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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+##################################
+# Constants / global variables
+##################################
+SCRIPTNAME=`basename "$0"`
+VERSION="0.0.1"
+LOGLEVEL=INFO
+LOGFILE=/var/log/triggertrace.log
+INTERFACE=eth0 # interface to monitor
+CAPDEST=/tmp/ # capture destination path
+THRESHOLD=4000 # threshold in packets per second (pps)
+SLEEPTIME=30 # sleeptime in seconds
+HELP_TEXT="
+  $SCRIPTNAME v$VERSION
+
+  This is triggertrace, it will create tcpdump tracefiles
+  when a threshold of pps has been triggered
+
+Usage:
+  $SCRIPTNAME -l <logfile> -L <loglevel> <command>
+
+Options:
+  -h|--help         Display this help
+  -l|--logfile      Specify logfile with path (Default: /var/log/triggertrace.log)
+  -L|--loglevel     Logging level needs to be DEBUG, INFO, WARN or ERROR. (Default: INFO)
+
+Command:
+  start             start triggertrace (Required)
+
+Examples:
+  $SCRIPTNAME start
+  $SCRIPTNAME -l mylogfile.log -L INFO start
+
+
+"
+
+##################################
+# Functions
+##################################
+
+# Logging functions
+log_output () {
+  echo `date "+%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S"`" $1"
+  echo `date "+%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S"`" $1" >> $LOGFILE
+}
+
+log_debug () {
+  if [[ "$LOGLEVEL" =~ ^(DEBUG)$ ]]; then
+    log_output "DEBUG $1"
+  fi
+}
+
+log_info () {
+  if [[ "$LOGLEVEL" =~ ^(DEBUG|INFO)$ ]]; then
+    log_output "INFO $1"
+  fi
+}
+
+log_warn () {
+  if [[ "$LOGLEVEL" =~ ^(DEBUG|INFO|WARN)$ ]]; then
+    log_output "WARN $1"
+  fi
+}
+
+log_error () {
+  if [[ "$LOGLEVEL" =~ ^(DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR)$ ]]; then
+    log_output "ERROR $1"
+  fi
+}
+
+# Help output
+usage () {
+  echo "$HELP_TEXT"
+}
+
+main () {
+  log_output "starting $0"
+
+  while /bin/true; do
+    pktbefore=`grep $INTERFACE: /proc/net/dev | cut -d :  -f2 | awk '{ print $2 }'`
+    sleep 1
+    pktafter=`grep $INTERFACE: /proc/net/dev | cut -d :  -f2 | awk '{ print $2 }'`
+
+    pkts=$(( $pktafter - $pktbefore ))
+    log_output "`date` $pkts packets/s"
+
+    if [ $pkts -gt $THRESHOLD ]; then
+      log_output "`date` threshold over $THRESHOLD pps, capturing 2000 packets."
+      tcpdump -n -s0 -c 2000 -w $CAPDEST/trace-"$(date +"%Y_%m_%d_%H_%M")".cap
+      log_output "`date` Packets captured, sleeping $SLEEPTIME seconds..."
+      sleep $SLEEPTIME
+    fi
+  done
+}
+
+#################################
+# Main
+#################################
+
+# Check if a param is set to a valid value
+if [[ ! "$LOGLEVEL" =~ ^(DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR)$ ]]; then
+  log_error "Logging level needs to be DEBUG, INFO, WARN or ERROR."
+  usage
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# display usage when no parameter specified
+if [[ ! "$1" ]]; then
+  usage
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Get input parameters
+while [[ "$1" != "" ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+      -l | --logfile )
+        shift
+        LOGFILE=$1
+        ;;
+      -L | --loglevel )
+        shift
+        LOGLEVEL=$1
+        ;;
+      -h | --help )
+        usage
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+      -* )
+        echo -e "Error: Unknown parameter: $1\r" >&2
+        usage
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+      start )
+        main "$@"
+        ;;
+      * )
+        echo -e "Error: Unknown command: $1\r" >&2
+        usage
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+# logic starts here
+main "$@"