About r2d2-monitor

R2-D2 Monitor is a high-performance system telemetry console for Windows.

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R2-D2 Monitor

   ___________  
  /  ___ ___  \ 
 |  | (O) |  | |
 |--+-----+--|-|   R2 > *Bleep bloop!*
 | [=]   [=]   |        Systems online and scanning...
 | [ ]---[ ]   |        Signal acquired.
 | [_________] |
 |   |_____| | |
 |___|     |___|
 /____|___|____\

R2-D2 Monitor It’s a Windows-native TUI built in Go that leverages native WMI and PowerShell integration to deliver fast, deep telemetry directly to your terminal with company of a droid. R2 has reactive states. He "jitters" when he's processing data, enters a panicked "Alarm" mode if your CPU/Temps spike, and whistles when you successfully kill a process. He’s constantly scanning the system and bleeping about kernel stability.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6586a622-cd2a-4d99-82a2-c943bfddfb82

Key Features

Real-time Telemetry: Live tracking of system resources, network traffic, and multi-vendor GPUs (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel).
Hardware Browsing: Ability to cycle through different disk drives and network adapters for detailed monitoring.
Process Management: Integrated process list with search, deep scan, and safe termination with confirmation.
Performance Optimized: Throttled polling logic that prioritizes visible processes to ensure low overhead.
High-Res Graphing: Network activity visualization using Unicode Braille patterns.
Auto-Updates: Transparent version checking and self-updating via GitHub API.
Portability: Zero installation; configuration and logs are kept in the executable's directory.
Layout Presets: Four predefined layouts (FULL, COMPACT, NET-FOCUS, CPU-ONLY) optimized for different monitoring scenarios.
Interactive Droid Behavior: A "living" droid with 5+ reactive states, spontaneous dialogues, and jitter animations that respond to system events.
Responsive Design: Fluid layout that adapts to any terminal size automatically.

Interactive Droid Behavior

R2-D2 is not just a static asset; he is a reactive companion with his own behavior logic:

Reactive Moods: His ASCII face and dialogues change based on your actions (Idle, Thinking, Scanning, Success, and Alarm).
Spontaneous Interaction: R2 will occasionally "talk" to the system, analyzing kernels or background tasks even when you aren't interacting with him.
Visual Feedback: Watch him "jitter" with kinetic energy when he's processing data or enter a panicked "Alarm" state if your CPU or temperatures reach critical levels.
Action Success: He whistles and chirps with joy when a command (like terminating a process) is completed successfully.

Quick Start

Using R2-D2 Monitor is as easy as:

Go to the Releases page.
Download the latest r2d2-monitor-portable.exe.
Run it and enjoy! No installation or Go environment required.

Usage

Run the executable to start the monitor:

./r2d2-monitor-portable.exe

Basic Controls

Navigation: Use Up/Down arrows to move the cursor or cycle hardware.
Switch Focus: Press TAB to toggle focus between Processes, Disks, and Network panels.
Deep Scan: Press Enter to inspect the selected process.
Change Theme: Press F3 to cycle through visual styles.
Change Layout: Press P to cycle through layout presets.
Search: Press / to filter the process list.
Kill Process: Press F9, then Y to confirm termination.
Quit: Press Q or Esc to exit.

Documentation

For more detailed information, please refer to the documentation in the /docs directory:

User Guide: Detailed usage instructions and commands.
Technical Overview: Architecture and data flow.
Developer Reference: Internal modules and extension guide.

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