July 17th, 2024

Sampler, visualization for any shell command

Sampler is a versatile Terminal User Interface tool supporting various OS and package managers. It visualizes real-time metrics, aids in server monitoring, system tracking, and script execution with alerts. Ideal for creating customizable terminal dashboards for diverse applications.

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Sampler, visualization for any shell command

The tool "Sampler" is a Terminal User Interface (TUI) tool designed to visualize real-time dashboard metrics from shell command outputs in the terminal. It supports various operating systems like Linux, macOS, Windows, and package managers such as Arch, Manjaro, Gentoo, openSUSE, and Nix. Sampler allows users to monitor server health, track system information, and execute deployment scripts with sound and visual alerts. It offers configuration examples for different components like line graphs, gauges, bars, sparklines, and charts. This tool is beneficial for engineers and hobbyists interested in creating easily configurable terminal dashboards. Use cases include homelab monitoring, CI deployment tracking, error log display, and even flight tracking. Sampler provides a simple yet effective way to create informative dashboards within the terminal environment.

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By @Neywiny - 7 months
For the uninitiated like me, you have to hit the globe so it takes you to https://github.com/sqshq/sampler to find out more.