# Shinken Broker

Has multiple modules (usually running in their own processes). Gets broks from
the scheduler and forwards them to the broker modules.
Modules decide if they handle a brok depending on a brok's type
(log, initial service/host status, check result, begin/end downtime, ...).
Modules process the broks in many different ways.
Some of the modules are:

* webui - updates in-memory objects and provides a webserver for the native Shinken GUI
* livestatus - updates in-memory objects which can be queried using an API by GUIs like Thruk or Check_MK Multisite
* graphite - exports data to a Graphite database
* ndodb - updates an ndo database (MySQL or Oracle)
* simple_log - centralize the logs of all the Shinken processes
* status_dat - writes to a status.dat file which can be read by the classic cgi-based GUI

To automatically download and install a module, please at least provide a version number,
and a type if different from the name.

    module.exports =
      deps:
        nginx: module: 'masson/commons/nginx', auto: true, required: true, local: true
        ssl : module: 'masson/core/ssl', local: true
        iptables: module: 'masson/core/iptables', local: true
        commons: module: '@rybajs/metal/shinken/commons', local: true
        broker: module: '@rybajs/metal/shinken/broker'
        mongodb_router: module: '@rybajs/metal/mongodb/router'
      configure:
        '@rybajs/metal/shinken/broker/configure'
      commands:
        'check':
          '@rybajs/metal/shinken/broker/check'
        'install': [
          '@rybajs/metal/shinken/broker/install'
          '@rybajs/metal/shinken/broker/start'
          '@rybajs/metal/shinken/broker/check'
        ]
        'prepare':
          '@rybajs/metal/shinken/broker/prepare'
        'start':
          '@rybajs/metal/shinken/broker/start'
        'stop':
          '@rybajs/metal/shinken/broker/stop'