eping 4.0__tar.gz → 4.2__tar.gz

{eping-4.0 → eping-4.2}/PKG-INFO

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.4
 Name: eping
-Version: 4.0
+Version: 4.2
 Summary: Continuous ICMP reachability monitor built on fping, with a CSV logfile analyser (epinga)
 Author-email: Ewald Jeitler <ewald@jeitler.cc>
 License: GPL-3.0-or-later
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
 License-File: LICENSE
 Dynamic: license-file
 
-# eping.py 4.00
+# eping.py 4.02
 
 Continuous ICMP reachability monitor built on `fping`. Scans a host list in a loop,
 reports each host UP/DOWN/NO-DNS, counts state changes. CLI (curses) or web GUI.
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ DOWN. Columns: hostname/IP, state, RTT (ms), last-change timestamp, change count
 | `F` | add hosts from a file |
 | `O` | sort order picker — 5 orders (see *Views and sort orders*) |
 | `T` | add comment — timestamped CSV row (logging on only) |
-| `S` | set reference — shown list becomes new base list |
+| `S` | set reference — shown list becomes new base list (hosts not shown are removed and no longer pinged) |
 | `Z` | zero changes — reset CH-TIME/CH NO, states kept |
 | `C` | clear all hosts and state |
 | `P` | address mode picker — 4 modes (see *Address modes*) |
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ Single self-contained page, no external resources.
 
 - Table: CLI-style columns, filled top-down then next column right. Horizontal scroll
   if needed ("SCROLL RIGHT FOR MORE" hint in the stats bar).
-- Footer stats: HOSTS, RUNTIME, HOST UP/DOWN/FLAPPING, for the whole current view regardless
-  of the match filter and the ADV FILTER (HOSTS-SHOWN = shown count). The CLI footer counts the same way. RUNTIME shows `n/a` briefly during a background round.
+- Footer stats: HOSTS, RUNTIME, HOST UP/DOWN/FLAPPING always count all hosts; SHOWN is the
+  number of rows displayed after the view, the match filter and the ADV FILTER. The CLI footer counts the same way. RUNTIME shows `n/a` briefly during a background round.
 - Adding many hosts (`ADD`, ADD HOSTS FILE, upload) shows "added N host(s) - please wait,
   pinging ..." until they appear with a state, then `done`.
 - Font size 6–28px (slider, `A−`/`A+`, `+`/`−` keys), stored in `localStorage`.
@@ -300,9 +300,11 @@ unless lowered). `CH NO` counts changes; `Z` resets it.
 
 CLI `U` and web GUI's view select/`U` picker (see *CLI mode*) reach the same 9 views.
 The web GUI's own `U` keyboard shortcut only cycles ALL HOSTS → CURRENTLY-UP →
-UP+FLAPPING → ALL HOSTS (see *Web GUI* keyboard shortcuts). A view also limits what's
-probed — filtered hosts aren't probed until back to ALL HOSTS. Host list snapshotted at
-switch time. A view with no matches is rejected, previous view stays active.
+UP+FLAPPING → ALL HOSTS (see *Web GUI* keyboard shortcuts). A view is a pure display
+filter, evaluated live on every refresh: all hosts keep being pinged, a host that goes
+DOWN leaves `CURRENTLY-UP`, a host that comes UP appears. Only SET REFERENCE removes the
+hosts that are not shown from the host list (they are no longer pinged) and resets the
+view to ALL HOSTS. A view with no matches is rejected, previous view stays active.
 
 `ALWAYS-UP`/`ALWAYS-DOWN`: never changed state this run (`CH NO` = 0). `NO-DNS` counts
 as DOWN for `CURRENTLY-DOWN`/`ALWAYS-DOWN`/`DOWN+FLAPPING`.
@@ -448,7 +450,7 @@ separated) · `-r` IP range (comma separated, shortened end)
 | `-sshkey` | file | agent | private key file for `-ssh` |
 | `-sshhk` | accept-new/ask/off | accept-new | host key check for `-ssh` |
 | `-ncf` | — | off | CSV: do not ping the CSV IP of a name without DNS record |
-| `-up` | — | 0 | learning phase: after N rounds keep only hosts seen UP |
+| `-up` | — | 0 | learning phase: after N rounds show only hosts seen UP (view CURRENTLY-UP; all hosts are still pinged until SET REFERENCE) |
 | `-setref` | — | off | with `-up`: hosts seen UP become new reference list |
 
 Hard-enforced at startup and live via ADV OPTIONS (`-web` only), same bounds.

