Cleanups and README update.

README.md

@@ -8,15 +8,17 @@ complicated. The idea still remains so here is the rebirth of Linspector. First
 of this rewrite where done as a new project named 
 [monipy](https://git.unixpeople.org/linspector/monipy), but I moved to the name 
 Linspector because I believe it is the better and cooler name... Old Linspector code is 
-not available in any repository anymore, but I have archived it on my local disc.
+not available in this repository anymore, you can find it under 
+[https://git.unixpeople.org/linspector/linspector-old]().
 
-Hope this project it will become useful for someone at some day and not only for
+Hope this project will become useful for someone at some day and not only for
 me. Just give me some amount of time for the first usable release... ;)
 
 ## About
 
-**Linspector** contains some tools and a daemon to monitor your infrastructure. It
-collects data for statistics and sends alerts in case of errors.
+**Linspector** contains a daemon and some tools to monitor your infrastructure. It
+collects data for statistics and sends alerts in case of errors. When extending Linspector
+with plugins it for example can provide a web interface etc.
 
 This project is at a very early stage of development it is not able for usage.
 I design the software actually and try to convert my ideas to software. Code
@@ -61,6 +63,13 @@ According to: [https://wiki.unixpeople.org/linux_kernel_version_numbering](https
   not affect the documentation and _must_ not break the API.
 - **FIXES** _must_ never affect anything else then stability or security.
 
+### Configuration file rules
+
+ - No inline comments so every available character can be used in values
+ - Values can be overridden in each monitor
+ - File names in etc/* are not important but section names and key names.
+ - Comments can be inserted using ';' or '#'
+
 ## License
 
 ### MIT License

etc/linspector.ini

@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 ; all you need to know: https://docs.python.org/3/library/configparser.html ... ;)
-; manifest:
-; - no inline comments so every available character can be used in values
-; - values can be overridden in each monitor
-; - file names are not important but section names and key names.
-; - comments can be inserted using ',' or '#'
 [linspector]
 ; report core errors to the following users
 error_receivers = admin@example.com
@@ -13,8 +8,8 @@ log_count = 5
 log_size = 10485760
 pid_file = /var/run/user/1000/linspector.pid
 ; default delimiters '=' and ':' should be changed to ',' to be more native
-plugins = backend.HTTPServer
-tasks = database.MariaDB:storage.Logger
+plugins = HTTPServer
+tasks = MariaDB:Logger
 ; maybe the run_mode is obsolete because this will be a daemon but maybe it is useful for one time execution?
 ; in uplink the available run_modes were cron, daemon and foreground
 run_mode = cron
@@ -23,8 +18,8 @@ run_mode = cron
 ; is needed. see email example.
 [notifications]
 ; values can be overridden in each defined monitor
-sms_receivers = +34324234234:+324242344
-sms_configuration_file = ~/code/linspector/etc/gammurc
+sms_receivers = +number1:+number2
+sms_configuration_file = ~/linspector/etc/gammurc
 ; retry to send interval and number of retries if something failed
 sms_resend = 10
 sms_resend_count = 5
@@ -43,6 +38,6 @@ speedtest_url = https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=850641
 [tasks]
 mariadb_database = linspector
 mariadb_host = 10.0.0.254
-mariadb_password = 3qx7HfrxGNM83lqN
+mariadb_password = PASSWORD
 mariadb_port": 3306
-mariadb_user = uplink
+mariadb_user = USER

etc/notifications/email.ini

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 resend = 20
 smtp_host = mail.example.com
 smtp_port = 25
-smtp_password = k4509knsd09
-smtp_user = alert@hanez.org
+smtp_password = PASSWORD
+smtp_user = alerts@example.com
 receivers = admin@example.com

linspector/core/configuration.py

@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ class Configuration:
         else:
             return None
 
-    # this function can be called by notifications, plugins and types to set a default value if not
+    # this function can be called by notifications, plugins etc. to set their default values if not
     # configured. since all objects have access to the configuration this should not be done from
-    # any other place because it can break monipy.
+    # any other place because it can break linspector.
     # maybe it can be used for dynamic runtime configuration later but need to think about it.
     def set_option(self, section, option, value):
         if not self.__configuration.has_option(section, option):

linspector/core/environment.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ logger = getLogger('linspector')
 class Environment:
     """
     Object for storing environment variables at runtime. These variables must not affect the
-    stability of monipy.
+    stability or runtime of Linspector.
     """
     def __init__(self, configuration):
         self.__configuration = configuration