lcmlog

lcmlog

Client side of a tool for reading and writing the lcm staff logs (both admins and 150). Requests are sent via ssh using user's account.

TL;DR: Installation and basic usage

To install this software, simply clone this repository to your preferred machine; the machine doesn't have to be in the same subnet as the log server, the only requirement being that the server is reachable via SSH (through jumps, if needed).

Usage: lcmlog [-g] [-p]. Currently supported methods are GET (-g) to print stored logs and POST (-p) to add new logs to the server. When running the software for the first time, regardless of the selected method, you will be prompted to open and edit a new configuration file with the editor corresponding to your EDITOR environment variable (default: nano). Write it as an SSH-config file (~/.ssh/config); this is used by the software to contact your log server.

For any further questions, either run lcmlog -h or read the rest of this README.

Methods

GET

The GET method is called with the -g option and is used to print all the logs that meet the required criteria.

POST

The POST method is called with the -p option and is used to add a log to the database. Accented characters are allowed and automatically transformed using quotation marks or backticks.

UPDATE

The UPDATE method is called with the -u option and is used to regenerate the internal server database. It should only be called if a log file is added by hand, or if some of the log files get renamed or corrupted. It assumes that all the log files are correctly formatted. CURRENTLY NOT WORKING.

Configuration file

To choose the server to communicate with, ssh uses a config file located in ~/.config/lcmlog. The configuration file is named config and is a ssh config file: so, for more help, refer to ssh_config manuals (i.e. run man ssh_config on your terminal).

The script always checks if the config file exist: if false, it asks you if you want to generate it. Here the config file template generated by the program (~/.config/lcmlog/config):

# lcmlog config file

# Write this file as a ssh_config file.
# For more info, run the command 'man ssh_config'.

# Host is 'server': do not change the name.
Host server
        HostName
        # User and Port parameters should be used only out of the lcm cluster.
        #User
        #Port

After the generation, you should edit the file and add the correct HostName (and eventually also User and Port). This script automatically open the config file after its generation using nano editor.

You can't use this program until the config file is generated in the default folder (~/.config/lcmlog).

Editor

The default editor is nano. If you want to use another editor, your best shot is exporting the EDITOR variable from your shell (e.g. export EDITOR=vim). In a future update, this customization will be included in the configuration file.

TODO

• Implement custom editor in the configuration file.
• Implement the UPDATE method