sanfam / elucidate

Elucidate: A GUI to drive the SnapRAID command line (via .Net)

Elucidate

Project Description

Definition: explain in detail Synonyms: annotate, clarify, clear, clear up, decode, demonstrate, enlighten, exemplify, explicate, expound, get across, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, make perfectly clear

OS Requirements:

Current

• Use of the latest .Net 4.5 or higher
• Latest SnapRaid (Tested upto 10.0)

FAQs

Q: What is SnapRAID?
A: I think it's best if you go and look for yourself -> http://snapraid.sourceforge.net/compare.html

Q: Why a GUI, the Command Line works!
A: Sometimes, ‘point and clicks’ are easier for a novice to get going with, Also this project has some bigger targets in mind as well.

Q: I’m still uncertain, is there more ?
A: Yes, Have a look at the following documentation for pictures etc.

Q: So what are these "Bigger Targets" ?
A: I think this is best answered with a list of features that need to be done

Phases

• Attempt to keep up with the minimum support of the latest SnapRAID. – On-going.
• Ease of use(Phase I) [All Done]
  • SnapRAID has three commands, so lets make them simple to access for a novice
  • Progress indicator(s)
  • Logging – Interactive and straight to log.
  • Auto start-up on user login
  • Tool-tips to guide
• Phase II Phase II Feature requests (Upto V.15-0x)
  • Pause, Change priority, Abort.– Done
  • Command Extension – Allow extra parameters to the defaults used.– Done
  • Scheduling. – Done
  • Graphical view(s) of the protected data.– Done
• Phase III – (Restart for V.17-xx onwards)
  • New Compiler – Installed
  • Move to GitHub (MS removed all the old Code and issues – Oops) - Done
  • Use Mark Down for GitHub – Learning
  • New Layout and Theming – Learning
  • New SnapRaid 11.x – Installing
  • Translations.
  • New Commands.
  • Log view(s) diagnostics.
  • Mailer with status reports.
• Phase IV (Recovery and new SnapRAID Commands ?)
  • Extended Help with recovery – interactive guides etc..
  • Show what could be recovered (This will require looking into the SnapRaid codebase to interpret the status file(s)).