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Rafael at 13:50, 8 October 2008

Rafael — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:50:51 GMT

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-	~~== 9ticks ==~~	+	== Overview ==
-		+
-	=== Overview ===	+

	* Retrieve, interpret and store data source events		* Retrieve, interpret and store data source events
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-	=== State of the Art ===	+	== State of the Art ==

-	==== Alerts.com ====	+	=== Alerts.com ===

	The information you want when and where you want it. You're in control. Weather, news, traffic, gas prices, reminders, live sports and more. It's new, it's free, your personal information is secure, no spam. [http://www.alerts.com/ www.alerts.com]		The information you want when and where you want it. You're in control. Weather, news, traffic, gas prices, reminders, live sports and more. It's new, it's free, your personal information is secure, no spam. [http://www.alerts.com/ www.alerts.com]

-	==== Chartlet ====	+	=== Chartlet ===

	Chartlet is a free Firefox extension that periodically checks places on the Web, extract and stores numerical values. On demand, you can display the history of those values in nice charts. [http://www.chartlet.net/ www.chartlet.net]		Chartlet is a free Firefox extension that periodically checks places on the Web, extract and stores numerical values. On demand, you can display the history of those values in nice charts. [http://www.chartlet.net/ www.chartlet.net]

-	==== WebSundew ====	+	=== WebSundew ===

	WebSundew is an advanced web scraping tool that extracts data from web pages on the internet: 100% graphic user interface, step-by-step template wizards, automatic iteration for linked pages, macros for automatic log into sites and data extraction. [http://www.websundew.com/ www.websundew.com]		WebSundew is an advanced web scraping tool that extracts data from web pages on the internet: 100% graphic user interface, step-by-step template wizards, automatic iteration for linked pages, macros for automatic log into sites and data extraction. [http://www.websundew.com/ www.websundew.com]

-	==== RRDtool ====	+	=== RRDtool ===

	RRDtool is the OpenSource industry standard, high performance data logging and graphing system for time series data. Use it to write your custom monitoring shell scripts or create whole applications using its Perl, Python, Ruby, TCL or PHP bindings. [http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/ oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool]		RRDtool is the OpenSource industry standard, high performance data logging and graphing system for time series data. Use it to write your custom monitoring shell scripts or create whole applications using its Perl, Python, Ruby, TCL or PHP bindings. [http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/ oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool]


-	=== Data Sources ===	+	== Data Sources ==

-	==== Predefined ====	+	=== Predefined ===

	* TBD Sources: stocks, flight schedules, weather, sports, auctions, traffic reports, feeds, sensors, ...		* TBD Sources: stocks, flight schedules, weather, sports, auctions, traffic reports, feeds, sensors, ...
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	* May make use of external APIs		* May make use of external APIs

-	==== Custom ====	+	=== Custom ===

	* TBD Sources: html table, html items, ...		* TBD Sources: html table, html items, ...
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-	=== Data Source API ===	+	== Data Source API ==

	* Modular approach		* Modular approach
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-	=== Data Types ===	+	== Data Types ==

	* Suggest the best type for each item		* Suggest the best type for each item
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-	=== Data Interpretation ===	+	== Data Interpretation ==

	* Show data from several angles TBD		* Show data from several angles TBD
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-	=== Data Store ===	+	== Data Store ==

	* Performance		* Performance
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	* '''Distributed memory (condor-like)'''		* '''Distributed memory (condor-like)'''

-	=== User Interface ===	+	== User Interface ==

	* Web-based		* Web-based
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-	=== Miscellaneous ===	+	== Miscellaneous ==

	* OpenID login		* OpenID login
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-	=== Firefox Extension ===	+	== Firefox Extension ==

	[http://student.dei.uc.pt/~rjmm/firefox/9ticks.xpi 9ticks Firefox extension]		[http://student.dei.uc.pt/~rjmm/firefox/9ticks.xpi 9ticks Firefox extension]


-	==== Use cases ====	+	=== Use cases ===

	* [http://eztv.it/index.php?main=airs Series Countdown List]		* [http://eztv.it/index.php?main=airs Series Countdown List]

