Added and documented itemsh command

README.md

@@ -231,6 +231,11 @@ To set parameters later:
 zaf plugin-set booked url http://booked.server/api
 zaf plugin-set booked username user
 ```
+Plugin parameters are available as environment variables in shell script/binary run by agent. You can simulate this environment by
+```
+zaf itemsh booked.num_reservations
+```
+Interactive shell will be spawn and you can test your commands or scripts in same way how zabbix agent would do it. Use exit command or ctrl-D to get back.
 
 ## How it works
 Zaf installer will do most of actions needed to monitor some specific plugin items. Configuration of plugin is very simple and text readable. Anybody can write its own plugin or make its plugin "zafable". It is enough to create *control.zaf" file. For example, look into https://github.com/limosek/zaf-plugins repository. This is default repository for zaf. 

lib/ctrl.lib.sh

@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ zaf_ctrl_install() {
 # Generates zabbix items cfg from control file
 # $1 control
 # $2 pluginname
+# $3 if set, no script will be created
+# $4 if set, cmd is set always to $4
 zaf_ctrl_generate_items_cfg() {
 	local items
 	local cmd
@@ -281,8 +283,11 @@ zaf_ctrl_generate_items_cfg() {
 		else
 			retscr="";
 		fi
+		if [ -z "$4" ]; then
 			cmd=$(zaf_ctrl_get_item_option $1 $i "Cmd")
-		
+		else
+			cmd="$4"
+		fi
 		if [ -n "$cmd" ]; then
 			printf "%s" "UserParameter=$ikey,${env}${zafparams}${preload}${cache}${lock}${cmd}${retscr}"; echo
 			continue
@@ -294,7 +299,12 @@ zaf_ctrl_generate_items_cfg() {
 			zaf_ctrl_get_item_option $1 $i "Script"
 			) >${ZAF_TMP_DIR}/${iscript}.sh;
 			[ -z "$3" ] && zaf_install_bin ${ZAF_TMP_DIR}/${iscript}.sh ${ZAF_PLUGINS_DIR}/$2/
-			printf "%s" "UserParameter=$ikey,${env}${preload}${zafparams}${cache}${lock}${ZAF_PLUGINS_DIR}/$2/${iscript}.sh ${args}"; echo
+			if [ -z "$4" ]; then
+				script="${ZAF_PLUGINS_DIR}/$2/${iscript}.sh"
+			else
+				script="$4"
+			fi
+			printf "%s" "UserParameter=$ikey,${env}${preload}${zafparams}${cache}${lock}$script ${args}"; echo
 			rm -f ${ZAF_TMP_DIR}/${iscript}.sh
 			continue;
 		fi

lib/plugin.lib.sh

@@ -212,6 +212,17 @@ zaf_is_plugin() {
 	false
 }
 
+zaf_is_item() {
+	local plugin
+	local item
+
+	plugin=$(echo $1|cut -d '.' -f 1)
+	item=$(echo $1|cut -d '.' -f 2)
+	[ -z "$plugin" ] || [ -z "$item" ] && return 1
+	zaf_is_plugin "$plugin" && zaf_list_plugin_items "$plugin" | grep -qE "\.(${item}\$|${item}\[)"
+}
+
+
 zaf_discovery_plugins() {
 	zaf_list_plugins | zaf_discovery '{#PLUGIN}'
 }

zaf

@@ -175,6 +175,18 @@ test)
 		done
 	done
 	;;
+itemsh)	
+	shift
+	if zaf_is_item "$1"; then
+		plugin=$(echo $1|cut -d '.' -f 1)
+		item=$(echo $1|cut -d '.' -f 2)
+		script=$(zaf_ctrl_generate_items_cfg "${ZAF_PLUGINS_DIR}/${plugin}/control.zaf" "${plugin}" "" "sh -i #"| grep "UserParameter=$1" | cut -d ',' -f 2-)
+		eval $script
+		exit
+	else
+		zaf_err "No such plugin/item $1"
+	fi
+	;;
 get)
 	shift
 	if echo $1|grep -q '\.'; then
@@ -463,6 +475,7 @@ api)
 	zaf_hlp "$0 test [plugin[.item]]" "To test [all] suported items by zabbix_agentd [for plugin]"
 	zaf_hlp "$0 get [plugin[.item]]" "To test [all] suported items by zabbix_get [for plugin]"
 	zaf_hlp "$0 precache [plugin[.item]]" "To precache [all] suported items"
+	zaf_hlp "$0 itemsh plugin.item" "To spawn interactive shell in item context (same as UserParameter)."
 	echo
 	echo "Zabbix API commands:"
 	zaf_hlp "$0 api" "To zabbix API functions. See $0 api for more info."