Plex Guardian: TUI Dashboard Interface #20

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Originally created by @acedanger on GitHub (May 29, 2025).

🎨 Plex Guardian - TUI Dashboard Interface

Description

Create a beautiful terminal user interface (TUI) dashboard for real-time monitoring and management of Plex database health and backup systems.

Requirements

  • Real-Time Monitoring Dashboard: Live display of Plex database health status
  • Interactive Interface: Navigate between different monitoring views
  • Status Visualization: Visual indicators for health, backups, and repairs
  • Historical Data Display: Show trends and historical performance

Dashboard Components

Main Dashboard View

  • System Overview: Overall health status with color-coded indicators
  • Last Backup Status: Timestamp and success status of recent backups
  • Database Health: Real-time integrity check results
  • Active Operations: Current backup or repair operations in progress
  • Storage Usage: Database size and backup storage consumption

Detailed Views

  • Backup History: List of recent backups with success/failure status
  • Repair Log: History of database repairs and outcomes
  • Performance Metrics: Database performance trends and statistics
  • Configuration View: Current monitoring and backup settings

Interactive Features

  • Navigation: Arrow keys to navigate between sections
  • Real-Time Updates: Auto-refresh data every 30 seconds
  • Manual Actions: Trigger backups or health checks from dashboard
  • Help System: Built-in help and keyboard shortcuts

Technical Implementation

  • Framework: Use ncurses or similar TUI library for terminal interface
  • Data Sources: Integrate with existing JSON performance logs
  • Refresh Mechanism: Live data updates without flickering
  • Responsive Design: Adapt to different terminal sizes

Visual Design

┌─ Plex Database Guardian Dashboard ──────────────────────────────────┐
│ Status: 🟢 Healthy    Last Backup: 2 hours ago    DB Size: 2.4GB    │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────���─────┤
│ Health Checks     │ Backup Status      │ Recent Activity            │
│ ✅ Integrity OK    │ ✅ Last: Success   │ 14:30 - Health check OK   │
│ ✅ No corruption   │ ⏰ Next: 2h 15m    │ 12:00 - Backup completed  │
│ ✅ No locks       │ 📊 Size: 145MB     │ 10:30 - Integrity scan    │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ [1] Overview  [2] History  [3] Performance  [4] Settings  [Q] Quit  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Integration Points

  • Read data from existing monitoring systems (Issues #16, #17, #18)
  • Display information from JSON performance logs
  • Show health status from integrity monitoring
  • Display notification history and repair logs

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Tab / Arrow Keys: Navigate between sections
  • R: Trigger manual backup
  • H: Run health check
  • L: View detailed logs
  • Q: Quit dashboard
  • F5: Force refresh

Priority

💡 Low - Future enhancement

Dependencies

  • Issue #16 (Automated Integrity Monitoring)
  • Issue #17 (Auto-Repair System)
  • Issue #18 (Notification Management)

Labels

  • enhancement
  • plex
  • ui
  • tui
  • dashboard
  • future-enhancement
Originally created by @acedanger on GitHub (May 29, 2025). # 🎨 Plex Guardian - TUI Dashboard Interface ## Description Create a beautiful terminal user interface (TUI) dashboard for real-time monitoring and management of Plex database health and backup systems. ## Requirements - [ ] **Real-Time Monitoring Dashboard**: Live display of Plex database health status - [ ] **Interactive Interface**: Navigate between different monitoring views - [ ] **Status Visualization**: Visual indicators for health, backups, and repairs - [ ] **Historical Data Display**: Show trends and historical performance ## Dashboard Components ### Main Dashboard View - [ ] **System Overview**: Overall health status with color-coded indicators - [ ] **Last Backup Status**: Timestamp and success status of recent backups - [ ] **Database Health**: Real-time integrity check results - [ ] **Active Operations**: Current backup or repair operations in progress - [ ] **Storage Usage**: Database size and backup storage consumption ### Detailed Views - [ ] **Backup History**: List of recent backups with success/failure status - [ ] **Repair Log**: History of database repairs and outcomes - [ ] **Performance Metrics**: Database performance trends and statistics - [ ] **Configuration View**: Current monitoring and backup settings ### Interactive Features - [ ] **Navigation**: Arrow keys to navigate between sections - [ ] **Real-Time Updates**: Auto-refresh data every 30 seconds - [ ] **Manual Actions**: Trigger backups or health checks from dashboard - [ ] **Help System**: Built-in help and keyboard shortcuts ## Technical Implementation - [ ] **Framework**: Use `ncurses` or similar TUI library for terminal interface - [ ] **Data Sources**: Integrate with existing JSON performance logs - [ ] **Refresh Mechanism**: Live data updates without flickering - [ ] **Responsive Design**: Adapt to different terminal sizes ## Visual Design ``` ┌─ Plex Database Guardian Dashboard ──────────────────────────────────┐ │ Status: 🟢 Healthy Last Backup: 2 hours ago DB Size: 2.4GB │ ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────���─────┤ │ Health Checks │ Backup Status │ Recent Activity │ │ ✅ Integrity OK │ ✅ Last: Success │ 14:30 - Health check OK │ │ ✅ No corruption │ ⏰ Next: 2h 15m │ 12:00 - Backup completed │ │ ✅ No locks │ 📊 Size: 145MB │ 10:30 - Integrity scan │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ [1] Overview [2] History [3] Performance [4] Settings [Q] Quit │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ``` ## Integration Points - [ ] Read data from existing monitoring systems (Issues #16, #17, #18) - [ ] Display information from JSON performance logs - [ ] Show health status from integrity monitoring - [ ] Display notification history and repair logs ## Keyboard Shortcuts - [ ] `Tab` / Arrow Keys: Navigate between sections - [ ] `R`: Trigger manual backup - [ ] `H`: Run health check - [ ] `L`: View detailed logs - [ ] `Q`: Quit dashboard - [ ] `F5`: Force refresh ## Priority 💡 Low - Future enhancement ## Dependencies - Issue #16 (Automated Integrity Monitoring) - Issue #17 (Auto-Repair System) - Issue #18 (Notification Management) ## Labels - enhancement - plex - ui - tui - dashboard - future-enhancement
peterwood added the dashboarduienhancementplextuifuture-enhancement labels 2025-10-29 19:44:57 -07:00
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