def parse_alert(output):
    """
    Parses the supplied output and yields any alerts.

    Example alert format:
    01/28/14-22:26:04.885446  [**] [1:1917:11] INDICATOR-SCAN UPnP service discover attempt [**] [Classification: Detection of a Network Scan] [Priority: 3] {UDP} 10.1.1.132:58650 -> 239.255.255.250:1900

    :param output: A string containing the output of running snort
    :returns: Generator of snort alert dicts
    """
    for x in output.splitlines():
        match = ALERT_PATTERN.match(x)
        if match:
            rec = {'timestamp': datetime.strptime(match.group('timestamp'),
                                                  '%m/%d/%y-%H:%M:%S.%f'),
                   'sid': int(match.group('sid')),
                   'revision': int(match.group('revision')),
                   'priority': int(match.group('priority')),
                   'message': match.group('message'),
                   'source': match.group('src'),
                   'destination': match.group('dest'),
                   'protocol': match.group('protocol'),
                   }
            if match.group('classtype'):
                rec['classtype'] = match.group('classtype')
            yield rec
Parses the supplied output and yields any alerts.

    Example alert format:
    01/28/14-22:26:04.885446  [**] [1:1917:11] INDICATOR-SCAN UPnP service discover attempt [**] [Classification: Detection of a Network Scan] [Priority: 3] {UDP} 10.1.1.132:58650 -> 239.255.255.250:1900

    :param output: A string containing the output of running snort
    :returns: Generator of snort alert dicts