{eping-4.0 → eping-4.2}/README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# eping.py 4.00
+# eping.py 4.02
 
 Continuous ICMP reachability monitor built on `fping`. Scans a host list in a loop,
 reports each host UP/DOWN/NO-DNS, counts state changes. CLI (curses) or web GUI.
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ DOWN. Columns: hostname/IP, state, RTT (ms), last-change timestamp, change count
 | `F` | add hosts from a file |
 | `O` | sort order picker — 5 orders (see *Views and sort orders*) |
 | `T` | add comment — timestamped CSV row (logging on only) |
-| `S` | set reference — shown list becomes new base list |
+| `S` | set reference — shown list becomes new base list (hosts not shown are removed and no longer pinged) |
 | `Z` | zero changes — reset CH-TIME/CH NO, states kept |
 | `C` | clear all hosts and state |
 | `P` | address mode picker — 4 modes (see *Address modes*) |
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ Single self-contained page, no external resources.
 
 - Table: CLI-style columns, filled top-down then next column right. Horizontal scroll
   if needed ("SCROLL RIGHT FOR MORE" hint in the stats bar).
-- Footer stats: HOSTS, RUNTIME, HOST UP/DOWN/FLAPPING, for the whole current view regardless
-  of the match filter and the ADV FILTER (HOSTS-SHOWN = shown count). The CLI footer counts the same way. RUNTIME shows `n/a` briefly during a background round.
+- Footer stats: HOSTS, RUNTIME, HOST UP/DOWN/FLAPPING always count all hosts; SHOWN is the
+  number of rows displayed after the view, the match filter and the ADV FILTER. The CLI footer counts the same way. RUNTIME shows `n/a` briefly during a background round.
 - Adding many hosts (`ADD`, ADD HOSTS FILE, upload) shows "added N host(s) - please wait,
   pinging ..." until they appear with a state, then `done`.
 - Font size 6–28px (slider, `A−`/`A+`, `+`/`−` keys), stored in `localStorage`.
@@ -281,9 +281,11 @@ unless lowered). `CH NO` counts changes; `Z` resets it.
 
 CLI `U` and web GUI's view select/`U` picker (see *CLI mode*) reach the same 9 views.
 The web GUI's own `U` keyboard shortcut only cycles ALL HOSTS → CURRENTLY-UP →
-UP+FLAPPING → ALL HOSTS (see *Web GUI* keyboard shortcuts). A view also limits what's
-probed — filtered hosts aren't probed until back to ALL HOSTS. Host list snapshotted at
-switch time. A view with no matches is rejected, previous view stays active.
+UP+FLAPPING → ALL HOSTS (see *Web GUI* keyboard shortcuts). A view is a pure display
+filter, evaluated live on every refresh: all hosts keep being pinged, a host that goes
+DOWN leaves `CURRENTLY-UP`, a host that comes UP appears. Only SET REFERENCE removes the
+hosts that are not shown from the host list (they are no longer pinged) and resets the
+view to ALL HOSTS. A view with no matches is rejected, previous view stays active.
 
 `ALWAYS-UP`/`ALWAYS-DOWN`: never changed state this run (`CH NO` = 0). `NO-DNS` counts
 as DOWN for `CURRENTLY-DOWN`/`ALWAYS-DOWN`/`DOWN+FLAPPING`.
@@ -429,7 +431,7 @@ separated) · `-r` IP range (comma separated, shortened end)
 | `-sshkey` | file | agent | private key file for `-ssh` |
 | `-sshhk` | accept-new/ask/off | accept-new | host key check for `-ssh` |
 | `-ncf` | — | off | CSV: do not ping the CSV IP of a name without DNS record |
-| `-up` | — | 0 | learning phase: after N rounds keep only hosts seen UP |
+| `-up` | — | 0 | learning phase: after N rounds show only hosts seen UP (view CURRENTLY-UP; all hosts are still pinged until SET REFERENCE) |
 | `-setref` | — | off | with `-up`: hosts seen UP become new reference list |
 
 Hard-enforced at startup and live via ADV OPTIONS (`-web` only), same bounds.

