import sys

import win32evtlog


def main():
    path = 'System'
    num_events = 5
    if len(sys.argv) > 2:
        path = sys.argv[1]
        num_events = int(sys.argv[2])
    elif len(sys.argv) > 1:
        path = sys.argv[1]

    query = win32evtlog.EvtQuery(path, win32evtlog.EvtQueryForwardDirection)
    events = win32evtlog.EvtNext(query, num_events)
    context = win32evtlog.EvtCreateRenderContext(win32evtlog.EvtRenderContextSystem)

    for i, event in enumerate(events, 1):
        result = win32evtlog.EvtRender(event, win32evtlog.EvtRenderEventValues, Context=context)

        print('Event {}'.format(i))

        level_value, level_variant = result[win32evtlog.EvtSystemLevel]
        if level_variant != win32evtlog.EvtVarTypeNull:
            if level_value == 1:
                print('    Level: CRITICAL')
            elif level_value == 2:
                print('    Level: ERROR')
            elif level_value == 3:
                print('    Level: WARNING')
            elif level_value == 4:
                print('    Level: INFO')
            elif level_value == 5:
                print('    Level: VERBOSE')
            else:
                print('    Level: UNKNOWN')

        time_created_value, time_created_variant = result[win32evtlog.EvtSystemTimeCreated]
        if time_created_variant != win32evtlog.EvtVarTypeNull:
            print('    Timestamp: {}'.format(time_created_value.isoformat()))

        computer_value, computer_variant = result[win32evtlog.EvtSystemComputer]
        if computer_variant != win32evtlog.EvtVarTypeNull:
            print('    FQDN: {}'.format(computer_value))

        provider_name_value, provider_name_variant = result[win32evtlog.EvtSystemProviderName]
        if provider_name_variant != win32evtlog.EvtVarTypeNull:
            print('    Provider: {}'.format(provider_name_value))

            try:
                metadata = win32evtlog.EvtOpenPublisherMetadata(provider_name_value)
            # pywintypes.error: (2, 'EvtOpenPublisherMetadata', 'The system cannot find the file specified.')
            except Exception:
                pass
            else:
                try:
                    message = win32evtlog.EvtFormatMessage(metadata, event, win32evtlog.EvtFormatMessageEvent)
                # pywintypes.error: (15027, 'EvtFormatMessage: allocated 0, need buffer of size 0', 'The message resource is present but the message was not found in the message table.')
                except Exception:
                    pass
                else:
                    print('    Message: {}'.format(message))


if __name__=='__main__':
    main()