wrapper.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# Wrapper file for smoke check for Pingdom Dashboard

require 'rubygems'

pwd = File.dirname(File.expand_path(__FILE__))
file = pwd + '/smoke-check.rb'

# Path of the WWW page for Pingdom status check
result_output = "/var/www/test"

loop do
  # We care what time this runs at
  puts "Running smoke check @ #{Time.now}"
  system(file)
  if $? != 0
    puts "Smoke check failed"

    # Open and write out the status of the smoke check
    File.open(result_output, "w") { |f| f.write($?) }
  else
    puts "Smoke check succeeded"

    # Again, open and write out the status of the smoke check
    File.open(result_output, "w") { |f| f.write($?) }
  end

  sleep 10
end