make things a bit less ugly

README.md

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ https://[address]/[command]/[host](_[port]),[host].../[options]
   - ping
   - mtr
   - traceroute
+  - nping
 - [host] = can be one or more hosts query, seperated by a comma
 - [port] = port to be queried, optional
 - [options] = options to run the command with, seperated by a comma

main.go

@@ -13,78 +13,70 @@ import (
 	flag "github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
 
-var logstdout = log.New()
+var logStdout = log.New()
-var logfile = log.New()
+var logFile = log.New()
 
-var listenport int
+var listenPort = 8080 // port to listen on
-var disablexforwardedfor bool
+var disableXForwardedFor bool // whether to disable parsing the X-Forwarded-For header or not
-var allowprivate bool
+var allowPrivate bool // whether to allow private IP ranges or not
 
 func init() {
-	logstdout.SetFormatter(&log.TextFormatter{
+	logStdout.SetFormatter(&log.TextFormatter{
 		FullTimestamp: true})
-	logstdout.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
+	logStdout.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
-	logstdout.SetLevel(log.InfoLevel)
+	logStdout.SetLevel(log.InfoLevel)
-	var logfilepath string
 
-	if _, exists := os.LookupEnv("PROBEHOST_LOGPATH"); exists {
+	logFilePath := "probehost2.log"
-		logfilepath, _ = os.LookupEnv("PROBEHOST_LOGPATH")
+	if val, exists := os.LookupEnv("PROBEHOST_LOGPATH"); exists {
-	} else {
+		logFilePath = val
-		logfilepath = "probehost2.log"
 	}
-	if exists, _ := os.LookupEnv("PROBEHOST_ALLOW_PRIVATE"); exists == "true" {
+
-		allowprivate = true
+	_, allowPrivate = os.LookupEnv("PROBEHOST_ALLOW_PRIVATE")
-	} else {
+	_, disableXForwardedFor = os.LookupEnv("PROBEHOST_DISABLE_X_FORWARDED_FOR")
-		allowprivate = false
+
-	}
+	if val, exists := os.LookupEnv("PROBEHOST_LISTEN_PORT"); exists {
-	if envvalue, exists := os.LookupEnv("PROBEHOST_LISTEN_PORT"); exists {
 		var err error
-		listenport, err = strconv.Atoi(envvalue)
+		listenPort, err = strconv.Atoi(val)
 		if err != nil {
-			logstdout.Fatal("Failed to read PROBEHOST_LISTEN_PORT: ", err.Error())
+			logStdout.Fatal("Failed to read PROBEHOST_LISTEN_PORT: ", err.Error())
 		}
-	} else {
-		listenport = 8000
 	}
-	if exists, _ := os.LookupEnv("PROBEHOST_DISABLE_X_FORWARDED_FOR"); exists == "true" {
+
-		disablexforwardedfor = true
+	flag.StringVarP(&logFilePath, "logFilePath", "o", logFilePath, "sets the output file for the log")
-	} else {
+	flag.IntVarP(&listenPort, "port", "p", listenPort, "sets the port to listen on")
-		disablexforwardedfor = false
+	flag.BoolVarP(&disableXForwardedFor, "disable-x-forwarded-for", "x", disableXForwardedFor, "whether to show x-forwarded-for or the requesting IP")
-	}
+	flag.BoolVarP(&allowPrivate, "allow-private", "l", allowPrivate, "whether to show lookups of private IP ranges")
-	flag.StringVarP(&logfilepath, "logfilepath", "o", logfilepath, "sets the output file for the log")
-	flag.IntVarP(&listenport, "port", "p", listenport, "sets the port to listen on")
-	flag.BoolVarP(&disablexforwardedfor, "disable-x-forwarded-for", "x", disablexforwardedfor, "whether to show x-forwarded-for or the requesting IP")
-	flag.BoolVarP(&allowprivate, "allow-private", "l", allowprivate, "whether to show lookups of private IP ranges")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	logpath, err := os.OpenFile(logfilepath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0660)
+	logpath, err := os.OpenFile(logFilePath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0660)
 	if err != nil {
-		logstdout.Fatal("Failed to initialize the logfile: ", err.Error())
+		logStdout.Fatal("Failed to initialize the logFile: ", err.Error())
 	}
-	logfile.SetLevel(log.InfoLevel)
+	logFile.SetLevel(log.InfoLevel)
-	logfile.SetOutput(logpath)
+	logFile.SetOutput(logpath)
-	logfile.Info("probehost2 initialized")
+	logFile.Info("probehost2 initialized")
 }
 
