pypertrail

Python wrapper library and CLI for papertrail API.

Installation

Install using pip:

$ pip install pypertrail

Requirements

• Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.3, 3.4, or 3.5
• A Papertrail account

Library

Accounts

import os
from pypertrail.accounts import Account

accounts = Account(os.environ['PAPERTRAIL_API_TOKEN'])

# List account usage
accounts.list()

Archives

import os
from pypertrail.archives import Archive

archives = Archive(os.environ['PAPERTRAIL_API_TOKEN'])

# List archive information
archives.list()

Groups

import os
from pypertrail.groups import Group

groups = Group(os.environ['PAPERTRAIL_API_TOKEN'])

# List groups
groups.list()

# Show a group
groups.show(group_id)

# Update a group
groups.update(group_id)

# Delete a group
groups.delete(group_id)

Saved searches

import os
from pypertrail.saved_searches import SavedSearch

saved_searches = SavedSearch(os.environ['PAPERTRAIL_API_TOKEN'])

# List saved_searches
saved_searches.list()

# Show a saved search
saved_searches.show(saved_search_id)

# Create a saved search
payload = {'name':'my_query', 'query':'sshd'}
saved_searches.create(payload)

# Update a saved search
payload = {'search[query]':'another_query'}
saved_searches.update(payload)

# Delete a saved search
saved_searches.delete(saved_search_id)

Search

import os
from pypertrail.search import Search

search = Search(os.environ['PAPERTRAIL_API_TOKEN'])

# Search events
search.events("sshd")

Systems

import os
from pypertrail.systems import System

systems = Search(os.environ['PAPERTRAIL_API_TOKEN'])

# List systems
systems.list()

# Show a system
systems.show(system_id)

# Create a system
payload = {'system[name]':'foo', 'system[hostname]':'bar', 'destination_port':46865}
systems.create(payload)

# Update a system
payload = {'system[name]':'another_name'}
systems.update(system_id, payload)

# Delete a system
systems.delete(system_id)

# Join a group
payload = {'group_id':10}
systems.join_group(system_id, payload)

# Leave a group
payload = {'group_id':10}
systems.leave_group(system_id, payload)

Users

import os
from pypertrail.users import User

users = User(os.environ['PAPERTRAIL_API_TOKEN'])

# List users
users.list()

# Invite a user
payload = {'email':'contact@quent.in', 'read_only':'true'}
users.invite(payload)

# Delete a user
users.delete(user_id)

CLI

CLI Authentication

Via environment variables:

$ export PAPERTRAIL_API_TOKEN=my_token
$ pypertrail users list

Via implicit ~/.pypertrail.yml:

$ echo "token: my_token" > ~/.pypertrail.yml
$ pypertrail users list

Via (--conf/-c) option:

$ echo "token: my_token" > /path/to/config
$ pypertrail --conf /path/to/config users list

Via (--token/-t) option:

$ pypertrail --token my_token users list

Subcommands

Usage: pypertrail.py [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
  -d, --debug       Debug mode.
  -p, --pretty      Prettify JSON output.
  -t, --token TEXT  Papertrail API token.
  -c, --conf TEXT   Path to config (~/.pypertrail.yml).
  --version         Show the version and exit.
  -h, --help        Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  accounts
  archives
  groups
  saved_searches
  search
  systems
  users

Accounts

Usage: papertrail.py accounts [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
  -h, --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  list  List account usage

Examples:

$ pypertrail --pretty accounts list

Archives

Usage: papertrail.py archives [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
  -h, --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  list  List archive information

Examples:

$ pypertrail --pretty archives list

Saved searches

Usage: cli.py saved_searches [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
  -h, --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  create  Create a saved search
  delete  Delete a saved search
  list    List saved_searches
  show    Show a saved search
  update  Update a saved search

Examples:

$ pypertrail saved_searches create --payload '{"search[name]":"foo", "search[query]":"bar"}'
$ pypertrail saved_searches delete 1
$ pypertrail saved_searches list
$ pypertrail saved_searches show 1
$ pypertrail saved_searches update 1 --payload '{"search[query]":"another_query"}'

Groups

Usage: papertrail.py groups [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
-h, --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
delete  Delete a group
list    List groups
show    Show a group
update  Update a group

Examples:

$ pypertrail groups delete 1
$ pypertrail groups list
$ pypertrail groups show 1
$ pypertrail groups update 1 --payload '{"group[name]":"another_name"}'

Search

Usage: papertrail.py search events [OPTIONS]

  Search events

Options:
  -q, --query TEXT                Terms to query.
  -s, --system INTEGER            System to search.
  -g, --group INTEGER             Group to search.
  -e, --min-time INTEGER          Earliest time to search from.
  -l, --max-time INTEGER          Latest time to search from.
  -f, --follow                    Continue running and printing new events
                                  (off).
  -d, --delay INTEGER             Delay between refresh (5).
  -j, --json                      Output raw JSON data (off).
  -c, --color [program|system|all|off]
                                  Attribute(s) to colorize based on (program).
  -h, --help                      Show this message and exit.

Examples:

$ pypertrail search events
$ pypertrail search events --follow
$ pypertrail search events --follow --color program
$ pypertrail search events --follow --query sshd
$ pypertrail search events --follow --json

Systems

Usage: papertrail.py systems [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
  -h, --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  create       Create a saved search
  delete       Delete a system
  join_group   Join a group
  leave_group  Leave a group
  list         List systems
  show         Show a system
  update       Update a system

Examples:

$ pypertrail systems create --payload '{"system[name]":"foo", "system[hostname]":"bar", "destination_port":46865}'
$ pypertrail systems delete 1
$ pypertrail systems join_group 1 --payload '{"group_id":10}'
$ pypertrail systems leave_group 1 --payload '{"group_id":10}'
$ pypertrail systems list
$ pypertrail systems show 1
$ pypertrail systems update 1 --payload '{"system[name]":"another_name"}'

Users

Usage: papertrail.py users [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
  -h, --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  delete  Delete a user
  invite  Invite a user
  list    List users

Examples:

$ pypertrail users delete 1
$ pypertrail users invite --payload '{"email":"contact@quent.in", "read_only":true}'
$ pypertrail users list

Documentation

• https://pypertrail.readthedocs.io
• http://help.papertrailapp.com/kb/how-it-works/http-api

History

View the changelog

Authors

• Quentin Rousseau

License

Copyright (c) 2016 Quentin Rousseau <contact@quent.in>

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