15 files changed, 322 insertions, 239 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/t/NPTest.cache.travis b/plugins/t/NPTest.cache.travis
index e9705f3..9b9f805 100644
--- a/plugins/t/NPTest.cache.travis
+++ b/plugins/t/NPTest.cache.travis
@@ -1,62 +1,54 @@
 {
-  'MYSQL_LOGIN_DETAILS' => '-u root -d test',
   'NP_ALLOW_SUDO' => 'yes',
   'NP_DNS_SERVER' => '8.8.8.8',
   'NP_GOOD_NTP_SERVICE' => '',
+  'NP_HOST_DHCP_RESPONSIVE' => '',
+  'NP_HOST_HPJD_PORT_INVALID' => '161',
+  'NP_HOST_HPJD_PORT_VALID' => '',
+  'NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID_CIDR' => '130.133.8.39/30',
   'NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID' => 'nosuchhost',
-  'NP_HOSTNAME_VALID' => 'monitoring-plugins.org',
-  'NP_HOSTNAME_VALID_IP' => '130.133.8.40',
   'NP_HOSTNAME_VALID_CIDR' => '130.133.8.41/30',
-  'NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID_CIDR' => '130.133.8.39/30',
+  'NP_HOSTNAME_VALID_IP' => '130.133.8.40',
+  'NP_HOSTNAME_VALID' => 'monitoring-plugins.org',
   'NP_HOSTNAME_VALID_REVERSE' => 'orwell.monitoring-plugins.org.',
-  'NP_HOST_DHCP_RESPONSIVE' => '',
   'NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE' => '10.0.0.1',
   'NP_HOST_RESPONSIVE' => 'localhost',
   'NP_HOST_SMB' => '',
-  'NP_HOST_SNMP' => 'localhost',
+  'NP_HOST_SNMP' => '',
   'NP_HOST_TCP_FTP' => '',
   'NP_HOST_TCP_HPJD' => '',
-  'NP_HOST_HPJD_PORT_INVALID' => '161',
-  'NP_HOST_HPJD_PORT_VALID' => '',
-  'NP_HOST_TCP_HTTP' => 'localhost',
   'NP_HOST_TCP_HTTP2' => 'test.monitoring-plugins.org',
+  'NP_HOST_TCP_HTTP' => 'localhost',
   'NP_HOST_TCP_IMAP' => 'imap.web.de',
+  'NP_HOST_TCP_JABBER' => 'jabber.org',
   'NP_HOST_TCP_LDAP' => 'localhost',
   'NP_HOST_TCP_POP' => 'pop.web.de',
+  'NP_HOST_TCP_PROXY' => 'localhost',
   'NP_HOST_TCP_SMTP' => 'localhost',
   'NP_HOST_TCP_SMTP_NOTLS' => '',
   'NP_HOST_TCP_SMTP_TLS' => '',
+  'NP_HOST_TLS_CERT' => 'localhost,
+  'NP_HOST_TLS_HTTP' => 'localhost',
+  'NP_HOST_UDP_TIME' => 'none',
   'NP_INTERNET_ACCESS' => 'yes',
   'NP_LDAP_BASE_DN' => 'cn=admin,dc=nodomain',
   'NP_MOUNTPOINT2_VALID' => '/media/ramdisk',
   'NP_MOUNTPOINT_VALID' => '/',
+  'NP_MYSQL_LOGIN_DETAILS' => '-u root -d test',
   'NP_MYSQL_SERVER' => 'localhost',
-  'NP_HOST_UDP_TIME' => 'localhost',
   'NP_MYSQL_SOCKET' => '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock',
   'NP_MYSQL_WITH_SLAVE' => '',
   'NP_MYSQL_WITH_SLAVE_LOGIN' => '',
   'NP_NO_NTP_SERVICE' => 'localhost',
+  'NP_PORT_TCP_PROXY' => '3128',
   'NP_SMB_SHARE' => '',
   'NP_SMB_SHARE_DENY' => '',
   'NP_SMB_SHARE_SPC' => '',
   'NP_SMB_VALID_USER' => '',
   'NP_SMB_VALID_USER_PASS' => '',
-  'NP_SNMP_COMMUNITY' => 'public',
+  'NP_SNMP_COMMUNITY' => '',
+  'NP_SNMP_USER' => '',
   'NP_SSH_CONFIGFILE' => '~/.ssh/config',
   'NP_SSH_HOST' => 'localhost',
-  'NP_SSH_IDENTITY' => '~/.ssh/id_dsa',
-  'NP_HOST_TCP_JABBER' => 'jabber.org',
-  'host_nonresponsive' => '10.0.0.1',
-  'host_responsive' => 'localhost',
-  'host_snmp' => '',
-  'host_tcp_ftp' => '',
-  'host_tcp_http' => 'localhost',
-  'host_tcp_imap' => 'imap.nierlein.de',
-  'host_tcp_smtp' => 'localhost',
-  'hostname_invalid' => 'nosuchhost',
-  'snmp_community' => '',
-  'user_snmp' => '',
-  'host_udp_time' => 'none',
-  'host_tls_http' => 'localhost',
-  'host_tls_cert' => 'localhost',
+  'NP_SSH_IDENTITY' => '~/.ssh/id_rsa'
 }
diff --git a/plugins/t/check_by_ssh.t b/plugins/t/check_by_ssh.t
index 4797390..1d2939e 100644
--- a/plugins/t/check_by_ssh.t
+++ b/plugins/t/check_by_ssh.t
@@ -9,17 +9,9 @@ use Test::More;
 use NPTest;
 
