easy script to check if all channels are online

check.py

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+
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import yaml
+
+
+def check_channels(filename):
+    with open(filename, "r") as f:
+        config = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+    # Only read actual channel definitions
+    channels = config["channels"]
+
+    online = 0
+    offline = 0
+    timeouts = 0
+
+    print(f"\nChecking {len(channels)} channels...\n")
+
+    for alias, channel in channels.items():
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["bs", "avail", channel],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=15
+            )
+
+            is_online = channel in [
+                line.strip() for line in result.stdout.splitlines()
+            ]
+            
+            status = "ONLINE" if is_online else "OFFLINE"
+
+        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+            status = "TIMEOUT"
+            is_online = False
+
+        except OSError:
+            status = "ERROR"
+            
+        if status == "ONLINE":
+            online += 1
+            symbol = "✓"
+        elif status == "OFFLINE":
+            offline +=1
+            symbol = "✗"
+        elif status == "TIMEOUT":
+            timeouts +=1
+            symbol = "!"
+        else:
+            offline +=1
+            symbol = "?"
+            
+        print (f"{symbol} {alias:<18} {status:<8} {channel}")
+
+    print(f"\nSummary: {online} online, {offline} offline")
+
+    return offline == 0 and timeouts==0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print("Usage: check <channels.yaml>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    success = check_channels(sys.argv[1])
+    sys.exit(0 if success else 1)
+