Alternate web interface work?
I'm curious if anyone out there is working on a full-fledged alternate web interface to the hobbitd data. It seems like all the pieces are there for an AJAX/auto-updated and/or CSS-enabled display scripts, but before I plunge into it I was wondering if someone else already had.
Japheth Cleaver
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:43:35 -0700 From: jcleaver at soe.sony.com To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] Alternate web interface work?
I’m curious if anyone out there is working on a full-fledged alternate web interface to the hobbitd data. It seems like all the pieces are there for an AJAX/auto-updated and/or CSS-enabled display scripts, but before I plunge into it I was wondering if someone else already had.
Glad to know you are interested to improve xymon server's web GUI.
I have been looking around current opensource offerings for this subject. Here is what I found.
- Mainly there are choice of jQuery,protoype and extjs javascript frameworks for GUI
Looking futher, I found there are other afforts to provide freindly GUI for an applicatoin.
- qWikiOffice, is a php/extjs/mysql architecutre.
- TomatoCart Administration tool, a reuse and improved gui but for eCommerce purpose.
Some effort needed to adapt qWikiOffice for xymon server.
for a face lift type of big GUI change, we need to convert C data sturcture into JSON format and json reader to render into cool GUI from 1. and convert those *.cgi scripts into *.js scripts.
I am busy with my personal xymon inventory project and I am going to use extjs/sqlite(or mysql) to store a host's inventory information and connect system information with inventory information on xymon server page and also setting up sample projects to learn php/mysql/extjs and catalyst/mysql/extjs. Having catalyst to use extjs as View(instead of default plain TT) took me longest time.
What is your detail idea to provide alertnative GUI for xymon server ?
tj
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On Thursday 16 July 2009 03:24:18 T.J. Yang wrote:
for a face lift type of big GUI change, we need to convert C data sturcture into JSON format and json reader to render into cool GUI from 1. and convert those *.cgi scripts into *.js scripts.
I have started on a perl module implementing access to Xymon, at present there is a single module (Xymon::Client), and I have a 3-line perl script (bb.pl) emulating the bb binary.
The idea however is to provide a more OO api, which can then be used to implement a Model::Xymon for Catalyst, to allow retrieving data, which can then be sent to a View::JSON view (or, maybe even just send the XML from hobbitdxlog or hobbitdxboard?).
My javascript skills are not so great, and unfortunately I didn't bring my Javascript/AJAX book with me ...
I will make Xymon::Client available as soon as I am prepared for some criticism ...
I am busy with my personal xymon inventory project and I am going to use extjs/sqlite(or mysql) to store a host's inventory information
Have you looked at any existing inventory systems, such as ocs-inventory? GLPI, which has trouble ticket features, can integrate with it.
However, GLPI doesn't seem very ITIL-compliant (there isn't really a distinction between incidents, requests, and changes).
and connect system information with inventory information on xymon server page and also setting up sample projects to learn php/mysql/extjs and catalyst/mysql/extjs. Having catalyst to use extjs as View(instead of default plain TT) took me longest time.
Using View::JSON? Or a custom view?
Regards, Buchan
T.J. Yang
From: bgmilne at staff.telkomsa.net To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] Alternate web interface work? Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:17:17 +0100 CC: tj_yang at hotmail.com
On Thursday 16 July 2009 03:24:18 T.J. Yang wrote:
for a face lift type of big GUI change, we need to convert C data sturcture into JSON format and json reader to render into cool GUI from 1. and convert those *.cgi scripts into *.js scripts.
I have started on a perl module implementing access to Xymon, at present there is a single module (Xymon::Client), and I have a 3-line perl script (bb.pl) emulating the bb binary.
The idea however is to provide a more OO api, which can then be used to implement a Model::Xymon for Catalyst, to allow retrieving data, which can then be sent to a View::JSON view (or, maybe even just send the XML from hobbitdxlog or hobbitdxboard?).
Agree.
My javascript skills are not so great, and unfortunately I didn't bring my Javascript/AJAX book with me ...
