.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 go.*
+
 *.pb.go
-*.swp
+
+example/example

.protobuf

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 droplet.proto
 event.proto
+experiments.proto
 hypervisor.proto

Makefile

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # cd ~/go/src/google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go
 # go install
 
-all: proto goimports vet
+all: droplet.pb.go hypervisor.pb.go event.pb.go experiments.pb.go vet
 
 vet:
 	@GO111MODULE=off go vet
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ clean:
 	rm -f *.pb.go
 	-rm -f go.*
 
-proto:droplet.pb.go hypervisor.pb.go event.pb.go cluster.pb.go
-
 droplet.pb.go: droplet.proto
 	autogenpb --proto droplet.proto
 
@@ -33,8 +31,8 @@ hypervisor.pb.go: hypervisor.proto
 event.pb.go: event.proto
 	autogenpb --proto event.proto
 
-cluster.pb.go: cluster.proto
+experiments.pb.go: experiments.proto
-	autogenpb --proto cluster.proto
+	autogenpb --proto experiments.proto
 
 deps:
 	apt install golang-goprotobuf-dev

add.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package virtpb
+package virtbuf
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 /*
-func (c *OldCluster) InitDroplet(hostname string) (*Droplet, error) {
+func (c *Cluster) InitDroplet(hostname string) (*Droplet, error) {
 	var d *Droplet
 	d = new(Droplet)
 	d.Current = new(Current)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (x *Hypervisor) SetMemoryGB(gb int) {
 	x.Memory = int64(gb * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
 }
 
-func (c *OldCluster) FindDropletByName(name string) *Droplet {
+func (c *Cluster) FindDropletByName(name string) *Droplet {
 	loop := c.d.All() // get the list of droplets
 	for loop.Scan() {
 		d := loop.Next()
@@ -61,20 +61,7 @@ func (c *OldCluster) FindDropletByName(name string) *Droplet {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *OldCluster) FindDropletByUuid(id string) *Droplet {
+func (c *Cluster) FindHypervisorByName(name string) *Hypervisor {
-	/*
-		log.Info("START FIND", id)
-		loop := c.d.All() // get the list of droplets
-		for loop.Scan() {
-			d := loop.Next()
-			log.Info("droplet:", d.Hostname, d.Uuid)
-		}
-		log.Info("END FIND", id)
-	*/
-	return c.d.FindByUuid(id)
-}
-
-func (c *OldCluster) FindHypervisorByName(name string) *Hypervisor {
 	for _, h := range c.H.Hypervisors {
 		if h.Hostname == name {
 			return h
@@ -83,7 +70,7 @@ func (c *OldCluster) FindHypervisorByName(name string) *Hypervisor {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *OldCluster) AddHypervisor(hostname string, cpus int, mem int) *Hypervisor {
+func (c *Cluster) AddHypervisor(hostname string, cpus int, mem int) *Hypervisor {
 	h := c.FindHypervisorByName(hostname)
 	if h != nil {
 		return h
@@ -104,7 +91,7 @@ func (c *OldCluster) AddHypervisor(hostname string, cpus int, mem int) *Hypervis
 	return h
 }
 
-func (c *OldCluster) AddEvent(e *Event) {
+func (c *Cluster) AddEvent(e *Event) {
 	c.e.Events = append(c.e.Events, e)
 }
 
@@ -122,7 +109,7 @@ func NewDefaultDroplet(hostname string) *Droplet {
 	return d
 }
 
-func (c *OldCluster) AddDropletSimple(uuid string, hostname string, cpus int, mem int) *Droplet {
+func (c *Cluster) AddDropletSimple(uuid string, hostname string, cpus int, mem int) *Droplet {
 	d := c.FindDropletByName(hostname)
 	if d != nil {
 		return d
@@ -144,7 +131,7 @@ func (c *OldCluster) AddDropletSimple(uuid string, hostname string, cpus int, me
 }
 
