Re: java script auto refresh

The second item below would actually be detrimental for large-scale SOCs
(which are present in every enterprise datacenter I know of).  Usually
what you see in those types of environments is a screen that sits
somewhere and just queues events 24x7.  Making the user log in every so
often isn't really a good idea because there's technically no
"user"...it's a room full of operations people watching it, and no one
is really at the keyboard.
I would suggest that, if this is implemented, it be optional.

- Ramon 

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Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 7:54 PM
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Subject: [prelude-devel] java script auto refresh

I started to upload patches to implement a java script auto apply for
ticket # 231 there are two more patches that need to be uploaded however
i got a message about too many posts from ip addresses in the last hour
so i will try to upload the last two latter


I changed my idea a little to a auto apply because of several issues due
to some differences between how java script handle refreshes of a page
which was posted. I found the refresh had different results on different
browsers so instead I added an auto submit apply. i also added a field
on in the menu on the left side which specifies how often to apply, I
named it "Auto Update Time" in the menu. the new field takes seconds
however it can also take 1:10 for one minute and ten  seconds or 1:20:10
for one hour twenty minutes and ten seconds, and 0 disables the timer.
there are still two more things to be done these are nice to haves but
it is fully functional and very useful as it is now

1) a check box should to enable/disable the timer if some one could do
the python coding i already have the java script code to make it work i
just had some trouble figuring out how to make the check box work
correctly in the form. it does not have to have any meaning to the
python its self i just had trouble getting the check box to keep state
after an apply. my patches should point out where this code change would
have to happen.

2) stop auto apply from updating the session expiration time i still
haven,t added a method to stop it from updating the session timeout so
if it is enabled  the session will never time out this is actually a
good thing it the console is being used by a 24x7 operations staff
working out of a secure operations center however it is not necessarily
ideal for a non secure desktop environment so while this is not a show
stopper in my opinion it is some thing that should be changed in the
future. this will also require an additional hidden field to be added to
to the form as with the first one if some one would write the python
code i can quickly add the java script to use the field

these changes shouldn't take to long it just I have several other
projects to work on and I have already expended the time my employer
will allow me to spend on it right now. most of the work has already
been done its just the last two minor details that have to be finished.
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