* Added log filtering commands to the CLI. So you can do things within the CLI like:
:filter DEBUG (filters out any lines containing "DEBUG")
:filter remove DEBUG (stop filtering "DEBUG")
:filter "not this" (filters out any log lines containing "not this")
:filter list (displays active filters)
:filter clear (removes all filters)
* Added a ~/.mycroft-cli.conf configuration file. It currently contains the last-used filters.
* The mycroft.sh scripts were firing up the "fancy" CLI in the background and logging it constantly. This resulted in huge log files because of the constantly updated microphone level indicator.
* The chat history section now wraps long text strings
* Redesigned the section title to combine the header and underscore lines into a single line to save screen space
* Recolored several screen elements to make more sense. The query and the chat history now retain the cyan color, etc.
* The screen fully refreshes periodically, cleaning up garbage that might have accumulated from outside text being written to the terminal
* The mic meter no longer wraps around the screen when level numbers are too long
Main CLI enhancements:
* Microphone meter
* Long log line left/right scrolling
* Eliminated flicker
* VT100 ESC key code support (used by some terms)
In addition, to achieve the meter it was necessary to implement a mechanism for local Inter Process Communication (IPC). This is achieved using the file-system. By default a folder structure is created under /tmp/mycroft/ipc, but it can be directed to somewhere else by setting the config value in mycroft.conf:
"ipc_path" : "/path/to/somewhere"
In the future, Mark 1 and Picroft will get RAM disks to avoid burning out the SD card. This is also a very fast communication mechanism. This is all hidden under util.get_ipc_directory()
Further, the named signal mechanism was changed to use the IPC folder. The signal can have a lifetime now (not just one shot).
* Added "--simple" mode, to get the old cli behavior
* Rewrote to not use tail (works better with multiple log files)
* Added Ctrl+PgUp/Dn support for scrolling back in logs
* Added filtering
* Refined look and log coloring
* Added :help screen
* Added support for terminal resizing
* Uses curses
* Displays a "chat history" with requests and responses
* Shows filtered logs from mycroft-skills.log, mycroft-voice.log
* Start of framework for special ":" commands (for log searching, etc)
* "Input:" doesn't get intermingled with the output (usually -- long pauses can still cause it to happen)
* "Output:" is now displayed
* Ctrl+C is handled gracefully
- Initialize tts ws and enclosure at the main process
Note:
- This is a minimal change to fix the problem.
- The ultimate goal is to have a totally isolated TTS process which requires its own main and ws initialization to be developed soon.
The 1980s birthed a new form of interaction between computers and users. For the first time computers became capable of understanding the most basic form of human communication - pointing and grunting. The mouse and the GUI revolutionized computing and made computers accessible to the masses.
We have now entered a third era. We are rapidly approaching a time when computer systems will understand human language and respond using the most natural form of human communication – speech.
This is an important development. Some might even call it revolutionary.
Despite its importance, however, the technologies that will underpin this new method of interaction are the property of major tech firms who don't necessarily have the public's best interests at heart.
Not anymore.
Meet Mycroft – the worlds first open source natural language platform. Mycroft understands human language and responds with speech. It is being designed to run on anything from a phone to an automobile and will change the way we interact with open source technologies in profound ways.
Our goal here at Mycroft is to improve this technology to the point that when you interact with the software it is impossible to tell if you are talking to a human or a machine.
This initial release of the Mycroft software represents a significant effort by the Mycroft community to give the open source world access to this important technology. We are all hoping that the software will be useful to the public and will help to usher in a new era of human machine interaction.
Our community welcomes everyone to use Mycroft, improve the software and contribute back to the project. With your help and support we can truly make Mycroft an AI for everyone.
Joshua W Montgomery – May 17, 2016
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