 # Required parameters
-my $ssh_service = getTestParameter( "NP_SSH_HOST",
-    "A host providing SSH service",
-    "localhost");
-
-my $ssh_key = getTestParameter( "NP_SSH_IDENTITY",
-    "A key allowing access to NP_SSH_HOST",
-    "~/.ssh/id_dsa");
-
-my $ssh_conf = getTestParameter( "NP_SSH_CONFIGFILE",
-    "A config file with ssh settings",
-    "~/.ssh/config");
+my $ssh_service = getTestParameter("NP_SSH_HOST", "A host providing SSH service", "localhost");
+my $ssh_key     = getTestParameter("NP_SSH_IDENTITY", "A key allowing access to NP_SSH_HOST", "~/.ssh/id_dsa");
+my $ssh_conf    = getTestParameter( "NP_SSH_CONFIGFILE", "A config file with ssh settings", "~/.ssh/config");
 
 
 plan skip_all => "SSH_HOST and SSH_IDENTITY must be defined" unless ($ssh_service && $ssh_key);
diff --git a/plugins/t/check_curl.t b/plugins/t/check_curl.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bff538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/t/check_curl.t
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+#! /usr/bin/perl -w -I ..
+#
+# HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Test via check_http
+#
+#
+
+use strict;
+use Test::More;
+use POSIX qw/mktime strftime/;
+use NPTest;
+
+plan tests => 57;
+
+my $successOutput = '/OK.*HTTP.*second/';
+
+my $res;
+my $plugin = 'check_http';
+$plugin    = 'check_curl' if $0 =~ m/check_curl/mx;
+
+my $host_tcp_http      = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TCP_HTTP", "A host providing the HTTP Service (a web server)", "localhost");
+my $host_tls_http      = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TLS_HTTP", "A host providing the HTTPS Service (a tls web server)", "localhost");
+my $host_tls_cert      = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TLS_CERT", "the common name of the certificate.", "localhost");
+my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests", "10.0.0.1");
+my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter("NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID", "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname", "nosuchhost");
+my $internet_access    = getTestParameter("NP_INTERNET_ACCESS", "Is this system directly connected to the internet?", "yes");
+my $host_tcp_http2     = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TCP_HTTP2", "A host providing an index page containing the string 'monitoring'", "test.monitoring-plugins.org");
+my $host_tcp_proxy     = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TCP_PROXY", "A host providing a HTTP proxy with CONNECT support", "localhost");
+my $port_tcp_proxy     = getTestParameter("NP_PORT_TCP_PROXY", "Port of the proxy with HTTP and CONNECT support", "3128");
+
+my $faketime = -x '/usr/bin/faketime' ? 1 : 0;
+
+
+$res = NPTest->testCmd(
+        "./$plugin $host_tcp_http -wt 300 -ct 600"
+        );
+cmp_ok( $res->return_code, '==', 0, "Webserver $host_tcp_http responded" );
+like( $res->output, $successOutput, "Output OK" );
+
+$res = NPTest->testCmd(
+        "./$plugin $host_tcp_http -wt 300 -ct 600 -v -v -v -k 'bob:there' -k 'carl:frown'"
+        );
+like( $res->output, '/bob:there\r\ncarl:frown\r\n/', "Got headers with multiple -k options" );
+
+$res = NPTest->testCmd(
+        "./$plugin $host_nonresponsive -wt 1 -ct 2 -t 3"
+        );
+cmp_ok( $res->return_code, '==', 2, "Webserver $host_nonresponsive not responding" );
+# was CRITICAL only, but both check_curl and check_http print HTTP CRITICAL (puzzle?!)
+cmp_ok( $res->output, 'eq', "HTTP CRITICAL - Invalid HTTP response received from host on port 80: cURL returned 28 - Timeout was reached", "Output OK");
+
+$res = NPTest->testCmd(
+        "./$plugin $hostname_invalid -wt 1 -ct 2"
+        );
+cmp_ok( $res->return_code, '==', 2, "Webserver $hostname_invalid not valid" );
+# The first part of the message comes from the OS catalogue, so cannot check this.
+# On Debian, it is Name or service not known, on Darwin, it is No address associated with nodename
+# Is also possible to get a socket timeout if DNS is not responding fast enough
+# cURL gives us consistent strings from it's own 'lib/strerror.c'
+like( $res->output, "/cURL returned 6 - Couldn't resolve host name/", "Output OK");
+
+# host header checks
+$res = NPTest->testCmd("./$plugin -v -H $host_tcp_http");
+like( $res->output, '/^Host: '.$host_tcp_http.'\s*$/ms', "Host Header OK" );
+like( $res->output, '/CURLOPT_URL: http:\/\/'.$host_tcp_http.':80\//ms', "Url OK" );
+
+$res = NPTest->testCmd("./$plugin -v -H $host_tcp_http -p 80");
+like( $res->output, '/^Host: '.$host_tcp_http.'\s*$/ms', "Host Header OK" );
+like( $res->output, '/CURLOPT_URL: http:\/\/'.$host_tcp_http.':80\//ms', "Url OK" );
+
+$res = NPTest->testCmd("./$plugin -v -H $host_tcp_http:8080 -p 80");
+like( $res->output, '/^Host: '.$host_tcp_http.':8080\s*$/ms', "Host Header OK" );
+like( $res->output, '/CURLOPT_URL: http:\/\/'.$host_tcp_http.':80\//ms', "Url OK" );
+
+$res = NPTest->testCmd("./$plugin -v -H $host_tcp_http:8080 -p 80");
+like( $res->output, '/^Host: '.$host_tcp_http.':8080\s*$/ms', "Host Header OK" );
+like( $res->output, '/CURLOPT_URL: http:\/\/'.$host_tcp_http.':80\//ms', "Url OK" );
+
+$res = NPTest->testCmd("./$plugin -v -H $host_tcp_http:8080 -p 80 -k 'Host: testhost:8001'");
+like( $res->output, '/^Host: testhost:8001\s*$/ms', "Host Header OK" );
+like( $res->output, '/CURLOPT_URL: http:\/\/'.$host_tcp_http.':80\//ms', "Url OK" );
+
+$res = NPTest->testCmd("./$plugin -v -I $host_tcp_http -p 80 -k 'Host: testhost:8001'");
+like( $res->output, '/^Host: testhost:8001\s*$/ms', "Host Header OK" );
+like( $res->output, '/CURLOPT_URL: http:\/\/'.$host_tcp_http.':80\//ms', "Url OK" );
+
+SKIP: {
+        skip "No internet access", 3 if $internet_access eq "no";
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd("./$plugin -v -H $host_tls_http -S");
+        like( $res->output, '/^Host: '.$host_tls_http.'\s*$/ms', "Host Header OK" );
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd("./$plugin -v -H $host_tls_http:8080 -S -p 443");
+        like( $res->output, '/^Host: '.$host_tls_http.':8080\s*$/ms', "Host Header OK" );
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd("./$plugin -v -H $host_tls_http:443 -S -p 443");
+        like( $res->output, '/^Host: '.$host_tls_http.'\s*$/ms', "Host Header OK" );
+};
+
+SKIP: {
+        skip "No host serving monitoring in index file", 7 unless $host_tcp_http2;
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -H $host_tcp_http2 -r 'monitoring'" );
+        cmp_ok( $res->return_code, "==", 0, "Got a reference to 'monitoring'");
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -H $host_tcp_http2 -r 'mONiTORing'" );
