controllers should allow refreshes while findall is running.

[monitor.git] / RunlevelAgent.py

diff --git a/RunlevelAgent.py b/RunlevelAgent.py
index c2f13f9..04dcfee 100644 (file)
--- a/RunlevelAgent.py
+++ b/RunlevelAgent.py
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
+#
+# RunlevelAgent - acts as a heartbeat back to myplc reporting that the node is
+#      online and whether it is in boot or pre-boot run-level.
+#   This is useful to identify nodes that are behind a firewall, as well as to
+#   have the machine report run-time status both in safeboot and boot modes,
+#   so that it is immediately visible at myplc (gui or api).
+# 
 
 import xml, xmlrpclib
 import logging
@@ -93,6 +100,7 @@ def main():
     session_str=f.read().strip()
     api = PLC(Auth(session=session_str), api_server_url)
     # NOTE: What should we do if this call fails?
+       # TODO: handle dns failure here.
     api.AuthCheck()
 
     try: