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+import six
+import uuid
+import datetime
+from kombu.connection import BrokerConnection
+from kombu.messaging import Exchange, Queue, Consumer, Producer
+import subprocess
+import re
+import time, threading
+import sys, getopt
+import logging
+import os
+
+
+logfile = "veg_stats_notifier.log"
+level=logging.INFO
+logger=logging.getLogger('veg_stats_notifier')
+logger.setLevel(level)
+# create formatter
+formatter = logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s;%(levelname)s;%(message)s")
+handler=logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(logfile,maxBytes=1000000, backupCount=1)
+# add formatter to handler
+handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+logger.addHandler(handler)
+
+def get_all_docker_containers():
+    p = subprocess.Popen('docker ps --no-trunc', shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE) 
+    firstline = True
+    dockercontainers = {}
+    while True:
+        out = p.stdout.readline()
+        if out == '' and p.poll() != None:
+            break
+        if out != '':
+            if firstline is True:
+                firstline = False
+            else:
+                fields = out.split()
+                container_fields = {}
+                container_fields['id'] = fields[0]
+                dockercontainers[fields[-1]] = container_fields
+    return dockercontainers
+
+def extract_compute_stats_from_all_vegs(dockercontainers):
+    for k,v in dockercontainers.iteritems():
+        cmd = 'sudo docker stats --no-stream=true ' + v['id'] 
+        p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE) 
+        firstline = True
+        while True:
+            out = p.stdout.readline()
+            if out == '' and p.poll() != None:
+                break
+            if out != '':
+                if firstline is True:
+                    firstline = False
+                else:
+                    fields = out.split()
+                    #['CONTAINER_ID', 'CPU%', 'MEMUSE', 'UNITS', '/', 'MEMLIMIT', 'UNITS', 'MEM%', 'NET I/O', 'UNITS', '/', 'NET I/O LIMIT', 'UNITS', 'BLOCK I/O', 'UNITS', '/', 'BLOCK I/O LIMIT', 'UNITS']
+                    v['cpu_util'] = fields[1][:-1]
+                    if fields[6] == 'GB':
+                       v['memory'] = str(float(fields[5]) * 1000)
+                    else:
+                       v['memory'] = fields[5]
+                    if fields[3] == 'GB':
+                       v['memory_usage'] = str(float(fields[2]) * 1000)
+                    else:
+                       v['memory_usage'] = fields[2]
+        v['network_stats'] = []
+        for intf in ['eth0', 'eth1']:
+            cmd = 'sudo docker exec ' + v['id'] + ' ifconfig ' + intf
+            p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+            out,err = p.communicate()
+            if out:
+                intf_stats = {}
+                m = re.search("RX bytes:(\d+)", str(out))
+                if m:
+                    intf_stats['rx_bytes'] = m.group(1)
+                m = re.search("TX bytes:(\d+)", str(out))
+                if m:
+                    intf_stats['tx_bytes'] = m.group(1)
+                m = re.search("RX packets:(\d+)", str(out))
+                if m:
+                    intf_stats['rx_packets'] = m.group(1)
+                m = re.search("TX packets:(\d+)", str(out))
+                if m:
+                    intf_stats['tx_packets'] = m.group(1)
+                if intf_stats:
+                    intf_stats['intf'] = intf
+                    v['network_stats'].append(intf_stats)
+
+def extract_dns_stats_from_all_vegs(dockercontainers):
+    for k,v in dockercontainers.iteritems():
+         cmd = 'docker exec ' + v['id'] + ' killall -10 dnsmasq'
+         p = subprocess.Popen (cmd, shell=True, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+         (output, error) = p.communicate()
+         if error:
+             logger.error("killall dnsmasq command failed with error = %s",error)
+             continue
+         cmd = 'docker exec ' + v['id'] + ' tail -7 /var/log/syslog'
+         p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+         (output, error) = p.communicate()
+         if error:
+             logger.error("tail on dnsmasq log command failed with error = %s",error)
+             continue
+         log_list = output.splitlines()
+         i = 0
+         while i < len(log_list):
+             m = re.search('(?<=:\scache size\s)(\S*)(?=,\s),\s(\S*)(?=/)/(\S*)(?=\scache insertions re-used unexpired cache entries)', log_list[i])
+             if m == None:
+                 i = i+1
+                 continue;
+             v['cache_size'] = m.group(1)
+             v['replaced_unexpired_entries'] = m.group(2)
+             v['total_inserted_entries'] = m.group(3)
+             i = i+1
+             m = re.search('(?<=:\squeries forwarded\s)(\S*)(?=,),\squeries answered locally\s(\S*)(?=$)', log_list[i])
+             v['queries_forwarded'] = m.group(1)
+             v['queries_answered_locally'] = m.group(2)
+             break;
+         i = i+2
+         v['server_stats'] = []
+         while i < len(log_list):
+             m = re.search('(?<=:\sserver\s)(\S*)(?=#)#\d*:\squeries sent\s(\S*)(?=,),\sretried or failed\s(\S*)(?=$)', log_list[i])
+             if m == None:
+                 i = i+1
+                 continue
+             dns_server = {}
+             dns_server['id'] = m.group(1)
+             dns_server['queries_sent'] = m.group(2)