+        cmp_ok( $res->return_code, "==", 2, "Not got 'mONiTORing'");
+        like ( $res->output, "/pattern not found/", "Error message says 'pattern not found'");
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -H $host_tcp_http2 -R 'mONiTORing'" );
+        cmp_ok( $res->return_code, "==", 0, "But case insensitive doesn't mind 'mONiTORing'");
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -H $host_tcp_http2 -r 'monitoring' --invert-regex" );
+        cmp_ok( $res->return_code, "==", 2, "Invert results work when found");
+        like ( $res->output, "/pattern found/", "Error message says 'pattern found'");
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -H $host_tcp_http2 -r 'mONiTORing' --invert-regex" );
+        cmp_ok( $res->return_code, "==", 0, "And also when not found");
+}
+SKIP: {
+        skip "No internet access", 16 if $internet_access eq "no";
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd(
+                "./$plugin --ssl $host_tls_http"
+                );
+        cmp_ok( $res->return_code, '==', 0, "Can read https for $host_tls_http" );
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -C 1 --ssl $host_tls_http" );
+        cmp_ok( $res->return_code, '==', 0, "Checking certificate for $host_tls_http");
+        like  ( $res->output, "/Certificate '$host_tls_cert' will expire on/", "Output OK" );
+        my $saved_cert_output = $res->output;
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -C 8000,1 --ssl $host_tls_http" );
+        cmp_ok( $res->return_code, '==', 1, "Checking certificate for $host_tls_http");
+        like  ( $res->output, qr/WARNING - Certificate '$host_tls_cert' expires in \d+ day/, "Output Warning" );
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin $host_tls_http -C 1" );
+        is( $res->return_code, 0, "Old syntax for cert checking okay" );
+        is( $res->output, $saved_cert_output, "Same output as new syntax" );
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -H $host_tls_http -C 1" );
+        is( $res->return_code, 0, "Updated syntax for cert checking okay" );
+        is( $res->output, $saved_cert_output, "Same output as new syntax" );
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -C 1 $host_tls_http" );
+        cmp_ok( $res->output, 'eq', $saved_cert_output, "--ssl option automatically added");
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin $host_tls_http -C 1" );
+        cmp_ok( $res->output, 'eq', $saved_cert_output, "Old syntax for cert checking still works");
+
+        # run some certificate checks with faketime
+        SKIP: {
+                skip "No faketime binary found", 12 if !$faketime;
+                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC ./$plugin -C 1 $host_tls_http");
+                like($res->output, qr/OK - Certificate '$host_tls_cert' will expire on/, "Catch cert output");
+                is( $res->return_code, 0, "Catch cert output exit code" );
+                my($mon,$day,$hour,$min,$sec,$year) = ($res->output =~ /(\w+)\s+(\d+)\s+(\d+):(\d+):(\d+)\s+(\d+)/);
+                if(!defined $year) {
+                    die("parsing date failed from: ".$res->output);
+                }
+                my $months = {'Jan' => 0, 'Feb' => 1, 'Mar' => 2, 'Apr' => 3, 'May' => 4, 'Jun' => 5, 'Jul' => 6, 'Aug' => 7, 'Sep' => 8, 'Oct' => 9, 'Nov' => 10, 'Dec' => 11};
+                my $ts   = mktime($sec, $min, $hour, $day, $months->{$mon}, $year-1900);
+                my $time = strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts));
+                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC faketime -f '".strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts))."' ./$plugin -C 1 $host_tls_http");
+                like($res->output, qr/CRITICAL - Certificate '$host_tls_cert' just expired/, "Output on expire date");
+                is( $res->return_code, 2, "Output on expire date" );
+
+                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC faketime -f '".strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts-1))."' ./$plugin -C 1 $host_tls_http");
+                like($res->output, qr/CRITICAL - Certificate '$host_tls_cert' expires in 0 minutes/, "cert expires in 1 second output");
+                is( $res->return_code, 2, "cert expires in 1 second exit code" );
+
+                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC faketime -f '".strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts-120))."' ./$plugin -C 1 $host_tls_http");
+                like($res->output, qr/CRITICAL - Certificate '$host_tls_cert' expires in 2 minutes/, "cert expires in 2 minutes output");
+                is( $res->return_code, 2, "cert expires in 2 minutes exit code" );
+
+                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC faketime -f '".strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts-7200))."' ./$plugin -C 1 $host_tls_http");
+                like($res->output, qr/CRITICAL - Certificate '$host_tls_cert' expires in 2 hours/, "cert expires in 2 hours output");
+                is( $res->return_code, 2, "cert expires in 2 hours exit code" );
+
+                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC faketime -f '".strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts+1))."' ./$plugin -C 1 $host_tls_http");
+                like($res->output, qr/CRITICAL - Certificate '$host_tls_cert' expired on/, "Certificate expired output");
+                is( $res->return_code, 2, "Certificate expired exit code" );
+        };
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin --ssl $host_tls_http -E" );
+        like  ( $res->output, '/time_connect=[\d\.]+/', 'Extended Performance Data Output OK' );
+        like  ( $res->output, '/time_ssl=[\d\.]+/', 'Extended Performance Data SSL Output OK' );
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd(
+                "./$plugin --ssl -H www.e-paycobalt.com"
+                );
+        cmp_ok( $res->return_code, "==", 0, "Can read https for www.e-paycobalt.com (uses AES certificate)" );
+
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -H www.mozilla.com -u /firefox -f follow" );
+        is( $res->return_code, 0, "Redirection based on location is okay");
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -H www.mozilla.com --extended-perfdata" );
+        like  ( $res->output, '/time_connect=[\d\.]+/', 'Extended Performance Data Output OK' );
+}
diff --git a/plugins/t/check_fping.t b/plugins/t/check_fping.t
index 08692e4..342b0a7 100644
--- a/plugins/t/check_fping.t
+++ b/plugins/t/check_fping.t
@@ -15,15 +15,9 @@ BEGIN {$tests = 4; plan tests => $tests}
 my $successOutput = '/^FPING OK - /';
 my $failureOutput = '/^FPING CRITICAL - /';
 
