Net Monitor

Net Monitor is a simple CLI tool to monitor network interfaces activity. It provides real-time statistics on network usage.

Table of Contents

• Net Monitor
  • Table of Contents
  • Installation
  • Usage
  • Commands
    • monitor
  • Development
    • Prerequisites
    • Running the Project
    • Project Structure
  • Dependencies
  • License

Installation

To build the project, you need to have Go installed. Clone the repository and run the following command to build the executable:

On Windows:

go build -o bin/nm.exe

On Linux/Unix:

go build -o bin/nd

Alternatively, you can use the provided VS Code task to build the project:

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P). Select Tasks: Run Build Task.

Usage

After building the project, you can run the executable to start monitoring network interfaces:

nm monitor

Commands

monitor

The monitor command starts monitoring network interfaces and displays real-time statistics.

Development

Prerequisites

• Go 1.23.0 or higher
• VS Code (optional, but recommended)

Running the Project

To run the project using VS Code, you can use the provided launch configuration:

1. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).
2. Select Debug: Start Debugging.

This will start the monitor command.

Project Structure

• cmd/: Contains the CLI commands.
  • monitor.go: Implements the monitor command.
  • root.go: Defines the root command and initializes subcommands.
• main.go: Entry point of the application.

Dependencies

The project uses the following dependencies:

github.com/shirou/gopsutil: For fetching network statistics. github.com/spf13/cobra: For building the CLI.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.