updated retropie_welcome() function

[BuZz]

One thing I have thought of changing is CPU/GPU temp. Are they ever different (on the same silicon so probably not).

[mitu]

@blaxthos +1 for including the RetroPie version. But the colors mosaic is a bit distracting.

[hhromic]

@blaxthos also would be useful to include the current git commit alongside the RP version, users won't have any excuse to not properly report their exact version here in the forums when asked :)
also agree with @mitu that maybe is too much coloring :)

[blaxthos]

Thanks for the replies. Notes below:

• Some lines were collapsed due to space considerations :)
• CPU and GPU temps can diverge, but usually only by a few degrees
• Most colors change on condition (temp, load), to easily add a visual dimension to concerning values
• Colors can be removed from the code as you like :)
• Can you give me the CLI command that outputs current git commit? I'll be happy to integrate it.

Thanks again,
/b

[herb_fargus]

@hhromic said in updated retropie_welcome() function:

users won't have any excuse to not properly report their exact version here in the forums when asked :)

It works in theory except that it only reflects the version of the script installed, not necessarily the version of retropie installed. Eg they can update their setup script but not actually updated anything in their system

[blaxthos]

@herb_fargus , is there a better way that will reflect the actual live version?

[hhromic]

@blaxthos said in updated retropie_welcome() function:

Thanks for the replies. Notes below:

• Some lines were collapsed due to space considerations :)
• CPU and GPU temps can diverge, but usually only by a few degrees
• Most colors change on condition (temp, load), to easily add a visual dimension to concerning values

I actually like coloring the values based on a concept such as "good" or "bad.

What I find a bit distracting is so many colors on the other elements. For example, the CPU speed is dark blue and the others are cyan. Same for IP-address, that is yellow.

In my humble opinion, all values should use the same base color (for example cyan), except these that depend on "good" (green), "warn" (yellow), "bad" (red) semantics such as temperature, system load and disk usage.

• Colors can be removed from the code as you like :)
• Can you give me the CLI command that outputs current git commit? I'll be happy to integrate it.

Yes, sure, it's very simple using git:

git -C $HOME/RetroPie-Setup log -1 --pretty=format:%h

Thanks again,
/b

Thanks for the contribution!

[hhromic]

@herb_fargus said in updated retropie_welcome() function:

@hhromic said in updated retropie_welcome() function:

users won't have any excuse to not properly report their exact version here in the forums when asked :)

It works in theory except that it only reflects the version of the script installed, not necessarily the version of retropie installed. Eg they can update their setup script but not actually updated anything in their system

Yes, that's very true, however there is also no simple way to qualify the version of all the installed components in the system individually.
I understand that the "version" asked in the forum rules only ask for the RP script installed, no?

[herb_fargus]

@hhromic said in updated retropie_welcome() function:

I understand that the "version" asked in the forum rules only ask for the RP script installed, no?

Technically but in reality it's more the inage they've installed. The biggest issue is just with people using old unsupported images and then wondering why things don't work. It's a better guage than nothing anyways

[detron]

@blaxthos

I love the concept of expanding information that is easy to access.

one thing I would find useful is to identify the locality settings. I HATE when I go to do a linux command with a keyboard on the pi (not SSH) and I try to pipe something and I do not get a "|" but some other character.

another thing that most people would not like, but I would is the hostname. I know most people do not change it, but I change the host name on some.

is there any good uses for this to be dumped to a text file as well?

[blaxthos]

Updates and sample output below, based on feedback:

replace in .bashrc :

function retropie_welcome() {

    local rst="$(tput sgr0)"
    local fgblk="${rst}$(tput setaf 0)" # Black - Regular
    local fgred="${rst}$(tput setaf 1)" # Red
    local fggrn="${rst}$(tput setaf 2)" # Green
    local fgylw="${rst}$(tput setaf 3)" # Yellow
    local fgblu="${rst}$(tput setaf 4)" # Blue
    local fgpur="${rst}$(tput setaf 5)" # Purple
    local fgcyn="${rst}$(tput setaf 6)" # Cyan
    local fgwht="${rst}$(tput setaf 7)" # White

    local bld="$(tput bold)"
    local bfgblk="${bld}$(tput setaf 0)"
    local bfgred="${bld}$(tput setaf 1)"
    local bfggrn="${bld}$(tput setaf 2)"
    local bfgylw="${bld}$(tput setaf 3)"
    local bfgblu="${bld}$(tput setaf 4)"
    local bfgpur="${bld}$(tput setaf 5)"
    local bfgcyn="${bld}$(tput setaf 6)"
    local bfgwht="${bld}$(tput setaf 7)"

    local upSeconds="$(/usr/bin/cut -d. -f1 /proc/uptime)"
    local secs=$((upSeconds%60))
    local mins=$((upSeconds/60%60))
    local hours=$((upSeconds/3600%24))
    local days=$((upSeconds/86400))
    local UPTIME=$(printf "%d days, %02dh%02dm%02ds" "$days" "$hours" "$mins" "$secs")

