Elucidate

• Project Description
• System Requirements:
• FAQs
• roadmap
• Screenshots

Project Description

Elucidate is a Windows GUI front-end for the command-line SnapRAID application.

*This project is continues the amalgamation of the great work done by myself and other contributors.

System Requirements

• Windows Operating System
• .Net Runtime 4.7.2 or higher
• SnapRaid Version 11.3 or lower
• 10MB Free Space on target drive

FAQs

Q: What is SnapRAID?
A: SnapRAID is a software-defined snapshot-parity engine for Windows and Linux operating systems. On the most basic level, it offers protection to the contents of a file-system under its umbrella by computing the hashes of its component files and storing the results on a parity file. In the event of a complete hard drive failure, this parity file can be used to reconstruct the lost data. For full detail, visit SnapRAID's official comparison of file protection engines.

Q: Why a GUI, the Command Line works!
A: The larger goal is to create a feature-complete GUI with additional management features designed to aid a user in maintaining a functioning SnapRAID environment. Sometimes, ‘point and clicks’ are easier for a novice to get going with. SnapRAID's technical documentation and deep configurability can make adopting it off-putting to those looking to try it out!

Q: I'm still uncertain, is there more ?
A: Yes, Have a look at the documentation for pictures etc.

Q: So what are the "Larger Goals" ?
A: See the Roadmap below for a complete breakdown.

Roadmap

• Phase I

  • Attempt to keep up with the minimum support of the latest SnapRAID. - On-going.
  • Ease of use
  • SnapRAID has three commands, so lets make them simple to access for a novice
  • Progress indicator(s)
  • Logging "Interactive" and straight to log.
  • Auto start-up on user login
  • Tool-tips to guide •

• Phase II Phase II Feature requests

  • Pause, Change priority, Abort.
  • Command Extension - "Allow extra parameters to the defaults used."
  • Scheduling.
  • Graphical view(s) of the protected data.

• Phase III (Restart for 2017-03 onwards)

  • New Compiler and .Net 4.7.x
  • Command Line interface
  • New Layout via Krypton Toolkit / Navigator / etc.
    • In Progress
  • Translations
  • New Commands
  • Mailer with status reports
  • Document Test steps
    • In Progress
  • Add to Documentation / Update Images
    • In Progress
  • Add Windows EventLog reporting of Errors
  • Add ExceptionLess for online reporting of Exceptions

• Phase IV (Recovery and new SnapRAID Commands ?)

  • Extended Help with recovery - interactive guides etc..
  • Show what could be recovered (This will require looking into the SnapRaid codebase to interpret the status file(s)).
  • Notify the user if their SnapRAID version is outdated
  • Interpret the SnapRAID logs (used by the changes below)
  • Provide the status of the array following a command run
  • Modify the sync command to include an initial diff
  • Modify the sync command to throw a warning if the diff has reported problems above a threshold
  • Add user configurable settings for sync threshold requirements

Screenshots

Can you Help ?

• Looking for testers (All .Net platforms)
• Can help translate
• Help / User interface guides
• Any other ideas :-)
• Developers for the ideas