ntp-parser.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# Simple Script to check Std Dev offset
# of ntp servers 

def checkStdDev(ntpsd: dict) -> None:
    hostnames = ntpsd.keys()
    for host in hostnames:
        for loglines in ntpsd[host]:
            logvalues = [ float(x) for x in loglines[2:len(loglines)] ]
            logvalues.insert(0,loglines[0])
            stddev = logvalues[-1]
            #print(host,logvalues)
            if float(stddev) > 1:
                print("Firing alert for {} -> Std Dev: {} ntp-server: [{}]".format(host,
                    logvalues[-1],logvalues[0]))

if __name__ == '__main__':

    ntpsd = dict()
    ntpsl = list()

    with open('output.txt') as logdata:
        for line in logdata:
            line = line.rstrip()

            if len(line) <= 1:
                continue

            if line.startswith("host:"):
                ntpsl = []
                hostname = line.split(":")[-1]
                continue

            ntpsl.append(line.split(","))
            ntpsd[hostname] = ntpsl

    checkStdDev(ntpsd)