{eping-4.0 → eping-4.2}/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "eping"
-version = "4.00"
+version = "4.02"
 description = "Continuous ICMP reachability monitor built on fping, with a CSV logfile analyser (epinga)"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "GPL-3.0-or-later" }

{eping-4.0 → eping-4.2}/src/eping/eping.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # I knew how it worked.
 # Now, only god knows it!
 # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-VERSION = '4.00'
+VERSION = '4.02'
 version = VERSION  # legacy alias (kept for existing references)
 
 # --- scaling limits ---
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ DOWN_SLICES_DEF    = 4        # DOWN hosts are spread over this many rounds (1 =
 FLAP_WINDOW_MAX    = 72000     # minutes = 50 days - see -fw validation
 FLAP_WINDOW_DEF    = FLAP_WINDOW_MAX
 
-# [U] cycles through these views. Like before, the filter also shrinks what is pinged,
-# which is what makes UP-ONLY shorten the cycle. Hosts filtered away are not probed and
-# therefore cannot come back until the view is switched to ALL again.
+# [U] cycles through these views. A view is a pure display filter, evaluated live on
+# every refresh (see view_hosts()): all hosts keep being pinged. Only SET REFERENCE
+# drops the hosts that are not shown from the host list.
 FILTER_MODES = [
     ('ALL HOSTS',   'ALL',   'ALL'),
     ('UP',          'UP',    'UP'),
@@ -1710,6 +1710,19 @@ def apply_match_filter(rows, pattern):
     return [r for r in rows
             if host_visible(pattern, r[0], r[8] if len(r) > 8 and r[8] else '')]
 
