mathoudebine / mathoudebine/turing-smart-screen-python

Ability to call external sources for values to display.

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Description

It would be really handy if the software had the ability to call out to a HTTP API, or shell out to a command to return JSON data to parse into a structure that could then be incorporated into what's displayed

API-Get:
     HTTP: http://www...
     NAME: weatherData
     FREQUENCY: 1800

API-Get:
    SHELL: /usr/local/reportPerCPULoad.sh
    NAME:CPULoad
     FREQUENCY: 10
    
API-Show:
    NAME: CPULoad
    FIELD: cpuLoad[0]
        PERCENTAGE:
          TEXT:
          SHOW: True
           X: 250
           Y: 13
           ... as with normal display elements.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by tracing how normal display elements are configured and rendered, then determine where external HTTP and shell data could fit; done would include a defined configuration for fetching JSON, selecting fields, and incorporating them into displayed elements.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, shell
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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