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<h2>i-scream TODO list</h2>

This is a list of things which still need to be done;

<h3>Server</h3>
<pre>
FIX the major memory leak issues.
LocalClient Monitors: Load, Processes, Queues, Users.
Utilise the ConfigurationProxy throughout the server.
Sort out GC & Configuration objects (and CorbaHandlers).
Makefile stops halfway through on FreeBSD (dependency?).
Sort out verbosity levels of messages around the server.

Completed:
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13/03/2001 - Thread naming, at least at a "what class it is" level.
09/03/2001 - WebFeeder needs to dump Alerts to disk.
08/03/2001 - WebFeeder needs to dump XML to disk
             LocalClient Monitors: Disks, Service Checks
07/03/2001 - Service Checks: FTP, POP3, IMAP, SSH, Telnet
01/03/2001 - Make it easy to change flags to the java compiler.
             Configuration groups need implementing.
28/02/2001 - Queue identification ? Use a hash of the Queue ?
             Fix the Queue "unlimited" size problem.
27/02/2001 - (not needed) ClientInterface/DBInterface need to "pull" data ?
             Builds on the website ?
             Change build scripts to make iscream-server.java/tar.gz/zip
25/02/2001 - Move checking of logging verbosity to the servant.
23/02/2001 - print verbosity level with logging messages
             functionality added to the LoggerServant
23/02/2001 - Startup of components - eg. running DBInterface on another machine.
             Now catches any problems relating to not finding a component if
             a component has a dependancy.  The component manager will then
             retry it after a given timeout.
12/02/2001 - Logging of Queue.status() somehow.
06/02/2001 - Make use of the PrintWriter "autoflush" feature :)
28/01/2001 - Add dependency checking for the DOCOPY Makefile target.
             Client Interface needs more functionality.
             SQL Driver doesn't work in Windows.
18/01/2001 - Heartbeats are still dropped.
             CVS directories get added to build tar/zip file.
             Problem on FreeBSD with zip file adding more files than it should.
             Remove Component from util package -> ComponentManager.
             Remove ReferenceManager from util package -> ComponentManager.
             Add status methods to the Queue that return just values.
             Clean up the util package, it shouldn't do logging etc.
               -- done with the exception of ReferenceManager.
16/01/2001 - Build a util package JAR file seperately.
14/01/2001 - Javadoc pages on website ?
               -- done for the server at least.
12/01/2001 - Investigate the use of a Queue in the Filter, to replace the
             current FilterThread setup.
07/01/2001 - Makefile needs to copy non-java files to JAR (eg. images).
02/01/2001 - Add making of Javadoc pages to make scripts.
             Queuing system in the root filter.
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<h3>Conient</h3>
<pre>
Consider graphing of some values?
Allow changing of view 
 -adding removing data fields??
 -comparing fields accross servers
Possibly use a JTree in place of a JTabbedPane
Fix bug where it can take up to two packets to display
  correct information.  This is most visible in service
  checks, but can also be seen on disk, memory and anything
  else that uses two data items from the packet for one
  component.
Maybe handle exceptions nicer in the comms
Switch to using the StringUtil class for the firewall command stuff

Completed:
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01/03/2001 - re-work host display and choosing mechanism (ie, make us 1.1 protocol)
26/02/2001 - Rework system displaying of components for Swing Event Handling
             Allow config to be written back to a local file
             Allow local file config to be changed via the GUI
05/02/2001 - allow disk components to alter their units
             have some icons and the i-scream logo on display
             show errors in windows rather than on the console
             Fix error in packet stopping update of ALL hosts
04/02/2001 - Write LOADS more data components
03/02/2001 - Allow config to be obtained from the server
30/01/2001 - Add option to handle firewalls
29/01/2001 - Allow config to be obtained from a local file
             Fix problem with memory display showing negative values at start
             Ensure all Swing updates use the Swing Event Handling thread (partial - only data components)
28/01/2001 - Tidy up network comms and link handling
</pre>

<h3>statgrab</h3>
<pre>
Solaris - If free memory changes to < 10Mb (?) it changes to K rather than M (thus not matched)
FreeBSD - grabbing memory total
Linux - CPU %'s not always right, 2 repititions ?
Consider proc as a replacement for top on Linux
If possible, find alternatives to top, as it's very "heavy"
</pre>

<h3>C++ Host</h3>
<pre>
UDP Packet size to 8Kb
Porting to Linux/FreeBSD (Windows?)
</pre>

<h3>Winhost</h3>
<pre>
Still needs to send the true uptime.
Processor ID should be packet.os.architecture
Minor version joined with packet.os.version
Logo ? Pink icon ? URL link ? fixes...
Solve OCX problem
</pre>

<h3>ihost</h3>
<pre>
Produce a very quick "check script" which can be run by cron.
</pre>