+def view_hosts(mode, hosts, host_state, tz_offset, flap_window=FLAP_WINDOW_DEF):
+    """Hosts of 'hosts' shown by the view 'mode' (live; mode 0 = all, list unchanged)."""
+    if mode <= 0:
+        return hosts
+    return filter_hosts(mode, hosts, host_state, tz_offset, flap_window)
+
+def view_rows(rows, mode, host_state, tz_offset, flap_window=FLAP_WINDOW_DEF):
+    """Rows (from build_display) of the hosts shown by the view 'mode' (live)."""
+    if mode <= 0:
+        return rows
+    keep = set(filter_hosts(mode, [r[0] for r in rows], host_state, tz_offset, flap_window))
+    return [r for r in rows if r[0] in keep]
+
 def filter_hosts(mode, original_hosts_list, host_state, tz_offset,
                  flap_window=FLAP_WINDOW_DEF, up_seen=None):
     """Host list for the given view mode - a snapshot, taken when the view switches.
@@ -3427,7 +3440,7 @@ WEB_INDEX_HTML = r"""<!DOCTYPE html>
    <span id="ctrls">
     <span class="ctrls-row" id="ctrlsRow1">
      <span id="ctrlsMain">
-      <select id="selFilter" title="choose which hosts are shown and pinged - a host outside the current view is not checked until a view including it is selected again">
+      <select id="selFilter" title="display filter: choose which hosts are shown (evaluated live) - all hosts keep being pinged until SET REFERENCE removes the hosts that are not shown">
         <option value="0">ALL HOSTS</option>
         <option value="1">CURRENTLY-UP</option>
         <option value="3">ALWAYS-UP</option>
@@ -3445,7 +3458,7 @@ WEB_INDEX_HTML = r"""<!DOCTYPE html>
         <option value="3">FLAP/UP/DOWN</option>
         <option value="4">FLAP/DOWN/UP</option>
       </select>
-      <button id="btnSetRef" title="use the hosts currently shown as the new reference list">SET REFERENCE</button>
+      <button id="btnSetRef" title="use the hosts currently shown as the new reference list - all other hosts are removed and no longer pinged">SET REFERENCE</button>
       <button id="btnZero" title="reset CH-TIME and CH NO for all hosts">ZERO CHANGES</button>
       <button id="btnClear" class="danger" title="remove every host from the list, resets all state">CLEAR ALL</button>
       <select id="selAddrMode" title="Deduplication when the same host is entered as both a hostname and its IP: hostname &amp; ip keeps both as given (no dedup) | prefer hostname: skip a raw IP already covered by a hostname | prefer ip address: skip a hostname already covered by a raw IP | ip only: resolve every hostname to its IP and ping/track it by address">
@@ -3518,8 +3531,8 @@ WEB_INDEX_HTML = r"""<!DOCTYPE html>
     <span class="u">HOSTS-UP: <b id="sUp">0</b></span>
     <span class="d">HOSTS-DOWN: <b id="sDown">0</b></span>
     <span>FLAPPING: <b id="sFlap">0</b></span>
-    <span title="hosts matching the display filter, out of the totals above"
-          id="sShownWrap">HOSTS-SHOWN: <b id="sShown">0</b></span>
+    <span title="hosts shown by the view and display filters, out of all hosts"
+          id="sShownWrap">SHOWN: <b id="sShown">0</b></span>
     <span id="sLog"></span>
     <span class="msg" id="msg"></span>
     <span id="scrollHint"></span>
@@ -5600,7 +5613,7 @@ function poll(){
     document.getElementById('sFlap').textContent    = s.hosts_flap;
     var swrap = document.getElementById('sShownWrap');
     var advOn = !!(s.adv_filter && Object.keys(s.adv_filter).length);
-    swrap.style.display = (s.match_filter || advOn) ? '' : 'none';
+    swrap.style.display = '';   // SHOWN is always visible
     lastAdv = {values: s.adv_values || {}, filter: s.adv_filter || {}};
     document.getElementById('btnAdvFilter').className = advOn ? 'on' : '';
     document.getElementById('sShown').textContent   = s.hosts_shown;
@@ -7309,7 +7322,6 @@ def run_web_mode(original_hosts_list, host_state, args, logfile_file_name,
                                          tz_offset, flap_window, up_seen)
                 if next_list or next_mode == 0:
                     filter_mode       = next_mode
-                    active_hosts_list = apply_addr_mode(next_list)
                     message = 'view: ' + FILTER_MODES[filter_mode][0]
                     write_log_info(args.disable_logging, logfile_file_name,
                                    'FILTER ' + FILTER_MODES[filter_mode][0], tz_offset)
@@ -7327,7 +7339,6 @@ def run_web_mode(original_hosts_list, host_state, args, logfile_file_name,
                                                tz_offset, flap_window, up_seen)
                     if target_list or target_mode == 0:
                         filter_mode       = target_mode
-                        active_hosts_list = apply_addr_mode(target_list)
