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System Webtag Support request

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System Webtag Support request

Post by ConligWX »

I would like to see some more Systems and OS's supported under the System Webtags

I'm running CumulusMX on a ODROID N2 and Unbuntu 18.04. Out of the 11 Webtags for System only 4 give correct results.

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<#OsVersion>		= 	Unix 4.9.219.72	OS version, e.g. "Windows 7 x64 build 7600"
<#OsLanguage>		=	English (United Kingdom)
<#SystemUpTime>		=	0 days 0 hours	How long the system has been up, e.g. "8 hours 21 minutes"
<#ProgramUpTime>	=	1 days 6 hours	How long Cumulus has been running, e.g. "7 hours 55 minutes"
<#CpuName>		=	n/a	CPU type, e.g. "Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz"
<#CpuCount>		=	6	Number of processors, e.g. "4"
<#MemoryStatus>		=	n/a	Free and total system RAM, e.g. "4619/8191 MB (free/total)"
<#DisplayMode>		=	n/a	Screen display mode, e.g. "1680x1050, 32 bit"
<#AllocatedMemory>	=	0.00 MB	Amount of memory allocated to Cumulus, e.g. "18.76 MB"
<#DiskSize>		=	n/a	Cumulus Version 1 SpecificSize of disk on which Cumulus is running, e.g. "931.51 GB" (not available on MX)
<#DiskFree>		=	n/a
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Re: System Webtag Support request

Post by sfws »

It is now 6 weeks since this suggestion was made.

I am noting in that long period:
1) No other Cumulus user has seconded this request (suggesting there is no other demand)
2) The developer has not responded (suggesting this is not on any existing might do list)

My personal opinion is to reject this web tag proposal, I am not making guesses as to what anyone else might say, these are my reasons:
a) that Cumulus development should focus on (as it has been doing) weather related information in tags (plus such ancillary tags as are useful to aid interpretation of those weather related tags
b) Cumulus MX should avoid obtaining static information like most of what you are requesting (CPU type, screen display mode, size of disc on which running) because
(i) static information can be hardcoded into web pages if it is really needed there
(ii) system information could make hacking into the source system easier and I can't see any benefit in sharing it with public
c) anyone who is really interested in these system details, should take enough interest in computing to be able to look up how to obtain this information and could work out a way to get it to their web site for themselves.
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Re: System Webtag Support request

Post by mcrossley »

The web tags that are not implemented, have no simple cross-platform way of querying the operating system for their values.

I'm aware that they are blank, but work on them is down the priority list.
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