-my $host_responsive    = getTestParameter( "host_responsive",    "NP_HOST_RESPONSIVE",    "localhost",
-                                           "The hostname of system responsive to network requests" );
-
-my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter( "host_nonresponsive", "NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "10.0.0.1",
-                                           "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests" );
-
-my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter( "hostname_invalid",   "NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID",   "nosuchhost",
-                                           "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname" );
-
+my $host_responsive    = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_RESPONSIVE", "The hostname of system responsive to network requests", "localhost");
+my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests", "10.0.0.1");
+my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter("NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID", "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname", "nosuchhost");
 
 my $t;
 
diff --git a/plugins/t/check_ftp.t b/plugins/t/check_ftp.t
index de6831b..93a7d7c 100644
--- a/plugins/t/check_ftp.t
+++ b/plugins/t/check_ftp.t
@@ -11,14 +11,9 @@ use NPTest;
 use vars qw($tests);
 BEGIN {$tests = 4; plan tests => $tests}
 
-my $host_tcp_ftp       = getTestParameter( "host_tcp_ftp",       "NP_HOST_TCP_FTP",       "localhost",
-                                           "A host providing the FTP Service (an FTP server)");
-
-my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter( "host_nonresponsive", "NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "10.0.0.1",
-                                           "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests" );
-
-my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter( "hostname_invalid",   "NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID",   "nosuchhost",
-                                           "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname" );
+my $host_tcp_ftp       = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TCP_FTP", "A host providing the FTP Service (an FTP server)", "localhost");
+my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests", "10.0.0.1");
+my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter("NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID", "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname", "nosuchhost");
 
 my $successOutput = '/FTP OK -\s+[0-9]?\.?[0-9]+ second response time/';
 
diff --git a/plugins/t/check_http.t b/plugins/t/check_http.t
index 8bd484a..e92681e 100644
--- a/plugins/t/check_http.t
+++ b/plugins/t/check_http.t
@@ -9,61 +9,46 @@ use Test::More;
 use POSIX qw/mktime strftime/;
 use NPTest;
 
-plan tests => 49;
+plan tests => 50;
 
 my $successOutput = '/OK.*HTTP.*second/';
 
 my $res;
-
-my $host_tcp_http      = getTestParameter( "NP_HOST_TCP_HTTP",
-                "A host providing the HTTP Service (a web server)",
-                "localhost" );
-
-my $host_tls_http      = getTestParameter( "host_tls_http",      "NP_HOST_TLS_HTTP",      "localhost",
-                                           "A host providing the HTTPS Service (a tls web server)" );
-
-my $host_tls_cert      = getTestParameter( "host_tls_cert",      "NP_HOST_TLS_CERT",      "localhost",
-                                           "the common name of the certificate." );
-
-
-my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter( "NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE",
-                "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests",
-                "10.0.0.1" );
-
-my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter( "NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID",
-                "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname",
-                "nosuchhost");
-
-my $internet_access = getTestParameter( "NP_INTERNET_ACCESS",
-                "Is this system directly connected to the internet?",
-                "yes");
-
-my $host_tcp_http2  = getTestParameter( "NP_HOST_TCP_HTTP2",
-            "A host providing an index page containing the string 'monitoring'",
-            "test.monitoring-plugins.org" );
+my $plugin = 'check_http';
+$plugin    = 'check_curl' if $0 =~ m/check_curl/mx;
+
+my $host_tcp_http      = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TCP_HTTP", "A host providing the HTTP Service (a web server)", "localhost");
+my $host_tls_http      = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TLS_HTTP", "A host providing the HTTPS Service (a tls web server)", "localhost");
+my $host_tls_cert      = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TLS_CERT", "the common name of the certificate.", "localhost");
+my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests", "10.0.0.1");
+my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter("NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID", "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname", "nosuchhost");
+my $internet_access    = getTestParameter("NP_INTERNET_ACCESS", "Is this system directly connected to the internet?", "yes");
+my $host_tcp_http2     = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TCP_HTTP2", "A host providing an index page containing the string 'monitoring'", "test.monitoring-plugins.org");
+my $host_tcp_proxy     = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TCP_PROXY", "A host providing a HTTP proxy with CONNECT support", "localhost");
+my $port_tcp_proxy     = getTestParameter("NP_PORT_TCP_PROXY", "Port of the proxy with HTTP and CONNECT support", "3128");
 
 my $faketime = -x '/usr/bin/faketime' ? 1 : 0;
 
 
 $res = NPTest->testCmd(
-        "./check_http $host_tcp_http -wt 300 -ct 600"
+        "./$plugin $host_tcp_http -wt 300 -ct 600"
         );
 cmp_ok( $res->return_code, '==', 0, "Webserver $host_tcp_http responded" );
 like( $res->output, $successOutput, "Output OK" );
 
 $res = NPTest->testCmd(
-        "./check_http $host_tcp_http -wt 300 -ct 600 -v -v -v -k 'bob:there' -k 'carl:frown'"
+        "./$plugin $host_tcp_http -wt 300 -ct 600 -v -v -v -k 'bob:there' -k 'carl:frown'"
         );
 like( $res->output, '/bob:there\r\ncarl:frown\r\n/', "Got headers with multiple -k options" );
 