 // This isn't for the marketing department
-func (c *OldCluster) AddDropletLocal(name string, hypername string) *Droplet {
+func (c *Cluster) AddDropletLocal(name string, hypername string) *Droplet {
 	d := &Droplet{
 		Hostname: name,
 	}
@@ -162,7 +149,7 @@ func (c *OldCluster) AddDropletLocal(name string, hypername string) *Droplet {
 	return d
 }
 
-func (c *OldCluster) BlankFields() {
+func (c *Cluster) BlankFields() {
 	loop := c.d.All() // get the list of droplets
 	for loop.Scan() {
 		d := loop.Next()
@@ -174,7 +161,7 @@ func (epb *Events) AppendEvent(e *Event) {
 	epb.Events = append(epb.Events, e)
 }
 
-func (c *OldCluster) ClusterStable() (bool, string) {
+func (c *Cluster) ClusterStable() (bool, string) {
 	last := time.Since(c.Unstable.AsTime())
 	if last > c.UnstableTimeout.AsDuration() {
 		// the cluster has not been stable for 133 seconds
@@ -186,7 +173,7 @@ func (c *OldCluster) ClusterStable() (bool, string) {
 }
 
 // check the cluster and droplet to make sure it's ready to start
-func (c *OldCluster) DropletReady(d *Droplet) (bool, string) {
+func (c *Cluster) DropletReady(d *Droplet) (bool, string) {
 	if c == nil {
 		return false, "cluster == nil"
 	}

backupDir.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package virtpb
+package virtbuf
 
 // thank chatgpt for this because why. why write this if you can have it
 // kick this out in 30 seconds

change.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package virtpb
+package virtbuf
 
 import (
 	// "reflect"
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (d *Droplet) NewChangeEvent(fname string, origval any, newval any) *Event {
 	var e *Event
 	e = new(Event)
 
-	e.DropletName = d.Hostname
+	e.Droplet = d.Hostname
 	e.OrigVal = convertToString(origval)
 	e.NewVal = convertToString(newval)
 	e.FieldName = fname
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ func NewAddEvent(a any, fname string, newval any) *Event {
 	case *Droplet:
 		var d *Droplet
 		d = a.(*Droplet)
-		e.DropletName = d.Hostname
+		e.Droplet = d.Hostname
 	case nil:
-		e.DropletName = "<nil>"
+		e.Droplet = "<nil>"
 	default:
 		log.Info("newAddEvent() unknown type", v)
-		e.DropletName = "on something somewhere"
+		e.Droplet = "on something somewhere"
 	}
 
 	e.NewVal = convertToString(newval)
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (d *Droplet) SetState(newState DropletState) {
 }
 
 // records an event that the droplet changed state (aka turned on, turned off, etc)
-func (c *OldCluster) ChangeDropletState(d *Droplet, newState DropletState) error {
+func (c *Cluster) ChangeDropletState(d *Droplet, newState DropletState) error {
 	if c == nil {
 		return errors.New("cluster is nil")
 	}
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (c *OldCluster) ChangeDropletState(d *Droplet, newState DropletState) error
 	var e *Event
 	e = new(Event)
 
-	e.DropletName = d.Hostname
+	e.Droplet = d.Hostname
 	e.OrigVal = convertToString(d.Current.State)
 	e.NewVal = convertToString(newState)
 	e.FieldName = "status"
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (c *OldCluster) ChangeDropletState(d *Droplet, newState DropletState) error
 }
 
 // records an event that the droplet migrated to another hypervisor
-func (c *OldCluster) DropletMoved(d *Droplet, newh *Hypervisor) error {
+func (c *Cluster) DropletMoved(d *Droplet, newh *Hypervisor) error {
 	if c == nil {
 		return errors.New("cluster is nil")
 	}
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func (c *OldCluster) DropletMoved(d *Droplet, newh *Hypervisor) error {
 	var e *Event
 	e = new(Event)
 
