[Kst] RE: Kst - parameter lists and events

[Andrew Walker]

My preference would be to disable eventing for loading of historical data.
However, for testing purposes it makes sense to leave it on. We could
allow vector creation on historical data, as I can see a use for that,
though my preference would be to have the user save the event vector
once it has been created the first time.

I'm not sure how making a standalone makes the problem any easier for
email and elog notification. Either we can make it work or we can't.

Andrew

-----Original Message-----
From: Barth Netterfield [mailto:netterfield at astro.utoronto.ca]
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 2:45 PM
To: Andrew Walker
Cc: kst at kde.org
Subject: Re: Kst - parameter lists and events


On July 16, 2004 04:07 pm, you wrote:
> I'm reasonably happy with the way things are at present.

But unless I don't understand how things are, I'm not....  Maybe I'm not
getting the point of events...
Can you comment on the particulars below:

> One problem we do have is that adding data markers will
> not be simple as the events are created on a vector and
> not a curve. I'm still pondering this one.

Perhaps events need an X vector to make event curves.

> Andrew
>
> > EVENT MONITORS
> >
> > > I feel that the event monitor should not look at old values.
> > > Many of the events will be triggered within a specific
> > > context (i.e. value greater than 3 sigma above the mean).
> > > Thus, whether or not an event is triggered depends on whether
> > > it is evaluated when it comes in or for historical data.
> >
> > ACK!

Questions here:
> > Then what is done when you re-load a kst file with an event in it?  How
> > is this different than the first time you create and event?
> >

Is this the issue?
> > I guess this is the issue:
> > If events are recalculated each update only on currently loaded data
then
> > re-loading the same frame range always gives the same event, BUT: if,
eg,
> > the
> > rms of data is changing as data is coming in then an event which existed
>
> at
>
> > frame 900 when frames 0-1000 were being read could disappear when frames
> > 800-1800 are being read.
> > This is neither surprising nor a serious problem when producing event
> > vectors,
> > but in deciding if one should send emails or elog entries, we have a
> > major conundrum at best!

Will this be possible?  How?
> > Perhaps you are processing last-nights data, and you want to
> > automatically produce an elog entry for each [whatever] event.  Then the
> > above is the right
> > thing to do. (Unless you load the same data again and produce a
duplicate
> > set
> > of elog entries)

Is this the only thing that is supported?
> > Or perhaps you are running real time, and only want to send new events.
> > These events should only be based on currently updating data, and only
> > for events that have never been flaged.
> >
> > BUT: kst is current data vs historical data agnostic.

Comment?
> > My experience with alarms has been that they are really hard to get
> > right, even with a stand alone alarm program.  I think that email and
> > elog events will be nearly impossible to make generally correct within
> > kst.  Perhaps
>
> we
>
> > need a stand-alone?
> >
> > What is your plan?  (I'm stuck here).
> >
> > cbn