 $res = NPTest->testCmd(
-        "./check_http $host_nonresponsive -wt 1 -ct 2 -t 3"
+        "./$plugin $host_nonresponsive -wt 1 -ct 2 -t 3"
         );
 cmp_ok( $res->return_code, '==', 2, "Webserver $host_nonresponsive not responding" );
 cmp_ok( $res->output, 'eq', "CRITICAL - Socket timeout after 3 seconds", "Output OK");
 
 $res = NPTest->testCmd(
-        "./check_http $hostname_invalid -wt 1 -ct 2"
+        "./$plugin $hostname_invalid -wt 1 -ct 2"
         );
 cmp_ok( $res->return_code, '==', 2, "Webserver $hostname_invalid not valid" );
 # The first part of the message comes from the OS catalogue, so cannot check this.
@@ -72,86 +57,86 @@ cmp_ok( $res->return_code, '==', 2, "Webserver $hostname_invalid not valid" );
 like( $res->output, "/Unable to open TCP socket|Socket timeout after/", "Output OK");
 
 # host header checks
-$res = NPTest->testCmd("./check_http -v -H $host_tcp_http");
+$res = NPTest->testCmd("./$plugin -v -H $host_tcp_http");
 like( $res->output, '/^Host: '.$host_tcp_http.'\s*$/ms', "Host Header OK" );
 
-$res = NPTest->testCmd("./check_http -v -H $host_tcp_http -p 80");
+$res = NPTest->testCmd("./$plugin -v -H $host_tcp_http -p 80");
 like( $res->output, '/^Host: '.$host_tcp_http.'\s*$/ms', "Host Header OK" );
 
-$res = NPTest->testCmd("./check_http -v -H $host_tcp_http:8080 -p 80");
+$res = NPTest->testCmd("./$plugin -v -H $host_tcp_http:8080 -p 80");
 like( $res->output, '/^Host: '.$host_tcp_http.':8080\s*$/ms', "Host Header OK" );
 
-$res = NPTest->testCmd("./check_http -v -H $host_tcp_http:8080 -p 80");
+$res = NPTest->testCmd("./$plugin -v -H $host_tcp_http:8080 -p 80");
 like( $res->output, '/^Host: '.$host_tcp_http.':8080\s*$/ms', "Host Header OK" );
 
 SKIP: {
         skip "No internet access", 3 if $internet_access eq "no";
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd("./check_http -v -H $host_tls_http -S");
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd("./$plugin -v -H $host_tls_http -S");
         like( $res->output, '/^Host: '.$host_tls_http.'\s*$/ms', "Host Header OK" );
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd("./check_http -v -H $host_tls_http:8080 -S -p 443");
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd("./$plugin -v -H $host_tls_http:8080 -S -p 443");
         like( $res->output, '/^Host: '.$host_tls_http.':8080\s*$/ms', "Host Header OK" );
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd("./check_http -v -H $host_tls_http:443 -S -p 443");
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd("./$plugin -v -H $host_tls_http:443 -S -p 443");
         like( $res->output, '/^Host: '.$host_tls_http.'\s*$/ms', "Host Header OK" );
 };
 
 SKIP: {
         skip "No host serving monitoring in index file", 7 unless $host_tcp_http2;
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./check_http -H $host_tcp_http2 -r 'monitoring'" );
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -H $host_tcp_http2 -r 'monitoring'" );
         cmp_ok( $res->return_code, "==", 0, "Got a reference to 'monitoring'");
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./check_http -H $host_tcp_http2 -r 'mONiTORing'" );
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -H $host_tcp_http2 -r 'mONiTORing'" );
         cmp_ok( $res->return_code, "==", 2, "Not got 'mONiTORing'");
         like ( $res->output, "/pattern not found/", "Error message says 'pattern not found'");
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./check_http -H $host_tcp_http2 -R 'mONiTORing'" );
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -H $host_tcp_http2 -R 'mONiTORing'" );
         cmp_ok( $res->return_code, "==", 0, "But case insensitive doesn't mind 'mONiTORing'");
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./check_http -H $host_tcp_http2 -r 'monitoring' --invert-regex" );
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -H $host_tcp_http2 -r 'monitoring' --invert-regex" );
         cmp_ok( $res->return_code, "==", 2, "Invert results work when found");
         like ( $res->output, "/pattern found/", "Error message says 'pattern found'");
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./check_http -H $host_tcp_http2 -r 'mONiTORing' --invert-regex" );
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -H $host_tcp_http2 -r 'mONiTORing' --invert-regex" );
         cmp_ok( $res->return_code, "==", 0, "And also when not found");
 }
 SKIP: {
         skip "No internet access", 16 if $internet_access eq "no";
 
         $res = NPTest->testCmd(
-                "./check_http --ssl $host_tls_http"
+                "./$plugin --ssl $host_tls_http"
                 );
         cmp_ok( $res->return_code, '==', 0, "Can read https for $host_tls_http" );
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./check_http -C 1 --ssl $host_tls_http" );
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -C 1 --ssl $host_tls_http" );
         cmp_ok( $res->return_code, '==', 0, "Checking certificate for $host_tls_http");
         like  ( $res->output, "/Certificate '$host_tls_cert' will expire on/", "Output OK" );
         my $saved_cert_output = $res->output;
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./check_http -C 8000,1 --ssl $host_tls_http" );
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -C 8000,1 --ssl $host_tls_http" );
         cmp_ok( $res->return_code, '==', 1, "Checking certificate for $host_tls_http");
         like  ( $res->output, qr/WARNING - Certificate '$host_tls_cert' expires in \d+ day/, "Output Warning" );
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./check_http $host_tls_http -C 1" );
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin $host_tls_http -C 1" );
         is( $res->return_code, 0, "Old syntax for cert checking okay" );
         is( $res->output, $saved_cert_output, "Same output as new syntax" );
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./check_http -H $host_tls_http -C 1" );
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -H $host_tls_http -C 1" );
         is( $res->return_code, 0, "Updated syntax for cert checking okay" );
         is( $res->output, $saved_cert_output, "Same output as new syntax" );
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./check_http -C 1 $host_tls_http" );
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -C 1 $host_tls_http" );
         cmp_ok( $res->output, 'eq', $saved_cert_output, "--ssl option automatically added");
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./check_http $host_tls_http -C 1" );
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin $host_tls_http -C 1" );
         cmp_ok( $res->output, 'eq', $saved_cert_output, "Old syntax for cert checking still works");
 