-	e.DropletName = d.Hostname
+	e.Droplet = d.Hostname
 	e.OrigVal = d.Current.Hypervisor
 	e.NewVal = newh.Hostname
 	e.FieldName = "droplet migrate"

cluster.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package virtpb
+package virtbuf
 
 import (
 	sync "sync"
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 )
 
-type OldCluster struct {
+type Cluster struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
 
 	Dirs            []string
@@ -18,20 +18,8 @@ type OldCluster struct {
 	UnstableTimeout *durationpb.Duration
 }
 
-func (c *OldCluster) GetDropletsPB() *Droplets {
-	return c.d
-}
-
-func (c *OldCluster) GetHypervisorsPB() *Hypervisors {
-	return c.H
-}
-
-func (c *OldCluster) GetEventsPB() *Events {
-	return c.e
-}
-
 // adds a new droplet. enforce unique hostnames
-func (c *OldCluster) AddDroplet(newd *Droplet) bool {
+func (c *Cluster) AddDroplet(newd *Droplet) bool {
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()
 

cluster.proto

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-syntax = "proto3";
-package virtpb;
-
-import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto";
-import "droplet.proto";
-import "hypervisor.proto";
-import "event.proto";
-
-message Cluster {                                         // `autogenpb:marshal`
-        string                      uuid            = 1;  // `autogenpb:unique`
-        string                      name            = 2;
-        repeated string             URL             = 3;
-        google.protobuf.Timestamp   ctime           = 4;  // when the cluster was created
-        Droplets                    droplets        = 5;
-        Hypervisors                 hypervisors     = 6;
-        Events                      events          = 7;
-}
-
-message Clusters {                                        // `autogenpb:marshal`
-        string                      uuid            = 1;  // `autogenpb:uuid:57ddd763-75f6-4003-bf0e-8dd0f8a44044`
-        string                      version         = 2;  // `autogenpb:version:v0.0.1`
-        repeated Cluster            clusters        = 3;
-}

config.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package virtpb
+package virtbuf
 
 // functions to import and export the protobuf
 // data to and from config files
@@ -9,37 +9,14 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/prototext"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
 )
 
-func (c *Cluster) ConfigSave() error {
-	name := c.Name
-	if name == "" {
-		name = c.Uuid
-	}
-	fullname := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("VIRTIGO_HOME"), name+".pb")
-	cfgfile, err := os.OpenFile(fullname, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
-	defer cfgfile.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("open config file :", err)
-		return err
-	}
-	log.Info("ConfigSave()", fullname)
-	data, err := c.Marshal()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("cluster Marshal() err:", err)
-		return err
-	}
-	fmt.Fprintln(cfgfile, data)
-	return nil
-}
-
 // writes out the cluster information it seperate files
 // to make it humanly possible to hand edit things as needed
-func (c *OldCluster) ConfigSave() error {
+func (c *Cluster) ConfigSave() error {
 	// try to backup the current cluster config files
 	if err := backupConfig(); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -57,12 +34,20 @@ func (c *OldCluster) ConfigSave() error {
 	for _, drop := range dcopy.Droplets {
 		drop.Current = nil
 	}
+	if err := ConfigWriteJSON(dcopy, "droplets.json"); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("droplets.json write failed")
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := ConfigWriteTEXT(dcopy, "droplets.text"); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("droplets.json write failed")
 		return err
 	}
 	c.configWriteDroplets()
 
+	if err := ConfigWriteJSON(c.H, "hypervisors.json"); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("hypervisors.json write failed")
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := ConfigWriteTEXT(c.H, "hypervisors.text"); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("hypervisors.json write failed")
 		return err
@@ -79,27 +64,27 @@ func (c *OldCluster) ConfigSave() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *OldCluster) ConfigLoad() error {
+func (c *Cluster) ConfigLoad() error {
 	if c == nil {
 		return errors.New("It's not safe to run ConfigLoad() on a nil cluster")
 	}
 
