Move checker template to separate repo , fix various errors

extensions/checkers/checker_template/checker_template.py

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import random
-
-
-class CheckerTemplate:
-    def __init__(arguments):
-        pass
-
-    def get_status():
-        latency = int(random.random() * 3000)
-        if latency > 2500: # "simulate" a timeout
-            return 0
-        elif latency > 1000: # "simulate" a very slow application - a partial outage 
-            return 50
-        else:
-            return 100

readme.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# askiiart/updog
+# Updog
 
 ## What's updog?
 
@@ -14,11 +14,16 @@ Not much, you?
 
 <!-- move to docs folder later -->
 
-Updog doesn't do any monitoring by itself. Instead, extensions are used to check the status of whatever thing, and are used 
+Updog doesn't do any monitoring by itself. Instead, extensions are used to check the status of whatever thing, send alerts, and log stuff. Updog just chains them together.
 
-### Metadata
+Some examples extensions:
 
-Extensions need to be put in the `./extensions/checkers` folder and the name of the file must match the name of the folder. In the future, `alerts` and `logging` folders will be added for those extensions. For now, there is only support for checkers, and Updog itself will have very basic logging.
+- [askiiart/updog-checker_template](https://git.askiiart.net/askiiart/updog-checker_template)
+- Others will be added later
+
+### Folder layout
+
+Extensions need to be put in the `./extensions/checkers` folder and the name of the file must match the name of the folder. In the future, `alerts` and `logging` folders will be added for those extensions. For now, there is only support for checkers.
 
 ### Methods
 
@@ -28,7 +33,16 @@ Extensions need to be put in the `./extensions/checkers` folder and the name of
 
 **Arguments**:
 
-- a list of strings from `checker-args` in `services.json` - for no arguments an empty list will be used
+- A dict of arguments from `checker-args` in `services.json` - For no arguments, an empty dict will be used
+
+Example:
+
+```py
+{
+    "url": "https://example.net",
+    "port": 443
+}
+```
 
 **Return**: None
 
@@ -36,17 +50,17 @@ Extensions need to be put in the `./extensions/checkers` folder and the name of
 
 **Arguments**: None
 
-**Return**: An integer from 0 to 100 indicating status; defaults listed in [`get_return_codes()`](#get_return_codes)
+**Return**: An integer indicating status; the codes; what the code means is provided by [`get_return_codes()`](#get_return_codes)
 
 These values can be overriden by providing [`get_return_codes()`](#get_return_codes)
 
-#### `get_return_codes()`
+#### `get_return_codes()`*
 
 **Arguments**: None
 
 **Return**: A `dict` containing integers and their associated statuses.
 
-Default:
+Example:
 
 ```py
 {
@@ -63,17 +77,21 @@ Default:
 
 ```json
 {
-    "site" {
+    "site": {
         "name": "A Website",
-        "uptime-checker": "CheckerTemplate",
+        "checker": "CheckerTemplate",
         "checker-args": {
             "url": "https://example.net",
-            "port: "443",
+            "port": 443
         },
         "rate": 60,
         "alerts": "AlertsTemplate",
-        "alerts-args" {
+        "alerts-args": {
             "url": "https://example.com/webhook-url-or-whatever-goes-here"
+        },
+        "logging": "LoggingTemplate",
+        "logging-args": {
+            "format": "irrelevant, LoggingTemplate has no options lol"
         }
     }
 }