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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+#/
+#/ Usage:
+#/ check-url.sh --proxy=<proxy-url> --warning=<level> --critical=<level> <URL>
+#/ 
+#/ Checks the disk usage
+#/ 
+#/ Options:
+#/  -p, --proxy=<proxy-url>  The proxy server to use
+#/  -w, --warning=<sec>      The amount of response time to trigger a warning (in sec)
+#/  -c, --critical=<sec>     The amount of response time to trigger a critcal warning (in sec)
+#/ 
+#/ Exit Codes:
+#/  0 Everything OK
+#/  1 Warning level exceeded
+#/  2 Critical level exceeded
+#/  3 Unknown status
+#/
+
+
+Usage() {
+    grep '^#/' "${script_dir}/${script_name}" | sed 's/^#\/\w*//'
+}
+
+GetOptions() {
+    # https://stackoverflow.com/a/29754866
+    OPTIONS=p:w:c:
+    LONGOPTS=proxy:,warning:,critical:
+
+    # -use ! and PIPESTATUS to get exit code with errexit set
+    # -temporarily store output to be able to check for errors
+    # -activate quoting/enhanced mode (e.g. by writing out “--options”)
+    # -pass arguments only via   -- "$@"   to separate them correctly
+    ! PARSED=$(getopt --options=$OPTIONS --longoptions=$LONGOPTS --name "$0" -- "$@")
+    if [[ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -ne 0 ]]; then
+        # e.g. return value is 1
+        #  then getopt has complained about wrong arguments to stdout
+        Usage
+        exit 2
+    fi
+
+    # read getopt's output this way to handle the quoting right:
+    eval set -- "$PARSED"
+
+    # now enjoy the options in order and nicely split until we see --
+    while true; do
+        case "$1" in
+            -p|--proxy)
+                proxy="$2"
+                shift 2
+                ;;
+            -w|--warning)
+                warn="$2"
+                shift 2
+                ;;
+            -c|--critital)
+                crit="$2"
+                shift 2
+                ;;
+            --)
+                shift
+                break
+                ;;
+            *)
+                echo "URL UNKNOWN - ${1} is not a valid parameter"
+                exit 3
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
+    if [ -z ${1+x} ]; then 
+        echo "URL UNKNOWN - url not given"
+        exit 3
+    else 
+        url=${1}
+    fi
+}
+LC_NUMERIC="C"
+warn=1
+crit=2
+script_name=$(basename "${0}")
+script_dir=$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
+url=''
+GetOptions "$@"
+
+eval $(curl -L -o /dev/null -s -w 'RESPONSE_CODE=%{response_code}\nRESPONSE_TIME=%{time_total}\nDNS_TIME=%{time_namelookup}\nCONNECT_TIME=%{time_connect}' ${proxy:+"--proxy" "$proxy"} $url)
+rdetail=""
+if (( $(echo "$RESPONSE_CODE != 200" | bc -l) )); then
+    rval=2
+    rmsg="CRITICAL"
+    rdetail="$url was not available"
+elif (( $(echo "$RESPONSE_TIME < ${warn}" | bc -l) )); then
+    rval=0
+    rmsg="OK"
+elif (( $(echo "$RESPONSE_TIME < ${crit}" | bc -l) )); then
+    rval=1
+    rmsg="WARNING"
+else
+    rval=2
+    rmsg="CRITICAL"
+fi
+unit='s'
+echo "URL ${rmsg} - ${rdetail:+"$rdetail - "}Response code: ${RESPONSE_CODE} Response Time: ${RESPONSE_TIME} DNS Lookup time: ${DNS_TIME} Connect time: ${CONNECT_TIME}|response=${RESPONSE_TIME}${unit} dns-query=${DNS_TIME}${unit} connect=${CONNECT_TIME}${unit}"
+exit $rval