-	if data, err := loadFile("droplets.text"); err == nil {
+	if data, err := loadFile("droplets.json"); err == nil {
-		if err = prototext.Unmarshal(data, c.d); err != nil {
+		if err = protojson.Unmarshal(data, c.d); err != nil {
-			fmt.Println("broken droplets.text config file")
+			fmt.Println("broken droplets.json config file")
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if data, err := loadFile("hypervisors.text"); err == nil {
+	if data, err := loadFile("hypervisors.json"); err == nil {
-		if err = prototext.Unmarshal(data, c.H); err != nil {
+		if err = protojson.Unmarshal(data, c.H); err != nil {
-			fmt.Println("broken hypervisors.text config file")
+			fmt.Println("broken hypervisors.json config file")
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
-		log.Warn("ERROR HERE IN Hypervisors")
+		fmt.Println("ERROR HERE IN Hypervisors")
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -108,11 +93,8 @@ func (c *OldCluster) ConfigLoad() error {
 		// does it not stay allocated after this function ends?
 		c.e = new(Events)
 	}
-
 	if err := c.e.loadEvents(); err != nil {
-		// ignore events.pb since these should be sent elsewhere
+		return err
-		log.Warn("Events failed to load, ignoring:", err)
-		return nil
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -160,7 +142,7 @@ func loadFile(filename string) ([]byte, error) {
 
 func ConfigWriteJSON(a any, filename string) error {
 	fullname := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("VIRTIGO_HOME"), filename)
-	cfgfile, err := os.OpenFile(fullname, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
+	cfgfile, err := os.OpenFile(fullname, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0666)
 	defer cfgfile.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("open config file :", err)
@@ -175,26 +157,9 @@ func ConfigWriteJSON(a any, filename string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *OldCluster) configWriteDroplets() error {
-	fullname := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("VIRTIGO_HOME"), "droplets.new.text")
-	cfgfile, err := os.OpenFile(fullname, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
-	defer cfgfile.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("open config file :", err)
-		return err
-	}
-	loop := c.d.All() // get the list of droplets
-	for loop.Scan() {
-		d := loop.Next()
-		text := prototext.Format(d)
-		fmt.Fprintln(cfgfile, text)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func ConfigWriteTEXT(a any, filename string) error {
 	fullname := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("VIRTIGO_HOME"), filename)
-	cfgfile, err := os.OpenFile(fullname, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
+	cfgfile, err := os.OpenFile(fullname, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0666)
 	defer cfgfile.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("open config file :", err)
@@ -209,18 +174,19 @@ func ConfigWriteTEXT(a any, filename string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *Clusters) ConfigLoad() error {
+func (c *Cluster) configWriteDroplets() error {
-	if c == nil {
+	fullname := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("VIRTIGO_HOME"), "droplets.new.text")
-		return errors.New("It's not safe to run ConfigLoad() on a nil cluster")
+	cfgfile, err := os.OpenFile(fullname, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0666)
-	}
+	defer cfgfile.Close()
-
+	if err != nil {
-	if data, err := loadFile("cluster.text"); err == nil {
+		fmt.Println("open config file :", err)
-		if err = prototext.Unmarshal(data, c); err != nil {
-			fmt.Println("broken cluster.textconfig file")
 		return err
 	}
-	} else {
+	loop := c.d.All() // get the list of droplets
-		return err
+	for loop.Scan() {
+		d := loop.Next()
+		text := prototext.Format(d)
+		fmt.Fprintln(cfgfile, text)
 	}
 	return nil
 }

configBackup.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package virtpb
+package virtbuf
 
 // thank chatgpt for this because why. why write this if you can have it
 // kick this out in 30 seconds

droplet.proto

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 syntax = "proto3";
-package virtpb;
+package virtbuf;
 
 import "google/protobuf/duration.proto"; // Import the well-known type for Timestamp
 import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto"; // Import the well-known type for Timestamp
 
