I have created an application using wxpython that reports Hobbit/Big Brother events directly to your desktop, for either Unix or Windows platforms.
There are three main components:
1> You configure your hobbit-alerts.cfg to send all events to a small perl script, which formats the data and sends it to a local UNIX socket. 2> Another perl script runs daemonizede and reads in the data from the UNIX socket. It then sends the events to any clients connected to it. 3> The client recieves all events, and does any filtering and further formatting for the end-user.
It's still very alpha, but fully functional. Mainly I created this for our NOC which is sometimes very busy and occasionally alerts get missed if someone isn't eyeballing the web page constantly. The client can create pop-up windows, play sound files, etc that some are already familiar with from the old "bbtray" application.
Although it still needs a lot of work, I'd like to start distributing it for people to try out and maybe offer suggestions or even assistance with. Is "The Shire" ready for user distribution of projects yet?
Do you know if it is compatible with Mac??
Thanks, Adam
On 9/19/06 2:56 PM, "Epp, Matthew Contractor PEO EIS AKO" <matthew.epp at us.army.mil> wrote:
I have created an application using wxpython that reports Hobbit/Big Brother events directly to your desktop, for either Unix or Windows platforms.
There are three main components:
1> You configure your hobbit-alerts.cfg to send all events to a small perl script, which formats the data and sends it to a local UNIX socket. 2> Another perl script runs daemonizede and reads in the data from the UNIX socket. It then sends the events to any clients connected to it. 3> The client recieves all events, and does any filtering and further formatting for the end-user.
It's still very alpha, but fully functional. Mainly I created this for our NOC which is sometimes very busy and occasionally alerts get missed if someone isn't eyeballing the web page constantly. The client can create pop-up windows, play sound files, etc that some are already familiar with from the old "bbtray" application.
Although it still needs a lot of work, I'd like to start distributing it for people to try out and maybe offer suggestions or even assistance with. Is "The Shire" ready for user distribution of projects yet?
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On 2006-09-19, Epp, Matthew Contractor PEO EIS AKO <matthew.epp at us.army.mil> wrote:
I have created an application using wxpython that reports Hobbit/Big Brother events directly to your desktop, for either Unix or Windows platforms.
There are three main components:
1> You configure your hobbit-alerts.cfg to send all events to a small perl script, which formats the data and sends it to a local UNIX socket. 2> Another perl script runs daemonizede and reads in the data from the UNIX socket. It then sends the events to any clients connected to it. 3> The client recieves all events, and does any filtering and further formatting for the end-user.
It's still very alpha, but fully functional. Mainly I created this for our NOC which is sometimes very busy and occasionally alerts get missed if someone isn't eyeballing the web page constantly. The client can create pop-up windows, play sound files, etc that some are already familiar with from the old "bbtray" application.
Although it still needs a lot of work, I'd like to start distributing it for people to try out and maybe offer suggestions or even assistance with. Is "The Shire" ready for user distribution of projects yet?
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What does the hobbit-alerts.cfg file look like for alerting on all events?
Mike
On Wed, 2006-09-20 at 12:09 +0000, Mike wrote:
On 2006-09-19, Epp, Matthew Contractor PEO EIS AKO <matthew.epp at us.army.mil> wrote:
I have created an application using wxpython that reports Hobbit/Big Brother events directly to your desktop, for either Unix or Windows platforms.
There are three main components:
1> You configure your hobbit-alerts.cfg to send all events to a small perl script, which formats the data and sends it to a local UNIX socket. 2> Another perl script runs daemonizede and reads in the data from the UNIX socket. It then sends the events to any clients connected to it. 3> The client recieves all events, and does any filtering and further formatting for the end-user.
It's still very alpha, but fully functional. Mainly I created this for our NOC which is sometimes very busy and occasionally alerts get missed if someone isn't eyeballing the web page constantly. The client can create pop-up windows, play sound files, etc that some are already familiar with from the old "bbtray" application.
Although it still needs a lot of work, I'd like to start distributing it for people to try out and maybe offer suggestions or even assistance with. Is "The Shire" ready for user distribution of projects yet?
To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk
What does the hobbit-alerts.cfg file look like for alerting on all events?
Mike
$SOPORTE=MAIL fcarmona at cfe.gob.mx, SERVICE=* RECOVERED $SKYTEL=MAIL 5555555 at skytel.com.mx SERVICE=* RECOVERED DURATION>5 FORMAT=SMS EXSERVICE=msgs $MARGAROS=MAIL otroadministrador1 at cfe.gob.mx, otroadministrador2 at cfe.gob.mx SERVICE=* RECOVERED
(all events for all servers) HOST=* $SOPORTE $SKYTEL SCRIPT /usr/local/bin/smalert 1234123400 TIME=*:0730:1700
(all events for only server thar start with intra?????? HOST=%intra $MARGAROS
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On 2006-09-20, Francisco Carmona Leon <fcarmona at cfe.gob.mx> wrote:
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On Wed, 2006-09-20 at 12:09 +0000, Mike wrote:
On 2006-09-19, Epp, Matthew Contractor PEO EIS AKO <matthew.epp at us.army.mil> wrote:
I have created an application using wxpython that reports Hobbit/Big Brother events directly to your desktop, for either Unix or Windows platforms.
