Ping

cat <<'EOF'> ping.py
import argparse
from ping3 import ping, verbose_ping

def do_ping(host: str, timeout: int = 3, size: int = 1500, output: str = "json"):
    # output: json|txt
    # '21.54 ms'
    if size > 1500:
        size = 1500
    result = (
        str(
            round(
                ping(dest_addr=host, timeout=timeout, size=size, unit="ms"),
                2,
            )
        )
        + " ms"
    )
    if output.lower() == "json":
        return {"host": host, "timeout": timeout, "size": size, "result": result}
    if output.lower() == "txt":
        return result
    else:
        return f"output format '{output} unknown! use 'json|txt'"


def do_multiple_ping(host: str, count: int = 3, interval: float = 0):
    # ping 'www.stoege.net' ... 23ms
    # ping 'www.stoege.net' ... 24ms
    # ping 'www.stoege.net' ... 20ms
    verbose_ping(
        dest_addr=host,
        count=count,
        interval=interval,
    )


def main():
    # Create the argument parser
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Ping a domain or IP address.")

    # Add the host argument
    parser.add_argument(
        "host",
        metavar="HOST",
        type=str,
        nargs="?",
        default="www.stoege.net",
        help="the domain or IP address to ping",
    )

    # Parse the command-line arguments
    args = parser.parse_args()

    # Call the ping function
    output = do_ping(host=args.host, output="json")

    # Print the ping output
    print(f"\n{output}\n")

    # Call the ping function. No return Value !
    do_multiple_ping(host=args.host, count=10, interval=0.1)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()
EOF