                         message = 'view: ' + WEB_VIEW_MODES[filter_mode][0]
                         write_log_info(args.disable_logging, logfile_file_name,
                                        'FILTER ' + WEB_VIEW_MODES[filter_mode][0], tz_offset)
@@ -7359,9 +7370,7 @@ def run_web_mode(original_hosts_list, host_state, args, logfile_file_name,
                         # IP ONLY is active - see the startup (-ipo) path above
                         active_hosts_list = [h for h in active_hosts_list if is_ip_host(h)]
                     else:
-                        base_list = filter_hosts(filter_mode, original_hosts_list,
-                                                 host_state, tz_offset, flap_window, up_seen)
-                        active_hosts_list = apply_addr_mode(base_list)
+                        active_hosts_list = apply_addr_mode(list(original_hosts_list))
                         message = 'address mode: ' + ADDR_MODE_LABELS[addr_mode]
             elif cmd == 'get_names':
                 if gn_thread is not None and gn_thread.is_alive():
@@ -7508,7 +7517,7 @@ def run_web_mode(original_hosts_list, host_state, args, logfile_file_name,
                 # what is actually shown becomes the new reference list - the view
                 # filter (active_hosts_list) AND the [M]/display filter (display_list
                 # narrows it further) both apply, see quick/quick_rows just below
-                shown_hosts = [o[0] for o in build_display(active_hosts_list, host_state,
+                shown_hosts = [o[0] for o in build_display(view_hosts(filter_mode, active_hosts_list, host_state, tz_offset, flap_window), host_state,
                                                             sort_mode, tz_offset, flap_window)]
                 if match_filter_re is not None or adv_filter:
                     shown_hosts = [h for h in shown_hosts
@@ -7734,10 +7743,13 @@ def run_web_mode(original_hosts_list, host_state, args, logfile_file_name,
         if cmds or gn_just_finished:
             # view and order are pure display changes - show them at once instead of
             # letting the browser wait for the running round, same as the CLI does
-            quick    = build_display(active_hosts_list, host_state, sort_mode,
-                                     tz_offset, flap_window)
-            quick_up = sum(1 for e in quick if 'UP' in e[1])
-            quick_total = len(quick)
+            # HOSTS / HOSTS-UP / HOSTS-DOWN count all hosts, the view and the display
+            # filters only narrow what is SHOWN
+            quick_all = build_display(active_hosts_list, host_state, sort_mode,
+                                      tz_offset, flap_window)
+            quick_up = sum(1 for e in quick_all if 'UP' in e[1])
+            quick_total = len(quick_all)
+            quick    = view_rows(quick_all, filter_mode, host_state, tz_offset, flap_window)
             if match_filter_re is not None or adv_filter:
                 quick = apply_match_filter(quick, match_filter_re)
             with web_lock:
@@ -7774,15 +7786,18 @@ def run_web_mode(original_hosts_list, host_state, args, logfile_file_name,
                 learning_phase = False
             else:
                 learning_done = True
-                active_hosts_list = sorted(up_seen, key=lambda h: (
-                    int(ipaddress.ip_address(h)) if is_ip_host(h) else float('inf')))
-                active_hosts_list = apply_addr_mode(active_hosts_list)
                 if args.set_reference:
                     # -setref: same as the 'set_ref' web command, once learning ends
-                    _keep = set(active_hosts_list)   # once, not per element (was O(n^2))
+                    _up_list = apply_addr_mode(sorted(up_seen, key=lambda h: (
+                        int(ipaddress.ip_address(h)) if is_ip_host(h) else float('inf'))))
+                    _keep = set(_up_list)   # once, not per element (was O(n^2))
                     prune_dropped_hosts([h for h in original_hosts_list if h not in _keep],
                                         host_state, up_seen, down_streak)
-                    original_hosts_list = list(active_hosts_list)
+                    original_hosts_list = list(_up_list)
+                    active_hosts_list   = _up_list
+                    filter_mode = 0
+                else:
+                    filter_mode = 1    # UP view (display filter), every host is still pinged
                 learning_phase = True
         else:
             learning_phase = True
@@ -7831,16 +7846,15 @@ def run_web_mode(original_hosts_list, host_state, args, logfile_file_name,
         phase['state'] = time.time() - _t
 
