PagerDuty custom event definition for Pingdom alerts

pagerduty-custom-pingdom.txt

// shorten the posted data ref
var webhook = PD.inputRequest.body;
 
var event = {
  // Default to Triggering a new event
  event_type: PD.Trigger,
  // use the check_id as the incident key - should only ever be in one state
  incident_key: webhook.check_id,
  // set Alert/Incident title
  description: "Pingdom says " + webhook.check_name + " is " + webhook.current_state + " (" + webhook.description + ")",
}
 
// Resolve on state: UP
if (webhook.current_state == "UP") {
  // Resolve the event
  event.event_type = PD.Resolve;
} else {
  // set our custom Pingdom URL
  var client = "Custom Pingdom Dash";
  var client_url = "https://pingdom.custom.url/check/" + webhook.check_id;
  // be clear about IPv6 tests in the link text as we can't replicate from the office
  var link_text = webhook.check_params.ipv6 ? "IPv6: " + webhook.check_params.hostname : webhook.check_params.hostname;
 
  // curate the details table
  event.details = {
    pingdom_dash: client_url,
    long_description: webhook.long_description,
    id: webhook.check_id,
    name: webhook.check_name,
    type: webhook.check_type,
    url: webhook.check_params.full_url,
    ipv6: webhook.check_params.ipv6,
    tags: webhook.tags,
    state: webhook.previous_state + " => " + webhook.current_state,
    source_a: webhook.first_probe.location,
    source_b: webhook.second_probe.location,
    time: webhook.state_changed_utc_time + "Z",
    importance: webhook.importance_level
  };
  // the "client" link will go to our custom Pingdom URL (set above)
  event.client = client;
  event.client_url = client_url;
  // Add a link to the tested site
  event.contexts = [{
      type: 'link',
      href: webhook.check_params.full_url,
      text: link_text
    }];
};
 
// do the thing
PD.emitGenericEvents([event]);