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Sample updates

This update provides a new code sample and updates three existing samples.

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Added features and functionality

• Added: Regex search functionality add to the Stale Sensors (CUSSED) sample. Date time calculation updated to follow latest python syntax. Implemented by added new arg for host regex, fix warnings, and errors #1163.

  • samples/hosts/stale_sensors.py
  • Thanks go out to @nickforsythbarr for submitting this update! 🙇

• Added: New advanced host search sample that allows for stemmed wildcard searches. Implemented by Added Sample - Host Search Advanced #1174.

  • samples/hosts/host_search_advanced.py
  • Thanks go out to @David-M-Berry for submitting this new sample! 🙇

Issues resolved

• Fixed: Added authentication failure message when invalid credentials provided to the Sensor Download sample. Implemented by Bug fixes #1162 download_sensor.py add error if auth fails #1164 to address download_sensor.py / no error message when authentification failed #1162.

  • samples/sensor_download/download_sensor.py
  • Thanks go out to @nesies for submitting this fix! 🙇

• Fixed: Updated Host Search sample to ignore comments when outputting search results. Implemented by Updated get_hostnames function to ignore comments. #1169 to address Sample - host_search.py - Includes comments from hostname_file in output.csv #1168.

  • samples/hosts/host_search.py
  • Thanks go out to @David-M-Berry for submitting this fix! 🙇