         _t = time.time()
-        display_list = build_display(active_hosts_list, host_state, sort_mode,
-                                     tz_offset, flap_window)
-        # HOSTS/HOSTS-UP/HOSTS-DOWN are the totals for the whole current view - a
-        # [M] display filter narrows what's SHOWN, not what's actually being pinged,
-        # so it must not make these look like only 2 hosts exist. hosts_count_shown
-        # is the post-filter count, reported separately (HOSTS-SHOWN in the web GUI).
-        hosts_count_up   = sum(1 for e in display_list if 'UP' in e[1])
-        hosts_count_down = len(display_list) - hosts_count_up
-        hosts_count_flap = sum(1 for e in display_list
+        display_all = build_display(active_hosts_list, host_state, sort_mode,
+                                    tz_offset, flap_window)
+        # HOSTS/HOSTS-UP/HOSTS-DOWN/FLAPPING count all hosts - the view and the [M] /
+        # ADV display filters only narrow what is SHOWN (hosts_count_shown below).
+        hosts_count_up   = sum(1 for e in display_all if 'UP' in e[1])
+        hosts_count_down = len(display_all) - hosts_count_up
+        hosts_count_flap = sum(1 for e in display_all
                                if host_is_flapping(e, now_local(tz_offset), flap_window))
+        display_list = view_rows(display_all, filter_mode, host_state, tz_offset, flap_window)
         if match_filter_re is not None or adv_filter:
             display_list = apply_match_filter(display_list, match_filter_re)
         hosts_count_shown = len(display_list)
@@ -9281,9 +9295,6 @@ if __name__=='__main__':
                                      tz_offset, flap_window, up_seen)
             if next_list or next_mode == 0:
                 filter_mode       = next_mode
-                active_hosts_list = (apply_prefer_ip(next_list, int(args.dns_ttl)) if prefer_ip
-                                     else apply_prefer_hostname(next_list, int(args.dns_ttl))
-                                     if prefer_hostname else next_list)
                 screen.clear()
                 write_log_info(args.disable_logging, logfile_file_name,
                                'FILTER ' + WEB_VIEW_MODES[filter_mode][0], tz_offset)
@@ -9302,9 +9313,6 @@ if __name__=='__main__':
                                            tz_offset, flap_window, up_seen)
                 if target_list or target_mode == 0:
                     filter_mode       = target_mode
-                    active_hosts_list = (apply_prefer_ip(target_list, int(args.dns_ttl)) if prefer_ip
-                                         else apply_prefer_hostname(target_list, int(args.dns_ttl))
-                                         if prefer_hostname else target_list)
                     screen.clear()
                     write_log_info(args.disable_logging, logfile_file_name,
                                    'FILTER ' + WEB_VIEW_MODES[filter_mode][0], tz_offset)
@@ -9338,11 +9346,10 @@ if __name__=='__main__':
                     notice(io_msg.upper(), 2)
                     message = io_msg
                 else:
-                    base_list = filter_hosts(filter_mode, original_hosts_list, host_state,
-                                             tz_offset, flap_window, up_seen)
-                    active_hosts_list = (apply_prefer_ip(base_list, int(args.dns_ttl)) if prefer_ip
-                                         else apply_prefer_hostname(base_list, int(args.dns_ttl))
-                                         if prefer_hostname else base_list)
+                    _full = list(original_hosts_list)
+                    active_hosts_list = (apply_prefer_ip(_full, int(args.dns_ttl)) if prefer_ip
+                                         else apply_prefer_hostname(_full, int(args.dns_ttl))
+                                         if prefer_hostname else _full)
                     message = 'address mode: ' + ADDR_MODE_LABELS[target_mode]
             elif not (0 <= target_mode < len(ADDR_MODE_LABELS)):
                 message = 'invalid address mode'
@@ -9775,6 +9782,7 @@ if __name__=='__main__':
     hosts_count_up = 0
     hosts_count_down = 0
     hosts_count_flap  = 0
+    hosts_count_shown = 0
     run_time       = '0.00'
     phase          = {}
     used_scan      = ''
@@ -9857,17 +9865,20 @@ if __name__=='__main__':
         so they can take effect at once instead of after the next scan round.
         """
         global display_list, hosts_count_up, hosts_count_down, hosts_count_flap
-        display_list = build_display(active_hosts_list, host_state, sort_mode,
-                                     tz_offset, flap_window)
-        # HOSTS/UP/DOWN/FLAPPING are the totals of the whole view - [M] and ADV FILTER
-        # only narrow what is shown, every host is still pinged
+        global hosts_count_shown
+        display_all = build_display(active_hosts_list, host_state, sort_mode,
+                                    tz_offset, flap_window)
+        # HOSTS/UP/DOWN/FLAPPING count all hosts - the view, [M] and ADV FILTER only
+        # narrow what is shown (SHOWN), every host is still pinged
         _now_ref = now_local(tz_offset)
-        hosts_count_up   = sum(1 for e in display_list if 'UP' in e[1])
-        hosts_count_down = len(display_list) - hosts_count_up
-        hosts_count_flap = sum(1 for e in display_list
+        hosts_count_up   = sum(1 for e in display_all if 'UP' in e[1])
+        hosts_count_down = len(display_all) - hosts_count_up
+        hosts_count_flap = sum(1 for e in display_all
                                if host_is_flapping(e, _now_ref, flap_window))
+        display_list = view_rows(display_all, filter_mode, host_state, tz_offset, flap_window)
         if match_filter_re is not None or adv_filter:
             display_list = apply_match_filter(display_list, match_filter_re)
+        hosts_count_shown = len(display_list)
 
