__lame.sh.in-rsyslog

#!/usr/bin/echo "Don't execute this file. *source* this file."

# module needs to not be aliased for the function declaration below,
# otherwise it will loop recursively.

if [[ $(type -t module) == "alias" ]] 
then 
    unalias module
fi


# Declare __lame if it is not already declared

if [[ $(type -t __lame) != "function" ]] 
then

    function __lame()
    {
       # Capture information about invocation
        __lame_date=$(date -u '+(%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S)')
        __lame_user=$(whoami)
        __lame_host=$(hostname)
        __lame_command=$@

        # Generate the log entry
        logger -p user.info -t module "<<<${__lame_user}@${__lame_host}>>> : ${__lame_command}"

        # Done logging, so run the actual module command
        module "$@"
    }

fi


# If __lame gets unset in the shell, running this script again will restore it. 

if [[ $(type -t module) != "alias" ]] 
then

    alias module="__lame"

fi