Rafael: 9ticks:Brainstorm moved to 9ticks:Older

Rafael — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:48:44 GMT

9ticks:Brainstorm moved to 9ticks:Older

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Revision as of 13:48, 8 October 2008

Rafael: 9ticks:Overview moved to 9ticks:Brainstorm

Rafael — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:19:25 GMT

9ticks:Overview moved to 9ticks:Brainstorm

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Revision as of 16:19, 2 October 2008

Rafael at 15:21, 2 October 2008

Rafael — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:21:29 GMT

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	==== Alerts.com ====		==== Alerts.com ====

-	The information you want when and where you want it. You're in control. Weather, news, traffic, gas prices, reminders, live sports and more. It's new, it's free, your personal information is secure, no spam. [[http://www.alerts.com/\|www.alerts.com]]	+	The information you want when and where you want it. You're in control. Weather, news, traffic, gas prices, reminders, live sports and more. It's new, it's free, your personal information is secure, no spam. [http://www.alerts.com/ www.alerts.com]

	==== Chartlet ====		==== Chartlet ====

-	Chartlet is a free Firefox extension that periodically checks places on the Web, extract and stores numerical values. On demand, you can display the history of those values in nice charts. [[http://www.chartlet.net/\|www.chartlet.net]]	+	Chartlet is a free Firefox extension that periodically checks places on the Web, extract and stores numerical values. On demand, you can display the history of those values in nice charts. [http://www.chartlet.net/ www.chartlet.net]

	==== WebSundew ====		==== WebSundew ====

-	WebSundew is an advanced web scraping tool that extracts data from web pages on the internet: 100% graphic user interface, step-by-step template wizards, automatic iteration for linked pages, macros for automatic log into sites and data extraction. [[http://www.websundew.com/\|www.websundew.com]]	+	WebSundew is an advanced web scraping tool that extracts data from web pages on the internet: 100% graphic user interface, step-by-step template wizards, automatic iteration for linked pages, macros for automatic log into sites and data extraction. [http://www.websundew.com/ www.websundew.com]

	==== RRDtool ====		==== RRDtool ====

-	RRDtool is the OpenSource industry standard, high performance data logging and graphing system for time series data. Use it to write your custom monitoring shell scripts or create whole applications using its Perl, Python, Ruby, TCL or PHP bindings. [[http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/\|oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool]]	+	RRDtool is the OpenSource industry standard, high performance data logging and graphing system for time series data. Use it to write your custom monitoring shell scripts or create whole applications using its Perl, Python, Ruby, TCL or PHP bindings. [http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/ oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool]


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	=== Firefox Extension ===		=== Firefox Extension ===

-	[[http://student.dei.uc.pt/~rjmm/firefox/9ticks.xpi\|9ticks Firefox extension]]	+	[http://student.dei.uc.pt/~rjmm/firefox/9ticks.xpi 9ticks Firefox extension]

Rafael at 15:20, 2 October 2008

Rafael — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:20:29 GMT

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:20, 2 October 2008
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	==== Alerts.com ====		==== Alerts.com ====

-	The information you want when and where you want it. You're in control. Weather, news, traffic, gas prices, reminders, live sports and more. It's new, it's free, your personal information is secure, no spam. [http://www.alerts.com/\|//www.alerts.com/]	+	The information you want when and where you want it. You're in control. Weather, news, traffic, gas prices, reminders, live sports and more. It's new, it's free, your personal information is secure, no spam. [[http://www.alerts.com/\|www.alerts.com]]

	==== Chartlet ====		==== Chartlet ====

-	Chartlet is a free Firefox extension that periodically checks places on the Web, extract and stores numerical values. On demand, you can display the history of those values in nice charts. [http://www.chartlet.net/\|//www.chartlet.net/]	+	Chartlet is a free Firefox extension that periodically checks places on the Web, extract and stores numerical values. On demand, you can display the history of those values in nice charts. [[http://www.chartlet.net/\|www.chartlet.net]]

	==== WebSundew ====		==== WebSundew ====

-	WebSundew is an advanced web scraping tool that extracts data from web pages on the internet: 100% graphic user interface, step-by-step template wizards, automatic iteration for linked pages, macros for automatic log into sites and data extraction. [http://www.websundew.com/\|//www.websundew.com/]	+	WebSundew is an advanced web scraping tool that extracts data from web pages on the internet: 100% graphic user interface, step-by-step template wizards, automatic iteration for linked pages, macros for automatic log into sites and data extraction. [[http://www.websundew.com/\|www.websundew.com]]