 // global settings for autogenpb `autogenpb:mutex`
 
-message Droplets {                                                // `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:gui`
+message Droplets {		// `autogenpb:marshal`
-        string                      uuid                    = 1;  // `autogenpb:uuid:d5d492e2-38d4-476b-86f3-f5abf01f9d6d`
+	string  uuid	        = 1;    // I guess why not just have this on each file
-        string                      version                 = 2;  // `autogenpb:version:v0.0.1`
+	string  version         = 2;    // maybe can be used for protobuf schema change violations
 	repeated Droplet droplets = 3;
 }
 
@@ -18,22 +18,22 @@ message Droplet {                                                 // `autogenpb:
 	int64	        cpus	        = 3;       // what's the point of int64 vs int32
 	int64	        memory	        = 4;       // in bytes
 	Current         current         = 5;       // what the state and values of the droplet is
-        DropletState                startState              = 6;  // what the state of the droplet is SUPPOSED TO BE ('on' or 'off')
+	DropletState    start_state     = 6;       // what the state of the droplet is SUPPOSED TO BE ('on' or 'off')
-        string                      qemuMachine             = 7;  // the qemu machine type to use "pc-q35-9.0"
+	string	        qemu_machine    = 7;       // the qemu machine type to use "pc-q35-9.0"
-        int64                       spicePort               = 8;  // preferred port to use for spice
+        int64           spice_port      = 8;       // preferred port to use for spice
 
-        string                      preferredHypervisor     = 9;  // the hypervisor to prefer to run the droplet on
+	string	 preferred_hypervisor   = 9;       // the hypervisor to prefer to run the droplet on
-        string                      forceHypervisor         = 10; // use this hypervisor and this hypervisor only
+	string	 force_hypervisor       = 10;      // use this hypervisor and this hypervisor only
-        string                      preferredArch           = 11; // the cpu arch to use "x86_64" (should really get this from the disk?)
+	string	 preferred_arch         = 11;      // the cpu arch to use "x86_64" (should really get this from the disk?)
 	repeated Network networks       = 12;      // really just mac addresses. should be unique across cluster
 	repeated Disk disks             = 13;      // disks to attach
 
-        string                      localOnly               = 14; // this is only defined locally on the hypervisor
+	string          local_only      = 14;      // this is only defined locally on the hypervisor
-        string                      customXml               = 15; // if needed,
+	string          custom_xml      = 15;      // if needed,
 	Archive         archive         = 16;      // what the state of the droplet is SUPPOSED TO BE ('on' or 'off')
 
         google.protobuf.Timestamp       unstable       = 39;    // the last time we heard anything from this droplet
-        google.protobuf.Duration    unstableTimeout         = 40; // the last time we heard anything from this droplet
+        google.protobuf.Duration        unstable_timeout       = 40;    // the last time we heard anything from this droplet
 }
 
 // volatile data. the current settings and values of things.
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ message Droplet {                                                 // `autogenpb:
 message Current {
         DropletState                    state           = 1;    // used to track the current state before taking any action
         string                          hypervisor      = 2;    // the current hypervisor the droplet is running on
-        int64                       startAttempts           = 3;  // how many times a start has been attempted
+        int64                           start_attempts  = 3;    // how many times a start has been attempted
-        string                      fullXml                 = 4;  // the full libvirt xml to import
+	string                          full_xml        = 4;    // the full libvirt xml to import
-        google.protobuf.Timestamp   lastPoll                = 5;  // the last time we heard anything from this droplet
+        google.protobuf.Timestamp       last_poll       = 5;    // the last time we heard anything from this droplet
-        string                      imageUrl                = 6;  // url to the image
+        string                          image_url       = 6;    // url to the image
-        google.protobuf.Timestamp   offSince                = 7;  // when the droplet was turned off
+        google.protobuf.Timestamp       off_since       = 7;    // when the droplet was turned off
-        google.protobuf.Timestamp   onSince                 = 8;  // when the droplet was turned on
+        google.protobuf.Timestamp       on_since        = 8;    // when the droplet was turned on
 }
 
 message Archive {
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ message Archive {
         google.protobuf.Timestamp       when            = 2;    // when it was archived
 }
 
