You can use web2py's cron feature to trigger a data collector, which use "3. command line utility" you mentioned to gather data, insert into your web2py app's db, then you can show it in the way you like.
http://web2py.com/book/default/section/4/17?search=cron On May31, 10:44am, dlin <dlin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm a newbie of web2py. > I wish to use web2py to present my other system's status. > As I know web2py is event driven, I don't know how to plugin my C > system into it. > > What's the suggest architecture? > > My other system is built by C++ program. > The different system status is provided three methods: > 1. put in common shared memory. > 2. broadcast by udp socket. > 3. command line utility. > > Is there any example could let me try?