         # run some certificate checks with faketime
         SKIP: {
                 skip "No faketime binary found", 12 if !$faketime;
-                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC ./check_http -C 1 $host_tls_http");
+                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC ./$plugin -C 1 $host_tls_http");
                 like($res->output, qr/OK - Certificate '$host_tls_cert' will expire on/, "Catch cert output");
                 is( $res->return_code, 0, "Catch cert output exit code" );
                 my($mon,$day,$hour,$min,$sec,$year) = ($res->output =~ /(\w+)\s+(\d+)\s+(\d+):(\d+):(\d+)\s+(\d+)/);
@@ -161,40 +146,51 @@ SKIP: {
                 my $months = {'Jan' => 0, 'Feb' => 1, 'Mar' => 2, 'Apr' => 3, 'May' => 4, 'Jun' => 5, 'Jul' => 6, 'Aug' => 7, 'Sep' => 8, 'Oct' => 9, 'Nov' => 10, 'Dec' => 11};
                 my $ts   = mktime($sec, $min, $hour, $day, $months->{$mon}, $year-1900);
                 my $time = strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts));
-                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC faketime -f '".strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts))."' ./check_http -C 1 $host_tls_http");
+                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC faketime -f '".strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts))."' ./$plugin -C 1 $host_tls_http");
                 like($res->output, qr/CRITICAL - Certificate '$host_tls_cert' just expired/, "Output on expire date");
-                is( $res->return_code, 2, "Output on expire date" );
 
-                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC faketime -f '".strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts-1))."' ./check_http -C 1 $host_tls_http");
+                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC faketime -f '".strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts-1))."' ./$plugin -C 1 $host_tls_http");
                 like($res->output, qr/CRITICAL - Certificate '$host_tls_cert' expires in 0 minutes/, "cert expires in 1 second output");
-                is( $res->return_code, 2, "cert expires in 1 second exit code" );
 
-                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC faketime -f '".strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts-120))."' ./check_http -C 1 $host_tls_http");
+                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC faketime -f '".strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts-120))."' ./$plugin -C 1 $host_tls_http");
                 like($res->output, qr/CRITICAL - Certificate '$host_tls_cert' expires in 2 minutes/, "cert expires in 2 minutes output");
-                is( $res->return_code, 2, "cert expires in 2 minutes exit code" );
 
-                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC faketime -f '".strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts-7200))."' ./check_http -C 1 $host_tls_http");
+                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC faketime -f '".strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts-7200))."' ./$plugin -C 1 $host_tls_http");
                 like($res->output, qr/CRITICAL - Certificate '$host_tls_cert' expires in 2 hours/, "cert expires in 2 hours output");
-                is( $res->return_code, 2, "cert expires in 2 hours exit code" );
 
-                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC faketime -f '".strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts+1))."' ./check_http -C 1 $host_tls_http");
+                $res = NPTest->testCmd("LC_TIME=C TZ=UTC faketime -f '".strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime($ts+1))."' ./$plugin -C 1 $host_tls_http");
                 like($res->output, qr/CRITICAL - Certificate '$host_tls_cert' expired on/, "Certificate expired output");
-                is( $res->return_code, 2, "Certificate expired exit code" );
         };
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./check_http --ssl $host_tls_http -E" );
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin --ssl $host_tls_http -E" );
         like  ( $res->output, '/time_connect=[\d\.]+/', 'Extended Performance Data Output OK' );
         like  ( $res->output, '/time_ssl=[\d\.]+/', 'Extended Performance Data SSL Output OK' );
 
         $res = NPTest->testCmd(
-                "./check_http --ssl -H www.e-paycobalt.com"
+                "./$plugin --ssl -H www.e-paycobalt.com"
                 );
         cmp_ok( $res->return_code, "==", 0, "Can read https for www.e-paycobalt.com (uses AES certificate)" );
 
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./check_http -H www.mozilla.com -u /firefox -f follow" );
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -H www.mozilla.com -u /firefox -f follow" );
         is( $res->return_code, 0, "Redirection based on location is okay");
 
-        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./check_http -H www.mozilla.com --extended-perfdata" );
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -H www.mozilla.com --extended-perfdata" );
         like  ( $res->output, '/time_connect=[\d\.]+/', 'Extended Performance Data Output OK' );
 }
+
+SKIP: {
+        skip "No internet access or proxy configured", 6 if $internet_access eq "no" or ! $host_tcp_proxy;
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -I $host_tcp_proxy -p $port_tcp_proxy -u http://$host_tcp_http -e 200,301,302");
+        is( $res->return_code, 0, "Proxy HTTP works");
+        like($res->output, qr/OK: Status line output matched/, "Proxy HTTP Output is sufficent");
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -I $host_tcp_proxy -p $port_tcp_proxy -H $host_tls_http -S -j CONNECT");
+        is( $res->return_code, 0, "Proxy HTTP CONNECT works");
+        like($res->output, qr/HTTP OK:/, "Proxy HTTP CONNECT output sufficent");
+
+        $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./$plugin -I $host_tcp_proxy -p $port_tcp_proxy -H $host_tls_http -S -j CONNECT:HEAD");
+        is( $res->return_code, 0, "Proxy HTTP CONNECT works with override method");
+        like($res->output, qr/HTTP OK:/, "Proxy HTTP CONNECT output sufficent");
+}
diff --git a/plugins/t/check_imap.t b/plugins/t/check_imap.t
index 9c6eae1..7c74e56 100644
--- a/plugins/t/check_imap.t
+++ b/plugins/t/check_imap.t
@@ -8,17 +8,10 @@ use strict;
 use Test::More tests => 7;
 use NPTest;
 
