diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+g_*.go
+/dist/
+
+# Binaries for programs and plugins
+ipmi-checker
+*.exe
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+
+# Test binary, build with `go test -c`
+*.test
+
+# Output of the go coverage tool, specifically when used with LiteIDE
+*.out
+
+# Project-local glide cache, RE: https://github.com/Masterminds/glide/issues/736
+.glide/
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2017 CrossEngage
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+APPNAME   := ipmi-checker
+DIST_DIR  := ./dist
+PLATFORMS := linux-386 linux-amd64 linux-arm
+
+RELEASE   := $(shell git describe --all --always)
+
+build:
+	go generate
+	go get -v -t ./...
+	go test -v ./...
+	go build -v
+
+
+dist: $(PLATFORMS)
+$(PLATFORMS):
+	$(eval GOOS := $(firstword $(subst -, ,$@)))
+	$(eval GOARCH := $(lastword $(subst -, ,$@)))
+	mkdir -p $(DIST_DIR)
+	env GOOS=$(GOOS) GOARCH=$(GOARCH) go build -o $(DIST_DIR)/$(APPNAME).$(RELEASE).$@
+
+
+release: dist
+	go get github.com/tcnksm/ghr
+	if [ "x$$(git config --global --get github.token)" = "x" ]; then echo "Missing github.token in your git config"; fi
+	ghr -recreate -u crossengage $(RELEASE) dist/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
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+# ipmi-checker
+
+Simple tool to run ipmi-sel and print InfluxDB compatible output.
+
+This tool is meant to be used with Telegraf's `inputs.exec` plugin.
+
+The tool needs to have setuid to be able to run `ipmi-sel`.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/event.go b/event.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/event.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var (
+	errCouldNotParseCmdOut = "Unknown command output: %s"
+	errCouldNotParseTime   = "Could not parse time: %s"
+)
+
+type ipmiEvent struct {
+	ID      string
+	Time    time.Time
+	Sensor  string
+	Type    string
+	Level   string
+	Message string
+	State   int
+}
+
+const (
+	timeFmt = "Jan-02-2006T03:04:05"
+)
+
+func newIPMIEvent(stdout string) (*ipmiEvent, error) {
+	parts := strings.Split(stdout, ",")
+	if len(parts) != 7 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(errCouldNotParseCmdOut, stdout)
+	}
+
+	inputTime := parts[1] + "T" + parts[2]
+	eventTime, err := time.Parse(timeFmt, inputTime)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(errCouldNotParseTime, inputTime)
+	}
+
+	event := &ipmiEvent{
+		ID:      parts[0],
+		Time:    eventTime,
+		Sensor:  parts[3],
+		Type:    parts[4],
+		Level:   parts[5],
+		Message: parts[6],
+		State:   1,
+	}
+
+	return event, nil
+}
+
+func (ev ipmiEvent) InfluxDB(checkName, hostname string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(
+		`%s,host=%s,event_id=%s,error_level=%s,event_type=%s event_date="%s",event_time="%s",error_level="%s",sensor_name="%s",event_type="%s",error_message="%s",state=%d\n`,
+		checkName, hostname, ev.ID, ev.Level, ev.Type, ev.Time.Format("Jan-02-2006"), ev.Time.Format("03:04:05"), ev.Level, ev.Sensor, ev.Type, ev.Message, ev.State,
+	)
+}
+
+func newEmptyIPMIEvent() *ipmiEvent {
+	return &ipmiEvent{
+		ID:      "0",
+		Time:    time.Now(),
+		Sensor:  "OK",
+		Type:    "OK",
+		Level:   "OK",
+		Message: "No errors",
+		State:   1,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/event_test.go b/event_test.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/event_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package main
+
+import "testing"
+import "time"
+import "github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+var (
+	ipmiSelOutput = `1,Apr-22-2016,09:04:09,Sensor #255,Session Audit,Warning,Invalid Username of Password`
+)
+
+func TestParsingIPMISelOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	ev, err := newIPMIEvent(ipmiSelOutput)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, ev)
+	assert.Equal(t, "1", ev.ID)
+	assert.Equal(t, "Fri Apr 22 09:04:09 2016", ev.Time.Format(time.ANSIC))
+	assert.Equal(t, "Sensor #255", ev.Sensor)
+	assert.Equal(t, "Session Audit", ev.Type)
+	assert.Equal(t, "Warning", ev.Level)
+	assert.Equal(t, "Invalid Username of Password", ev.Message)
+}
diff --git a/g_version.sh b/g_version.sh
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index 0000000..303ebef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/g_version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+version=`git describe --all --always --dirty --long`
+printf "package main\nconst (\nversion=\`$version\`\n)\n" | gofmt | tee g_version.go
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
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index 0000000..6e62c01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+//go:generate bash ./g_version.sh
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/syslog"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path"
+	"strings"
+
+	"log"
+
+	"gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v1"
+)
+
+var (
+	appName   = path.Base(os.Args[0])
+	app       = kingpin.New(appName, "A command-line checker for IPMI checks using ipmi-sel, by CrossEngage")
+	checkName = app.Flag("name", "check name").Default(appName).String()
+	ipmiSel   = app.Flag("ipmi-sel", "Path of ipmi-sel").Default("/usr/sbin/ipmi-sel").String()
+)
+
+func main() {
+	app.Version(version)
+	kingpin.MustParse(app.Parse(os.Args[1:]))
+
+	hostname, err := os.Hostname()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	slog, err := syslog.New(syslog.LOG_NOTICE|syslog.LOG_DAEMON, appName)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	log.SetOutput(slog)
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(*ipmiSel, "--output-event-state", "--comma-separated-output", "--no-header-output")
+	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed running `%s` with error `%s`\n", *ipmiSel, err)
+	}
+
+	outStr, errStr := string(stdout.Bytes()), string(stderr.Bytes())
+	slog.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("%s: stdout `%s`, stderr `%s`", *ipmiSel, outStr, errStr))
+
+	outStr = strings.TrimSpace(outStr)
+	lines := strings.Split(outStr, "\n")
+	if len(lines) >= 0 {
+		for _, line := range lines {
+			ev, err := newIPMIEvent(line)
+			if err != nil {
+				slog.Err(fmt.Sprintf("Could not parse `%s` stdout: `%s`", line, outStr))
+			}
+			fmt.Println(ev.InfluxDB(*checkName, hostname))
+		}
+	} else {
+		ev := newEmptyIPMIEvent()
+		fmt.Println(ev.InfluxDB(*checkName, hostname))
+	}
+}