---
name: "hobbitd_sample"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "xymon"
version: "4.3.0~beta2.dfsg-9.1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hobbitd_sample"
---

# hobbitd\_sample(8)

example of a hobbitd worker module

## NAME

hobbitd\_sample - example of a hobbitd worker module

## SYNOPSIS

**hobbitd\_channel --channel=status hobbitd\_sample \[options\]**

## DESCRIPTION

hobbitd\_sample is a worker module for hobbitd, and as such it is normally run via the *[hobbitd\_channel(8)](/hobbitd_channel/8.md)* program. It receives messages from hobbitd via stdin, and simply displays these on stdout. It can be used with all types of hobbitd channels.

hobbitd\_sample is not designed to actually run, except as a demonstration. The purpose of this tool is to show how hobbitd worker modules can be implemented to handle different tasks that need to hook into the hobbitd processing.

## OPTIONS

- \--timeout=N

  Read messages with a timeout of N seconds.

- \--debug

  Enable debugging output.

## SEE ALSO

[hobbitd\_channel(8)](/hobbitd_channel/8.md), [hobbitd(8)](/hobbitd/8.md), [xymon(7)](/xymon/7.md)