old_contents: #!/usr/bin/python
  ######################################################################
  # Cloud Routes Availability Manager: Ping
  # ------------------------------------------------------------------
  # This is a module for performing ICMP ping health checks.
  # This will return true if no errors or false if there are errors
  # ------------------------------------------------------------------
  # Version: Alpha.20140618
  # Original Author: Benjamin J. Cane - madflojo@cloudrout.es
  # Contributors:
  # - your name here
  ######################################################################
  
  import subprocess
  import os
  import re
  
  
  def check(data):
      """ Perform a icmp ping to the specified IP or hostname """
      run = True
      # Search for bad stuff
      pattern = [".*255$"]
      for regex in pattern:
          match = re.search(regex, data['data']['host'])
          if match:
              run = False
  
      if run is False:
          return False
      else:
          DEVNULL = open(os.devnull, 'wb')
          # ping -c 1 check, -W 3 second timeout, -q quietish
          cmd = ['/bin/ping', '-c', '1', '-W', '3', '-q', data['data']['host']]
          result = subprocess.call(
              cmd, shell=False, stdout=DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
          DEVNULL.close()
          if result != 0:
              return False
          else:
              return True
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/python
  ######################################################################
  # Cloud Routes Availability Manager: Ping
  # ------------------------------------------------------------------
  # This is a module for performing ICMP ping health checks.
  # This will return true if no errors or false if there are errors
  # ------------------------------------------------------------------
  # Version: Alpha.20140618
  # Original Author: Benjamin J. Cane - madflojo@cloudrout.es
  # Contributors:
  # - your name here
  ######################################################################
  
  import subprocess
  import os
  import re
  
  
  def check(**kwargs):
      """ Perform a icmp ping to the specified IP or hostname """
      jdata = kwargs['jdata']
      run = True
      # Search for bad stuff
      pattern = [".*255$"]
      for regex in pattern:
          match = re.search(regex, jdata['data']['host'])
          if match:
              run = False
  
      if run is False:
          return False
      else:
          DEVNULL = open(os.devnull, 'wb')
          # ping -c 1 check, -W 3 second timeout, -q quietish
          cmd = ['/bin/ping', '-c', '1', '-W', '3', '-q', jdata['data']['host']]
          result = subprocess.call(
              cmd, shell=False, stdout=DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
          DEVNULL.close()
          if result != 0:
              return False
          else:
              return True
  
subject: Convert monitors kwargs: ping