+// virtual machine state
 enum DropletState {
 	ON              = 0;
 	OFF             = 1;
@@ -78,5 +79,5 @@ message Disk {
 	string	filename        = 1;
 	string	filepath        = 2;
 	int64	size    	= 3;
-        string                      qemuArch                = 4;  // what arch. example: "x86_64" or "riscv64"
+	string	qemu_arch       = 4;       // what arch. example: "x86_64" or "riscv64"
 }

event.proto

@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 syntax = "proto3";
-package virtpb;
+package virtbuf;
 
 import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto"; // Import the well-known type for Timestamp
 import "google/protobuf/any.proto"; // Import the well-known type for Timestamp
-import "droplet.proto";
 
 // global settings for autogenpb `autogenpb:no-sort` `autogenpb:mutex`
 
-message Events {                                             // `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:gui`
+message Events {		// `autogenpb:marshal`
-        string                      uuid               = 1;  // `autogenpb:uuid:1e3a50c7-5916-4423-b33c-f0b977a7e446`
+	string  uuid	        = 1;    // I guess why not just have this on each file
-        string                      version            = 2;  // `autogenpb:version:v0.0.1`
+	string  version         = 2;    // maybe can be used for protobuf schema change violations
-        int64                       eventSize          = 3;  // max events to store in a single
+	int64   event_size      = 3;    // max events to store in a single
 	repeated Event events   = 4;    // all the events
 }
 
@@ -19,29 +18,22 @@ message Events {                                             // `autogenpb:marsh
 // at least for now in the early days. but maybe forever.
 // homelab clouds normally don't have many events.
 // we are talking less than 1 a minute. even 1 an hour is often a lot
-message Event {                                              // `autogenpb:marshal`
+message Event {
-        enum status {
-                DONE    = 0;
-                FAIL    = 1;
-                RUNNING = 2;
-        }
 	int32	        id     	        = 1;    // `autogenpb:unique` // should be unique across the cluster
 	EventType       etype           = 2;
-        string                      dropletName        = 3;  // name of the droplet
+	string	        droplet         = 3;	// name of the droplet
-        string                      dropletUuid        = 4;  // uuid of the droplet
+	string	        droplet_uuid    = 4;	// uuid of the droplet
 	string	        hypervisor	= 5;	// name of the hypervisor
-        string                      hypervisorUuid     = 6;  // uuid of the hypervisor
+	string	        hypervisor_uuid	= 6;	// uuid of the hypervisor
         google.protobuf.Timestamp start = 7;    // start time
         google.protobuf.Timestamp end   = 8;    // end time
-        string                      fieldName          = 9;  // the field name that changed
+        string          field_name      = 9;    // the field name that changed
-        string                      origVal            = 10; // original value
+        string          orig_val        = 10;   // original value
-        string                      newVal             = 11; // new value
+        string          new_val         = 11;   // new value
-        google.protobuf.Any         origAny            = 12; // anypb format. probably overkill
+        google.protobuf.Any orig_any    = 12;   // anypb format. probably overkill
-        google.protobuf.Any         newAny             = 13; // anypb format
+        google.protobuf.Any new_any     = 13;   // anypb format
-        string                      error              = 14; // what went wrong
-        status                      state              = 15; // state of the event
-        Droplet                     droplet            = 16; // droplet
 }
+
 enum EventType {
 	ADD	= 0;
 	DELETE = 1;
@@ -56,5 +48,4 @@ enum EventType {
 	FAIL	= 10;	// everything failed
 	CRASH   = 11;   // droplet hard crashed
 	CHANGE  = 12;   // droplet or hypervisor config change
-        EDIT    = 13;   // edit droplet settings
 }

experiments.proto

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+package virtbuf;
+
+import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto"; // Import the well-known type for Timestamp
+import "google/protobuf/any.proto"; // Import the well-known type for Timestamp
+
+// global settings for autogenpb `autogenpb:no-sort` `autogenpb:no-marshal`
+
+message WhatsThis {
+        // is it possible to have custom formatting in JSON and TEXT marshal/unmarshal ?
+        WhatInfo humantest   = 1;
+
+        google.protobuf.Timestamp end   = 2;    // end time
+        google.protobuf.Any orig_val    = 3;    // original value
+        google.protobuf.Any new_val     = 4;   // new value
+}
+
+// this is for exerimenting
+message WhatInfo {
+        int64 capacity = 1;  // Stores the storage capacity in bytes.
+}

helpers.go

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-package virtpb
+package virtbuf
 