<h3>Web Reports</h3>
<pre>
Alert/System Summary Page
Individual Host Alert Summary Page(s)
Individual Host Lastest Data Page(s) (including service checks)
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Revision:	1.8
Committed:	Tue Mar 13 02:24:01 2001 UTC (23 years, 8 months ago) by tdb
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25			<h2>i-scream TODO list</h2>
26
27			This is a list of things which still need to be done;
28
29			<h3>Server</h3>
30			<pre>
31	tdb	1.8	FIX the major memory leak issues.
32			LocalClient Monitors: Load, Processes, Queues, Users.
33	tdb	1.6	Utilise the ConfigurationProxy throughout the server.
34	tdb	1.1	Sort out GC & Configuration objects (and CorbaHandlers).
35			Makefile stops halfway through on FreeBSD (dependency?).
36			Sort out verbosity levels of messages around the server.
37
38			Completed:
39			----------
40	tdb	1.8	13/03/2001 - Thread naming, at least at a "what class it is" level.
41			09/03/2001 - WebFeeder needs to dump Alerts to disk.
42	tdb	1.5	08/03/2001 - WebFeeder needs to dump XML to disk
43	tdb	1.8	LocalClient Monitors: Disks, Service Checks
44	tdb	1.3	07/03/2001 - Service Checks: FTP, POP3, IMAP, SSH, Telnet
45	tdb	1.1	01/03/2001 - Make it easy to change flags to the java compiler.
46			Configuration groups need implementing.
47			28/02/2001 - Queue identification ? Use a hash of the Queue ?
48			Fix the Queue "unlimited" size problem.
49			27/02/2001 - (not needed) ClientInterface/DBInterface need to "pull" data ?
50			Builds on the website ?
51			Change build scripts to make iscream-server.java/tar.gz/zip
52			25/02/2001 - Move checking of logging verbosity to the servant.
53			23/02/2001 - print verbosity level with logging messages
54			functionality added to the LoggerServant
55			23/02/2001 - Startup of components - eg. running DBInterface on another machine.
56			Now catches any problems relating to not finding a component if
57			a component has a dependancy. The component manager will then
58			retry it after a given timeout.
59			12/02/2001 - Logging of Queue.status() somehow.
60			06/02/2001 - Make use of the PrintWriter "autoflush" feature :)
61			28/01/2001 - Add dependency checking for the DOCOPY Makefile target.
62			Client Interface needs more functionality.
63			SQL Driver doesn't work in Windows.
64			18/01/2001 - Heartbeats are still dropped.
65			CVS directories get added to build tar/zip file.
66			Problem on FreeBSD with zip file adding more files than it should.
67			Remove Component from util package -> ComponentManager.
68			Remove ReferenceManager from util package -> ComponentManager.
69			Add status methods to the Queue that return just values.
70			Clean up the util package, it shouldn't do logging etc.
71			-- done with the exception of ReferenceManager.
72			16/01/2001 - Build a util package JAR file seperately.
73			14/01/2001 - Javadoc pages on website ?
74			-- done for the server at least.
75			12/01/2001 - Investigate the use of a Queue in the Filter, to replace the
76			current FilterThread setup.
77			07/01/2001 - Makefile needs to copy non-java files to JAR (eg. images).
78			02/01/2001 - Add making of Javadoc pages to make scripts.
79			Queuing system in the root filter.
80			</pre>
81
82			<h3>Conient</h3>
83			<pre>
84			Consider graphing of some values?
85			Allow changing of view
86			-adding removing data fields??
87			-comparing fields accross servers
88	ajm	1.4	Possibly use a JTree in place of a JTabbedPane
89			Fix bug where it can take up to two packets to display
90			correct information. This is most visible in service
91			checks, but can also be seen on disk, memory and anything
92			else that uses two data items from the packet for one
93			component.
94	tdb	1.1	Maybe handle exceptions nicer in the comms
95			Switch to using the StringUtil class for the firewall command stuff
96
97			Completed:
98			----------
99			01/03/2001 - re-work host display and choosing mechanism (ie, make us 1.1 protocol)
100			26/02/2001 - Rework system displaying of components for Swing Event Handling
101			Allow config to be written back to a local file
102			Allow local file config to be changed via the GUI
103			05/02/2001 - allow disk components to alter their units
104			have some icons and the i-scream logo on display
105			show errors in windows rather than on the console
106			Fix error in packet stopping update of ALL hosts
107			04/02/2001 - Write LOADS more data components
108			03/02/2001 - Allow config to be obtained from the server
109			30/01/2001 - Add option to handle firewalls
110			29/01/2001 - Allow config to be obtained from a local file
111			Fix problem with memory display showing negative values at start
112			Ensure all Swing updates use the Swing Event Handling thread (partial - only data components)
113			28/01/2001 - Tidy up network comms and link handling
114			</pre>
115
116			<h3>statgrab</h3>
117			<pre>
118	tdb	1.2	Solaris - If free memory changes to < 10Mb (?) it changes to K rather than M (thus not matched)
119	tdb	1.1	FreeBSD - grabbing memory total
120			Linux - CPU %'s not always right, 2 repititions ?
121			Consider proc as a replacement for top on Linux
122			If possible, find alternatives to top, as it's very "heavy"
123			</pre>
124
125			<h3>C++ Host</h3>
126			<pre>
127			UDP Packet size to 8Kb
128			Porting to Linux/FreeBSD (Windows?)
129			</pre>
130
131			<h3>Winhost</h3>
132			<pre>
133	tdb	1.7	Still needs to send the true uptime.
134	tdb	1.1	Processor ID should be packet.os.architecture
135			Minor version joined with packet.os.version
136			Logo ? Pink icon ? URL link ? fixes...
137			Solve OCX problem
138			</pre>
139
140			<h3>ihost</h3>
141			<pre>
142	tdb	1.7	Produce a very quick "check script" which can be run by cron.
143	tdb	1.1	</pre>
144
145			<h3>Web Reports</h3>
146			<pre>
147			Alert/System Summary Page
148			Individual Host Alert Summary Page(s)
149			Individual Host Lastest Data Page(s) (including service checks)
150			</pre>
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