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Using a Single-Board Computer to Monitor IPFS

IPFS lights-based monitoring on self-hosted SBC
IPFS lights-based monitoring on self-hosted SBC (blue is for status, green and red for upstream and downstream payloads)



Summary: IPFS is light and simple enough to run from one's home, even on a low-voltage machine, and the code below can be used as a baseline for monitoring IPFS activity 24/7




#!/usr/bin/python3
# 2019-04-22
# 2020-11-07



from blinkt import set_pixel, show from random import randint,random,shuffle,randrange from time import sleep import argparse import signal

def solid(r,g,b,s): while True: for pixel in range(8): set_pixel(pixel, r, g, b) show() sleep(0.1)

def random_lights3(): while True: for pixel in range(8): r = randint(0, 255) g = randint(0, 255) b = randint(0, 255) set_pixel(pixel, r, g, b) show() sleep(0.1)

def random_lights2(): while True: p=range(8) p=sorted(p, key=lambda x: random()) for pixel in p: r = randrange(0, 255, 16) g = randrange(0, 255, 16) b = randrange(0, 255, 16) set_pixel(pixel, r, g, b) show() sleep(0.1)

def random_lights1(): while True: p=range(8) p=sorted(p, key=lambda x: random()) for pixel in p: r = randrange(0, 255, 8) g = randrange(0, 255, 8) b = randrange(0, 255, 8) set_pixel(pixel, r, g, b) show() sleep(0.1)

def spacer(r,g,b,seconds): while True: for pixel in range(8): set_pixel(pixel, r, g, b) next = (pixel+1)%8 set_pixel(next, 0, 0, 0) show() sleep(seconds)

def reversed_spacer(r,g,b,seconds): while True: for pixel in reversed(range(8)): set_pixel(pixel, r, g, b) prev = (pixel-1)%8 set_pixel(prev, 0, 0, 0) show() sleep(seconds)

def cylon(r,g,b,seconds): while True: for pixel in reversed(range(8)): set_pixel(pixel, r, g, b) prev = (pixel-1)%8 if prev < pixel: set_pixel(prev, 0, 0, 0) show() sleep(seconds) for pixel in range(8): set_pixel(pixel, r, g, b) next = (pixel+1)%8 if next > pixel: set_pixel(next, 0, 0, 0) show() sleep(seconds)

def pulsed_bar(r,g,b,seconds): steps=8 while True: for fade in reversed(range(steps)): r2=r*(fade+1)/steps g2=g*(fade+1)/steps b2=b*(fade+1)/steps # print (fade) for pixel in range(8): set_pixel(pixel, r2, g2, b2)

show() sleep(seconds) for fade in range(int(steps/1)): r2=r*(fade+1)/steps g2=g*(fade+1)/steps b2=b*(fade+1)/steps for pixel in range(8): set_pixel(pixel, r2, g2, b2)

show() sleep(seconds*0.5)

def ipfs(r,g,b,seconds): steps=4 # how many stages in gradient brightness=0.5 # how bright the lights will get bluebright=100 # the brightness of the blue light in the middle (0-255), albeit overriden by input dim=1 # increase to dim down the lights run = 0 # running count for periodic file access while True: # run always (until interruption) run=run+1 # first, open from files the required values, which change over time if (int(run) % 50 == 1): with open(r'~/RateIn', 'r') as f: # open from file the IN value # print(r) lines = f.read().splitlines() r=int(lines[-1]) # read the value # r=int(map(int, f.readline().split())) # prototype, for multiples (stale)

with open(r'~/RateOut', 'r') as f: # open from file OUT value # print(g) # show values, debugging lines = f.read().splitlines() g=int(lines[-1])

with open(r'~/Swarm', 'r') as f: # open from file Swarm value # print(g) # show values, debugging lines = f.read().splitlines() bluebright=int(lines[-1])/2 # print(bluebright)

for fade in reversed(range(steps)): # fade in effect # print(g2) # show values again, debugging # print(r2) r2=r*(fade+1)/steps/dim g2=g*(fade+1)/steps/dim b2=b*(fade+1)/steps/dim