	==== RRDtool ====		==== RRDtool ====

-	RRDtool is the OpenSource industry standard, high performance data logging and graphing system for time series data. Use it to write your custom monitoring shell scripts or create whole applications using its Perl, Python, Ruby, TCL or PHP bindings. [http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/\|//oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/]	+	RRDtool is the OpenSource industry standard, high performance data logging and graphing system for time series data. Use it to write your custom monitoring shell scripts or create whole applications using its Perl, Python, Ruby, TCL or PHP bindings. [[http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/\|oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool]]


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	=== Firefox Extension ===		=== Firefox Extension ===

-	[http://student.dei.uc.pt/~rjmm/firefox/9ticks.xpi\|9ticks Firefox extension]	+	[[http://student.dei.uc.pt/~rjmm/firefox/9ticks.xpi\|9ticks Firefox extension]]


	==== Use cases ====		==== Use cases ====

-	* [http://eztv.it/index.php?main=airs\|Series Countdown List]	+	* [http://eztv.it/index.php?main=airs Series Countdown List]
-	* [http://dsg.dei.uc.pt/ganglia/\|DSG Cluster]	+	* [http://dsg.dei.uc.pt/ganglia/ DSG Cluster]
-	* [http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/superliga_classificacao.php\|Liga Sagres]	+	* [http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/superliga_classificacao.php Liga Sagres]
-	* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/table/default.stm\|Barclays Premier League]	+	* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/table/default.stm Barclays Premier League]
-	* [http://weather.no.sapo.pt/details.html\|Manteigas Weather]	+	* [http://weather.no.sapo.pt/details.html Manteigas Weather]
-	* [http://www.osnews.com/\|OSNews]	+	* [http://www.osnews.com/ OSNews]
-	* [http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:AAPL\|Apple Google Finance]	+	* [http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:AAPL Apple Google Finance]
-	* [http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/newyear.html\|New Year Countdown]	+	* [http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/newyear.html New Year Countdown]
-	* [http://www.traffic.com/New-York-Traffic/I-278_Gowanus_Expressway___Brooklyn_Queens_Exwy-NORTHBOUND-7_NB_GW_BQE_12.html\|NY I-278 Traffic]	+	* [http://www.traffic.com/New-York-Traffic/I-278_Gowanus_Expressway___Brooklyn_Queens_Exwy-NORTHBOUND-7_NB_GW_BQE_12.html NY I-278 Traffic]
-	* [http://www.ebay.com/\|Ebay]	+	* [http://www.ebay.com/ Ebay]

Rafael at 15:17, 2 October 2008

Rafael — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:17:18 GMT

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	==== Alerts.com ====		==== Alerts.com ====

-	The information you want when and where you want it. You're in control. Weather, news, traffic, gas prices, reminders, live sports and more. It's new, it's free, your personal information is secure, no spam. [[http://www.alerts.com/\|//www.alerts.com/]]	+	The information you want when and where you want it. You're in control. Weather, news, traffic, gas prices, reminders, live sports and more. It's new, it's free, your personal information is secure, no spam. [http://www.alerts.com/\|//www.alerts.com/]

	==== Chartlet ====		==== Chartlet ====

-	Chartlet is a free Firefox extension that periodically checks places on the Web, extract and stores numerical values. On demand, you can display the history of those values in nice charts. [[http://www.chartlet.net/\|//www.chartlet.net/]]	+	Chartlet is a free Firefox extension that periodically checks places on the Web, extract and stores numerical values. On demand, you can display the history of those values in nice charts. [http://www.chartlet.net/\|//www.chartlet.net/]

	==== WebSundew ====		==== WebSundew ====

-	WebSundew is an advanced web scraping tool that extracts data from web pages on the internet: 100% graphic user interface, step-by-step template wizards, automatic iteration for linked pages, macros for automatic log into sites and data extraction. [[http://www.websundew.com/\|//www.websundew.com/]]	+	WebSundew is an advanced web scraping tool that extracts data from web pages on the internet: 100% graphic user interface, step-by-step template wizards, automatic iteration for linked pages, macros for automatic log into sites and data extraction. [http://www.websundew.com/\|//www.websundew.com/]