    # calculate rough CPU and GPU temperatures:
    local cpuTempC
    local cpuTempF
    local gpuTempC
    local gpuTempF
    local cpuColor
    local gpuColor

    if [[ -f "/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp" ]]; then
        cpuTempC=$(($(cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp)/1000)) && cpuTempF=$((cpuTempC*9/5+32))
    fi

    if [ "$cpuTempC" -ge 70 ]; then
        cpuColor=${bfgred}
    elif [ "$cpuTempC" -ge 65 ]; then
        cpuColor=${bfgylw}
    elif [ "$cpuTempC" -gt 55 ]; then
        cpuColor=${fgylw}
    elif [ "$cpuTempC" -gt 30 ]; then
        cpuColor=${fggrn}
    else
        cpuColor=${bfggrn}
    fi


    if [[ -f "/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd" ]]; then
        if gpuTempC=$(/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_temp); then
            gpuTempC=${gpuTempC:5:2}
            gpuTempF=$((gpuTempC*9/5+32))
        else
            gpuTempC=""
        fi

    fi

    if [ "$gpuTempC" -ge 70 ]; then
        gpuColor=${bfgred}
    elif [ "$gpuTempC" -ge 65 ]; then
        gpuColor=${bfgylw}
    elif [ "$gpuTempC" -gt 55 ]; then
        gpuColor=${fgylw}
    else
        gpuColor=${fggrn}
    fi

    # do interface cpu and load average things
    local defaultInterface=$(netstat -nr |grep 0.0.0.0|head -n 1|awk '{print $8}')
    local cpuSpeed=$(expr $(cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_cur_freq) / 1000)
    local loadAvg=($(uptime | awk -F'[a-z]:' '{ print $2}'|sed s/,//g))
    local loadColor=()
    local x
    for x in "${!loadAvg[@]}"; do
      local myLevel=$(echo ${loadAvg[$x]}|awk -F. '{print $1}')
      if [ "$myLevel" -eq 0  ]; then
        loadColor[$x]=${fggrn}
      elif [ "$myLevel" -eq 1 ]; then
        loadColor[$x]=${fgylw}
      elif [ "$myLevel" -eq 2 ]; then
        loadColor[$x]=${bfgylw}
      else
        loadColor[$x]=${bfgred}
      fi
    done
    
    local df_out=()
    local line
    while read line; do
        df_out+=("$line")
    done < <(df -h /)
    local logo=(
        "${fgred}   .***.   "
        "${fgred}   ***${bfgwht}*${fgred}*   "
        "${fgred}   \`***'   "
        "${bfgwht}    |*|    "
        "${bfgwht}    |*|    "
        "${bfgred}  ..${bfgwht}|*|${bfgred}..  "
        "${bfgred}.*** ${bfgwht}*${bfgred} ***."
        "${bfgred}*******${fggrn}@@${bfgred}**"
        "${fgred}\`*${bfgred}****${bfgylw}@@${bfgred}*${fgred}*'"
        "${fgred} \`*******'${fgrst} "
        "${fgred}   \`\"\"\"'${fgrst}   "
        )

    local out
    local i
    for i in "${!logo[@]}"; do
        out+="  ${logo[$i]}  "
        case "$i" in
            1)
                out+="${fggrn}$(date +"%A, %e %B %Y, %r")"
                ;;
            0)
                out+="${fgpur}Retropie v$(cat /opt/retropie/VERSION)${fgred}.${fgpur}$(git -C $HOME/RetroPie-Setup log -1 --pretty=format:%h)${fgred} (${fgblu}$(uname -srmo)${fgred})"
                ;;
            3)
                out+="${fgred}${df_out[0]}"
                ;;
            4)
                out+="${fgcyn}${df_out[1]}"
                ;;
            5)
                out+="${fgred}CPU Speed..........: ${fgcyn}${cpuSpeed}mHz ${fgred}(up ${fgcyn}${UPTIME}${fgred})"
                ;;
            7)
                out+="${fgred}Memory.............: ${fgcyn}$(grep MemFree /proc/meminfo | awk {'print $2'})kB${fgred} (Free) / ${fgcyn}$(grep MemTotal /proc/meminfo | awk {'print $2'})kB${fgred} (Total)"
                ;;
            6)
                out+="${fgred}System 5/10/15 Load: ${loadColor[0]}${loadAvg[0]}${fgred}/${loadColor[1]}${loadAvg[1]}${fgred}/${loadColor[2]}${loadAvg[2]} ${fgred} (${fgcyn}$(ps ax | wc -l | tr -d " ") processes${fgred})"
                ;;
            8)
                out+="${fgred}IP Address.........: ${fgcyn}$(ip route get 8.8.8.8 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $NF; exit}') ${fgred}(${fgblu}${defaultInterface}${fgred})"
                ;;
            9)
                out+="Temperature........: CPU: ${cpuColor}$cpuTempC°C${fgred}/${cpuColor}$cpuTempF°F${fgred} GPU: ${gpuColor}$gpuTempC°C${fgred}/${gpuColor}$gpuTempF°F${fgred}"
                ;;
            10)
                out+="${fgwht}The RetroPie Project, https://retropie.org.uk"
                ;;
        esac
        out+="\n"
    done
    echo -e "\n$out"
}

[ziggurat]

What about using neofetch?

Ask nicely and I am sure he will add asciiart for retropie.
Neofetch is configurable by settings, so you cna add the information you like.
And i will try to compensate for super narrow monitors too, by cutting off informaton instead of going to the next line.
Its in the raspbian repos too.

[mitu]

@ziggurat I got carried away by looking at neofetch and got this

It's a bit large though for a 64x80 standard Linux console.