Recursive macro evaluation

[BenoitPoulet]

Centreon Engine version: centreon-engine-1.8.1-1.el7.centos.x86_64

OS: EL7

Steps to reproduce the issue:

1. Declare a service macro : TORTUE with value : $HOSTADDRESS$
2. Use $_SERVICETORTUE$, in a check command
3. Try to execute the check command via a service

Describe the results you received:
The $HOSTADDRESS$ is not translated, the command executed by centreon engine contain $HOSTADDRESS$ :
/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_http -f follow -H localhost -p 80 -t 30 -u /haproxycheck -I $HOSTADDRESS$

Describe the results you expected:
The $HOSTADDRESS$ must be translated with the address of the host , like this :
/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_http -f follow -H localhost -p 80 -t 30 -u /haproxycheck -I 127.0.0.1

[ganoze]

Recursive macro evaluation is not (yet ?) implemented in Centreon Engine. Therefore the results you receive are perfectly normal.

So this will be treated like a feature request. @lpinsivy what do you think about it ?

[sbraz]

The lack of support for this is quite frustrating.
If we were to use $ARG$-style parameters in commands, it would work fine. That kind of problem does not encourage people to use service macros :/

[bouda1]

Sorry for the delay. Many changes have been made in centreon-engine and centreon-broker recently to improve the notification system and also the overall performance. These changes are now well advanced and we will be able to process this ticket right after.

[sbraz]

@bouda1 Has there been any progress on this lately?

[BenoitPoulet]

Any update for this ?

Recursion on one level may be enough to start.

I'm currently stuck with a service who has a macro PASSWORD to fill (coming from a check command who has $_SERVICEPASSWORD"), but in this case i would like to give it "$_HOSTPASSWORD".

Useful to build services who can have either their own password, or can have their password inherited from the host.