	==== RRDtool ====		==== RRDtool ====

-	RRDtool is the OpenSource industry standard, high performance data logging and graphing system for time series data. Use it to write your custom monitoring shell scripts or create whole applications using its Perl, Python, Ruby, TCL or PHP bindings. [[http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/\|//oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/]]	+	RRDtool is the OpenSource industry standard, high performance data logging and graphing system for time series data. Use it to write your custom monitoring shell scripts or create whole applications using its Perl, Python, Ruby, TCL or PHP bindings. [http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/\|//oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/]


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	* Makes use of data source API		* Makes use of data source API
	* User may identify items to monitor in the following ways:		* User may identify items to monitor in the following ways:
-	Single Page Entry** -- single page items	+	** '''Single Page Entry''' -- single page items
-	Same Level Page Entries** -- every news title, repetitive patterns	+	** '''Same Level Page Entries''' -- every news title, repetitive patterns
-	Table Selection** -- smartly select all table items	+	** '''Table Selection''' -- smartly select all table items
-	Table Line Selection by Constant Column Value** -- select something in the same row/column whose column/row has something wrote on it	+	** '''Table Line Selection by Constant Column Value''' -- select something in the same row/column whose column/row has something wrote on it
-	Automatic Selection Inside Area** -- smartly select every item inside a bounded polygon or even the whole page	+	** '''Automatic Selection Inside Area''' -- smartly select every item inside a bounded polygon or even the whole page
-	Advanced Text Selection** -- left of something and/or right of something, bounded by something	+	** '''Advanced Text Selection''' -- left of something and/or right of something, bounded by something
	* Browser extension is an option		* Browser extension is an option
	* Each item data type must be automatically chosen by the system. May be overridden by the user.		* Each item data type must be automatically chosen by the system. May be overridden by the user.
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	* Every DS adapter will make use of this API		* Every DS adapter will make use of this API
	* Each item has the following properties:		* Each item has the following properties:
-	Name** -- identification	+	** '''Name''' -- identification
-	XPath** -- location in the page	+	** '''XPath''' -- location in the page
-	Type** -- data type (following section)	+	** '''Type''' -- data type (following section)


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	* Client-side history		* Client-side history
	* Queries, visualisations and filters may be stored for future re-utilization by any user		* Queries, visualisations and filters may be stored for future re-utilization by any user
-	* Distributed memory (condor-like)	+	* '''Distributed memory (condor-like)'''

	=== User Interface ===		=== User Interface ===
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	=== Firefox Extension ===		=== Firefox Extension ===

-	[[http://student.dei.uc.pt/~rjmm/firefox/9ticks.xpi\|9ticks Firefox extension]]	+	[http://student.dei.uc.pt/~rjmm/firefox/9ticks.xpi\|9ticks Firefox extension]


	==== Use cases ====		==== Use cases ====

-	* [[http://eztv.it/index.php?main=airs\|Series Countdown List]]	+	* [http://eztv.it/index.php?main=airs\|Series Countdown List]
-	* [[http://dsg.dei.uc.pt/ganglia/\|DSG Cluster]]	+	* [http://dsg.dei.uc.pt/ganglia/\|DSG Cluster]
-	* [[http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/superliga_classificacao.php\|Liga Sagres]]	+	* [http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/superliga_classificacao.php\|Liga Sagres]
-	* [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/table/default.stm\|Barclays Premier League]]	+	* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/table/default.stm\|Barclays Premier League]
-	* [[http://weather.no.sapo.pt/details.html\|Manteigas Weather]]	+	* [http://weather.no.sapo.pt/details.html\|Manteigas Weather]
-	* [[http://www.osnews.com/\|OSNews]]	+	* [http://www.osnews.com/\|OSNews]
-	* [[http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:AAPL\|Apple Google Finance]]	+	* [http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:AAPL\|Apple Google Finance]
-	* [[http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/newyear.html\|New Year Countdown]]	+	* [http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/newyear.html\|New Year Countdown]
-	* [[http://www.traffic.com/New-York-Traffic/I-278_Gowanus_Expressway___Brooklyn_Queens_Exwy-NORTHBOUND-7_NB_GW_BQE_12.html\|NY I-278 Traffic]]	+	* [http://www.traffic.com/New-York-Traffic/I-278_Gowanus_Expressway___Brooklyn_Queens_Exwy-NORTHBOUND-7_NB_GW_BQE_12.html\|NY I-278 Traffic]
-	* [[http://www.ebay.com/\|Ebay]]	+	* [http://www.ebay.com/\|Ebay]

