hubot-schtasks
v1.1.0
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A hubot script that can list, start and stop task on different scheduling systems. Replies can be customized to fully integrate with your favourite chat, with Slack supported out-of-the-box.
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hubot-schtasks
A hubot script that can list, start and stop task on different scheduling systems. Replies can be customized to fully integrate with your favourite chat, with Slack supported out-of-the-box.
Installation
In hubot project repo, run:
npm install hubot-schtasks --save
Then add hubot-schtasks to your external-scripts.json
:
["hubot-schtasks"]
Sample Interaction
user1>> hubot st
hubot>>
task_1 (status: Ready). Last run: 10/04/2015 01:00:00 (result: 0), next: 11/04/2015 01:00:00.
task_2 (status: Running). Last run: 10/04/2015 14:00:00 (result: 0), next: 11/04/2015 01:30:00.
user1>> hubot st run task_1 on host_A
hubot>> task_1 started
user1>> hubot st end task_2 on host_B
hubot>> task_2 stopped
Configuration
Configuration is based on config
module (see http://github.com/lorenwest/node-config). An example:
{
"hubot_schtasks": {
"skipSystemTasks": true,
"hosts": [{
"type": "WinScheduler",
"name": "MyServer",
"host": "myServer.myDomain.pri",
"user": "username",
"pwd": "password"
}, {
"type": "SqlAgent",
"name": "MySqlServer",
"host": "mySqlServer.myDomain.pri",
"user": "username",
"pwd": "password",
"instanceName": "myInstance" /*optional*/
}]
}
}
Responders
The script does not directly send replies. It relies on components - responders - that receive tasks data, compose responses and send them to the chat users or channels. Currently there are 2 out-of-the-box responders: one for Slack and one for the Shell. Other responders will come or - hopefully - contributed.
Without specific configuration the script will choose the respoder by checking the adapter the robot is working on. To force one specific respoder you can specify it by:
{
"hubot_schtasks": {
"skipSystemTasks": true,
"responder": {
"type": "Shell"
},
"hosts": [
/* ... */
]
}
}
Or you can use your custom responder, take a look at the following code. It's a customized version of the native Slack responder, in whick I specifiy my customer emoji to quickly recognize host types.
'use strict';
var util = require('util'),
baseModule = require('hubot-schtasks/lib/responders/Slack');
function CustomSlackResponder(options) {
this.options = options || {};
this.base = new baseModule.responder(this.options);
}
CustomSlackResponder.prototype = {
sendTaskList: function(msg, targets, tasks) {
this.base.sendTaskList(msg, targets, tasks);
},
sendHostList: function(msg, hosts) {
console.log(msg.robot.adapterName);
var output = '',
hostAddress, emojy;
hosts.forEach(function(item, index, array) {
hostAddress = item.host;
if (item.instanceName) {
hostAddress += '\\' + item.instanceName;
}
if (item.type == 'WinScheduler') {
emojy = 'task_scheduler';
} else if (item.type == 'SqlAgent') {
emojy = 'sql_server';
} else {
emojy = 'question';
}
output += util.format('\r\n:%s: %s: %s @ %s.', emojy, item.name, item.type, hostAddress);
});
msg.reply(output);
},
sendError: function(msg, err) {
this.base.sendError(msg, err);
},
sendStartStop: function(msg, taskName, action) {
this.base.sendStartStop(msg, taskName, action);
}
};
module.exports = {
responder: CustomSlackResponder
};
To configure your custom responder put in a file within the config
folder, then configure it by specifying the file name in the type
attribute. So if you named your file CustomSlack.js
:
{
"hubot_schtasks": {
"skipSystemTasks": true,
"responder": {
"type": "CustomSlack"
},
"hosts": [
/* ... */
]
}
}
Mini roadmap
- Support for Linux cron
- Some task update facilities (enable/disable, change triggers, etc)