Duck System Monitor

Keep track of real-time metrics for your Duck processes with ease.
Includes per-process stats and a visual history table to help you spot trends and potential bottlenecks.

Key Features

  • 🔄 Rolling history buffer for system metrics:
    cpu_total, ram_percent, disk_percent, net_up, net_down

  • 📈 Visual table with sparklines showing min/max/avg/current values

  • ⚡ Configurable history length (default: 8 samples)

  • 🖥 Monitor Duck processes individually: CPU%, RAM%, Threads, Disk I/O, Network I/O

  • ✨ Wildcard support for process names, e.g., duck*

Usage

Start monitoring Duck system metrics:

duck monitor

You will see output similar to this image:
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Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

Default

interval

float

Refresh interval in seconds

1.0

duck_process_name

str

Process name pattern (supports wildcards * & ?)

"duck*"

duck_pids

Optional[List[int]]

Specific process IDs to monitor

None

sort_by

str

Metric to sort processes by ("cpu" or "ram")

"cpu"

cpu_warning

float

CPU usage threshold (%) for warnings

80.0

ram_warning

float

RAM usage threshold (%) for warnings

80.0

history_length

int

Number of recent samples for visuals/history table

8

Notes

  • Some metrics may require root permissions; run with sudo if needed.

  • Designed for Duck processes, but you can monitor other processes using wildcards or specific PIDs.

✨ With Duck System Monitor, you can see your system in action in real-time, making it easier to detect and troubleshoot performance issues.