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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#
# This file is part of Glances.
#
# Copyright (C) 2019 Nicolargo <nicolas@nicolargo.com>
#
# Glances is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# Glances is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

"""Alert plugin."""

from datetime import datetime

from glances.logger import logger
from glances.events import glances_events
from glances.thresholds import glances_thresholds
# from glances.logger import logger
from glances.plugins.glances_plugin import GlancesPlugin

# Static decision tree for the global alert message
# - msg: Message to be displayed (result of the decision tree)
# - threasholds: a list of stats to take into account
# - thresholds_min: minimal value of the threasholds sum
# -                 0: OK
# -                 1: CAREFUL
# -                 2: WARNING
# -                 3: CRITICAL
tree = [{'msg': 'No warning or critical alert detected',
         'thresholds': [],
         'thresholds_min': 0},
        {'msg': 'High CPU user mode',
         'thresholds': ['cpu_user'],
         'thresholds_min': 2},
        {'msg': 'High CPU kernel usage',
         'thresholds': ['cpu_system'],
         'thresholds_min': 2},
        {'msg': 'High CPU I/O waiting',
         'thresholds': ['cpu_iowait'],
         'thresholds_min': 2},
        {'msg': 'Large CPU stolen time. System running the hypervisor is too busy.',
         'thresholds': ['cpu_steal'],
         'thresholds_min': 2},
        {'msg': 'High CPU niced value',
         'thresholds': ['cpu_niced'],
         'thresholds_min': 2},
        {'msg': 'System overloaded in the last 5 minutes',
         'thresholds': ['load'],
         'thresholds_min': 2},
        {'msg': 'High swap (paging) usage',
         'thresholds': ['memswap'],
         'thresholds_min': 2},
        {'msg': 'High memory consumption',
         'thresholds': ['mem'],
         'thresholds_min': 2},
        ]

# @TODO: change the algo to use the following decision tree
# Source: Inspire by https://scoutapm.com/blog/slow_server_flow_chart
# _yes means threshold >= 2
# _no  means threshold < 2
# With threshold:
# - 0: OK
# - 1: CAREFUL
# - 2: WARNING
# - 3: CRITICAL
tree_new = {
    'cpu_iowait':  {
        '_yes': {
            'memswap': {
                '_yes': {
                    'mem': {
                        '_yes': {
                            # Once you've identified the offenders, the resolution will again depend on whether their memory usage seems
                            # business-as-usual or not. For example, a memory leak can be satisfactorily addressed by a one-time or periodic
                            # restart of the process.
                            # - if memory usage seems anomalous: kill the offending processes.
                            # - if memory usage seems business-as-usual: add RAM to the server, or split high-memory using services to other servers.
                            '_msg': "Memory issue"
                        },
                        '_no': {
                            # ???
                            '_msg': "Swap issue"
                        }
                    }
                },
                '_no': {
                    # Low swap means you have a "real" IO wait problem. The next step is to see what's hogging your IO.
                    # iotop is an awesome tool for identifying io offenders. Two things to note:
                    # unless you've already installed iotop, it's probably not already on your system. 
                    # Recommendation: install it before you need it - - it's no fun trying to install a troubleshooting 
                    # tool on an overloaded machine (iotop requies a Linux of 2.62 or above)
                    '_msg': "I/O issue"
                }
            }
        },
        '_no': {
            'cpu_total': {
                '_yes': {
                    'cpu_user': {
                        '_yes': {
                            # We expect the usertime percentage to be high.
                            # There's most likely a program or service you've configured on you server that's hogging CPU. 
                            # Checking the % user time just confirms this. When you see that the % usertime is high, 
                            # it's time to see what executable is monopolizing the CPU
                            # Once you've confirmed that the % usertime is high, check the process list(also provided by top). 
                            # Be default, top sorts the process list by % CPU, so you can just look at the top process or processes.
                            # If there's a single process hogging the CPU in a way that seems abnormal, it's an anomalous situation 
                            # that a service restart can fix. If there are are multiple processes taking up CPU resources, or it 
                            # there's one process that takes lots of resources while otherwise functioning normally, than your setup 
                            # may just be underpowered. You'll need to upgrade your server(add more cores), or split services out onto 
                            # other boxes. In either case, you have a resolution:
                            # - if situation seems anomalous: kill the offending processes.
                            # - if situation seems typical given history: upgrade server or add more servers.
                            '_msg': "CPU issue with user process(es)"
                        },
                        '_no': {
                            'cpu_steal': {
                                '_yes': {
                                    '_msg': "CPU issue with stolen time. System running the hypervisor may be too busy."
                                },
                                '_no': {
                                    '_msg': "CPU issue with system process(es)"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                '_no': {
                    '_yes': {
                        # ???
                        '_msg': "Memory issue"
                    },
                    '_no': {
                        # Your slowness isn't due to CPU or IO problems, so it's likely an application-specific issue.
                        # It's also possible that the slowness is being caused by another server in your cluster, or
                        # by an external service you rely on.
                        # start by checking important applications for uncharacteristic slowness(the DB is a good place to start),
                        # think through which parts of your infrastructure could be slowed down externally. For example, do you
                        # use an externally hosted email service that could slow down critical parts of your application?
                        # If you suspect another server in your cluster, strace and lsof can provide information on what the
                        # process is doing or waiting on. Strace will show you which file descriptors are being read or written
                        # to(or being attempted to be read from) and lsof can give you a mapping of those file descriptors to
                        # network connections.
                        '_msg': "External issue"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}


