text: #!/usr/bin/env python3
  
  # read domains from a json array
  # and feed them into zabbix
  
  import sys
  import os
  import json
  from pyzabbix import ZabbixMetric, ZabbixSender
  
  wwwhost = sys.argv[1]
  asdf = ''
  idx = 0
  dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
  
  with open(dir_path+'/whois/'+wwwhost+'.json', 'r') as read_file:
    domains = json.load(read_file)
  
  for idx, thing in enumerate(domains['domains']):
    if idx == 0:
      asdf += '{"{#WHOISDOMAIN}":"'+thing+'"}'
    else:
      asdf += ',{"{#WHOISDOMAIN}":"'+thing+'"}'
  
  done = '{"data":['+asdf+']}'
  
  
  packet = ZabbixMetric(wwwhost, 'domain.expiry.item', done),
  result = ZabbixSender(use_config=True).send(packet)
  
  ## some tests
  #print(done)
  #print(packet)
  #print(result)
  
  ## another test
  #f = open('/tmp/zabbix-whois.txt', 'w')
  #f.write(done)
  #f.close()
  