X-Git-Url: https://zdv2.bktei.com/gitweb/EVA-2020-02.git/blobdiff_plain/1a1738c494ed3fad751cf395aa4d4b493e61f7eb..2eae387d72ea8f49bfd0ebd600fd3aabfc879051:/exec/bkgpslog-plan.org?ds=inline diff --git a/exec/bkgpslog-plan.org b/exec/bkgpslog-plan.org index e100962..cc5c839 100644 --- a/exec/bkgpslog-plan.org +++ b/exec/bkgpslog-plan.org @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@ +2020-07-12T21:16Z; bktei> Note: This file is now retired since ~bklog~ +has replaced ~bkgpslog~. + * bkgpslog task list ** DONE Add job control for short buffer length CLOSED: [2020-07-02 Thu 16:04] @@ -60,7 +63,8 @@ done Raspberry Pi Zero W shows approximately 71ms of drift per buffer round with 10s buffer. -** TODO Feature: Recipient watch folder +** DONE Feature: Recipient watch folder + CLOSED: [2020-07-12 Sun 21:08] 2020-07-03T21:28Z; bktei> This feature would be to scan the contents of a specified directory at the start of every buffer round in order to determine encryption (age) recipients. This would allow a device to @@ -95,7 +99,11 @@ to watch. When examining the directory, check for a file with the appropriate file extension (ex: .pubkey) and then read the first line into the script's pubKey array. -** TODO Feature: Simplify option to reduce output size +2020-07-12T21:08Z; bktei> ~-R~ watch directory option added in ~bkgpslog~ ver +~0.4.0~. + +** DONE Feature: Simplify option to reduce output size + CLOSED: [2020-07-12 Sun 21:15] ~gpsbabel~ [[https://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-development/filter_simplify.html][features]] a ~simplify~ option to trim data points from GPS data. There are several methods for prioritizing which points to keep @@ -126,7 +134,16 @@ about 450. 152K relerror-1000.kml #+END_EXAMPLE -** TODO Feature: Generalize bkgpslog to bklog function +2020-07-12T21:13Z; bktei> Instead of programming data simplification +in ~bkgpslog~, the data simplification step should be performed via +~bklog~'s ~-p~ option which specifies a processing command string to +be ~eval~'d before data is compressed, encrypted, and written to +disk. In other words, handling the simplification of data beyond +allowing for a general command string specified by ~-p~ is outside the +scope of ~bkgpslog~ or its successor ~bklog~. + +** DONE Feature: Generalize bkgpslog to bklog function + CLOSED: [2020-07-12 Sun 21:11] 2020-07-05T02:42Z; bktei> Transform ~bkgpslog~ into a modular component called ~bklog~ such that it processes a stdout stream of any external command, not just ~gpspipe -r~. This would permit reuse of @@ -160,7 +177,12 @@ unsure in my ability to program script that could run for long periods of time without causing a runaway usage of memory. I still think it's a good idea to offer a script TTL option to the user but I think the default should be to simply run forver. -** TODO: Evaluate ~rsyslog~ as stand-in for this work + +2020-07-12T21:11Z; bktei> ~bklog~ script created and tested as of +commit ~aedd19f~. + +** DONE TODO: Evaluate ~rsyslog~ as stand-in for this work + CLOSED: [2020-07-12 Sun 21:09] 2020-07-05T02:57Z; bktei> I searched for "debian iot logging" ("iot" as in "Internet of Things", the current buzzword for small low-power computers being used to provide microservices for owners in their own @@ -222,6 +244,10 @@ think converting ~bkgpslog~ into a ~bklog~ script that appends encrypted and compressed data to a tar file for later extraction (possibly the same script with future features) would be best. +2020-07-12T21:10Z; bktei> rsyslog is outside the scope of what +~bkgpslog~ does (record location observations). A different tool +should be used to retrieve and synchronize data. The dumb storage +method of "tar files in a syncthing folder" works for now. ** TODO: Place persistent recip. updates in asynchronous coproc 2020-07-06T19:37Z; bktei> In order to update the recipient list, the magicParseRecipientDir() function needs to be run each buffer period