Me either, but I will know what I need to know about javascript.
I will make Xymon::Client available as soon as I am prepared for some criticism ...
Thanks for doing this task, I am help on this task since I am hoping to have a perl xymon torture test suite.
I am busy with my personal xymon inventory project and I am going to use extjs/sqlite(or mysql) to store a host's inventory information
Have you looked at any existing inventory systems, such as ocs-inventory? GLPI, which has trouble ticket features, can integrate with it.
I am not aware of ocs-inventory but we do have existing coporate wide inventory system.
And I need inventory system that works with Xymon when integreation is needed with other inventory dbs,
SQL will be the bridge ;)
However, GLPI doesn't seem very ITIL-compliant (there isn't really a distinction between incidents, requests, and changes).
oh boy, why do I hear ITIL got mentioned here !
I guess this is good sign. Looks like big company is using Xymon.
and connect system information with inventory information on xymon server page and also setting up sample projects to learn php/mysql/extjs and catalyst/mysql/extjs. Having catalyst to use extjs as View(instead of default plain TT) took me longest time.
Using View::JSON? Or a custom view?
A customer view, generate TT view and insert
See Chapter 1 in http://xymon.dlinkddns.com/books/catalyst-extjs.pdf
Also look for "Xymon EXT Desktop", I hope you as excited as me ;)
tj
Regards, Buchan
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Here is what I have now. I've recreated the all of the icons and everything in the page is CSS controlled, although the tables are left in place for now to display status.
I really underestimated how many files would have to be changed to make this work and not being a developer, it's taken me a long time to find all of them.
I'd be more than happy to contribute this to the group if there is interest. At a minimum you could use all of the CSS to make your site look the way you want.
It would probably take me a week or so to document the changes and provide the information to the list.
Robert
From: Cleaver, Japheth [mailto:jcleaver at soe.sony.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:44 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] Alternate web interface work?
I'm curious if anyone out there is working on a full-fledged alternate web interface to the hobbitd data. It seems like all the pieces are there for an AJAX/auto-updated and/or CSS-enabled display scripts, but before I plunge into it I was wondering if someone else already had.
Japheth Cleaver
Very slick.
There is interest. Lots of interest. :-)
From: Taylor, Robert [mailto:Robert.Taylor at HendrickAuto.com] Sent: Monday, 20 July 2009 5:22 AM To: 'hobbit at hswn.dk' Subject: [hobbit] RE: Alternate web interface work?
Here is what I have now. I've recreated the all of the icons and everything in the page is CSS controlled, although the tables are left in place for now to display status.
I really underestimated how many files would have to be changed to make this work and not being a developer, it's taken me a long time to find all of them.
I'd be more than happy to contribute this to the group if there is interest. At a minimum you could use all of the CSS to make your site look the way you want.
It would probably take me a week or so to document the changes and provide the information to the list.
Robert
From: Cleaver, Japheth [mailto:jcleaver at soe.sony.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:44 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] Alternate web interface work?
I'm curious if anyone out there is working on a full-fledged alternate web interface to the hobbitd data. It seems like all the pieces are there for an AJAX/auto-updated and/or CSS-enabled display scripts, but before I plunge into it I was wondering if someone else already had.
Japheth Cleaver
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Wow! This looks really great!
2009/7/20 Everett, Vernon <Vernon.Everett at woodside.com.au>
Very slick.
There is interest. Lots of interest. :-)
*From:* Taylor, Robert [mailto:Robert.Taylor at HendrickAuto.com] *Sent:* Monday, 20 July 2009 5:22 AM *To:* 'hobbit at hswn.dk' *Subject:* [hobbit] RE: Alternate web interface work?
Here is what I have now. I’ve recreated the all of the icons and everything in the page is CSS controlled, although the tables are left in place for now to display status.
I really underestimated how many files would have to be changed to make this work and not being a developer, it’s taken me a long time to find all of them.
I’d be more than happy to contribute this to the group if there is interest. At a minimum you could use all of the CSS to make your site look the way you want.
