pushd C:\Users\a.warme\Documents\  # my temp dir

# read in file as an array to compare to in nagios config
$nagios = Get-Content -Path C:\ew-nagios\prod\etc\nagios\local\hostgroup-accesspoints.cfg -raw

# start scanning the file for matches to file entries from export of prod nps clients
$nps = Get-Content -Path  C:\Users\a.warme\Documents\nps_cleanup\rej-p-rad002_nps.txt 

#build custom object with ip, name , and found status

$result = foreach($line in $nps) {
    
    if($line -match 'Name *= (.*)') {
        $obj = [pscustomobject]@{
            IP = ''
            Name = $Matches[1]
            Found = ''
        }
        Write-Verbose -Verbose "'$line' matches Name - $($Matches[1])"
    }


    #put matches into object
    elseif($line -match 'Address *= (.*)') {
        $obj.IP = $Matches[1]
        $obj.Found = $nagios -match $obj.IP
        Write-Output $obj
        Write-Verbose -Verbose "'$line' matches Address - $($Matches[1])"
    }

    else {
        Write-Verbose -Verbose "'$line' has no match"
    }
}
 
 #for grid view use
#$result | Out-GridView


#bulding a template for nagios hostgroup

$template = @'

define service {{
    hostgroup_name                  AccessPoints
    service_description             {0}-{1}
    use                             thales-service
    check_command                   check_ap!{2}
    check_interval                  15
    max_check_attempts              3
    retry_interval                  1
    servicegroups                   spoc-monitoring,system-monitoring
}}

'@

#matching with not found adress and ip

$notFound = $result | Where found -eq $false

#insert adress and ip into template

$output = foreach($obj in $notFound) {
    $template -f $obj.Name, $obj.IP, $obj.IP
}

#copy clipboard into hostgroup-accesspoints.cfg  ,  remember to check for #  or wierd spaces

$output | Set-Clipboard