+             dns_server['queries_failed'] = m.group(3)
+             v['server_stats'].append(dns_server)
+             i = i+1
+    return dockercontainers
+
+
+keystone_tenant_id='3a397e70f64e4e40b69b6266c634d9d0'
+keystone_user_id='1e3ce043029547f1a61c1996d1a531a2'
+rabbit_user='openstack'
+rabbit_password='80608318c273f348a7c3'
+rabbit_host='10.11.10.1'
+vegservice_rabbit_exchange='vegservice'
+cpe_publisher_id='veg_publisher'
+
+producer = None
+
+def setup_rabbit_mq_channel():
+     global producer
+     global rabbit_user, rabbit_password, rabbit_host, vegservice_rabbit_exchange,cpe_publisher_id
+     vegservice_exchange = Exchange(vegservice_rabbit_exchange, "topic", durable=False)
+     # connections/channels
+     connection = BrokerConnection(rabbit_host, rabbit_user, rabbit_password)
+     logger.info('Connection to RabbitMQ server successful')
+     channel = connection.channel()
+     # produce
+     producer = Producer(channel, exchange=vegservice_exchange, routing_key='notifications.info')
+     p = subprocess.Popen('hostname', shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+     (hostname, error) = p.communicate()
+     cpe_publisher_id = cpe_publisher_id + '_on_' + hostname
+     logger.info('cpe_publisher_id=%s',cpe_publisher_id)
+
+def publish_cpe_stats():
+     global producer
+     global keystone_tenant_id, keystone_user_id, cpe_publisher_id
+
+     logger.debug('publish_cpe_stats invoked')
+
+     dockercontainers = get_all_docker_containers()
+     cpe_container_compute_stats = extract_compute_stats_from_all_vegs(dockercontainers)
+     cpe_container_dns_stats = extract_dns_stats_from_all_vegs(dockercontainers)
+
+     for k,v in cpe_container_dns_stats.iteritems():
+          msg = {'event_type': 'veg',
+                 'message_id':six.text_type(uuid.uuid4()),
+                 'publisher_id': cpe_publisher_id,
+                 'timestamp':datetime.datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                 'priority':'INFO',
+                 'payload': {'veg_id':k,
+                             'user_id':keystone_user_id, 
+                             'tenant_id':keystone_tenant_id 
+                            }
+                }
+          producer.publish(msg)
+          logger.debug('Publishing veg event: %s', msg)
+
+          compute_payload = {}
+          if 'cpu_util' in v:
+               compute_payload['cpu_util']= v['cpu_util']
+          if 'memory' in v:
+               compute_payload['memory']= v['memory']
+          if 'memory_usage' in v:
+               compute_payload['memory_usage']= v['memory_usage']
+          if ('network_stats' in v) and (v['network_stats']):
+               compute_payload['network_stats']= v['network_stats']
+          if compute_payload:
+               compute_payload['veg_id'] = k
+               compute_payload['user_id'] = keystone_user_id
+               compute_payload['tenant_id'] = keystone_tenant_id
+               msg = {'event_type': 'veg.compute.stats',
+                      'message_id':six.text_type(uuid.uuid4()),
+                      'publisher_id': cpe_publisher_id,
+                      'timestamp':datetime.datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                      'priority':'INFO',
+                      'payload': compute_payload 
+                     }
+               producer.publish(msg)
+               logger.debug('Publishing veg.dns.cache.size event: %s', msg)
+
+          if 'cache_size' in v:
+               msg = {'event_type': 'veg.dns.cache.size',
+                      'message_id':six.text_type(uuid.uuid4()),
+                      'publisher_id': cpe_publisher_id,
+                      'timestamp':datetime.datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                      'priority':'INFO',
+                      'payload': {'veg_id':k,
+                                  'user_id':keystone_user_id,
+                                  'tenant_id':keystone_tenant_id, 
+                                  'cache_size':v['cache_size'] 
+                                 }
+                     }
+               producer.publish(msg)
+               logger.debug('Publishing veg.dns.cache.size event: %s', msg)
+
+          if 'total_inserted_entries' in v:
+               msg = {'event_type': 'veg.dns.total_inserted_entries',
+                      'message_id':six.text_type(uuid.uuid4()),
+                      'publisher_id': cpe_publisher_id,
+                      'timestamp':datetime.datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                      'priority':'INFO',
+                      'payload': {'veg_id':k,
+                                  'user_id':keystone_user_id,
+                                  'tenant_id':keystone_tenant_id, 
+                                  'total_inserted_entries':v['total_inserted_entries'] 
+                                 }
+                     }
+               producer.publish(msg)
+               logger.debug('Publishing veg.dns.total_inserted_entries event: %s', msg)
+
+          if 'replaced_unexpired_entries' in v:
+               msg = {'event_type': 'veg.dns.replaced_unexpired_entries',
+                      'message_id':six.text_type(uuid.uuid4()),
+                      'publisher_id': cpe_publisher_id,
+                      'timestamp':datetime.datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                      'priority':'INFO',
+                      'payload': {'veg_id':k,
