Simon User Guide

New/Edit ServiceService KindVariables

This is the list of variables. Variables are markers in the text that are replaced by another value when the service is used. The variable name should not contain any spaces, and should be enclosed by braces, e.g. {TestChangeText}. They are used by the Script service plug-in, and will be available for relevant future plug-ins too.

Variable:	Outputs:
AppDataPath	Full path to Simon's data folder (useful for scripts).
AppLanguage	Language currently used by Simon, based on the the available localizations.
AppName	Name of the application, i.e. "Simon".
AppRelease	Release number of the Simon version being used.
AppURL	URL of the Simon product page.
AppVersion	Version number of the Simon release being used.
CheckDate	Date that the test was checked, in the form YYYY-MM-DD.
CheckDateShort	Date that the test was checked, in the form YYYYMMDD.
CheckTime	Time that the test was checked, in the form HH:MM:SS.
CheckTimeShort	Time that the test was checked, in the form HHMMSS.
ServiceName	Name of the service for the test.
ServiceKind	Name of the service plug-in.
TestChangeCount	Number of times the test has changed; starts at 1 for a change, and increments for each subsequent consecutive change. Resets when a change occurs after a failure or no change.
TestChangeDifferenceWithHTML	The difference between the previous time Simon saw the page and this time, via the Smart Change Detection feature; HTML tags are included.
TestChangeDifferenceWithoutHTML	The difference between the previous time Simon saw the page and this time, via the Smart Change Detection feature; HTML tags are stripped out.
TestChangeText	The source of the page (or script output) between the Smart Change Detection start and end text, used to detect changes.
TestFailureCount	Number of times the test has had errors; starts at 1 for a new failure, and increments for each subsequent consecutive error. Resets when the the next failure occurs after being in success.
TestLastChangeDate	Date that the test most recently changed - today if a change just occurred.
TestLastChangeTime	Time of day that the test most recently changed - now if a change just occurred.
TestLastCheckDate	Date when the test was last checked.
TestLastCheckTime	Time of day when the test was last checked.
TestLastError	The previous error message that occurred.
TestLastEventDate	Date when a change, failure, or recovery last occurred.
TestLastEventTime	Time of day when a change, failure, or recovery last occurred.
TestLastFailureDate	Date that the test most recently failed.
TestLastFailureTime	Time of day that the test most recently failed.
TestLastRecoveryDate	Date that the test last recovered from a failure.
TestLastRecoveryTime	Time that the test last recovered from a failure.
TestName	Name of the test that is using this service.
TestNextCheckDate	Date when the test is next scheduled to be checked.
TestNextCheckTime	Time of day when the test is next scheduled to be checked.
TestPassword	Password entered in the Security section of the New / Edit Test window.
TestRecoveryCount	Number of times a check succeeded after a failure; starts at 1 when first recovering, and increments for each subsequent successful check. Resets when the next recovery after a failure occurs.
TestStatusExact	Status of the test, including an indication of how long it has been in that state.
TestStatusPhrase	Status of the test as a phrase, e.g. just failed, recently recovered, etc.
TestStatusType	Status of the test, e.g. Failure, Recovery, Change, Unchanged, etc.
TestURL	URL for the test that is using this service.
TestUsername	Username entered in the Security section of the New / Edit Test window.
UserComputer	Name of the computer running Simon, as entered in the System Preferences.
UserName	Name of the person logged in on the computer running Simon.

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