There are three main components:
1> You configure your hobbit-alerts.cfg to send all events to a small perl script, which formats the data and sends it to a local UNIX socket. 2> Another perl script runs daemonizede and reads in the data from the UNIX socket. It then sends the events to any clients connected to it. 3> The client recieves all events, and does any filtering and further formatting for the end-user.
It's still very alpha, but fully functional. Mainly I created this for our NOC which is sometimes very busy and occasionally alerts get missed if someone isn't eyeballing the web page constantly. The client can create pop-up windows, play sound files, etc that some are already familiar with from the old "bbtray" application.
Although it still needs a lot of work, I'd like to start distributing it for people to try out and maybe offer suggestions or even assistance with. Is "The Shire" ready for user distribution of projects yet?
To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk
What does the hobbit-alerts.cfg file look like for alerting on all events?
Mike
$SOPORTE=MAIL fcarmona at cfe.gob.mx, SERVICE=* RECOVERED $SKYTEL=MAIL 5555555 at skytel.com.mx SERVICE=* RECOVERED DURATION>5 FORMAT=SMS EXSERVICE=msgs $MARGAROS=MAIL otroadministrador1 at cfe.gob.mx, otroadministrador2 at cfe.gob.mx SERVICE=* RECOVERED
(all events for all servers) HOST=* $SOPORTE $SKYTEL SCRIPT /usr/local/bin/smalert 1234123400 TIME=*:0730:1700
(all events for only server thar start with intra?????? HOST=%intra $MARGAROS
Working wonderfully, thank you.
Mike
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Epp, Matthew Contractor PEO EIS AKO wrote:
I have created an application using wxpython that reports Hobbit/Big Brother events directly to your desktop, for either Unix or Windows platforms.
I'd very much like to try this - we whipped up a small silly perl script which was dubbed Sauron to "keep an eye on hobbit." It's just a desktop widget that reflects the color of the main status page. Same reason; easier to notice the colored eye sitting there, than to be staring at the webpage and let's not even talk about email ,-).
There are three main components:
oh sure. My big ambitious plan was making it a colored systray-type deal, ooo. Way to show me up XD
I can get about half a dozen+ people here who'd love to try it out.
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On Wednesday 20 September 2006 17:28, Rob Munsch wrote:
Epp, Matthew Contractor PEO EIS AKO wrote:
I have created an application using wxpython that reports Hobbit/Big Brother events directly to your desktop, for either Unix or Windows platforms.
I'd very much like to try this - we whipped up a small silly perl script which was dubbed Sauron to "keep an eye on hobbit." It's just a desktop widget that reflects the color of the main status page. Same reason; easier to notice the colored eye sitting there, than to be staring at the webpage and let's not even talk about email ,-). I'm running linux on my laptop. I have 8 different desktops and when you have a webpage open on a desktop, the taskbar shows the favicon for that webpage.
So when I have hobbit running on a desktop I always see the hobbit status in myu webpage. (It's easier to see in a screen shot then to explain it, just runs linux and you will see ;) ).
Stef
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Stef Coene wrote:
On Wednesday 20 September 2006 17:28, Rob Munsch wrote:
Epp, Matthew Contractor PEO EIS AKO wrote:
I have created an application using wxpython that reports Hobbit/Big Brother events directly to your desktop, for either Unix or Windows platforms. I'd very much like to try this - we whipped up a small silly perl script which was dubbed Sauron to "keep an eye on hobbit." It's just a desktop widget that reflects the color of the main status page. Same reason; easier to notice the colored eye sitting there, than to be staring at the webpage and let's not even talk about email ,-). I'm running linux on my laptop. I have 8 different desktops and when you have a webpage open on a desktop, the taskbar shows the favicon for that webpage.
So when I have hobbit running on a desktop I always see the hobbit status in myu webpage. (It's easier to see in a screen shot then to explain it, just runs linux and you will see ;) ).
i *am* running linux; however my goal is to move towards events coming to find me. I never want to have 8 different desktops, as that's kind of what i'm trying to get away from :D. The point is you still have to go look at what the taskbar is saying on that desktop.
As it is now, i have hobbit up on the first tab in firefox and that always shows the favicon too; other windows i have a few pixels to the right so it's always showing. But i still might spend 30 mins or an hour or more deeply into what i'm typing or reading, and not look up at the thing. A popup saying "HEY!" would solve that nicely :D
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On Wednesday 20 September 2006 19:21, Rob Munsch wrote:
i *am* running linux; however my goal is to move towards events coming to find me. I never want to have 8 different desktops, as that's kind of what i'm trying to get away from :D.
What? Multiple desktops are nice: desktop 1 is for slashdot, desktop 2 is for private mail, desktop 8 is for corporate mail, desktop 7 is voor long running tasks, ...
The point is you still have to go look at what the taskbar is saying on that desktop. Mhh, it's not really the taskbar, it's the more the applet that shows an overview of your desktops (I'm running kde). It shows the icon for the applications that are running maximizes and for konqueror, this is the favicon of the web page.
Stef
participants (6)
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adam.scheblein＠marquette.edu
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fcarmona＠cfe.gob.mx
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matthew.epp＠us.army.mil
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mikee＠mikee.ath.cx
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rmunsch＠solutionsforprogress.com
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stef.coene＠docum.org