Simple tool to check probation of given URL using cURL with HTTP GET method.

check_probe.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Simple tool to check probation of given URL
# using cURL with HTTP GET method.

url=$1
TXT_RED='\033[0;31m'
TXT_GREEN='\033[0;32m'

# check until pressing Ctr+C
echo "[$(date +%s)] Start checking probation for url: $url"
while true; do
    if ! curl --max-time 1 --output /dev/null --silent --fail $url &> /dev/null
    then
        printf "${TXT_RED}[$(date +%s)] F\n"
    else
        printf "${TXT_GREEN}[$(date +%s)] .\n"
    fi

    sleep 1
done

# check until response success
# echo "[$(date +%s)] Start checking probation for url: $url"
# until $(curl --max-time 1 --output /dev/null --silent --fail $url); do
#     printf '.'
#     sleep 1
# done
# echo ""
# echo "[$(date +%s)] Finish checking probation for url: $url"