     def draw_screen():
         """Paint the whole screen from the data of the last completed round.
@@ -9987,11 +9998,13 @@ if __name__=='__main__':
         screen_output(rows - 1, 67, 'DOWN: ', 1, 1)
         screen_output(rows - 1, 73, hosts_down, 3, 1)
         screen_output(rows - 1, 79, 'FLAPPING: ', 1, 1)
-        screen_output(rows - 1, 89, hosts_flap.rstrip() + ' |', 1, 1)
+        screen_output(rows - 1, 89, hosts_flap.rstrip(), 1, 1)
+        screen_output(rows - 1, 96, 'SHOWN: ', 1, 1)
+        screen_output(rows - 1, 103, ('{m: <6}'.format(m=hosts_count_shown)).rstrip() + ' |', 1, 1)
         if args.disable_logging:
-            screen_output(rows - 1, 99, 'LOGGING-ON: ' + logfile_file_name, 1, 1)
+            screen_output(rows - 1, 113, 'LOGGING-ON: ' + logfile_file_name, 1, 1)
         else:
-            screen_output(rows - 1, 99, 'LOGGING-OFF', 1, 1)
+            screen_output(rows - 1, 113, 'LOGGING-OFF', 1, 1)
         if num_of_hosts > 0 and maxhosts < num_of_hosts:
             tts_text = ' | TERMINAL TOO SMALL '
             screen_output(rows - 1, cols - len(tts_text), tts_text, 3, 2)
@@ -10232,9 +10245,6 @@ if __name__=='__main__':
                                         tz_offset, flap_window, up_seen)
                 if new_list or new_mode == 0:
                     filter_mode       = new_mode
-                    active_hosts_list = (apply_prefer_ip(new_list, int(args.dns_ttl)) if prefer_ip
-                                         else apply_prefer_hostname(new_list, int(args.dns_ttl))
-                                         if prefer_hostname else new_list)
                     screen.clear()
                     write_log_info(args.disable_logging, logfile_file_name,
                                    'FILTER ' + WEB_VIEW_MODES[filter_mode][0], tz_offset)
@@ -10285,11 +10295,10 @@ if __name__=='__main__':
                     ip_only_mode = True
                     notice(io_msg.upper(), 2)
                 else:
-                    base_list = filter_hosts(filter_mode, original_hosts_list, host_state,
-                                             tz_offset, flap_window, up_seen)
-                    active_hosts_list = (apply_prefer_ip(base_list, int(args.dns_ttl)) if prefer_ip
-                                         else apply_prefer_hostname(base_list, int(args.dns_ttl))
-                                         if prefer_hostname else base_list)
+                    _full = list(original_hosts_list)
+                    active_hosts_list = (apply_prefer_ip(_full, int(args.dns_ttl)) if prefer_ip
+                                         else apply_prefer_hostname(_full, int(args.dns_ttl))
+                                         if prefer_hostname else _full)
                     notice('ADDRESS MODE: ' + items[picked], 2)
         elif cmd == 'GET_NAMES':
             if gn_thread is not None and gn_thread.is_alive():
@@ -10513,20 +10522,23 @@ if __name__=='__main__':
                 learning_phase = False
             else:
                 learning_done = True
-                active_hosts_list = sorted(up_seen, key=lambda h: (
-                    int(ipaddress.ip_address(h)) if is_ip_host(h) else float('inf')
-                ))
-                active_hosts_list = (apply_prefer_ip(active_hosts_list, int(args.dns_ttl)) if prefer_ip
-                                     else apply_prefer_hostname(active_hosts_list, int(args.dns_ttl))
-                                     if prefer_hostname else active_hosts_list)
                 if args.set_reference:
                     # -setref: same as pressing [S]/SET REFERENCE once learning ends
-                    _keep = set(active_hosts_list)   # once, not per element (was O(n^2))
+                    _up_list = sorted(up_seen, key=lambda h: (
+                        int(ipaddress.ip_address(h)) if is_ip_host(h) else float('inf')
+                    ))
+                    _up_list = (apply_prefer_ip(_up_list, int(args.dns_ttl)) if prefer_ip
+                                else apply_prefer_hostname(_up_list, int(args.dns_ttl))
+                                if prefer_hostname else _up_list)
+                    _keep = set(_up_list)   # once, not per element (was O(n^2))
                     prune_dropped_hosts([h for h in original_hosts_list if h not in _keep],
                                         host_state, up_seen, down_streak)
-                    original_hosts_list = list(active_hosts_list)
+                    original_hosts_list = list(_up_list)
+                    active_hosts_list   = _up_list
+                    filter_mode = 0
+                else:
+                    filter_mode = 1    # UP view (display filter), every host is still pinged
                 screen.clear()
-                filter_mode = 1        # the learning phase leaves an UP-only view
                 learning_phase = True
                 # same as after a command: the list changed, repaint at once
                 if have_data:

