def mon_status(conn, logger, hostname, args, silent=False):
    """
    run ``ceph daemon mon.`hostname` mon_status`` on the remote end and provide
    not only the output, but be able to return a boolean status of what is
    going on.
    ``False`` represents a monitor that is not doing OK even if it is up and
    running, while ``True`` would mean the monitor is up and running correctly.
    """
    mon = 'mon.%s' % hostname

    try:
        out = mon_status_check(conn, logger, hostname, args)
        if not out:
            logger.warning('monitor: %s, might not be running yet' % mon)
            return False

        if not silent:
            logger.debug('*'*80)
            logger.debug('status for monitor: %s' % mon)
            for line in json.dumps(out, indent=2, sort_keys=True).split('\n'):
                logger.debug(line)
            logger.debug('*'*80)
        if out['rank'] >= 0:
            logger.info('monitor: %s is running' % mon)
            return True
        if out['rank'] == -1 and out['state']:
            logger.info((mon, out['state']) % 'monitor: %s is currently at the state of %s')
            return True
        logger.info('monitor: %s is not running' % mon)
        return False
    except RuntimeError:
        logger.info('monitor: %s is not running' % mon)
        return False
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