+                                  'user_id':keystone_user_id,
+                                  'tenant_id':keystone_tenant_id, 
+                                  'replaced_unexpired_entries':v['replaced_unexpired_entries'] 
+                                 }
+                     }
+               producer.publish(msg)
+               logger.debug('Publishing veg.dns.replaced_unexpired_entries event: %s', msg)
+
+          if 'queries_forwarded' in v:
+               msg = {'event_type': 'veg.dns.queries_forwarded',
+                      'message_id':six.text_type(uuid.uuid4()),
+                      'publisher_id': cpe_publisher_id,
+                      'timestamp':datetime.datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                      'priority':'INFO',
+                      'payload': {'veg_id':k,
+                                  'user_id':keystone_user_id,
+                                  'tenant_id':keystone_tenant_id, 
+                                  'queries_forwarded':v['queries_forwarded'] 
+                                 }
+                     }
+               producer.publish(msg)
+               logger.debug('Publishing veg.dns.queries_forwarded event: %s', msg)
+
+          if 'queries_answered_locally' in v:
+               msg = {'event_type': 'veg.dns.queries_answered_locally',
+                      'message_id':six.text_type(uuid.uuid4()),
+                      'publisher_id': cpe_publisher_id,
+                      'timestamp':datetime.datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                      'priority':'INFO',
+                      'payload': {'veg_id':k,
+                                  'user_id':keystone_user_id,
+                                  'tenant_id':keystone_tenant_id, 
+                                  'queries_answered_locally':v['queries_answered_locally'] 
+                                 }
+                     }
+               producer.publish(msg)
+               logger.debug('Publishing veg.dns.queries_answered_locally event: %s', msg)
+
+          if 'server_stats' in v:
+               for server in v['server_stats']:
+                   msg = {'event_type': 'veg.dns.server.queries_sent',
+                          'message_id':six.text_type(uuid.uuid4()),
+                          'publisher_id': cpe_publisher_id,
+                          'timestamp':datetime.datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                          'priority':'INFO',
+                          'payload': {'veg_id':k,
+                                      'user_id':keystone_user_id,
+                                      'tenant_id':keystone_tenant_id, 
+                                      'upstream_server':server['id'],
+                                      'queries_sent':server['queries_sent'] 
+                                     }
+                         }
+                   producer.publish(msg)
+                   logger.debug('Publishing veg.dns.server.queries_sent event: %s', msg)
+
+                   msg = {'event_type': 'veg.dns.server.queries_failed',
+                          'message_id':six.text_type(uuid.uuid4()),
+                          'publisher_id': cpe_publisher_id,
+                          'timestamp':datetime.datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                          'priority':'INFO',
+                          'payload': {'veg_id':k,
+                                      'user_id':keystone_user_id,
+                                      'tenant_id':keystone_tenant_id, 
+                                      'upstream_server':server['id'],
+                                      'queries_failed':server['queries_failed'] 
+                                     }
+                         }
+                   producer.publish(msg)
+                   logger.debug('Publishing veg.dns.server.queries_failed event: %s', msg)
+
+def periodic_publish():
+     publish_cpe_stats()
+     #Publish every 5minutes
+     threading.Timer(300, periodic_publish).start()
+
+def main(argv):
+   global keystone_tenant_id, keystone_user_id, rabbit_user, rabbit_password, rabbit_host, vegservice_rabbit_exchange
+   try:
+      opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv,"",["keystone_tenant_id=","keystone_user_id=","rabbit_host=","rabbit_user=","rabbit_password=","vegservice_rabbit_exchange="])
+   except getopt.GetoptError:
+      print 'veg_stats_notifier.py keystone_tenant_id=<keystone_tenant_id> keystone_user_id=<keystone_user_id> rabbit_host=<IP addr> rabbit_user=<user> rabbit_password=<password> vegservice_rabbit_exchange=<exchange name>'
+      sys.exit(2)
+   for opt, arg in opts:
+      if opt in ("--keystone_tenant_id"):
+         keystone_tenant_id = arg
+      elif opt in ("--keystone_user_id"):
+         keystone_user_id = arg
+      elif opt in ("--rabbit_user"):
+         rabbit_user = arg
+      elif opt in ("--rabbit_password"):
+         rabbit_password = arg
+      elif opt in ("--rabbit_host"):
+         rabbit_host = arg
+      elif opt in ("--vegservice_rabbit_exchange"):
+         vegservice_rabbit_exchange = arg
+   logger.info("veg_stats_notifier args:keystone_tenant_id=%s keystone_user_id=%s rabbit_user=%s rabbit_host=%s vegservice_rabbit_exchange=%s",keystone_tenant_id,keystone_user_id,rabbit_user,rabbit_host,vegservice_rabbit_exchange)
+   setup_rabbit_mq_channel()
+   periodic_publish()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+   main(sys.argv[1:])