[Usability] - WatchDog improvements

Jira Entry : https://issues.team-mediaportal.com/browse/MP1-4242​

To Do list :

1. addon button for clean only, all logs (in Action menu) ?
1.2 Add Clear Log to Manual control (For Multi Seat Client) : Should be added an protocol to communicate with TVserveur. maybe use an service "Watchdog" on TVserveur side.



4. Add in zip archives all files available inside Log folder. ( except sub-directory )
This is more usable for IPTV stream,
6. Add progress bar for all new feature

• write the status info on start/stop

• I added a timer to wait to 3 sec for start/stop

Fixed :
1.1 Add Clear Log to Manual control ( only for MP Client) : https://github.com/Azzuro/MediaPortal-1/commit/3a39cfd54047556f1b51209fb73008a3a2faf4a3
2. Save/remember last directory used for save ZIP file when Watchdog is restarted : 2013 10 17: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/watchdog-improvements.118979/page-3#post-1034270
2.1 Log are saved in Folder on Desktop; instead of Desktop only can choose Custom path with restore at new start.
3. Kill Tv-service / Start Tv-service button (in Action / Tvservice menu)
5. setting are saved in own XML "watchdog.xml " 2013 10 17

 

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• add Procedure function : Stop Tv Server -> clear all log -> restart tv serveur
• add ability in multiseat to stop/restart Tvserver | take log from TV serveur (from network)

 

your are not alone in the Team
but i think we need enhance WatchDog for have better report and i hope more user friendly ...

 

@Sebastiii : i have add Logfiles to an folder on Deskstop !!!
it's nothing, but at least no more files on desktop lol

 

so in my road of improve Watchdog
i have finished to implement Start / Stop TVservice as manual control
but for sure, WatchDog need to be started with Administrator rights before !
https://github.com/Azzuro/MediaPortal-1/commit/f961dc02cbea13713660ec72cd10799aff70739a

 

Add Clear Log to Manual control ( only for MP Client)
https://github.com/Azzuro/MediaPortal-1/commit/3a39cfd54047556f1b51209fb73008a3a2faf4a3
if one dev can help for have the same thing for TVserveur Log Folder,
because the only thing i can do it, it's DOS linecode

 

Replace Zip name : invert the day and year in zip filename, better for sorting in folder.
https://github.com/Azzuro/MediaPortal-1/commit/c13b646b6c57acf8e5e025ed41d675493d4cfa4c

 

Please, no dev can improve Watchdog ???
i'm very limited for make this myself !