Nord 3.17.4 update

function server_load - have not found a way to query the api directly by hostname, but "server id" will work.  As a workaround will search the local "nordserversfile" to find the server id, and use that to query the api for the current server load.  See customization option "nordserversfile" to create the file.

#6

Author: ph202107

nordlist.sh

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034,SC2129,SC2154
 # unused color variables, individual redirects, var assigned
 #
-# Tested with NordVPN Version 3.17.3 on Linux Mint 21.3
-# March 28, 2024
+# Tested with NordVPN Version 3.17.4 on Linux Mint 21.3
+# April 5, 2024
 #
 # This script works with the NordVPN Linux CLI.  I started
 # writing it to save some keystrokes on my Home Theatre PC.
@@ -162,10 +162,9 @@ exitkillswitch="n"
 # Ping the connected server when the script exits.  "y" or "n"
 exitping="n"
 #
-# Query the server load when the script exits.  "y" or "n"
-# Requires 'curl' and 'jq'.
-# currently broken. see https://github.com/ph202107/nordlist/issues/6
-# exitload="n"
+# Query the current server load when the script exits.  "y" or "n"
+# Requires 'curl' 'jq' and the local 'nordserversfile' mentioned above.
+exitload="n"
 #
 # Show your external IP address when the script exits.  "y" or "n"
 # Requires 'curl'.  Connects to ipinfo.io.
@@ -274,7 +273,7 @@ nordvirtual=( "Algeria" "Andorra" "Armenia" "Azerbaijan" "Bahamas" "Bangladesh"
 # Main Menu
 # ==========
 #
-# The Main Menu starts on line 4284 (function main_menu).
+# The Main Menu starts on line 4304 (function main_menu).
 # Configure the first ten main menu items to suit your needs.
 #
 # Enjoy!
@@ -3214,8 +3213,29 @@ function server_load {
         return
     fi
     echo -ne "$nordhost load = "
-    # this works but it will download 20MB every time and possible api server timeouts
+    # this will also work but it will download 20MB every time and possible api server timeouts
     # sload=$( timeout 10 curl --silent "https://api.nordvpn.com/v1/servers?limit=999999" | jq --arg host "$nordhost" '.[] | select(.hostname == $host) | .load' )
+    #
+    #
+    # workaround.  https://github.com/ph202107/nordlist/issues/6
+    if [[ -f "$nordserversfile" ]]; then
+        # have not found a way to query the api directly by "hostname", but "id" works
+        # find the "id" of the current server from the local .json
+        serverid=$( jq --arg host "$nordhost" '.[] | select(.hostname == $host) | .id' "$nordserversfile" )
+        if [[ -n "$serverid" ]]; then
+            # query the api by the server id. this method downloads about 3KB instead of 20MB
+            sload=$( timeout 10 curl --silent "https://api.nordvpn.com/v1/servers?limit=1&filters\[servers.id\]=$serverid" | jq '.[].load' )
+        else
+            # servers may be added or removed
+            echo -e "${WColor}No id found for '$nordhost'${Color_Off}"
+            echo "Try updating $nordserversfile"
+            echo "(Tools - NordVPN API - All VPN Servers)"
+        fi
+    else
+        echo -e "${WColor}$nordserversfile not found${Color_Off}"
+        echo "Create the file at: Tools - NordVPN API - All VPN Servers"
+    fi
+    #
     if [[ -z $sload ]]; then
         echo "Request timed out."
     elif (( sload <= 30 )); then