Hi Joe, this patch might help:
diff --git a/lib/Smokeping.pm b/lib/Smokeping.pm index 2d6e1e5..f9d162c 100644 --- a/lib/Smokeping.pm +++ b/lib/Smokeping.pm @@ -1156,7 +1156,8 @@ sub get_detail ($$$$;$){ $q->param('epoch_start',parse_datetime($q->param('start'))); $q->param('epoch_end',parse_datetime($q->param('end'))); - @tasks = (["Navigator Graph".$name, parse_datetime($q->param('start')),parse_datetime($q->param('end'))]); + my $title = $q->param('title') || ("Navigator Graph".$name); + @tasks = ([$title, parse_datetime($q->param('start')),parse_datetime($q->param('end'))]); my ($graphret,$xs,$ys) = RRDs::graph ("dummy", '--start', $tasks[0][1], now you can specify the title as a cgi parameter cheers tobi Today Borg, Joe, Vodafone Malta wrote: > Hi Don, > Many thanks for your response and no worries re: being blunt. > > Essentially, you are right - only that the only custom item I require is the > title. In other words, the legend and everything else on the graph should > remain the same as what's seen in smokeping. Moreover though, I also need to > 'automate' this graph generation via CLI/ a perl script. > > So to do the above, I thought the best way would be to use the rrdtool > directly from CLI; something like: > > /usr/bin/rrdtool graph - --imgformat=PNG --start=-31536000 --end=-300 > --title="customer abc instead of Navigator Graph"................ > > What I was after was simply the list of all the parameters I might need to > pass to rrdtool so as to generate a graph that looks exactly like the ones > generated by smokeping (only with a different title). > > I'll go through the links you provided me with as the second one seems > promising. > > > The alternative to all the above would be to run something like this from a > linux CLI: > > [root@foo /]# wget " > http://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping-demo/?displaymode=a;start=2007-08-15%2015:31;end=now;target=Customers.ITIS.otoro" > > The above is also fine for me and would be much simpler. The only problem > with it is that I don't know if/how I could modify the graph title of the png > file generated? Maybe there's some other url parameter I can pass? E.g. > ?displaymode=a;start=2007-08-15%2015:31;end=now;target=Customers.ITIS.otoro;title=customer.abc > (<-note added parameter). > > > Thanks for all your help. > > Joe > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Gould [mailto:d...@bowenvale.co.nz] > Sent: 13 July 2012 03:36 > To: Borg, Joe, Vodafone Malta > Cc: Ryan Becker; smokeping-users@lists.oetiker.ch > Subject: Re: [smokeping-users] RRD Command for generating Smokeping graphs > via CLI > > Joe, > > My reading of this thread is that you have asked the wrong question. > Or, at least you have not explained what you requirement is very clearly > and I wonder if you have also asked on the wrong list.[1] > > As a result you are not getting the help you're looking for. > > My understanding of your requirement: > > * Produce a graph 'image' from an RRDTool database with custom titles > and legend information on it. > > ------------ > > The fact that the "SmokePing" application put the data in to the RRDTool > database is only coincidental. > > So, http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/ > > http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/doc/rrdgraph.en.html > > http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/doc/rrdgraph_examples.en.html > > Is this more what you're after? > > D > > [1] Please excuse my blunt, and perhaps rude, break down of the problem > here. I do not mean to offend, I just felts you weren't getting > anywhere and wondered if it's a language problem that's causing > confusion. So the best way I could think of to try and help was by > being a bit more direct and black and white. > > > On 12/07/2012 6:42 p.m., Borg, Joe, Vodafone Malta wrote: > > Thanks Ryan/Tobias, > > > > Yes I got there. In fact, in the second thread I listed in my email, > > there's mention of the use of displaymod=a which displays the graph > > alone (e.g. > > http://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping-demo/?displaymode=a;start=2007-08-15%2015:31;end=now;target=Customers.ITIS.otoro). > > This is **nearly** what I want. I could use this via CLI with something > > like wget in a script. The problem is, as far as I can see, there are > > some things I can't modify. In particular, I'd like to modify the graph > > title (currently 'Navigator Graph') to be something else (e.g. 'Customer > > ABC's Link'). Is this possible with some URL paramet? > > > > Note that I'm referring to the title of the png graph itself, not the > > HTML titles as part of the smokeping interface... > > > > Thanks, > > > > Joe > > > > *From:*Ryan Becker [mailto:rb14...@gmail.com] > > *Sent:* 11 July 2012 17:49 > > *To:* Borg, Joe, Vodafone Malta > > *Cc:* Tobias Oetiker; smokeping-users@lists.oetiker.ch > > *Subject:* Re: [smokeping-users] RRD Command for generating Smokeping > > graphs via CLI > > > > He's referring to the Navigator Graph option. Go into the CGI, click on > > a monitored node, then click on the graph itself. It should take you to > > a new window and the title of the graph should be "Navigator Graph". > > There's parameters that you can set in the URL, and you can see them > > clearly. > > > > On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Borg, Joe, Vodafone Malta > > <joe.b...@vodafone.com <mailto:joe.b...@vodafone.com>> wrote: > > > > Hi Tobias, > > Many thanks for getting back to me on this and for the prompt reply. > > Would you be able to let me know where/how I can find the graph > > navigator as I'm unsure as to what you're referring to? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Joe > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tobias Oetiker [mailto:t...@oetiker.ch <mailto:t...@oetiker.ch>] > > Sent: 10 July 2012 21:43 > > To: Borg, Joe, Vodafone Malta > > Cc: smokeping-users@lists.oetiker.ch > > <mailto:smokeping-users@lists.oetiker.ch> > > Subject: Re: [smokeping-users] RRD Command for generating Smokeping > > graphs via CLI > > > > have a look at the graph navigator. you can get charts directly from the cgi > > cheers > > Tobias Oetiker > > > > On 10.07.2012, at 11:38, "Borg, Joe, Vodafone Malta" > > <joe.b...@vodafone.com <mailto:joe.b...@vodafone.com>> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > I need to write a script that generates the smokeping graphs for use > > in another front-end (i.e. without accessing the smokeping cgi > > directly). Would anyone have the relevant rrd command and parameters I > > should use or an easy way to find out what it is? > > > > > > I've read the following threads: > > > > > > > > https://lists.oetiker.ch/pipermail/smokeping-users/2011-November/004519.html > > - This is what I need; unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a > > conclusion to this thread. > > > > > > > > https://lists.oetiker.ch/pipermail/smokeping-users/2007-August/002420.html > > - This mentions the use of 'displaymod=a' which I've tried and is close > > to what I want (I could use something like wget to get the graph). > > Unfortunately though it doesn't allow for any modification of the graph > > itself and I need to modify some minor things such as the graph title. > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > Thanks & Regards, > > > > > > > > > Joe > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Vodafone > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > This email is intended only for the use of individuals to whom it is > > addressed, as it may contain confidential or privileged information. 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