NAME
    POE::Component::Server::NSCA - a POE Component that implements NSCA
    daemon functionality

SYNOPSIS
      use strict;
      use POE;
      use POE::Component::Server::NSCA;
      use POSIX;

      my $nagios_cmd = '/usr/local/nagios/var/rw/nagios.cmd';

      my $nscad = POE::Component::Server::NSCA->spawn(
            password => 'moocow',
            encryption => 1,
      );

      POE::Session->create(
            package_states => [
               'main' => [qw(_start _message)],
      );

      $poe_kernel->run();
      exit 0;

      sub _start {
         $poe_kernel->post( $nscad->session_id(), 'register', event => '_message', context => 'moooo!' );
         return;
      }

      sub _message {
         my ($message,$context) = @_[ARG0,ARG1];

         print "Received message from: ", $message->{peeraddr}, "\n";

         # Send the check to the Nagios command file

         my $time = time();
         my $string;

         if ( $message->{svc_description} ) {
            $string = "[$time] PROCESS_SERVICE_CHECK_RESULT";
            $string = join ';', $string, $message->{host_name}, $message->{svc_description}, 
                        $message->{return_code}, $message->{plugin_output};
         }
         else {
            $string = "[$time] PROCESS_HOST_CHECK_RESULT";
            $string = join ';', $string, $message->{host_name}, $message->{return_code},
                        $message->{plugin_output};
         }

         print { sysopen (my $fh , $nagios_cmd, POSIX::O_WRONLY) or die "$!\n"; $fh } $string, "\n";

         return;
      }

DESCRIPTION
    POE::Component::Server::NSCA is a POE component that implements "NSCA
    daemon" functionality. This is the daemon program that accepts service
    check information from remote machines using "send_nsca" client or
    POE::Component::Client::NSCA.

    The component implements the network handling of accepting service check
    information from multiple clients, but doesn't deal with submitting the
    service checks to "Nagios". Instead you will be provided with the
    service check results as events and decide how to deal with the results
    as you see fit.

    It is based in part on code shamelessly borrowed from Net::Nsca and
    optionally supports encryption using the Mcrypt module.

CONSTRUCTOR
    "spawn"
        Takes a number of parameters, mandatory ones are indicated:

          'password', password that should be used to encrypt the packet, mandatory;
          'encryption', the encryption method to use, see below, mandatory;
          'alias', set an alias on the component;
          'address', bind the listening socket to a particular address, default is IN_ADDR_ANY;
          'port', specify a port to listen on, default is 5667;
          'time_out', specify a time out in seconds for socket connections, default is 60;
          'access', an arrayref of Net::Netmask objects that will be granted access, default is 'any';

        Returns a POE::Component::Server::NSCA object.

        The 'encryption' method is an integer value indicating the type of
        encryption to employ:

               0 = None        (Do NOT use this option)
               1 = Simple XOR  (No security, just obfuscation, but very fast)

               2 = DES
               3 = 3DES (Triple DES)
               4 = CAST-128
               5 = CAST-256
               6 = xTEA
               7 = 3WAY
               8 = BLOWFISH
               9 = TWOFISH
               10 = LOKI97
               11 = RC2
               12 = ARCFOUR

               14 = RIJNDAEL-128
               15 = RIJNDAEL-192
               16 = RIJNDAEL-256

               19 = WAKE
               20 = SERPENT

               22 = ENIGMA (Unix crypt)
               23 = GOST
               24 = SAFER64
               25 = SAFER128
               26 = SAFER+

        Methods 2-26 require that the Mcrypt module is installed.

METHODS
    "session_id"
        Returns the POE::Session ID of the component.

    "shutdown"
        Terminates the component. Shuts down the listener and disconnects
        connected clients and unregisters registered sessions.

    "getsockname"
        Access to the POE::Wheel::SocketFactory method of the underlying
        listening socket.

INPUT EVENTS
    These are events from other POE sessions that our component will handle:

    "register"
        This will register the sending session. Takes a number of
        parameters:

           'event', the name of the event in the registering session that will be triggered, mandatory;
           'context', a scalar containing any reference data that your session demands;

        The component will increment the refcount of the calling session to
        make sure it hangs around for events. Therefore, you should use
        either "unregister" or "shutdown" to terminate registered sessions.

    "unregister"
        This will unregister the sending session.

OUTPUT EVENTS
    Registered sessions will receive events with the following parameters:

    "ARG0"
        ARG0 will contain a hashref with the following key/values:

         'version', the version of NSCA protocol in use. Will be 3;
         'host_name', the hostname for which the check is applicable;
         'svc_description', the service description, not applicable for host checks;
         'return_code', the result code of the check;
         'plugin_output', any output from the check plugin;
         'peeraddr', the IP address of the client that gave us the check information;
         'crc32', the checksum provided by the client;
         'checksum', the checksum as the poco calculated it;

    "ARG1"
        ARG1 will contain the value of the 'context' that was specified ( if
        applicable ) when the session registered.

AUTHOR
    Chris "BinGOs" Williams <chris@bingosnet.co.uk>

    Based on Net::Nsca by P Kent

    Which was originally derived from work by Ethan Galstad.

    See the LICENSE file for details.

LICENSE
    Copyright © Chris Williams, P Kent and Ethan Galstad.

    This module may be used, modified, and distributed under the same terms
    as Perl itself. Please see the license that came with your Perl
    distribution for details.

SEE ALSO
    POE

    Net::Netmask

    Net::Nsca

    Mcrypt

    <http://www.nagios.org/>