Can I trigger/create my own notifications?

neo4070

Trying to find info if I can trigger a notification by myself/by my config.
I've set up Pushover and it works. But I would like to configure my own, fine grained notifications. (Can't find this in docs or here in the forum - at least not succeeded finding this)

Two examples:

I would like notifications sent when a named Alias is updated
I would also like notifications sent when X happens... (perhaps by filtering some string in a log)

Thanks in advance for feedback :-)

Gertjan

@neo4070

Did you saw this https://forum.netgate.com/topic/137707/auto-update-check-checks-for-updates-to-base-system-packages-and-sends-email-alerts/16?_=1640877410356

Get the script, edit it.
Like this - remove a lot of lines :

<?php

  require_once("pkg-utils.inc");
  require_once("notices.inc");
  require_once("util.inc");

  if (!empty($msg)) {
    log_error("Updates were found - sending email");
    notify_via_pushover($msg);
  }

?>

add one line :

  $msg = "Hello there !"

Like this :

<?php

require_once("pkg-utils.inc");
require_once("notices.inc");
require_once("util.inc");

$msg = "Hello there !"

if (!empty($msg)) {
log_error("Updates were found - sending email");
notify_via_pushover($msg);
}

?>

Save the with a filename and 'php' extension.

Now go for it :

php - q yourfilename.php

You should receive something over pushover (dono what that is actually - so I could test myself).

Remember : PHP is what Basic was at the end of the last century : you can do what you want.

neo4070

@gertjan Nope - missed that one. But great tip, thanks for the details as well

neo4070

Worked :-) Two small typos (?) but excellent tip - thank you very much!

<?php

	require_once("pkg-utils.inc");
	require_once("notices.inc");
	require_once("util.inc");

        # Added ';' to the end of line
	$msg = "Great tip from Gertjan!";

	if (!empty($msg)) {
		notify_via_pushover($msg);
	}

# When executed, removed space -> '-q':
# php -q /root/pushover_test.php

?>