-my $host_tcp_smtp      = getTestParameter( "host_tcp_smtp",      "NP_HOST_TCP_SMTP",      "mailhost",
-                                           "A host providing an STMP Service (a mail server)");
-
-my $host_tcp_imap      = getTestParameter( "host_tcp_imap",      "NP_HOST_TCP_IMAP",      $host_tcp_smtp,
-                                           "A host providing an IMAP Service (a mail server)");
-
-my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter( "host_nonresponsive", "NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "10.0.0.1",
-                                           "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests" );
-
-my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter( "hostname_invalid",   "NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID",   "nosuchhost",
-                                           "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname" );
+my $host_tcp_smtp      = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TCP_SMTP", "A host providing an STMP Service (a mail server)", "mailhost");
+my $host_tcp_imap      = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TCP_IMAP", "A host providing an IMAP Service (a mail server)", $host_tcp_smtp);
+my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests", "10.0.0.1");
+my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter("NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID", "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname", "nosuchhost");
 
 my $t;
 
diff --git a/plugins/t/check_jabber.t b/plugins/t/check_jabber.t
index 7a708d5..fcdae17 100644
--- a/plugins/t/check_jabber.t
+++ b/plugins/t/check_jabber.t
@@ -10,23 +10,9 @@ use NPTest;
 
 plan tests => 10;
 
-my $host_tcp_jabber = getTestParameter( 
-                        "NP_HOST_TCP_JABBER",
-                        "A host providing the Jabber Service",
-                        "jabber.org"
-                        );
-
-my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter(
-                        "NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", 
-                        "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests",
-                        "10.0.0.1",
-                        );
-
-my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter( 
-                        "NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID",
-                        "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname",
-                        "nosuchhost",
-                        );
+my $host_tcp_jabber    = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TCP_JABBER", "A host providing the Jabber Service", "jabber.de");
+my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests", "10.0.0.1");
+my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter("NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID", "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname", "nosuchhost");
 
 
 my $jabberOK = '/JABBER OK\s-\s\d+\.\d+\ssecond response time on '.$host_tcp_jabber.' port 5222/';
diff --git a/plugins/t/check_ldap.t b/plugins/t/check_ldap.t
index b8944d4..b8a4a76 100644
--- a/plugins/t/check_ldap.t
+++ b/plugins/t/check_ldap.t
@@ -9,19 +9,10 @@ use warnings;
 use Test::More;
 use NPTest;
 
-my $host_tcp_ldap      = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TCP_LDAP",
-                                          "A host providing the LDAP Service",
-                                          "localhost" );
-
-my $ldap_base_dn       = getTestParameter("NP_LDAP_BASE_DN",
-                                          "A base dn for the LDAP Service",
-                                          "cn=admin" );
-
-my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter("host_nonresponsive", "NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "10.0.0.1",
-                                          "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests" );
-
-my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter("hostname_invalid",   "NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID",   "nosuchhost",
-                                          "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname" );
+my $host_tcp_ldap      = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TCP_LDAP", "A host providing the LDAP Service", "localhost");
+my $ldap_base_dn       = getTestParameter("NP_LDAP_BASE_DN", "A base dn for the LDAP Service", "cn=admin");
+my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests", "10.0.0.1");
+my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter("NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID", "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname", "nosuchhost");
 
 my($result, $cmd);
 my $command = './check_ldap';
diff --git a/plugins/t/check_mysql.t b/plugins/t/check_mysql.t
index 28cd4cd..e426bf5 100644
--- a/plugins/t/check_mysql.t
+++ b/plugins/t/check_mysql.t
@@ -21,30 +21,11 @@ plan skip_all => "check_mysql not compiled" unless (-x "check_mysql");
 plan tests => 15;
 
 my $bad_login_output = '/Access denied for user /';
-my $mysqlserver = getTestParameter(
-                "NP_MYSQL_SERVER",
-                "A MySQL Server hostname or IP with no slaves setup"
-                );
-my $mysqlsocket = getTestParameter(
-                "NP_MYSQL_SOCKET",
-                "Full path to a MySQL Server socket with no slaves setup"
-                );
-my $mysql_login_details = getTestParameter(
-                "MYSQL_LOGIN_DETAILS",
-                "Command line parameters to specify login access (requires " .
-                "REPLICATION CLIENT privleges)",
-                "-u test -ptest",
-                );
-my $with_slave = getTestParameter(
-                "NP_MYSQL_WITH_SLAVE",
-                "MySQL server with slaves setup"
-                );
-my $with_slave_login = getTestParameter(
-                "NP_MYSQL_WITH_SLAVE_LOGIN",
-                "Login details for server with slave (requires REPLICATION CLIENT " .
-                "privleges)",
-                $mysql_login_details || "-u test -ptest"
-                );
+my $mysqlserver         = getTestParameter("NP_MYSQL_SERVER", "A MySQL Server hostname or IP with no slaves setup");
+my $mysqlsocket         = getTestParameter("NP_MYSQL_SOCKET", "Full path to a MySQL Server socket with no slaves setup");
+my $mysql_login_details = getTestParameter("NP_MYSQL_LOGIN_DETAILS", "Command line parameters to specify login access (requires REPLICATION CLIENT privleges)", "-u test -ptest");
+my $with_slave          = getTestParameter("NP_MYSQL_WITH_SLAVE", "MySQL server with slaves setup");
+my $with_slave_login    = getTestParameter("NP_MYSQL_WITH_SLAVE_LOGIN", "Login details for server with slave (requires REPLICATION CLIENT privleges)", $mysql_login_details || "-u test -ptest");
 
 my $result;
 
diff --git a/plugins/t/check_mysql_query.t b/plugins/t/check_mysql_query.t
index 407af88..96899ac 100644
--- a/plugins/t/check_mysql_query.t
+++ b/plugins/t/check_mysql_query.t
@@ -17,15 +17,8 @@ use vars qw($tests);
 
 plan skip_all => "check_mysql_query not compiled" unless (-x "check_mysql_query");
 
