Lot of bug fixing, optimizations and refactoring.

etc/monitors/network1/gateway.conf

@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
+; required options:
 [monitor]
 ; currently i get errors when the service option is not spelled correct. error handling need to fix this. same for
 ; notifications and tasks.
-service = net.FritzboxUplink
+service = net.fritzboxuplink
+hosts = 192.168.0.1,192.168.23.24,@group1,@testgroup1
 interval = 60
+
+; optional options when using notifications, plugins, services or tasks:
+[args]
 ; notifications separated by ','. no whitespaces allowed. the case is not important.
-notifications = sMs,EmaiL
+notifications = sms,emaiL
 ; values from main configuration can be overridden for each defined monitor
 ; email_receivers separated by ','. no whitespaces allowed
 email_receivers = admin@example.com,fallback@example.com
@@ -18,18 +23,10 @@ tasks = redis
 ; so we don't need to add a monitor for each host... but it would be a good idea to expose these to hostgroups
 ; internally to single hosts to become a monitor for each host internally. some more ideas are in ;)
 ; hosts with added hostgroup defined in main configuration file
-hosts = 192.168.0.1,192.168.23.24,@group1,@testgroup1
 ; monitors can add their self into a hostgroup
-hostgroup = group1
+hostgroups = group1
 user = USERNAME
 password = PASSWORD
 info = Cable Provider
 ; only alert when the error reaches the threshold
 threshold = 3
-
-; need to think about it but since Linspector does not know variables defined by a service, notification or task they
-; need to be handed over as **kwargs dict. so i think it would be a good idea to put them here and just give over all
-; these vars as a dict. for now only interval and service are know and even required arguments to get a service running.
-[args]
-foo = bar
-bar = foo

etc/monitors/network2/gateway.conf

@@ -2,15 +2,14 @@
 identifier = dsl
 service = Net.FritzboxUplink
 interval = 60
-notifications = Email
-email_receivers = admin@example.com,fallback@example.com
-sms_receivers = ++number1,+number2
-tasks = MariaDB,FileLogger
 hosts = 192.168.1.1
+
+[args]
+notifications = email
+email_receivers = admin@example.com,fallback@example.com
+sms_receivers = +number1,+number2
+tasks = mariadb,filelogger
 user = USERNAME
 password = PASSWORD
 info = Cable Provider
-
-[args]
-foo = bary
-bar = fooy
+hostgroups = group1

etc/monitors/test/test1.conf

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+; requireed options
 [monitor]
 service = misc.dummy
+hosts = 192.168.10.10
 interval = 60
 
+; optional options
 [args]
-foo = barx
-bar = foox
+; the start is to schedule the execution of the monitor in at a date in the future. this is helpful to configure
+; linspector before a host is up and running.
+start_date = 2025-01-01 00:00:00

etc/monitors/test/test10.conf

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [monitor]
 service = misc.dummy
 interval = 60
+hosts = 192.168.10.10
+
+[args]

etc/monitors/test/test2.conf

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [monitor]
 service = misc.dummy
-interval = 60
+interval = 10
+hosts = 192.168.10.10
+
+[args]

etc/monitors/test/test3.conf

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [monitor]
 service = misc.dummy
 interval = 120
+hosts = 192.168.10.10
+
+[args]

etc/monitors/test/test4.conf

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [monitor]
 service = misc.dummy
 interval = 50
+hosts = 192.168.10.10
+
+[args]

etc/monitors/test/test5.conf

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [monitor]
-service = misc.dummy
+service = net.FritzboxUplink
 interval = 62
+hosts = 192.168.10.10
+
+[args]

etc/monitors/test/test6.conf

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [monitor]
 service = misc.dummy
 interval = 30
+hosts = 192.168.10.10
+
+[args]

etc/monitors/test/test7.conf

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [monitor]
 service = misc.dummy
-interval = 60
+interval = 20
+hosts = 192.168.10.10
+
+[args]

etc/monitors/test/test8.conf

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [monitor]
 service = misc.dummy
-interval = 60
+interval = 15
+hosts = 192.168.10.10
+
+[args]

etc/monitors/test/test9.conf

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [monitor]
 service = misc.dummy
 interval = 240
+hosts = 192.168.10.10
+
+[args]