It would probably take me a week or so to document the changes and provide the information to the list.
*Robert *
*From:* Cleaver, Japheth [mailto:jcleaver at soe.sony.com] *Sent:* Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:44 PM *To:* hobbit at hswn.dk *Subject:* [hobbit] Alternate web interface work?
I’m curious if anyone out there is working on a full-fledged alternate web interface to the hobbitd data. It seems like all the pieces are there for an AJAX/auto-updated and/or CSS-enabled display scripts, but before I plunge into it I was wondering if someone else already had.
Japheth Cleaver
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yep, that's true ;-)
martin On Mon, 20 Jul 2009, Cayo de Moraes wrote:
Wow! This looks really great!
2009/7/20 Everett, Vernon <Vernon.Everett at woodside.com.au>
Very slick.
There is interest. Lots of interest. :-)
*From:* Taylor, Robert [mailto:Robert.Taylor at HendrickAuto.com] *Sent:* Monday, 20 July 2009 5:22 AM *To:* 'hobbit at hswn.dk' *Subject:* [hobbit] RE: Alternate web interface work?
Here is what I have now. I?ve recreated the all of the icons and everything in the page is CSS controlled, although the tables are left in place for now to display status.
I really underestimated how many files would have to be changed to make this work and not being a developer, it?s taken me a long time to find all of them.
I?d be more than happy to contribute this to the group if there is interest. At a minimum you could use all of the CSS to make your site look the way you want.
It would probably take me a week or so to document the changes and provide the information to the list.
*Robert *
*From:* Cleaver, Japheth [mailto:jcleaver at soe.sony.com] *Sent:* Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:44 PM *To:* hobbit at hswn.dk *Subject:* [hobbit] Alternate web interface work?
I?m curious if anyone out there is working on a full-fledged alternate web interface to the hobbitd data. It seems like all the pieces are there for an AJAX/auto-updated and/or CSS-enabled display scripts, but before I plunge into it I was wondering if someone else already had.
Japheth Cleaver
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Wow, this is beautiful. We had talked about doing something like this, but just didn't have the time. I would be VERY interested in having this level of CSS control for Xymon.
Harold Ballinger IT Coordinator Heritage Healthcare, Inc. (888) 335-2620 | helpdesk (864) 224-3626 | office (864) 224-3093 | fax
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From: Taylor, Robert [mailto:Robert.Taylor at HendrickAuto.com] Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 5:22 PM To: 'hobbit at hswn.dk' Subject: [hobbit] RE: Alternate web interface work?
Here is what I have now. I've recreated the all of the icons and everything in the page is CSS controlled, although the tables are left in place for now to display status.
I really underestimated how many files would have to be changed to make this work and not being a developer, it's taken me a long time to find all of them.
I'd be more than happy to contribute this to the group if there is interest. At a minimum you could use all of the CSS to make your site look the way you want.
It would probably take me a week or so to document the changes and provide the information to the list.
Robert
From: Cleaver, Japheth [mailto:jcleaver at soe.sony.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:44 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] Alternate web interface work?
I'm curious if anyone out there is working on a full-fledged alternate web interface to the hobbitd data. It seems like all the pieces are there for an AJAX/auto-updated and/or CSS-enabled display scripts, but before I plunge into it I was wondering if someone else already had.
Japheth Cleaver
I can't stop opening this screenshot and looking at it. I would love to have this in place on our server as well. Is there any way that you could tar up the files and share them? I'd love to play with this for our setup!
Thanks!
Harold Ballinger IT Coordinator Heritage Healthcare, Inc. (888) 335-2620 | helpdesk (864) 224-3626 | office (864) 224-3093 | fax
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From: Taylor, Robert [mailto:Robert.Taylor at HendrickAuto.com] Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 5:22 PM To: 'hobbit at hswn.dk' Subject: [hobbit] RE: Alternate web interface work?
Here is what I have now. I've recreated the all of the icons and everything in the page is CSS controlled, although the tables are left in place for now to display status.
I really underestimated how many files would have to be changed to make this work and not being a developer, it's taken me a long time to find all of them.
