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Old 02-06-2016
Output checker setting variable to TRUE or FALSE
Hi All,
I'm trying to come up a way to check the output of some data i have. I need to be able to check for the order of the output and if its correct set a variable to false if it isnt.

Currently the data is in the below format, this is the value which should cause the variable be set to true.
Code:
  Flags: x              Service: aaa
  Flags: x              Service: bbb
  Flags: x              Service: aaa
  Flags: x              Service: bbb
  Flags: x              Service: aaa
  Flags: x              Service: bbb
  Flags: x              Service: aaa
  Flags: x              Service: bbb
  Flags: x              Service: aaa
  Flags: x              Service: bbb

If the data is out of order (example below) then the variable should be set to FALSE. I then have a script that will send me a notification if the variable equals FALSE.

Code:
  Flags: x              Service: aaa
  Flags: x              Service: bbb
  Flags: x              Service: bbb
  Flags: x              Service: aaa
  Flags: x              Service: aaa
  Flags: x              Service: bbb
  Flags: x              Service: aaa
  Flags: x              Service: bbb
  Flags: x              Service: aaa
  Flags: x              Service: bbb

The string after
Code:
Service:

should be able to be modified as i have a few different types of data to check.

Any help anyone could offer along with explaining would be great.

Thanks
# 2  
Old 02-06-2016
This might help, but i have a feeling the problem is more complex than you mentioned. You need to fill the arrays with your values correspondingly. If "aaa" is expected to be followed by "bbb" then you need to have "aaa" as array element in achFirst[] and "bbb" as the array element with the same index in achSecond[].

Code:
#! /bin/ksh

typeset fInput="/path/to/input"

typeset achFirst[1]="aaa"
typeset achFirst[2]="..."         # enter other possible values for "aaa"
[...]

typeset achSecond[1]="bbb"
typeset achSecond[2]="..."         # enter other possible values for "bbb"
[...]

typeset    chLineBuffer=""
typeset -i iIndexFound=0
typeset -i iLineCounter=0

while read chLineBuffer ; do
     (( iLineCounter += 1 ))
                                                # cut off everything leaving service name
     chLineBuffer="${chLineBuffer## Flags: x              Service: }"

     if [ $iIndexFound -eq 0 ] ; then     # first line of a pair
          while [ $iIndexFound -le ${#achFirst[$*]} ] ; do
               if [ "${achFirst[$iIndexFound]" == "$chLineBuffer" ] ; then
                    break
               fi
               (( iIndexFound += 1 ))
          done
          if [ $iIndexFound -gt ${#achFirst[$*]} ] ; then
               print -u2 "unkown Service identifier found, aborting (Line: $iLineCounter)"
               exit 1
          fi
     else
          if [ "$chLineBuffer" != "${achSecond[$iIndexFound]}" ] ; then
               print -u2 "expected: ${achSecond[$iIndexFound]}   found: $chLineBuffer (Line: $iLineCounter)"
               exit 2
          fi
     fi
done < "$fInput"

I hope this helps.

bakunin
Last edited by bakunin; 02-06-2016 at 08:05 AM..
# 3  
Old 02-06-2016
I forgot to mention it may not always start with aaa for example, it may start with bbb then aaa. I'm not bothered what the first one is as long as it's not got two lines one after the other with the same value.

Not sure if the above would work based on that.


Cheers
# 4  
Old 02-07-2016
Put this (bash or ksh required)
Code:
IF=$1
shift
CB=($@)
{ read _ _ _ SQ
  CNT=0
  [ $SQ = ${CB[$((CNT++))]} ] || [ $SQ = ${CB[$((CNT++))]} ] || exit 1
  while read _ _ _ SQ;
    do  ((CNT%=2))
        [ $SQ = ${CB[$((CNT++))]} ] || exit 1
    done
} < $IF

into a script file, make it executable and run like
Code:
./scriptfile datafile aaa bbb && STAT=0 || STAT=1

# 5  
Old 02-08-2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by mutley2202
I forgot to mention it may not always start with aaa for example, it may start with bbb then aaa.
I forgot to mention that to understand the code it is necessary to read the accompanying explanation. To quote from what i have written:

Quote:
Originally Posted by bakunin
You need to fill the arrays with your values correspondingly. If "aaa" is expected to be followed by "bbb" then you need to have "aaa" as array element in achFirst[] and "bbb" as the array element with the same index in achSecond[].

If "aaa" should be followed by "bbb" and "bbb" should be followed by "aaa" the prior quote might serve as a remote indication that

Code:
typeset achFirst[1]="aaa"
typeset achFirst[2]="bbb"

typeset achSecond[1]="bbb"
typeset achSecond[2]="aaa"

incidentally may do what you want. To answer your question:

Quote:
Originally Posted by mutley2202
Not sure if the above would work based on that.
In general reading and analysing a program helps with understanding how it works. In fact the program can do what you want although it is overly complicated for that purpose because you changed the requirements from:

Quote:
I need to be able to check for the order of the output
to
Quote:
I'm not bothered what the first one is
Before you ask: yes, in fact there is a miniscule difference between "checking the order" and "not checking the order".

I hope this helps.

bakunin
 
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