spd-say from crontab + MS log collector failure monitor/notifier

log_collector_status_alert.sh

#!/usr/bin/bash
#https://askubuntu.com/a/686944/234023
if [ -z "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR" ]; then
    XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u)
    if [ -d "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR" ] && [ -w "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR" ]; then
        export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
    else
        unset XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
    fi
fi

CONTAINER_NAME=name_of_your_ms_logcollector_container

# General network connectvity check and report...
ETHERSTATUS=$(ip -4 -h -brief link show eno1 | sed 's/\s\+/ is /g' | cut -f 1,2,3 -d' ' | sed 's/^/ethernet interface <say-as interpret-as="verbatim">/;s/ is /<\/say-as> is /')
/usr/bin/ping -c 4 1.1.1.1 || (
    spd-say --sound-icon prompt
    spd-say --wait --ssml "<speak><prosody rate=\"slow\">Attention: $HOSTNAME network connectivity degraded.</prosody> Please check network interfaces and reissue net-plan apply. <break strength=\"medium\" /> <emphasis level=\"strong\">${ETHERSTATUS}</emphasis> </speak>"
)

# Now the log collector (process in container) status itself
STATUS_REPORT=$(docker exec -t $CONTAINER_NAME collector_status -p | egrep -i 'status:|last connect' --color=NEVER | tr '\t\n\r' ' \t\t' | sed -r 's/\x1B\[([0-9]{1,3}(;[0-9]{1,2})?)?[mGK]//g' | sed 's/:[0-9]\{2\}//')

echo -e "$STATUS_REPORT" | grep -i "status: ok"
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    echo nominal
else
    spd-say --sound-icon prompt
    echo "Attention! $HOSTNAME Log Collector $STATUS_REPORT" | spd-say --pipe-mode --wait
fi