Add a Json stdout option #2060

README.rst

@@ -414,6 +414,15 @@ or in a CSV format thanks to the stdout-csv option:
     2018-12-08 22:04:23 CEST,5.4,5949136896,4,1.04,0.99,1.04
     ...
 
+or in a JSON format thanks to the stdout-json option (attibute not supported in this mode in order to have a real JSON object in output):
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    $ glances --stdout-json cpu,mem
+    cpu: {"total": 29.0, "user": 24.7, "nice": 0.0, "system": 3.8, "idle": 71.4, "iowait": 0.0, "irq": 0.0, "softirq": 0.0, "steal": 0.0, "guest": 0.0, "guest_nice": 0.0, "time_since_update": 1, "cpucore": 4, "ctx_switches": 0, "interrupts": 0, "soft_interrupts": 0, "syscalls": 0}
+    mem: {"total": 7837949952, "available": 2919079936, "percent": 62.8, "used": 4918870016, "free": 2919079936, "active": 2841214976, "inactive": 3340550144, "buffers": 546799616, "cached": 3068141568, "shared": 788156416}
+    ...
+
 and RTFM, always.
 
 Documentation

docs/quickstart.rst

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Glances should start (press 'q' or 'ESC' to exit):
 
 .. image:: _static/screenshot-wide.png
 
-It is also possible to display RAW JSON stats directly to stdout using:
+It is also possible to display RAW (Python) stats directly to stdout using:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ or in a CSV format thanks to the stdout-csv option:
     2018-12-08 22:04:23 CEST,5.4,5949136896,4,1.04,0.99,1.04
     ...
 
+or as a JSON format thanks to the stdout-json option (attibute not supported in this mode):
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    $ glances --stdout-json cpu,mem
+    cpu: {"total": 29.0, "user": 24.7, "nice": 0.0, "system": 3.8, "idle": 71.4, "iowait": 0.0, "irq": 0.0, "softirq": 0.0, "steal": 0.0, "guest": 0.0, "guest_nice": 0.0, "time_since_update": 1, "cpucore": 4, "ctx_switches": 0, "interrupts": 0, "soft_interrupts": 0, "syscalls": 0}
+    mem: {"total": 7837949952, "available": 2919079936, "percent": 62.8, "used": 4918870016, "free": 2919079936, "active": 2841214976, "inactive": 3340550144, "buffers": 546799616, "cached": 3068141568, "shared": 788156416}
+    ...
+
 Note: It will display one line per stat per refresh.
 
 Client/Server Mode
@@ -179,14 +188,14 @@ You can set a password to access to the server using the ``--password``.
 By default, the login is ``glances`` but you can change it with
 ``--username``.
 
-If you want, the SHA password will be stored in ``<login>.pwd`` file (in 
-the same folder where the Glances configuration file is stored, so 
+If you want, the SHA password will be stored in ``<login>.pwd`` file (in
+the same folder where the Glances configuration file is stored, so
 ~/.config/glances/ on GNU Linus operating system).
 
 Next time your run the server/client, password will not be asked. To set a
 specific username you can used the -u <username> option.
 
-It is also possible to set the default password in the Glances configuration 
+It is also possible to set the default password in the Glances configuration
 file:
 
 .. code-block:: ini

glances/main.py

@@ -83,9 +83,12 @@ Examples of use:
   Start the client browser (browser mode):
     $ glances --browser
 
-  Display stats to stdout (one stat per line):
+  Display stats to stdout (one stat per line, possible to go inside stats using plugin.attribute):
     $ glances --stdout now,cpu.user,mem.used,load
 
+  Display JSON stats to stdout (one stats per line):
+    $ glances --stdout-json now,cpu,mem,load
+
   Display CSV stats to stdout (all stats in one line):
     $ glances --stdout-csv now,cpu.user,mem.used,load
 
@@ -408,11 +411,17 @@ Examples of use:
             dest='stdout',
             help='display stats to stdout, one stat per line (comma separated list of plugins/plugins.attribute)',
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--stdout-json',
+            default=None,
+            dest='stdout_json',
+            help='display stats to stdout, JSON format (comma separated list of plugins/plugins.attribute)',
+        )
         parser.add_argument(
             '--stdout-csv',
             default=None,
             dest='stdout_csv',
-            help='display stats to stdout, csv format (comma separated list of plugins/plugins.attribute)',
+            help='display stats to stdout, CSV format (comma separated list of plugins/plugins.attribute)',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
             '--issue',

glances/outputs/glances_stdout_json.py

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# This file is part of Glances.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2022 Nicolargo <nicolas@nicolargo.com>
+#
+# Glances is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Glances is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""Stdout interface class."""
+
+import time
+
+from glances.logger import logger
+from glances.compat import printandflush
+
+
+class GlancesStdoutJson(object):
+
+    """This class manages the Stdout JSON display."""
+
+    def __init__(self, config=None, args=None):
+        # Init
+        self.config = config
+        self.args = args
+
+        # Build the list of plugin to display
+        self.plugins_list = self.build_list()
+
+    def build_list(self):
+        """Return a list of tuples taken from self.args.stdout_json
+
+        :return: A list of tuples. Example -[(plugin, attribute), ... ]
+        """
+        return self.args.stdout_json.split(',')
+
+    def end(self):
+        pass
+
+    def update(self, stats, duration=3):
+        """Display stats in JSON format to stdout.
+
+        Refresh every duration second.
+        """
+        for plugin in self.plugins_list:
+            # Check if the plugin exist and is enable
+            if plugin in stats.getPluginsList() and stats.get_plugin(plugin).is_enabled():
+                stat = stats.get_plugin(plugin).get_json()
+            else:
+                continue
+            # Display stats
+            printandflush('{}: {}'.format(plugin, stat))
+
+        # Wait until next refresh
+        if duration > 0:
+            time.sleep(duration)

glances/standalone.py

@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ import time
 
 from glances.globals import WINDOWS
 from glances.logger import logger
+from glances.outputs.glances_stdout_json import GlancesStdoutJson
 from glances.processes import glances_processes
 from glances.stats import GlancesStats
 from glances.outputs.glances_curses import GlancesCursesStandalone
 from glances.outputs.glances_stdout import GlancesStdout
+from glances.outputs.glances_stdout_json import GlancesStdoutJson
 from glances.outputs.glances_stdout_csv import GlancesStdoutCsv
 from glances.outputs.glances_stdout_issue import GlancesStdoutIssue
 from glances.outputs.glances_stdout_apidoc import GlancesStdoutApiDoc
@@ -96,6 +98,10 @@ class GlancesStandalone(object):
             logger.info("Stdout mode is ON, following stats will be displayed: {}".format(args.stdout))
             # Init screen
             self.screen = GlancesStdout(config=config, args=args)
+        elif args.stdout_json:
+            logger.info("Stdout JSON mode is ON, following stats will be displayed: {}".format(args.stdout_json))
+            # Init screen
+            self.screen = GlancesStdoutJson(config=config, args=args)
         elif args.stdout_csv:
             logger.info("Stdout CSV mode is ON, following stats will be displayed: {}".format(args.stdout_csv))
             # Init screen