+// runner runs the given command with the given args and returns stdout as string. Also logs all executed commands and their exit state.
 func runner(remoteip string, command string, args ...string) string {
-	logfile.WithFields(log.Fields{
+	logFile.WithFields(log.Fields{
 		"remote_ip": remoteip,
 		"command":   fmt.Sprint(command, args),
 	}).Info("request initiated:")
 	cmd, err := exec.Command(command, args...).Output()
 	if err != nil {
-		logstdout.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		logStdout.WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"remote_ip": remoteip,
 			"command":   fmt.Sprint(command, args),
 			"error":     err.Error(),
 		}).Warn("request failed:")
-		logfile.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		logFile.WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"remote_ip": remoteip,
 			"command":   fmt.Sprint(command, args),
 			"error":     err.Error(),
 		}).Warn("request failed:")
 	} else {
-		logfile.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		logFile.WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"remote_ip": remoteip,
 			"command":   fmt.Sprint(command, args),
 		}).Info("request succeeded:")
@@ -92,20 +84,21 @@ func runner(remoteip string, command string, args ...string) string {
 	return string(cmd)
 }
 
+// validatehosts checks the given host+port combinations for validity and returns valid hosts + valid ports seperately.
 func validatehosts(hosts []string) ([]string, []string) {
-	var validhosts []string
+	var validHosts []string
-	var validports []string
+	var validPorts []string
 	for _, host := range hosts {
 		split := strings.Split(host, "_")
 		host = split[0]
 		if hostparse := net.ParseIP(host); hostparse != nil {
-			if (net.IP.IsPrivate(hostparse) || net.IP.IsLoopback(hostparse)) && allowprivate {
+			if (net.IP.IsPrivate(hostparse) || net.IP.IsLoopback(hostparse)) && allowPrivate {
-				validhosts = append(validhosts, host)
+				validHosts = append(validHosts, host)
 			} else if !(net.IP.IsPrivate(hostparse) || net.IP.IsLoopback(hostparse)) {
-				validhosts = append(validhosts, host)
+				validHosts = append(validHosts, host)
 			}
 		} else if _, err := net.LookupIP(host); err == nil {
-			validhosts = append(validhosts, host)
+			validHosts = append(validHosts, host)
 		} else {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -115,17 +108,18 @@ func validatehosts(hosts []string) ([]string, []string) {
 			port = split[1]
 			_, err := strconv.Atoi(port) // validate if port is just an int
 			if err == nil {
-				validports = append(validports, port)
+				validPorts = append(validPorts, port)
 			} else {
-				validports = append(validports, "0")
+				validPorts = append(validPorts, "0")
 			}
 		} else {
-			validports = append(validports, "0")
+			validPorts = append(validPorts, "0")
 		}
 	}
-	return validhosts, validports
+	return validHosts, validPorts
 }
 
+// parseopts matches the given user options to the valid optionmap.
 func parseopts(options []string, cmdopts map[string]string) []string {
 	var opts []string
 	for _, opt := range options {
@@ -134,6 +128,7 @@ func parseopts(options []string, cmdopts map[string]string) []string {
 	return opts
 }
 
+// prerunner processes the incoming request to send it to runner.
 func prerunner(req *http.Request, cmd string, cmdopts map[string]string, defaultopts []string) string {
 	geturl := strings.Split(req.URL.String(), "/")
 	targets := strings.Split(geturl[2], ",")
@@ -146,11 +141,9 @@ func prerunner(req *http.Request, cmd string, cmdopts map[string]string, default
 	}
 	var res string
 	var args []string
-	var remoteaddr string
+	remoteaddr := req.RemoteAddr
-	if req.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-For") != "" && !disablexforwardedfor {
+	if req.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-For") != "" && !disableXForwardedFor {
 		remoteaddr = req.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-For")
-	} else {
-		remoteaddr = req.RemoteAddr
 	}
 	for i, host := range hosts {
 		runargs := append(args, opts...)
@@ -163,6 +156,7 @@ func prerunner(req *http.Request, cmd string, cmdopts map[string]string, default
 	return res
 }
 
+// ping is the response handler for the ping command. It defines the allowed options.
 func ping(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	cmd := "ping"
 	cmdopts := map[string]string{
@@ -179,6 +173,7 @@ func ping(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
+// mtr is the response handler for the mtr command. It defines the allowed options.
 func mtr(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	cmd := "mtr"
 	cmdopts := map[string]string{
@@ -195,6 +190,7 @@ func mtr(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
+// traceroute is the response handler for the traceroute command. It defines the allowed options.
 func traceroute(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	cmd := "traceroute"
 	cmdopts := map[string]string{
@@ -211,6 +207,7 @@ func traceroute(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
+// nping is the response handler for the nping command. It defines the allowed options.
 func nping(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	cmd := "nping"
 	cmdopts := map[string]string{
@@ -233,7 +230,7 @@ func main() {
 	http.HandleFunc("/tracert/", traceroute)
 	http.HandleFunc("/traceroute/", traceroute)
 	http.HandleFunc("/nping/", nping)
-	logstdout.Info("Serving on :", listenport)
+	logStdout.Info("Serving on :", listenPort)
-	logfile.Info("Serving on :", listenport)
+	logFile.Info("Serving on :", listenPort)
-	_ = http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprint(":", listenport), nil)
+	_ = http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprint(":", listenPort), nil)
 }