Ever since Panic’s Status Board for iPad app came out I’ve wanted to have data from iStat Server appear in Status Board.

After finding that iStat Server stores its data in /Library/Application Support/iStat Server/databases/local.db and that the SQLite database and all its data is not encrypted/obfuscated in any way, I figured it wouldn’t be too difficult to get the juicy data into some sexy Status Board graphs.

Using the PDO and SQLite libraries included with Mac OS X 10.8.3 I was able to get a connection to the database and pull out rows. Simply store this file anywhere on your Mac that’s accessible by the built-in web server.

Lo and behold, a graph is born:

The project is still in its infancy, with only a few different graphs. I plan on slowly adding more and more graphs and types. As of this post, the following graphs are possible:

• ram_hour - RAM usage for the past 60 minutes
• ram_day - RAM usage for the past 24 hours
• cpu_hour - CPU usage for the past 60 minutes
• cpu_day - CPU usage for the past 24 hours
• load_hour - CPU load for the past 60 minutes
• load_day - CPU load for the past 24 hours
• temp_hour - Temp sensors for the past 60 minutes *new*

Take a look at the GitHub repo for more details and the download link to get this puppy running. Limited support can be provided on GitHub or on Twitter at @yesdevnull.

Update - 05/06/2013

Todays big update includes temp sensor monitoring so you can get more pretty graphs, like below.

If you’re checking 1 sensor, make your query string &temps=TC0D, or for multiple sensors, do &temps=TC0D,TC0H. If you have multiple temp sensors, they must be comma delimited. For the most up-to-date list of sensors, check the README in the GitHub repo.

Head over to the GitHub repo (linked above) to check out the new changes and get it set up on your Mac!

Recently I’ve been working on some bash scripts for a NetBoot system we have at work for diagnosis and troubleshooting Macs.

Currently the collection only includes a script for the command-line utility memtest, and a simple CPU workhorse yes. Also included is a few bash aliases you can add to your bash profile.

To view the collection, or fork et al, visit GitHub now!

Welcome to my new site yes > /dev/null!

Here I’ll be writing about code I’ve written, technical experiences I’ve had, music I work to, and maybe even other things unrelated to computers and programming.

I’m planning on doing a couple posts per month, so check back soon for some nifty content.

Dan.