Plugin Output Standardization (was JMX plugin thread)

[Hari Sekhon]

Marc Powell wrote:
>> Yes quite right, but standardization of output is nice for coherence  
>> and
>> to give a more professional unified feel.
>>     
>
> Yup, that's why guidelines exist.
>
>   
>> Do you have any preference between the two? There seems to  
>> unfortunately
>> be a mix between the two styles.
>>     
>
>   
>> I'd vote for the "SERVICENAME SERVICESTATUS: Informational text"  
>> format
>> like "DISK OK: / is 50% full" ...
>>     
>
> I use this format in plugins I write

I'm glad to hear that, I too write my plugins this way. I prefer this 
format as it's very clear and most of the plugins that I use from the 
std distribution seem to do this.

I was thinking that a switch on each plugin to change the prefix on the 
output depending on your preferences might be the best thing to satisfy 
all, that way you can adjust all plugins to match one way or the other. 
You could use this to specify "" to change it to have no prefix if needed.

-h

-- 
Hari Sekhon


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