Rafael at 15:16, 2 October 2008

Rafael — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:16:05 GMT

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-	~~====~~== 9ticks ~~====~~==	+	== 9ticks ==

-	===== Overview =====	+	=== Overview ===

-	* Retrieve, interpret and store data source events	+	* Retrieve, interpret and store data source events
-	* Predefined and custom data sources	+	* Predefined and custom data sources
-	* Visualizations	+	* Visualizations
-	* Queries	+	* Queries
-	* Alerts	+	* Alerts
-	* Tags	+	* Tags
-	* Web and mobile-based frontends	+	* Web and mobile-based frontends
-	* History	+	* History


-	===== State of the Art =====	+	=== State of the Art ===

	==== Alerts.com ====		==== Alerts.com ====
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-	===== Data Sources =====	+	=== Data Sources ===

	==== Predefined ====		==== Predefined ====

-	* TBD Sources: stocks, flight schedules, weather, sports, auctions, traffic reports, feeds, sensors, ...	+	* TBD Sources: stocks, flight schedules, weather, sports, auctions, traffic reports, feeds, sensors, ...
-	* Makes use of data source API	+	* Makes use of data source API
-	* May make use of external APIs	+	* May make use of external APIs

	==== Custom ====		==== Custom ====

-	* TBD Sources: html table, html items, ...	+	* TBD Sources: html table, html items, ...
-	* Makes use of data source API	+	* Makes use of data source API
-	* User may identify items to monitor in the following ways:	+	* User may identify items to monitor in the following ways:
-	* Single Page Entry -- single page items	+	Single Page Entry** -- single page items
-	* Same Level Page Entries -- every news title, repetitive patterns	+	Same Level Page Entries** -- every news title, repetitive patterns
-	* Table Selection -- smartly select all table items	+	Table Selection** -- smartly select all table items
-	* Table Line Selection by Constant Column Value -- select something in the same row/column whose column/row has something wrote on it	+	Table Line Selection by Constant Column Value** -- select something in the same row/column whose column/row has something wrote on it
-	* Automatic Selection Inside Area -- smartly select every item inside a bounded polygon or even the whole page	+	Automatic Selection Inside Area** -- smartly select every item inside a bounded polygon or even the whole page
-	* Advanced Text Selection -- left of something and/or right of something, bounded by something	+	Advanced Text Selection** -- left of something and/or right of something, bounded by something
-	* Browser extension is an option	+	* Browser extension is an option
-	* Each item data type must be automatically chosen by the system. May be overridden by the user.	+	* Each item data type must be automatically chosen by the system. May be overridden by the user.


-	===== Data Source API =====	+	=== Data Source API ===

-	* Modular approach	+	* Modular approach
-	* Every DS adapter will make use of this API	+	* Every DS adapter will make use of this API
-	* Each item has the following properties:	+	* Each item has the following properties:
-	* Name -- identification	+	Name** -- identification
-	* XPath -- location in the page	+	XPath** -- location in the page
-	* Type -- data type (following section)	+	Type** -- data type (following section)


-	===== Data Types =====	+	=== Data Types ===

-	* Suggest the best type for each item	+	* Suggest the best type for each item
-	* TBD Data types:	+	* TBD Data types:
-	* Integer	+	** Integer
-	* Decimal	+	** Decimal
-	* Percentage	+	** Percentage
-	* Value -- temp, speed, height, weight, ...	+	** Value -- temp, speed, height, weight, ...
-	* Time	+	** Time
-	* Date	+	** Date
-	* DateTime -- event timestamp	+	** DateTime -- event timestamp
-	* String	+	** String
-	* Connect similar/equivalent data types:	+	* Connect similar/equivalent data types:
-	* Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, ...	+	** Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, ...
-	* Metre, Mile, Yard, Foot, ...	+	** Metre, Mile, Yard, Foot, ...
-	* Euro, U.S. Dollar, Pound, Swiss franc, ...	+	** Euro, U.S. Dollar, Pound, Swiss franc, ...