 // functions to import and export the protobuf
 // data to and from config files
 
-func InitCluster() *OldCluster {
+func InitCluster() *Cluster {
-	var c *OldCluster
+	var c *Cluster
-	c = new(OldCluster)
+	c = new(Cluster)
 	c.d = new(Droplets)
 	c.H = new(Hypervisors)
 	c.e = new(Events)
 	return c
 }
 
-func (c *OldCluster) DropletsAll() *DropletScanner {
+func (c *Cluster) DropletsAll() *DropletIterator {
 	return c.d.All()
 }

human.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package virtpb
+package virtbuf
 
 // mostly just functions related to making STDOUT
 // more readable by us humans
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (d *Droplet) DumpDroplet(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (string, e
 	return t, nil
 }
 
-func (c *OldCluster) DumpDroplet(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (string, error) {
+func (c *Cluster) DumpDroplet(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (string, error) {
 	hostname := r.URL.Query().Get("hostname")
 	d := c.FindDropletByName(hostname)
 	if d == nil {

hypervisor.proto

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 syntax = "proto3";
-package virtpb;
+package virtbuf;
 
-import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto";
+// global settings for autogenpb `autogenpb:mutex`
 
-message Hypervisors {                                     // `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:gui`
+message Hypervisors {		// `autogenpb:marshal`
-        string                      uuid            = 1;  // `autogenpb:uuid:6e3aa8b9-cf98-40f6-af58-3c6ad1edf4d4`
+	string  uuid	        = 1;    // I guess why not just have this on each file
-        string                      version         = 2;  // `autogenpb:version:v0.0.1`
+	string  version         = 2;    // maybe can be used for protobuf schema change violations
 	repeated Hypervisor hypervisors = 3;
 }
 
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ message Hypervisor {
 	string	        comment	        = 6;
 	bool            autoscan        = 7; // to scan or not to scan by virtigo
         HypervisorArch  arch            = 8;
-        int64                       killcount       = 9;  // in bytes
-        google.protobuf.Timestamp   lastPoll        = 10; // the last time we heard anything
 }
 
+// think about this more
 enum HypervisorArch {
 	RISCV64   = 0;
 	X86_64    = 1;

sampleData.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package virtpb
+package virtbuf
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -39,6 +39,22 @@ func CreateSampleHypervisor(hostname string, mem int) *Hypervisor {
 	return h
 }
 
+func CreateExperiment(total int) *WhatsThis {
+	var e *WhatsThis
+	e = new(WhatsThis)
+
+	//	info := StorageInfo{Capacity: 64}
+	//	e.Humantest = &info
+	if e.Humantest == nil {
+		var newInfo WhatInfo
+		newInfo = WhatInfo{Capacity: 64}
+		e.Humantest = &newInfo
+	} else {
+		e.Humantest.Capacity = SetGB(total * 32)
+	}
+	return e
+}
+
 func CreateSampleEvents(total int) *Events {
 	var e *Events
 	e = new(Events)
@@ -51,7 +67,7 @@ func CreateSampleEvents(total int) *Events {
 	return e
 }
 
-func CreateSampleCluster(total int) *OldCluster {
+func CreateSampleCluster(total int) *Cluster {
 	c := InitCluster()
 
 	for i := 0; i < total; i++ {

storageinfo.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package virtpb
+package virtbuf
 
 /*
 // MarshalJSON custom marshals the WhatInfo struct to JSON