1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/negate.c b/plugins/negate.c
index e8be83d7..ebbb1523 100644
--- a/plugins/negate.c
+++ b/plugins/negate.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
                 {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
                 {"version", no_argument, 0, 'V'},
                 {"timeout", required_argument, 0, 't'},
+                {"timeout-result", required_argument, 0, 'T'},
                 {"ok", required_argument, 0, 'o'},
                 {"warning", required_argument, 0, 'w'},
                 {"critical", required_argument, 0, 'c'},
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
         };
 
         while (1) {
-                c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "+hVt:o:w:c:u:s", longopts, &option);
+                c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "+hVt:T:o:w:c:u:s", longopts, &option);
 
                 if (c == -1 || c == EOF)
                         break;
@@ -161,6 +162,10 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
                         else
                                 timeout_interval = atoi (optarg);
                         break;
+                case 'T':     /* Result to return on timeouts */
+                        if ((timeout_state = translate_state(optarg)) == ERROR)
+                                usage4 (_("timeout result must be a valid state name (OK, WARNING, CRITICAL, UNKNOWN) or integer (0-3)."));
+                        break;
                 case 'o':     /* replacement for OK */
                         if ((state[STATE_OK] = translate_state(optarg)) == ERROR)
                                 usage4 (_("Ok must be a valid state name (OK, WARNING, CRITICAL, UNKNOWN) or integer (0-3)."));
@@ -246,6 +251,8 @@ print_help (void)
 
         printf (_(UT_TIMEOUT), timeout_interval);
         printf ("    %s\n", _("Keep timeout longer than the plugin timeout to retain CRITICAL status."));
+        printf (" -T, --timeout-result=STATUS\n");
+        printf ("    %s\n", _("Custom result on Negate timeouts; see below for STATUS definition\n"));
 
         printf(" -o, --ok=STATUS\n");
         printf(" -w, --warning=STATUS\n");
@@ -270,6 +277,9 @@ print_help (void)
         printf (" %s\n", _("If the wrapped plugin returns OK, the wrapper will return CRITICAL."));
         printf (" %s\n", _("If the wrapped plugin returns CRITICAL, the wrapper will return OK."));
         printf (" %s\n", _("Otherwise, the output state of the wrapped plugin is unchanged."));
+        printf ("\n");
+        printf (" %s\n", _("Using timeout-result, it is possible to override the timeout behaviour or a"));
+        printf (" %s\n", _("plugin by setting the negate timeout a bit lower."));
 
         printf (_(UT_SUPPORT));
 }
@@ -280,5 +290,5 @@ void
 print_usage (void)
 {
         printf (_("Usage:"));
-        printf ("%s [-t timeout] [-owcu STATE] [-s] <definition of wrapped plugin>\n", progname);
+        printf ("%s [-t timeout] [-Towcu STATE] [-s] <definition of wrapped plugin>\n", progname);
 }