#!/bin/sh
#
# Example of generation of a file in ULS-value file format
#

# Path where the ULS-value file are placed.
VDIR="/tmp/myprivateuls"

mkdir $VDIR

# Filename of the ULS-value file.
# NOTE: it MUST have the extension '.uls'

VFILE=$VDIR/uls_$$.uls

echo "Write values to file: $VFILE"
echo > $VFILE

# -----
# Current date and time, that is the ULS timestamp
DT=`date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"`

# Take the hostname of the system
# (Remember that hostname and ip-address must be known to ULS to accept values!)
HOST=`uname -n`
SECTION="My Section"
TESTSTEP="first values"

# -----
# Start time of the script
T1=`date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"`

# V;<datetime>;<source>;<section>;<teststep>;<detail>;Start 2018-08-13 13:45:04;{T}
echo "V;$DT;$HOST;$SECTION;$TESTSTEP;start-stop;Start $T1;{T}" >> $VFILE

# -----
# a value
# V;<datetime>;<source>;<section>;<teststep>;<detail>;<value>;<unit>[;<access>]

# Get some value
V=`ls /tmp/ | wc -l`

echo "V;$DT;$HOST;$SECTION;$TESTSTEP;file count;$V;#" >> $VFILE

# -----
# Get the kernel release
K=`uname -r`

echo "E4:00;$DT;$HOST;$SECTION;$TESTSTEP;kernel release;$K; " >> $VFILE
# SEND it every time, but SAVE it at the ULS-server only if 
# kernel release has changed or the last kernel release value
# is older than 4 hours (E4:00;...).

# -----
# Simulate an action

echo "Pause for 5s"
sleep 5

# -----
# a text expression
# It may span several lines, so enclose it in double quotes.

T=`ps -ef | fgrep sbin/init | grep -v grep`

echo "V;$DT;$HOST;$SECTION;$TESTSTEP;init process;\"$T\"; " >> $VFILE
# ' ' (blank) is the unit for normal text expressions

# -----
# Script ends at

T2=`date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"`

# V;<datetime>;<source>;<section>;<teststep>;<detail>;Stop 2018-08-13 13:45:04;{T}
echo "V;$DT;$HOST;$SECTION;$TESTSTEP;start-stop;Stop $T2;{T}" >> $VFILE

# -----
# flush_test_values is found in the ULS-Client for Unix.
# Must be added to PATH.

echo "Transfer to ULS-server"
flush_test_values $VDIR

# The directory is completely removed after the successful transfer

echo "FINISHED"