Release v2.0.4

Author: aiantsen

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+## [2.0.4](https://github.com/zabbix/python-zabbix-utils/compare/v2.0.3...v2.0.4) (2025-12-17)
+
+### Changes:
+
+- added examples of how to push item history
+- updated examples of how to clear item history
+
+### Bug fixes:
+
+- fixed issue [#34](https://github.com/zabbix/python-zabbix-utils/issues/34) with timeout ignorance
+- fixed small bugs and flaws
+
 ## [2.0.3](https://github.com/zabbix/python-zabbix-utils/compare/v2.0.2...v2.0.3) (2025-07-03)
 
 ### Features:

examples/api/asynchronous/clear_history.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 }
 
 # IDs of items for which the history should be cleared
-ITEM_IDS = [70060]
+ITEM_IDS = [70060, 70061, 70062]
 
 
 async def main():
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ async def main():
 
     # Clear history for items with specified IDs
     try:
-        await api.history.clear(*ITEM_IDS)
+        await api.history.clear(ITEM_IDS)
 
-        # Alternative way to do the same (since v2.0.2):
-        # await api.history.clear(ITEM_IDS)
+        # A way to do the same for versions prior to v2.0.2:
+        # await api.history.clear(*ITEM_IDS)
     except APIRequestError as e:
         print(f"An error occurred when attempting to delete items: {e}")
     else:

examples/api/asynchronous/push_history.py

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2023 Zabbix SIA
+#
+# Zabbix SIA licenses this file to you under the MIT License.
+# See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+import asyncio
+from zabbix_utils import AsyncZabbixAPI, APIRequestError
+
+# Zabbix server URL or IP address
+ZABBIX_SERVER = "127.0.0.1"
+
+# Zabbix server authentication credentials
+ZABBIX_AUTH = {
+    "user": "Admin",       # Zabbix user name for authentication
+    "password": "zabbix"   # Zabbix user password for authentication
+}
+
+# IDs and values of items to push
+ITEM_VALUES = [
+    {
+        "itemid": 70060,
+        "value": 55
+    },
+    {
+        "itemid": 70061,
+        "value": 1.8,
+        "clock": 1690891294,
+        "ns": 45440940
+    },
+    {
+        "itemid": 70062,
+        "value": 123,
+        "clock": 1690891295
+    }
+]
+
+
+async def main():
+    """
+    The main function to perform asynchronous tasks.
+    """
+
+    # Create an instance of the AsyncZabbixAPI class
+    api = AsyncZabbixAPI(ZABBIX_SERVER)
+
+    # Authenticating with Zabbix API using the provided username and password.
+    await api.login(**ZABBIX_AUTH)
+
+    # Clear history for items with specified IDs
+    try:
+        await api.history.push(ITEM_VALUES)
+
+        # A way to do the same for versions prior to v2.0.2:
+        # await api.history.push(*ITEM_VALUES)
+    except APIRequestError as e:
+        print(f"An error occurred when attempting to delete items: {e}")
+    else:
+        # Logout to release the Zabbix API session
+        await api.logout()
+
+# Run the main coroutine
+asyncio.run(main())

examples/api/synchronous/clear_history.py

@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@
 }
 
 # IDs of items for which the history should be cleared
-ITEM_IDS = [70060]
+ITEM_IDS = [70060, 70061, 70062]
 
 # Create an instance of the ZabbixAPI class with the specified authentication details
 api = ZabbixAPI(**ZABBIX_AUTH)
 
 # Clear history for items with specified IDs
 try:
-    api.history.clear(*ITEM_IDS)
+    api.history.clear(ITEM_IDS)
 
-    # Alternative way to do the same (since v2.0.2):
+    # A way to do the same for versions prior to v2.0.2:
     # api.history.clear(*ITEM_IDS)
 except APIRequestError as e:
     print(f"An error occurred when attempting to clear items' history: {e}")

examples/api/synchronous/push_history.py

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2023 Zabbix SIA
+#
+# Zabbix SIA licenses this file to you under the MIT License.
+# See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+from zabbix_utils import ZabbixAPI, APIRequestError
+
+# Zabbix server details and authentication credentials
+ZABBIX_AUTH = {
+    "url": "127.0.0.1",    # Zabbix server URL or IP address
+    "user": "Admin",       # Zabbix user name for authentication
+    "password": "zabbix"   # Zabbix user password for authentication
+}
+
+# IDs and values of items to push
+ITEM_VALUES = [
+    {
+        "itemid": 70060,
+        "value": 55
+    },
+    {
+        "itemid": 70061,
+        "value": 1.8,
+        "clock": 1690891294,
+        "ns": 45440940
+    },
+    {
+        "itemid": 70062,
+        "value": 123,
+        "clock": 1690891295
+    }
+]
+
+# Create an instance of the ZabbixAPI class with the specified authentication details
+api = ZabbixAPI(**ZABBIX_AUTH)
+
+# Push history for the list of item IDs and values
+try:
+    api.history.push(ITEM_VALUES)
+
+    # A way to do the same for versions prior to v2.0.2:
+    # api.history.push(*ITEM_VALUES)
+except APIRequestError as e:
+    print(f"An error occurred when attempting to clear items' history: {e}")
+
+# Logout to release the Zabbix API session
+api.logout()

zabbix_utils/api.py

@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ def send_api_request(self, method: str, params: Optional[dict] = None,
             headers=headers,
             method='POST'
         )
-        req.timeout = self.timeout
 
         # Disable SSL certificate validation if needed.
         if not self.validate_certs:
@@ -360,7 +359,7 @@ def send_api_request(self, method: str, params: Optional[dict] = None,
             ctx = None
 
         try:
-            resp = ul.urlopen(req, context=ctx)
+            resp = ul.urlopen(req, context=ctx, timeout=self.timeout)
             resp_json = json.loads(resp.read().decode('utf-8'))
         except URLError as err:
             raise ProcessingError(f"Unable to connect to {self.url}:", err) from None

zabbix_utils/version.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
 # OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-__version__ = "2.0.3"
+__version__ = "2.0.4"
 
 __min_supported__ = 6.0
 __max_supported__ = 7.4