{eping-4.0 → eping-4.2}/src/eping.egg-info/PKG-INFO

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.4
 Name: eping
-Version: 4.0
+Version: 4.2
 Summary: Continuous ICMP reachability monitor built on fping, with a CSV logfile analyser (epinga)
 Author-email: Ewald Jeitler <ewald@jeitler.cc>
 License: GPL-3.0-or-later
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
 License-File: LICENSE
 Dynamic: license-file
 
-# eping.py 4.00
+# eping.py 4.02
 
 Continuous ICMP reachability monitor built on `fping`. Scans a host list in a loop,
 reports each host UP/DOWN/NO-DNS, counts state changes. CLI (curses) or web GUI.
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ DOWN. Columns: hostname/IP, state, RTT (ms), last-change timestamp, change count
 | `F` | add hosts from a file |
 | `O` | sort order picker — 5 orders (see *Views and sort orders*) |
 | `T` | add comment — timestamped CSV row (logging on only) |
-| `S` | set reference — shown list becomes new base list |
+| `S` | set reference — shown list becomes new base list (hosts not shown are removed and no longer pinged) |
 | `Z` | zero changes — reset CH-TIME/CH NO, states kept |
 | `C` | clear all hosts and state |
 | `P` | address mode picker — 4 modes (see *Address modes*) |
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ Single self-contained page, no external resources.
 
 - Table: CLI-style columns, filled top-down then next column right. Horizontal scroll
   if needed ("SCROLL RIGHT FOR MORE" hint in the stats bar).
-- Footer stats: HOSTS, RUNTIME, HOST UP/DOWN/FLAPPING, for the whole current view regardless
-  of the match filter and the ADV FILTER (HOSTS-SHOWN = shown count). The CLI footer counts the same way. RUNTIME shows `n/a` briefly during a background round.
+- Footer stats: HOSTS, RUNTIME, HOST UP/DOWN/FLAPPING always count all hosts; SHOWN is the
+  number of rows displayed after the view, the match filter and the ADV FILTER. The CLI footer counts the same way. RUNTIME shows `n/a` briefly during a background round.
 - Adding many hosts (`ADD`, ADD HOSTS FILE, upload) shows "added N host(s) - please wait,
   pinging ..." until they appear with a state, then `done`.
 - Font size 6–28px (slider, `A−`/`A+`, `+`/`−` keys), stored in `localStorage`.
@@ -300,9 +300,11 @@ unless lowered). `CH NO` counts changes; `Z` resets it.
 
 CLI `U` and web GUI's view select/`U` picker (see *CLI mode*) reach the same 9 views.
 The web GUI's own `U` keyboard shortcut only cycles ALL HOSTS → CURRENTLY-UP →
-UP+FLAPPING → ALL HOSTS (see *Web GUI* keyboard shortcuts). A view also limits what's
-probed — filtered hosts aren't probed until back to ALL HOSTS. Host list snapshotted at
-switch time. A view with no matches is rejected, previous view stays active.
+UP+FLAPPING → ALL HOSTS (see *Web GUI* keyboard shortcuts). A view is a pure display
+filter, evaluated live on every refresh: all hosts keep being pinged, a host that goes
+DOWN leaves `CURRENTLY-UP`, a host that comes UP appears. Only SET REFERENCE removes the
+hosts that are not shown from the host list (they are no longer pinged) and resets the
+view to ALL HOSTS. A view with no matches is rejected, previous view stays active.
 
 `ALWAYS-UP`/`ALWAYS-DOWN`: never changed state this run (`CH NO` = 0). `NO-DNS` counts
 as DOWN for `CURRENTLY-DOWN`/`ALWAYS-DOWN`/`DOWN+FLAPPING`.
@@ -448,7 +450,7 @@ separated) · `-r` IP range (comma separated, shortened end)
 | `-sshkey` | file | agent | private key file for `-ssh` |
 | `-sshhk` | accept-new/ask/off | accept-new | host key check for `-ssh` |
 | `-ncf` | — | off | CSV: do not ping the CSV IP of a name without DNS record |
-| `-up` | — | 0 | learning phase: after N rounds keep only hosts seen UP |
+| `-up` | — | 0 | learning phase: after N rounds show only hosts seen UP (view CURRENTLY-UP; all hosts are still pinged until SET REFERENCE) |
 | `-setref` | — | off | with `-up`: hosts seen UP become new reference list |
 
 Hard-enforced at startup and live via ADV OPTIONS (`-web` only), same bounds.