如何解析nagios status.dat文件？

我想为nagios3解析status.dat文件,并用python脚本输出为xml.xml部分很简单,但我该如何解析文件呢？使用多行正则表达式？由于监控了许多主机和服务,文件可能会很大,将整个文件加载到内存中是否明智？
我只需要提取具有关键状态和所属主机的服务.

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LE这是文件的外观:

########################################
#          NAGIOS STATUS FILE
#
# THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED
# BY NAGIOS.  DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!
########################################

info {
    created=1233491098
    version=2.11
    }

program {
    modified_host_attributes=0
    modified_service_attributes=0
    nagios_pid=15015
    daemon_mode=1
    program_start=1233490393
    last_command_check=0
    last_log_rotation=0
    enable_notifications=1
    active_service_checks_enabled=1
    passive_service_checks_enabled=1
    active_host_checks_enabled=1
    passive_host_checks_enabled=1
    enable_event_handlers=1
    obsess_over_services=0
    obsess_over_hosts=0
    check_service_freshness=1
    check_host_freshness=0
    enable_flap_detection=0
    enable_failure_prediction=1
    process_performance_data=0
    global_host_event_handler=
    global_service_event_handler=
    total_external_command_buffer_slots=4096
    used_external_command_buffer_slots=0
    high_external_command_buffer_slots=0
    total_check_result_buffer_slots=4096
    used_check_result_buffer_slots=0
    high_check_result_buffer_slots=2
    }

host {
    host_name=localhost
    modified_attributes=0
    check_command=check-host-alive
    event_handler=
    has_been_checked=1
    should_be_scheduled=0
    check_execution_time=0.019
    check_latency=0.000
    check_type=0
    current_state=0
    last_hard_state=0
    plugin_output=PING OK - Packet loss = 0%, RTA = 3.57 ms
    performance_data=
    last_check=1233490883
    next_check=0
    current_attempt=1
    max_attempts=10
    state_type=1
    last_state_change=1233489475
    last_hard_state_change=1233489475
    last_time_up=1233490883
    last_time_down=0
    last_time_unreachable=0
    last_notification=0
    next_notification=0
    no_more_notifications=0
    current_notification_number=0
    notifications_enabled=1
    problem_has_been_acknowledged=0
    acknowledgement_type=0
    active_checks_enabled=1
    passive_checks_enabled=1
    event_handler_enabled=1
    flap_detection_enabled=1
    failure_prediction_enabled=1
    process_performance_data=1
    obsess_over_host=1
    last_update=1233491098
    is_flapping=0
    percent_state_change=0.00
    scheduled_downtime_depth=0
    }

service {
    host_name=gateway
    service_description=PING
    modified_attributes=0
    check_command=check_ping!100.0,20%!500.0,60%
    event_handler=
    has_been_checked=1
    should_be_scheduled=1
    check_execution_time=4.017
    check_latency=0.210
    check_type=0
    current_state=0
    last_hard_state=0
    current_attempt=1
    max_attempts=4
    state_type=1
    last_state_change=1233489432
    last_hard_state_change=1233489432
    last_time_ok=1233491078
    last_time_warning=0
    last_time_unknown=0
    last_time_critical=0
    plugin_output=PING OK - Packet loss = 0%, RTA = 2.98 ms
    performance_data=
    last_check=1233491078
    next_check=1233491378
    current_notification_number=0
    last_notification=0
    next_notification=0
    no_more_notifications=0
    notifications_enabled=1
    active_checks_enabled=1
    passive_checks_enabled=1
    event_handler_enabled=1
    problem_has_been_acknowledged=0
    acknowledgement_type=0
    flap_detection_enabled=1
    failure_prediction_enabled=1
    process_performance_data=1
    obsess_over_service=1
    last_update=1233491098
    is_flapping=0
    percent_state_change=0.00
    scheduled_downtime_depth=0
    }

它可以拥有任意数量的主机,主机可以拥有任意数量的服务.

Pfft,自己动手mk_livestatus.http://mathias-kettner.de/checkmk_livestatus.html

Nagiosity完全符合您的要求:

http://code.google.com/p/nagiosity/