Oxford Nanopore Data Offload Status Indicator

Oxford Nanopore has recently introduced a new service called ont-platform-data-offload to manage data offloading from their sequencing devices. This project provides a convenient way to monitor the status of this service directly from your GNOME desktop environment.

The main component is an Argos script to monitor the ont-platform-data-offload service directly from the GNOME top bar. It provides real-time status updates on data offloading processes, specifically tracking active rsync transfers.

Features

• Status Icons: Visual indicators for service state:
  • ⚪ Idle (No active transfers)
  • 🟢 Syncing (Active transfers in progress)
  • 🔴 Error (Service is down or ghosted)
• Active Transfer Monitoring: Lists the filenames of files currently being transferred via rsync.
• Quick Actions:
  • Start/Restart the ont-platform-data-offload service.
  • View service logs in a terminal.
  • Open the main log file.
• Log Preview: Shows the last log entry in the dropdown menu.

Requirements

• OS: Linux (GNOME Desktop Environment)
• Extension: Argos GNOME Shell Extension.
• Dependencies:
  • bash
  • systemd (for systemctl)
  • rsync
  • gnome-terminal
  • pgrep

Installation

1. Install Argos: Follow the instructions on the Argos GitHub page to install the extension.

2. Download the Script: Clone this repository or download argos-monitor.1m.sh.

3. Deploy: Copy the script to the Argos configuration directory.

   mkdir -p ~/.config/argos
   cp argos-monitor.1m.sh ~/.config/argos/

4. Make Executable:

   chmod +x ~/.config/argos/argos-monitor.1m.sh

The indicator should appear in your top bar immediately (or within 1 minute).

Configuration

You can customize the script by editing the variables at the top of argos-monitor.1m.sh:

• SERVICE_NAME: The name of the systemd service to monitor (default: ont-platform-data-offload).
• LOG_FILE: Path to the log file for quick access (default: /data/data-offload.log).

Refresh Time

The script refreshes every minute by default. You can change the refresh interval by renaming the script file to argos-monitor.Xm.sh, where X is the number of minutes between refreshes.

Troubleshooting

• Service Down: If the icon is red, click it and select "Start Service" or "View Logs" to investigate.
• Ghost Service: If the service is active but the main PID is missing, the script will report a "Ghost" status. Use the "Restart" option.

License

See LICENSE file.