prune network interfaces that no longer exist - #577
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Fixes #557.
The problem
Vitals never forgets a network interface. Once one disappears from
/sys/class/net,nothing removes it from
_history,_networkSpeedsor_networkSpeedOffset.Two effects:
Device rx/txsums every entry in_networkSpeeds, so a dead interface's last speed keeps being counted.The fix
When
_queryNetworksees an interface disappear, it reports'destroy'for that sensorthrough the normal callback. The same mechanism is used by a disabled sensor to report
'disabled'.extension.jshandles it next to the existing'disabled'check and drops the menu item, the hot item and the stored history.A few notes on the choices, happy to change any of them:
hot-sensorsis left alone, so a pinned interface comesback if it reappears rather than being silently unpinned.
/sys/class/net, not on it being down. So,a down interface keeps its directory, so toggling wifi does nothing here. I avoided matching
on
veth*/br-*names since that would hide real docker bridges.