# print(g2) # show values again, debugging # print(r2)

# print (fade) for pixel in range(3): # first 3 LED lights set_pixel(pixel, r2/20, (g2*brightness)+(pixel*1), b2/20)

for pixel in range(5,8): # the other/last 3 lights set_pixel(pixel, (r2*brightness)+(pixel*1), g2/20, b2/20) if (bluebright==0): set_pixel(3, 255, 255, 255) set_pixel(4, 255, 255, 255) else: set_pixel(3, 0, 0, 0) set_pixel(4, 0, 0, bluebright)

show() sleep(seconds/r*r+0.1) for fade in range(int(steps/1)): # fade out effect r2=r*(fade+1)/steps/dim g2=g*(fade+1)/steps/dim b2=b*(fade+1)/steps/dim

for pixel in range(3): set_pixel(pixel, r2/20, (g2*brightness)+(pixel*1), b2/20)

for pixel in range(5,8): set_pixel(pixel, (r2*brightness)+(pixel*1), g2/20, b2/20) set_pixel(3, 0, 0, bluebright) set_pixel(4, 0, 0, 0) show() sleep(seconds/g*g+0.1)

def flashed_bar(r,g,b,seconds): while True: for half in range(4): set_pixel(half,r,g,b) for half in range(4,8): set_pixel(half,0,0,0) show() sleep(seconds) for half in range(4,8): set_pixel(half,r,g,b) for half in range(4): set_pixel(half,0,0,0) show() sleep(seconds)

def handler(signum, frame): print("\nSignal handler called with signal", signum) exit(0)

signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, handler) signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, handler)

# read run-time options

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Drive 'blinkt' 8-pixel display.") parser.add_argument("pattern", help="name of light pattern: \ random[1-3], spacer, reversed_spacer, cylon, pulsed_bar, flashed_bar") parser.add_argument("r", metavar="r", type=int, help="red channel, 0-255") parser.add_argument("g", metavar="g", type=int, help="green channel, 0-255") parser.add_argument("b", metavar="b", type=int, help="blue channel, 0-255") parser.add_argument("timing", metavar="s", type=float, \ help="rate of binking in seconds") options = parser.parse_args()

pattern = options.pattern.lower() r = options.r g = options.g b = options.b s = options.timing

if pattern == "solid": solid(r,b,g,s) elif pattern == "random3": random_lights3() elif pattern == "random2": random_lights2() elif pattern == "random1" or pattern == "random": random_lights1() elif pattern == "spacer": spacer(r,g,b,s) elif pattern == "reversed_spacer": reversed_spacer(r,g,b,s) elif pattern == "cylon": cylon(r,g,b,s) elif pattern == "pulsed_bar": pulsed_bar(r,g,b,s) elif pattern == "ipfs": ipfs(r,g,b,s) elif pattern == "flashed_bar": flashed_bar(r,g,b,s) else: print("Unknown pattern") exit(1)

exit(0)





Example runtime: run-blinkt-ipfs.py ipfs 0 0 0 0.00

Based on or derived from baseline blinkt scripts; requires the hardware and accompanying libraries being installed on the system.

For the code to run properly in the above form, given that it takes input from files, the IPFS values need to be periodically written to disk/card, e.g. for every minute of the day:

* * * * * ipfs stats bw | grep RateIn | cut -d ' ' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1 >> ~/RateIn * * * * * ipfs stats bw | grep RateOut | cut -d ' ' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1 >> ~/RateOut * * * * * ipfs swarm peers | wc -l >> ~/Swarm

These lists of numbers can, in turn, also produce status reports to be shown in IRC channels. When our git repository becomes public it'll be included (AGPLv3).

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