I'd be more than happy to contribute this to the group if there is interest. At a minimum you could use all of the CSS to make your site look the way you want.
It would probably take me a week or so to document the changes and provide the information to the list.
Robert
From: Cleaver, Japheth [mailto:jcleaver at soe.sony.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:44 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] Alternate web interface work?
I'm curious if anyone out there is working on a full-fledged alternate web interface to the hobbitd data. It seems like all the pieces are there for an AJAX/auto-updated and/or CSS-enabled display scripts, but before I plunge into it I was wondering if someone else already had.
Japheth Cleaver
Same here, it really brings the hobbit looks up to date! Definitely following this with interest ;)
Harold J. Ballinger schreef:
I can’t stop opening this screenshot and looking at it. I would love to have this in place on our server as well. Is there any way that you could tar up the files and share them? I’d love to play with this for our setup!
Thanks!
/ /
*Harold Ballinger*
/IT Coordinator/
Heritage Healthcare, Inc.
(888) 335-2620 | helpdesk
(864) 224-3626 | office
(864) 224-3093 | fax
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*From:* Taylor, Robert [mailto:Robert.Taylor at HendrickAuto.com] *Sent:* Sunday, July 19, 2009 5:22 PM *To:* 'hobbit at hswn.dk' *Subject:* [hobbit] RE: Alternate web interface work?
Here is what I have now. I’ve recreated the all of the icons and everything in the page is CSS controlled, although the tables are left in place for now to display status.
I really underestimated how many files would have to be changed to make this work and not being a developer, it’s taken me a long time to find all of them.
I’d be more than happy to contribute this to the group if there is interest. At a minimum you could use all of the CSS to make your site look the way you want.
It would probably take me a week or so to document the changes and provide the information to the list.
*Robert *
*From:* Cleaver, Japheth [mailto:jcleaver at soe.sony.com] *Sent:* Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:44 PM *To:* hobbit at hswn.dk *Subject:* [hobbit] Alternate web interface work?
I’m curious if anyone out there is working on a full-fledged alternate web interface to the hobbitd data. It seems like all the pieces are there for an AJAX/auto-updated and/or CSS-enabled display scripts, but before I plunge into it I was wondering if someone else already had.
Japheth Cleaver
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On Wednesday 15 July 2009 23:43:35 Cleaver, Japheth wrote:
I'm curious if anyone out there is working on a full-fledged alternate web interface to the hobbitd data. It seems like all the pieces are there for an AJAX/auto-updated and/or CSS-enabled display scripts, but before I plunge into it I was wondering if someone else already had.
I would like to start soon, but the past two weeks have been a bit busy with moving from South Africa to Nigeria ...
Since the new position seems to have even more urgent monitoring requirements, I hope to start with a proof of concept new web interface using a good web development framework that already has good support for framework (e.g. JSON views etc.).
However the first priority here will be to get Xymon and devmon up and monitoring everything that needs monitoring.
Regards, Buchan
I am taking notes of me learning Catalyst+extjs. see http://xymon.dlinkddns.com/books/
T.J. Yang
From: bgmilne at staff.telkomsa.net To: hobbit at hswn.dk Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:45:05 +0100 CC: jcleaver at soe.sony.com Subject: Re: [hobbit] Alternate web interface work?
On Wednesday 15 July 2009 23:43:35 Cleaver, Japheth wrote:
I'm curious if anyone out there is working on a full-fledged alternate web interface to the hobbitd data. It seems like all the pieces are there for an AJAX/auto-updated and/or CSS-enabled display scripts, but before I plunge into it I was wondering if someone else already had.
I would like to start soon, but the past two weeks have been a bit busy with moving from South Africa to Nigeria ...
Since the new position seems to have even more urgent monitoring requirements, I hope to start with a proof of concept new web interface using a good web development framework that already has good support for framework (e.g. JSON views etc.).
However the first priority here will be to get Xymon and devmon up and monitoring everything that needs monitoring.
Regards, Buchan
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