-	===== Data Interpretation =====	+	=== Data Interpretation ===

-	* Show data from several angles TBD	+	* Show data from several angles TBD
-	* Mix/Join data sources	+	* Mix/Join data sources


-	===== Data Store =====	+	=== Data Store ===

-	* Performance	+	* Performance
-	* Scalability	+	* Scalability
-	* Use RRDtool or a similar approach	+	* Use RRDtool or a similar approach
-	* Round Robin Database	+	** Round Robin Database
-	* Bounded storage footprint	+	** Bounded storage footprint
-	* Sampling	+	** Sampling
-	* Custom levels of aggregation	+	** Custom levels of aggregation
-	* Client-side history	+	* Client-side history
-	* Queries, visualisations and filters may be stored for future re-utilization by any user	+	* Queries, visualisations and filters may be stored for future re-utilization by any user
-	* Distributed memory (condor-like)	+	* Distributed memory (condor-like)

-	===== User Interface =====	+	=== User Interface ===

-	* Web-based	+	* Web-based
-	* Mobile	+	* Mobile
-	* TBD Push/Pull-based	+	* TBD Push/Pull-based


-	===== Miscellaneous =====	+	=== Miscellaneous ===

-	* OpenID login	+	* OpenID login
-	* i18n	+	* i18n


-	===== Firefox Extension =====	+	=== Firefox Extension ===

	[[http://student.dei.uc.pt/~rjmm/firefox/9ticks.xpi\|9ticks Firefox extension]]		[[http://student.dei.uc.pt/~rjmm/firefox/9ticks.xpi\|9ticks Firefox extension]]
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	==== Use cases ====		==== Use cases ====

-	* [[http://eztv.it/index.php?main=airs\|Series Countdown List]]	+	* [[http://eztv.it/index.php?main=airs\|Series Countdown List]]
-	* [[http://dsg.dei.uc.pt/ganglia/\|DSG Cluster]]	+	* [[http://dsg.dei.uc.pt/ganglia/\|DSG Cluster]]
-	* [[http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/superliga_classificacao.php\|Liga Sagres]]	+	* [[http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/superliga_classificacao.php\|Liga Sagres]]
-	* [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/table/default.stm\|Barclays Premier League]]	+	* [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/table/default.stm\|Barclays Premier League]]
-	* [[http://weather.no.sapo.pt/details.html\|Manteigas Weather]]	+	* [[http://weather.no.sapo.pt/details.html\|Manteigas Weather]]
-	* [[http://www.osnews.com/\|OSNews]]	+	* [[http://www.osnews.com/\|OSNews]]
-	* [[http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:AAPL\|Apple Google Finance]]	+	* [[http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:AAPL\|Apple Google Finance]]
-	* [[http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/newyear.html\|New Year Countdown]]	+	* [[http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/newyear.html\|New Year Countdown]]
-	* [[http://www.traffic.com/New-York-Traffic/I-278_Gowanus_Expressway___Brooklyn_Queens_Exwy-NORTHBOUND-7_NB_GW_BQE_12.html\|NY I-278 Traffic]]	+	* [[http://www.traffic.com/New-York-Traffic/I-278_Gowanus_Expressway___Brooklyn_Queens_Exwy-NORTHBOUND-7_NB_GW_BQE_12.html\|NY I-278 Traffic]]
-	* [[http://www.ebay.com/\|Ebay]]	+	* [[http://www.ebay.com/\|Ebay]]

Rafael: New page: ====== 9ticks ====== ===== Overview ===== * Retrieve, interpret and store data source events * Predefined and custom data sources * Visualizations * Queries * Alerts * Tags ...

Rafael — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:13:01 GMT

New page: ====== 9ticks ====== ===== Overview ===== * Retrieve, interpret and store data source events * Predefined and custom data sources * Visualizations * Queries * Alerts * Tags ...

