Using blitz.io and Tropo for easy Application Monitoring

blitz.tropo.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'restclient'
require 'blitz'
require 'pp'

TROPO_USER = ENV['TROPO_USER']
TROPO_PASS = ENV['TROPO_PASS']
TROPO_APIK = ENV['TROPO_APIK']
TROPO_CALL = ENV['TROPO_CALL']

tropo = RestClient::Resource.new 'http://api.tropo.com',
    :user => TROPO_USER,
    :password => TROPO_PASS

loop do
    begin
        # Try running a sprint from california. You can also pick virginia,
        # singapore, japan or ireland!
        opts = {
            :region => 'california',
            :steps => [
                { :url => 'http://www.mudynamics.com' }
            ]
        }
        result = Blitz::Curl::Sprint.execute(opts)
    rescue Blitz::Curl::Error => e
        # If there's an exception, use Tropo to send an SMS to the indicated
        # phone number with the reason
        tropo['1.0/sessions'].get :params => {
            :action => 'create',
            :token => TROPO_APIK,
            :blitzPhoneNumber => TROPO_CALL,
            :blitzMessage => e.message
        }
    end

    # Wait for 5-minutes and try again
    sleep 300.0
end