This is a simple system activity monitor written in c++.

This project aims to :

• Build a system monitor for Linux like htop using C++ with ncurses library.
• Bonus: OS, Kernel, Total Processes and Uptime, Unit Testing with gtest framework.

This project needs the following dependencies:

• Linux based OS with Linux >= 2.6
• cmake >= 3.11.3
• make >= 4.1
• gcc/g++ >= 7.4.0
• ncurses
  • (https://ostechnix.com/how-to-install-ncurses-library-in-linux/) is a library that facilitates text-based graphical output in the terminal.
  • Use sudo apt install libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev to install ncurses (For Ubuntu or Debian-based systems)
• gtest framework is Google's C++ testing and mocking framework.
  • sudo apt-get install libgtest-dev (For Ubuntu or Debian-based systems)
  • Visit the Google Test GitHub repository (https://github.com/google/googletest) and download the source code either by cloning the repository or downloading a release tarball

1. Clone this repository.
2. Install dependencies.
3. To run the tests, delete the file CMakeCache.txt in "System-Activity-Monitor/Test/build".
   • At System-Activity-Monitor/Test/build, run the command cmake .., then make, then ./test
4. To run the system monitor, delete the file CMakeCache.txt in "System-Activity-Monitor/".
   • At System-Activity-Monitor/, run the command cmake ., then make, then ./monitor

Here you can see an example result (from my Linux VM):