New page

====== 9ticks ======

===== Overview =====

* Retrieve, interpret and store data source events
* Predefined and custom data sources
* Visualizations
* Queries
* Alerts
* Tags
* Web and mobile-based frontends
* History

===== State of the Art =====

==== Alerts.com ====

The information you want when and where you want it. You're in control. Weather, news, traffic, gas prices, reminders, live sports and more. It's new, it's free, your personal information is secure, no spam. [[http://www.alerts.com/|//www.alerts.com/]]

==== Chartlet ====

Chartlet is a free Firefox extension that periodically checks places on the Web, extract and stores numerical values. On demand, you can display the history of those values in nice charts. [[http://www.chartlet.net/|//www.chartlet.net/]]

==== WebSundew ====

WebSundew is an advanced web scraping tool that extracts data from web pages on the internet: 100% graphic user interface, step-by-step template wizards, automatic iteration for linked pages, macros for automatic log into sites and data extraction. [[http://www.websundew.com/|//www.websundew.com/]]

==== RRDtool ====

RRDtool is the OpenSource industry standard, high performance data logging and graphing system for time series data. Use it to write your custom monitoring shell scripts or create whole applications using its Perl, Python, Ruby, TCL or PHP bindings. [[http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/|//oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/]]

===== Data Sources =====

==== Predefined ====

* TBD Sources: stocks, flight schedules, weather, sports, auctions, traffic reports, feeds, sensors, ...
* Makes use of data source API
* May make use of external APIs

==== Custom ====

* TBD Sources: html table, html items, ...
* Makes use of data source API
* User may identify items to monitor in the following ways:
* **Single Page Entry** -- single page items
* **Same Level Page Entries** -- every news title, repetitive patterns
* **Table Selection** -- smartly select all table items
* **Table Line Selection by Constant Column Value** -- select something in the same row/column whose column/row has something wrote on it
* **Automatic Selection Inside Area** -- smartly select every item inside a bounded polygon or even the whole page
* **Advanced Text Selection** -- left of something and/or right of something, bounded by something
* Browser extension is an option
* Each item data type must be automatically chosen by the system. May be overridden by the user.

===== Data Source API =====

* Modular approach
* Every DS adapter will make use of this API
* Each item has the following properties:
* **Name** -- identification
* **XPath** -- location in the page
* **Type** -- data type (following section)

===== Data Types =====

* Suggest the best type for each item
* TBD Data types:
* Integer
* Decimal
* Percentage
* Value -- temp, speed, height, weight, ...
* Time
* Date
* DateTime -- event timestamp
* String
* Connect similar/equivalent data types:
* Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, ...
* Metre, Mile, Yard, Foot, ...
* Euro, U.S. Dollar, Pound, Swiss franc, ...

===== Data Interpretation =====

* Show data from several angles TBD
* Mix/Join data sources

===== Data Store =====

* Performance
* Scalability
* Use RRDtool or a similar approach
* Round Robin Database
* Bounded storage footprint
* Sampling
* Custom levels of aggregation
* Client-side history
* Queries, visualisations and filters may be stored for future re-utilization by any user
* **Distributed memory (condor-like)**

===== User Interface =====

* Web-based
* Mobile
* TBD Push/Pull-based

===== Miscellaneous =====

* OpenID login
* i18n

===== Firefox Extension =====

[[http://student.dei.uc.pt/~rjmm/firefox/9ticks.xpi|9ticks Firefox extension]]

==== Use cases ====

* [[http://eztv.it/index.php?main=airs|Series Countdown List]]
* [[http://dsg.dei.uc.pt/ganglia/|DSG Cluster]]
* [[http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/superliga_classificacao.php|Liga Sagres]]
* [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/table/default.stm|Barclays Premier League]]
* [[http://weather.no.sapo.pt/details.html|Manteigas Weather]]
* [[http://www.osnews.com/|OSNews]]
* [[http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:AAPL|Apple Google Finance]]
* [[http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/newyear.html|New Year Countdown]]
* [[http://www.traffic.com/New-York-Traffic/I-278_Gowanus_Expressway___Brooklyn_Queens_Exwy-NORTHBOUND-7_NB_GW_BQE_12.html|NY I-278 Traffic]]
* [[http://www.ebay.com/|Ebay]]