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Nothing in the README seems to tell me how this operates. Okay, I understand there's a demo, and changes in v4, and an FAQ, but I'm never told what the scope o

Nothing in the README seems to tell me how this operates. Okay, I understand there's a demo, and changes in v4, and an FAQ, but I'm never told what the scope or method of operation is: what can this monitor? how is it monitored? I don't want to read configuration files or look at a demo to understand what I can use this for and how it does it. I even read parts of the Wiki and I still don't understand what this is doing: is it essentially a special theme for Hugo, or is there some frontend JavaScript magic going on?

ukyrgf 6y ago
Nothing. You have to create a Markdown file with the start and end time. Their example confusingly says resolved is 'false' but then sets a resolve date, so I dunno what to make of it. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cstate/cstate/master/exampleSite/content/issues/2019-10-08-testing-new-pipeline.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cstate/cstate/master/examp...
- mistermantas 6y ago
  The Resolved Date in that case could have been omitted because it's not checked if the issue is still considered active. I added all the required frontmatter you would need as an example of what could be changed.
mistermantas 6y ago
Hi, I'm the author. > Nothing in the README seems to tell me how this operates. Not directly. I didn't even really think about writing about how it works so much as about how to get it work. > I'm never told what the scope or method of operation is: what can this monitor? how is it monitored? It is not something made for monitoring, it's for posting issues. You can add 3rd party automation if you wish (and yes the illustration is misleading and yes I'm thinking of how to fix it). > what I can use this for [...] I still don't understand what this is doing: is it essentially a special theme for Hugo, or is there some frontend JavaScript magic going on? There's little JavaScript since theoretically it should work on IE8 and is designed to be as 'foolproof' as I could think of (no external assets, all information on one lightweight page). It's a special glorified theme for Hugo, if you want to put it that way, yes.
- sigwinch28 6y ago
  Thanks for the explanation! Much appreciated :)
- brunoqc 6y ago
  > You can add 3rd party automation if you wish Any examples for this?
  - mistermantas 6y ago
    I haven't used these a lot in recent memory, but Pingdom, Uptime Robot, etc. Some company COULD totally make something specifically for this like in the mockup on the README
    - brunoqc 6y ago
      Are you saying that I could use Uptime Robot to automate CState or that I could just use Uptime Robot? Because having a static status page like CState but auto updated would be amazing.
      - deleted 6y ago
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      - mistermantas 6y ago
        Unfortunately there is no auto updating, not yet. I've definitely heard this feedback loud and clear, will be looking into how I could possibly make this work with another 3rd party.

ukyrgf 6y ago

Nothing. You have to create a Markdown file with the start and end time. Their example confusingly says resolved is 'false' but then sets a resolve date, so I dunno what to make of it. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cstate/cstate/master/exampleSite/content/issues/2019-10-08-testing-new-pipeline.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cstate/cstate/master/examp...

mistermantas 6y ago
The Resolved Date in that case could have been omitted because it's not checked if the issue is still considered active. I added all the required frontmatter you would need as an example of what could be changed.

mistermantas 6y ago

Hi, I'm the author. > Nothing in the README seems to tell me how this operates. Not directly. I didn't even really think about writing about how it works so much as about how to get it work. > I'm never told what the scope or method of operation is: what can this monitor? how is it monitored? It is not something made for monitoring, it's for posting issues. You can add 3rd party automation if you wish (and yes the illustration is misleading and yes I'm thinking of how to fix it). > what I can use this for [...] I still don't understand what this is doing: is it essentially a special theme for Hugo, or is there some frontend JavaScript magic going on? There's little JavaScript since theoretically it should work on IE8 and is designed to be as 'foolproof' as I could think of (no external assets, all information on one lightweight page). It's a special glorified theme for Hugo, if you want to put it that way, yes.

sigwinch28 6y ago
Thanks for the explanation! Much appreciated :)
brunoqc 6y ago
> You can add 3rd party automation if you wish Any examples for this?
- mistermantas 6y ago
  I haven't used these a lot in recent memory, but Pingdom, Uptime Robot, etc. Some company COULD totally make something specifically for this like in the mockup on the README
  - brunoqc 6y ago
    Are you saying that I could use Uptime Robot to automate CState or that I could just use Uptime Robot? Because having a static status page like CState but auto updated would be amazing.
    - deleted 6y ago
      [deleted]
    - mistermantas 6y ago
      Unfortunately there is no auto updating, not yet. I've definitely heard this feedback loud and clear, will be looking into how I could possibly make this work with another 3rd party.