Modularize declaration of Nagios commands

playbooks/tasks/web/nagios-ansible.cfg.j2

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-# This file is managed via Ansible
-# Any changes made WILL be overwritten
+#
+# STOP
+#
+# This file is managed via Ansible; any changes made WILL be overwritten
+# If you need to add site-specific configuration, do it in another file!
+#
 
 # Templates
 define host {
@@ -37,18 +41,27 @@ define contact {
 	email				rehashedsalt@cock.li
 }
 
-# Default hostgroup and its checks
+# Default hostgroup
 define hostgroup {
 	hostgroup_name		ansible
 	alias			Ansible-managed Hosts
 }
 
 # Commands
+# Everything here is defined in nagios_commands
+{% if nagios_commands is defined %}
+{% for command in nagios_commands %}
 define command {
-	# This command is included in the container image
-	command_name		check_nrpe
-	command_line		$USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -c $ARG1$
+	command_name		{{ command.name }}
+	command_line		{{ command.line }}
+	{% if command.extra is defined %}
+	{% for kvp in command.extra %}
+	{{ kvp.key }} {{ kvp.value }}
+	{% endfor %}
+	{% endif %}
 }
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
 
 # Services
 # Everything here is defined in nagios_services

playbooks/tasks/web/nagios.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 - name: template out config for nagios
   template: src=nagios-ansible.cfg.j2 dest=/data/nagios/etc/objects/ansible.cfg owner=root group=root mode=0644
   vars:
+    nagios_commands:
+      # This command is included in the container image
+      - name: check_nrpe
+        command: "$USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -c $ARG1$"
     nagios_services:
       # Agentless checks
       - name: HTTP