# these metrics are how bogged down we are in to-do type items.
-REPORT_FILE="$HOME/quartz/history_info_overload.txt"
+REPORT_FILE="$HOME/cloud/overload_history.txt"
+
+# given a path, this will find how many items are under it, ignoring svn and git files, plus
+# other patterns we happen to notice are not useful.
+function calculate_count()
+{
+ local dir="$1"; shift
+ count=$(find "$dir" -type f -exec echo \"{}\" ';' 2>/dev/null | grep -v "\.svn" | grep -v "\.git"| grep -v "\.basket" | grep -v "\.version" | grep -v "\.keep" | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
+ if [ -z "$count" ]; then echo 0; else echo "$count"; fi
+}
+
+# calculates the size in kilobytes of all the note files in a hierarchy.
+# this is just a raw statistic for how much content all those notes make up. since
+# we have not separated out all the to-dos in some files (most notably the metaverse
+# backlogs and to-do lists), it's good to also know what kind of girth the notes have.
+function calculate_weight()
+{
+ local dir="$1"; shift
+ weight=$(find "$dir" -type f -exec echo \"{}\" ';' 2>/dev/null | grep -v "\.svn" | grep -v "\.git"| grep -v "\.basket" | grep -v "\.version" | grep -v "\.keep" | xargs ls -al | awk '{ print $5 }' | paste -sd+ | bc 2>/dev/null)
+ if [ -z "$weight" ]; then echo 0; else echo "$weight"; fi
+}
+
+# calculate_complexity gets a very simple metric of how many directory components are
+# present at the target location and below.
+function calculate_complexity()
+{
+ local dir="$1"; shift
+ complexity=$(find "$dir" -type d | wc -l)
+ if [ -z "$complexity" ]; then echo 0; else echo "$complexity"; fi
+}
+
+# produces a report line in our format.
+function format_report_line()
+{
+ local count="$1"; shift
+ local weight="$1"; shift
+ weight=$((weight / 1024))
+ local complexity="$1"; shift
+ echo "$count\t${weight}\t\t${complexity}\t\t$*\n"
+}
+
+# two parameters are needed: the directory to sum up and the label to use for it in the report.
+# this will calculate the count and weight for a hierarchy of notes, and then produce a
+# line of reporting for those.
+function analyze_hierarchy_and_report()
+{
+ local dir="$1"; shift
+ local label="$1"; shift
+ local count=$(calculate_count "$dir")
+ total_overload=$(($count + $total_overload))
+ local weight=$(calculate_weight "$dir")
+ total_weight=$(($total_weight + $weight))
+ local complexity=$(calculate_complexity "$dir")
+ total_complexity=$(($total_complexity + $complexity))
+ full_report+=$(format_report_line "$count" "$weight" "$complexity" "$label")
+}
+
+# scans through items in the notes folder that begin with a pattern.
+# each of those is treated as an aggregable portion of the report.
+# first parameter is the title in the report, second and so on are
+# a list of directory patterns to scan and aggregate.
+function analyze_by_dir_patterns()
+{
+ local title="$1"; shift
+ local hier_count=0
+ local hier_weight=0
+# full_report+=$(format_report_line "$hier_count" "$hier_weight" "$hier_complexity" "$title")
+ for i in $@; do
+ temp_count=$(calculate_count $i)
+ hier_count=$(($hier_count + $temp_count))
+ temp_weight=$(calculate_weight $i)
+ hier_weight=$(($hier_weight + $temp_weight))
+ temp_complexity=$(calculate_complexity $i)
+ hier_complexity=$(($hier_complexity + $temp_complexity))
+ done
+ total_overload=$(($hier_count + $total_overload))
+ total_weight=$(($total_weight + $hier_weight))
+ total_complexity=$(($total_complexity + $hier_complexity))
+ full_report+=$(format_report_line "$hier_count" "$hier_weight" "$hier_complexity" "$title")
+}
+
+##############
+
+# reset these before we add anything...
+total_overload=0
+total_weight=0
+
+# start out the report with a header.
+full_report="\
+\n\
+current information overload consists of:\n\
+\n\
+"
+full_report+="count\tweight (kb)\tcomplexity\tcategory\n\
+================================================================\n\
+"
# notes are individual files of tasks, usually, although some are combined.
-note_depth=$(find ~/quartz/grunty_notes/ -type f -exec echo \"{}\" ';' | grep -v "\.svn" | grep -v "\.git" | wc -l)
+analyze_hierarchy_and_report ~/cloud/grunty_notes "grunty notes"
+
+# feisty notes are about feisty meow(r) concerns ltd codebase development.
+analyze_hierarchy_and_report ~/cloud/feisty_notes "feisty meow notes"
-# projects are slightly more productive, ongoing things that are very active.
-project_depth=$(find ~/quartz/projects/ -type f -exec echo \"{}\" ';' | grep -v "\.svn" | grep -v "\.git" | wc -l)
+# scan all the items declared as active projects.
+analyze_by_dir_patterns "active items" ~/cloud/*active*
+
+# scan across all appropriately named project or research folders that live in the "cloud".
+analyze_by_dir_patterns "project files" ~/cloud/*project* ~/cloud/*research*
+
+# scan all the trivial project folders.
+analyze_by_dir_patterns "trivial items" ~/cloud/*trivia*
# source examples need to be sucked into other places, other codebases. they are not
# supposed to pile up here.
-source_example_depth=$(find ~/quartz/example_source_code/ -type f -exec echo \"{}\" ';' | grep -v "\.svn" | grep -v "\.git" | wc -l)
+analyze_hierarchy_and_report ~/cloud/example_source "source examples"
+# and then count up the things that we think will be cleaned soon, but one thing we have learned
+# unsorted files haven't been categorized yet.
+analyze_hierarchy_and_report ~/cloud/unsorted "unsorted files"
-#hmmm: need the counter of things in the html files back too.
-# those are doc'd in the notes about refactoring notes?
+# we now consider the backlog of things to read to be a relevant fact. this is going to hose
+# up our weight accounting considerably.
+analyze_hierarchy_and_report ~/cloud/reading "reading list"
-total_overload=$(($note_depth + $project_depth + $source_example_depth))
-#hmmm: don't forget to add others.
-
-report="\
-\n\
-We have studied your information overload and find that there are:\n\
- $note_depth note files\n\
- $project_depth project files\n\
- $source_example_depth source examples\n\
- -------\n\
- $total_overload total items\n\
-Gathered On: $(date)\n\
-##############\n\
+full_report+="================================================================\n\
"
+full_report+="$(format_report_line "$total_overload" "$total_weight" "$total_complexity" "total overload")"
+full_report+="\n\
+[gathered on $(date)]\n\n\
+##############"
-echo -e "$report" | tee -a "$REPORT_FILE"
+echo -e "$full_report" | tee -a "$REPORT_FILE"
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