## run speedtest
  results = {'datetime': now.isoformat()}
  output = getstatusoutput('speedtest')[1]
  results.update({'datetime_end': datetime.now().isoformat()})
  
  ## parse results
  results.update( dict( zip( ('provider', 'external_ip'), findall( 'Testing from ([^(]+) \(([0-9\.]+)\)\.\.\.', output )[0] ) ) )
  results.update( dict( zip( ('remote_host', 'ping_ms'), findall( 'Hosted by ([^:]+): ([0-9\.]+) ms', output )[0] ) ) )
  results.update( { 'download_Mbit_s': findall( 'Download: ([0-9\.]+) Mbit/s', output )[0] } )
  results.update( { 'upload_Mbit_s': findall( 'Upload: ([0-9\.]+) Mbit/s', output )[0] } )
  
  ## write CSV
  header_order = ('datetime', 'datetime_end', 'provider', 'external_ip',
    'remote_host', 'ping_ms', 'download_Mbit_s', 'upload_Mbit_s')
  
  with open(OUTPUT_CSV, 'a+') as log:
    log.write(','.join([results[h] for h in header_order])+'\n')