def global_message():
    """Parse the decision tree and return the message.

    Note: message corresponding to the current threasholds values
    """
    # Compute the weight for each item in the tree
    current_thresholds = glances_thresholds.get()
    for i in tree:
        i['weight'] = sum([current_thresholds[t].value() for t in i['thresholds'] if t in current_thresholds])
    themax = max(tree, key=lambda d: d['weight'])
    if themax['weight'] >= themax['thresholds_min']:
        # Check if the weight is > to the minimal threashold value
        return themax['msg']
    else:
        return tree[0]['msg']


class Plugin(GlancesPlugin):
    """Glances alert plugin.

    Only for display.
    """

    def __init__(self, args=None, config=None):
        """Init the plugin."""
        super(Plugin, self).__init__(args=args,
                                     config=config,
                                     stats_init_value=[])

        # We want to display the stat in the curse interface
        self.display_curse = True

        # Set the message position
        self.align = 'bottom'

    def update(self):
        """Nothing to do here. Just return the global glances_log."""
        # Set the stats to the glances_events
        self.stats = glances_events.get()
        # Define the global message thanks to the current thresholds
        # and the decision tree
        # !!! Call directly in the msg_curse function
        # global_message()

    def msg_curse(self, args=None, max_width=None):
        """Return the dict to display in the curse interface."""
        # Init the return message
        ret = []

        # Only process if display plugin enable...
        if not self.stats or self.is_disable():
            return ret

        # Build the string message
        # Header
        ret.append(self.curse_add_line(global_message(), "TITLE"))
        # Loop over alerts
        for alert in self.stats:
            # New line
            ret.append(self.curse_new_line())
            # Start
            msg = str(datetime.fromtimestamp(alert[0]))
            ret.append(self.curse_add_line(msg))
            # Duration
            if alert[1] > 0:
                # If finished display duration
                msg = ' ({})'.format(datetime.fromtimestamp(alert[1]) -
                                     datetime.fromtimestamp(alert[0]))
            else:
                msg = ' (ongoing)'
            ret.append(self.curse_add_line(msg))
            ret.append(self.curse_add_line(" - "))
            # Infos
            if alert[1] > 0:
                # If finished do not display status
                msg = '{} on {}'.format(alert[2], alert[3])
                ret.append(self.curse_add_line(msg))
            else:
                msg = str(alert[3])
                ret.append(self.curse_add_line(msg, decoration=alert[2]))
            # Min / Mean / Max
            if self.approx_equal(alert[6], alert[4], tolerance=0.1):
                msg = ' ({:.1f})'.format(alert[5])
            else:
                msg = ' (Min:{:.1f} Mean:{:.1f} Max:{:.1f})'.format(
                    alert[6], alert[5], alert[4])
            ret.append(self.curse_add_line(msg))
            # Top processes
            top_process = ', '.join([p['name'] for p in alert[9]])
            if top_process != '':
                msg = ': {}'.format(top_process)
                ret.append(self.curse_add_line(msg))

        return ret

    def approx_equal(self, a, b, tolerance=0.0):
        """Compare a with b using the tolerance (if numerical)."""
        if str(int(a)).isdigit() and str(int(b)).isdigit():
            return abs(a - b) <= max(abs(a), abs(b)) * tolerance
        else:
            return a == b