diff --git a/etc/logstash-nagios.yaml b/etc/logstash-nagios.yaml
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+++ b/etc/logstash-nagios.yaml
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+--- 
+configname: nagios
+# Example config that filters already-parsed logs (grok filter at least) for
+# certain patterns and sends the results to Nagios.
+inputs:
+  all:
+  - amqp:///topic/parsedlogs
+filters:
+- grep:
+    java:
+      - match:
+          JAVASTACKTRACEPART: .*
+        add_fields:
+          nagios_host: localhost
+          nagios_service: Java Exceptions
+          nagios_annotation: "Java exception"
+outputs:
+- stdout:///
+- nagios:///var/lib/nagios3/rw/nagios.cmd
diff --git a/lib/logstash/outputs/nagios.rb b/lib/logstash/outputs/nagios.rb
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+++ b/lib/logstash/outputs/nagios.rb
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+require "logstash/outputs/base"
+
+class LogStash::Outputs::Nagios < LogStash::Outputs::Base
+  NAGIOS_CRITICAL = 2
+  NAGIOS_WARN = 1
+
+  def initialize(url, config={}, &block)
+    super
+
+    if @url.path == "" or @url.path == "/"
+      @cmdfile = "/var/lib/nagios3/rw/nagios.cmd"
+    else
+      @cmdfile = @url.path
+    end
+  end
+
+  def register
+    # nothing to do
+  end # def register
+
+  def receive(event)
+    if !File.exists?(@cmdfile)
+      @logger.warn(["Skipping nagios output; command file is missing",
+                   {"cmdfile" => @cmdfile, "missed_event" => event}])
+      return
+    end
+
+    # TODO(petef): if nagios_host/nagios_service both have more than one
+    # value, send multiple alerts. They will have to match up together by
+    # array indexes (host/service combos) and the arrays must be the same
+    # length.
+
+    host = event.fields["nagios_host"]
+    if !host
+      @logger.warn(["Skipping nagios output; nagios_host field is missing",
+                   {"missed_event" => event}])
+      return
+    end
+
+    service = event.fields["nagios_service"]
+    if !service
+      @logger.warn(["Skipping nagios output; nagios_service field is missing",
+                   {"missed_event" => event}])
+      return
+    end
+
+    annotation = event.fields["nagios_annotation"]
+    level = NAGIOS_CRITICAL
+    if event.fields["nagios_level"] and event.fields["nagios_level"][0].downcase == "warn"
+      level = NAGIOS_WARN
+    end
+
+    cmd = "[#{Time.now.to_i}] PROCESS_SERVICE_CHECK_RESULT;#{host[0]};#{service[0]};#{level};"
+    if annotation
+      cmd += "#{annotation[0]}: "
+    end
+    cmd += "#{event.source}: "
+    # In the multi-line case, escape the newlines for the nagios command file
+    cmd += event.message.gsub("\n", "\\n")
+
+    @logger.debug({"cmdfile" => @cmdfile, "nagios_command" => cmd})
+    begin
+      File.open(@cmdfile, "a") do |f|
+        f.puts cmd
+      end
+    rescue
+      @logger.warn(["Skipping nagios output; error writing to command file",
+                   {"error" => $!, "cmdfile" => @cmdfile,
+                    "missed_event" => event}])
+    end
+  end # def event
+end # class LogStash::Outputs::Nagios