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Nice - I suppose one feature would be to implement a RESTFUL api that returns JSON or XML results so it could be used programatically - sys admins could write c

Nice - I suppose one feature would be to implement a RESTFUL api that returns JSON or XML results so it could be used programatically - sys admins could write cron jobs to test their servers etc... or it could be integrated into a software build process / test framework (continuum, cruise control etc) and sites could be tested automatically upon deployment...

IgorPartola 16y ago
That is certainly another idea I considered. On top of that I could use this infrastructure to create a web monitoring service that is subscription-based.
- tcarnell 16y ago
  Absolutely - people could create a 'named' suite of test/pings via a web interface, then trigger that named test or suite of tests via the API: pingbrigade.com/api/run/?userKey=XXX&suite=foo ...I would look for a business case before investing too much time! :-)
  - camiller 16y ago
    Hope this helps. The service we use (globalnetwatch.com) will log in to our app using credentials we supplied, executes transactions we specify such as loading a specific page or bringing back results from a web service, tests the results(there is numeric data at this spot on the page, etc.) and emails us a daily status. It runs every 15 mins and alerts us immediately if there is an issue. We get to choose how many different locations they test from both within and outside the US. Pings and page load are just the tip of the iceberg. That's your competitor. Best of luck
    - tcarnell 16y ago
      Interesting - Actually, I built Femtoo.com which can be used for a similar purpose! But I have JUST posted this article about my content extraction web service cQuery.com: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1574214 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1574214 small world!
    - IgorPartola 16y ago
      Thank you for pointing it out. I think there is a ton I could do with the infrastructure that supports this (multiple servers capable of doing HTTP and ICMP requests).

IgorPartola 16y ago

That is certainly another idea I considered. On top of that I could use this infrastructure to create a web monitoring service that is subscription-based.

tcarnell 16y ago
Absolutely - people could create a 'named' suite of test/pings via a web interface, then trigger that named test or suite of tests via the API: pingbrigade.com/api/run/?userKey=XXX&suite=foo ...I would look for a business case before investing too much time! :-)
- camiller 16y ago
  Hope this helps. The service we use (globalnetwatch.com) will log in to our app using credentials we supplied, executes transactions we specify such as loading a specific page or bringing back results from a web service, tests the results(there is numeric data at this spot on the page, etc.) and emails us a daily status. It runs every 15 mins and alerts us immediately if there is an issue. We get to choose how many different locations they test from both within and outside the US. Pings and page load are just the tip of the iceberg. That's your competitor. Best of luck
  - tcarnell 16y ago
    Interesting - Actually, I built Femtoo.com which can be used for a similar purpose! But I have JUST posted this article about my content extraction web service cQuery.com: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1574214 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1574214 small world!
  - IgorPartola 16y ago
    Thank you for pointing it out. I think there is a ton I could do with the infrastructure that supports this (multiple servers capable of doing HTTP and ICMP requests).