xstats plugin

[stevenhanna6]

the plugin used to do this will be part of the sdk, just thought I would let you guys know I have started working on it.

little screenshot of the plugin in action, it can access an insane amount of information as you can see. There is actually so much information I will probably just add a couple more things and then someone else can expand it if they want.



Note the outlines around shapes now

[jowaldo]

verrrrry cool...

and thanks again for the shape outlines

[stevenhanna6]

just wanted to say I probably wont be working on this plugin anymore, but I will try to help anyone that wants to improve it or wants to start their very own based off of it. Check the documentation section for its source code.

http://www.xlobby.com/Documentation/HomePage

[jowaldo]

Is there a list somewhere of the different strings needed in xlobby to get any xstats info to show up?

[stevenhanna6]

the list is very short, its only 2 or three strings....I didnt bother breaking them up one by one....off the top of my head...I think they are.

cpu stats
os stats
disk stats

[James4U]

Well Steve I took you up on your offer and reworked the xstat plugin to be a little more functional..

It can be download from here:

http://www.webshare.ca/~xlobby/download/xstat.zip

Documentation on how to use it can be found here:

http://www.webshare.ca/~xlobby/xstat.htm

This is my first attempt at writing a plugin for Xlobby, and hopefully not my last..

I do hope to add more to it, like:
- pie chart graphic for drives (as soon as I figure out how to send images to Xlobby.. )
- memory stats
- video stats

Any comments or suggestions are always welcome..

[AirPost]

James4U, just a quick question in regards to your documentation. Under Disk Drive variables and Individual Disk Drive Info, it shows that :
"'##' is replaced with a number for each CPU in your PC". I assume this is the number for the harddisk and not cpu, right? Correct me If I'm wrong.
Will test it out soon. Thanks for posting it.

[James4U]

Oops, a little C&P mistake..
Yes, you are right in your asumption..
I have updated the page...

[dalanik]

Nice work - only such small thing: on percentage disk free space, i get 2 % signs:

i.e.

83%%

instead of 83%

My line: plugin>xstats>diskstats>02>%ds_percent_free% free

D.

[James4U]

Sorry Dananik for not replying sooner.
Have been busy on a new release of the plugin..

Here is a new release of xstats, and unfortuntely any screens you had built before will not work with the new plugin..
This is because I redid the whole plugin, I just couldn't get the functionality I wanted to work with the previous version..

Here is the new release:
http://www.webshare.ca/~xlobby/download/xstat2.zip

To install, put both files included in the ZIP in the Xlobby\plugin folder.

I have yet to complete the help portion of it, but hope to complete it soon..

New Features:

Added to OS, CPU and Drive info, Memory, Video, Network & Sound infromation.

Configuration Setup


You can now select which variables you want to be displayed by default.

Variable Display
You can now select multiple devices and variables in a single display command by separating object numbers and variables by using comma to separate them.
ie: plugin>xstats>drive>1,2>%Drive,Description,MediaType,VolumeName%

This will display Drive,Description,MediaType & VolumeName for both drive 1 & 2..
Drive 1 & 2 are dependent on your HTPC setup.
(Later enhancments is to replace 1 & 2 with actually Drive letters.)

New Variable Names:
To display default display of each device:
plugin>xstats>os
plugin>xstats>cpu
plugin>xstats>memory
plugin>xstats>video
plugin>xstats>network
plugin>xstats>sound
plugin>xstats>drive

** NOTE **
Not all variables are availabe on all systems.
It varies from 1 PC to the next.
If you see a N/A in your display, it means that variable is not supported by your system.

Sample Screen:

[Cosworth]

Very nice! Thanks for your efforts

[dalanik]

Cool!!!

[AirPost]

WoW !

Hope to see other/new plugins with this kind of configuration setup. Great job !

[Twit]

James,

I know i am probably bieng a moron but i cannot seem to get this to work.

1 - Put files in plugin directory
2 - Start xlobby - hit f2 goto plugins - xstats is loaded- click configure and get the sreen you posted. Some things are highlighted.
3 - start skin editor - add new text box - with "plugin>xtstats>drive>1,2>%Drive,Description,MediaType,VolumeName%"
4 - I see nothing regardless of what i put in the display:text box.

What am i doing wrong? The plugin is working as when i go into the screen with the text box my cd drives/floppy/harddrive are accessed.

Later
Simon

[James4U]

Sorry, A bt of a type-o in my part

Should be:
plugin>xstats>drive>1,2>%Drive,Description,MediaType,VolumeName%

Not plugin>xtstats like I previously posted..