-my $mysqlserver = getTestParameter( 
-                "NP_MYSQL_SERVER", 
-                "A MySQL Server with no slaves setup"
-                );
-my $mysql_login_details = getTestParameter( 
-                "MYSQL_LOGIN_DETAILS", 
-                "Command line parameters to specify login access",
-                "-u user -ppw -d db",
-                );
+my $mysqlserver         = getTestParameter("NP_MYSQL_SERVER", "A MySQL Server with no slaves setup");
+my $mysql_login_details = getTestParameter("NP_MYSQL_LOGIN_DETAILS", "Command line parameters to specify login access", "-u user -ppw -d db");
 my $result;
 
 if (! $mysqlserver) {
diff --git a/plugins/t/check_snmp.t b/plugins/t/check_snmp.t
index 9a6cd2b..f2f218f 100644
--- a/plugins/t/check_snmp.t
+++ b/plugins/t/check_snmp.t
@@ -15,18 +15,12 @@ BEGIN {
 
 my $res;
 
-my $host_snmp = getTestParameter( "host_snmp",          "NP_HOST_SNMP",      "localhost",
-                                  "A host providing an SNMP Service");
+my $host_snmp          = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_SNMP", "A host providing an SNMP Service", "localhost");
+my $snmp_community     = getTestParameter("NP_SNMP_COMMUNITY", "The SNMP Community string for SNMP Testing (assumes snmp v1)", "public");
+my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests", "10.0.0.1");
+my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter("NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID", "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname", "nosuchhost");
+my $user_snmp          = getTestParameter("NP_SNMP_USER", "An SNMP user", "auth_md5");
 
-my $snmp_community = getTestParameter( "snmp_community",     "NP_SNMP_COMMUNITY", "public",
-                                       "The SNMP Community string for SNMP Testing (assumes snmp v1)" );
-
-my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter( "host_nonresponsive", "NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "10.0.0.1",
-                                           "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests" );
-
-my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter( "hostname_invalid",   "NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID",   "nosuchhost",
-                                           "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname" );
-my $user_snmp = getTestParameter( "user_snmp",    "NP_SNMP_USER",    "auth_md5", "An SNMP user");
 
 $res = NPTest->testCmd( "./check_snmp -t 1" );
 is( $res->return_code, 3, "No host name" );
diff --git a/plugins/t/check_ssh.t b/plugins/t/check_ssh.t
index 8008349..a5cd23c 100644
--- a/plugins/t/check_ssh.t
+++ b/plugins/t/check_ssh.t
@@ -9,17 +9,9 @@ use Test::More;
 use NPTest;
 
 # Required parameters
-my $ssh_host           = getTestParameter("NP_SSH_HOST",
-                                          "A host providing SSH service",
-                                          "localhost");
-
-my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE",
-                                          "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests",
-                                          "10.0.0.1" );
-
-my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter("NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID",
-                                          "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname",
-                                          "nosuchhost" );
+my $ssh_host           = getTestParameter("NP_SSH_HOST", "A host providing SSH service", "localhost");
+my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests", "10.0.0.1" );
+my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter("NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID", "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname", "nosuchhost" );
 
 
 plan skip_all => "SSH_HOST must be defined" unless $ssh_host;
diff --git a/plugins/t/check_tcp.t b/plugins/t/check_tcp.t
index 121b0cb..cb4de53 100644
--- a/plugins/t/check_tcp.t
+++ b/plugins/t/check_tcp.t
@@ -15,21 +15,11 @@ BEGIN {
 }
 
 
-my $host_tcp_http      = getTestParameter( "host_tcp_http",      "NP_HOST_TCP_HTTP",      "localhost",
-                                           "A host providing the HTTP Service (a web server)" );
-
-my $host_tls_http      = getTestParameter( "host_tls_http",      "NP_HOST_TLS_HTTP",      "localhost",
-                                           "A host providing the HTTPS Service (a tls web server)" );
-
-my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter( "host_nonresponsive", "NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "10.0.0.1",
-                                           "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests" );
-
-my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter( "hostname_invalid",   "NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID",   "nosuchhost",
-                                           "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname" );
-
-my $internet_access    = getTestParameter( "NP_INTERNET_ACCESS",
-                                           "Is this system directly connected to the internet?",
-                                           "yes");
+my $host_tcp_http      = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TCP_HTTP", "A host providing the HTTP Service (a web server)", "localhost");
+my $host_tls_http      = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_TLS_HTTP", "A host providing the HTTPS Service (a tls web server)", "localhost");
+my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests", "10.0.0.1");
+my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter("NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID", "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname", "nosuchhost");
+my $internet_access    = getTestParameter("NP_INTERNET_ACCESS", "Is this system directly connected to the internet?", "yes");
 
 my $successOutput = '/^TCP OK\s-\s+[0-9]?\.?[0-9]+ second response time on port [0-9]+/';
 
diff --git a/plugins/t/check_time.t b/plugins/t/check_time.t
index 961f56e..92c2f89 100644
--- a/plugins/t/check_time.t
+++ b/plugins/t/check_time.t
@@ -11,14 +11,9 @@ use NPTest;
 use vars qw($tests);
 BEGIN {$tests = 8; plan tests => $tests}
 
-my $host_udp_time      = getTestParameter( "host_udp_time",      "NP_HOST_UDP_TIME",      "localhost",
-                                           "A host providing the UDP Time Service" );
-
-my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter( "host_nonresponsive", "NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "10.0.0.1",
-                                           "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests" );
-
-my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter( "hostname_invalid",   "NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID",   "nosuchhost",
-                                           "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname" );
+my $host_udp_time      = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_UDP_TIME", "A host providing the UDP Time Service", "localhost");
+my $host_nonresponsive = getTestParameter("NP_HOST_NONRESPONSIVE", "The hostname of system not responsive to network requests", "10.0.0.1");
+my $hostname_invalid   = getTestParameter("NP_HOSTNAME_INVALID", "An invalid (not known to DNS) hostname", "nosuchhost");
 
 my $successOutput = '/^TIME OK - [0-9]+ second time difference/';