title: How to parse nagios status.dat file in .NET?
body: <p>I'd like to parse status.dat file for nagios and output as xml or json in c#. Does any know any plugin/library or method to parse it to xml or json??</p>
  
  <p>Any help and pointing in the right direction will be highly appreciated.</p>
  
  <p>The file looks like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>########################################
  #          NAGIOS STATUS FILE
  #
  # THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED
  # BY NAGIOS.  DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!
  ########################################
  
  info {
      created=1233491098
      version=2.11
      }
  
  program {
      modified_host_attributes=0
      modified_service_attributes=0
      nagios_pid=15015
      daemon_mode=1
      program_start=1233490393
      last_command_check=0
      last_log_rotation=0
      enable_notifications=1
      active_service_checks_enabled=1
      passive_service_checks_enabled=1
      active_host_checks_enabled=1
      passive_host_checks_enabled=1
      enable_event_handlers=1
      obsess_over_services=0
      obsess_over_hosts=0
      check_service_freshness=1
      check_host_freshness=0
      enable_flap_detection=0
      enable_failure_prediction=1
      process_performance_data=0
      global_host_event_handler=
      global_service_event_handler=
      total_external_command_buffer_slots=4096
      used_external_command_buffer_slots=0
      high_external_command_buffer_slots=0
      total_check_result_buffer_slots=4096
      used_check_result_buffer_slots=0
      high_check_result_buffer_slots=2
      }
  
  host {
      host_name=localhost
      modified_attributes=0
      check_command=check-host-alive
      event_handler=
      has_been_checked=1
      should_be_scheduled=0
      check_execution_time=0.019
      check_latency=0.000
      check_type=0
      current_state=0
      last_hard_state=0
      plugin_output=PING OK - Packet loss = 0%, RTA = 3.57 ms
      performance_data=
      last_check=1233490883
      next_check=0
      current_attempt=1
      max_attempts=10
      state_type=1
      last_state_change=1233489475
      last_hard_state_change=1233489475
      last_time_up=1233490883
      last_time_down=0
      last_time_unreachable=0
      last_notification=0
      next_notification=0
      no_more_notifications=0
      current_notification_number=0
      notifications_enabled=1
      problem_has_been_acknowledged=0
      acknowledgement_type=0
      active_checks_enabled=1
      passive_checks_enabled=1
      event_handler_enabled=1
      flap_detection_enabled=1
      failure_prediction_enabled=1
      process_performance_data=1
      obsess_over_host=1
      last_update=1233491098
      is_flapping=0
      percent_state_change=0.00
      scheduled_downtime_depth=0
      }
  
  service {
      host_name=gateway
      service_description=PING
      modified_attributes=0
      check_command=check_ping!100.0,20%!500.0,60%
      event_handler=
      has_been_checked=1
      should_be_scheduled=1
      check_execution_time=4.017
      check_latency=0.210
      check_type=0
      current_state=0
      last_hard_state=0
      current_attempt=1
      max_attempts=4
      state_type=1
      last_state_change=1233489432
      last_hard_state_change=1233489432
      last_time_ok=1233491078
      last_time_warning=0
      last_time_unknown=0
      last_time_critical=0
      plugin_output=PING OK - Packet loss = 0%, RTA = 2.98 ms
      performance_data=
      last_check=1233491078
      next_check=1233491378
      current_notification_number=0
      last_notification=0
      next_notification=0
      no_more_notifications=0
      notifications_enabled=1
      active_checks_enabled=1
      passive_checks_enabled=1
      event_handler_enabled=1
      problem_has_been_acknowledged=0
      acknowledgement_type=0
      flap_detection_enabled=1
      failure_prediction_enabled=1
      process_performance_data=1
      obsess_over_service=1
      last_update=1233491098
      is_flapping=0
      percent_state_change=0.00
      scheduled_downtime_depth=0
      }
  </code></pre>