NAME

       batadv-vis - batman-adv visualization server

SYNOPSIS

       batadv-vis [options]

DESCRIPTION

       batadv-vis can be used to visualize your batman-adv mesh network. It read the neighbor information and
       local client table and distributes this information via alfred in the network. By gathering this local
       information, any vis node can get the whole picture of the network.

OPTIONS

       -v, --version
              Print the version

       -h, --help
              Display a brief help message.

       -u, --unix-path path
              path to unix socket used for alfred server communication.

       -i, --interface iface
              Specify the batman-adv interface configured on the system (default: bat0)

       -s, --server
              Start up in server mode. This server will read the neighbor and client information from batman-adv
              every 10 seconds and set it in alfred via unix socket. The alfred server must run too to get this
              information set.

       -f, --format format
              Specify the output format for client mode (either "json", "jsondoc" or "dot")

EXAMPLES

       Start an batadv-vis server which is fetching the information for bat0:
            batadv-vis -i bat0 -s

       To get a graphviz-compatible vis output:
            batadv-vis
            digraph {
                    subgraph "cluster_fe:f0:00:00:04:01" {
                            "fe:f0:00:00:04:01"
                    }
                    "fe:f0:00:00:04:01" -> "fe:f0:00:00:05:01" [label="1.000"]
                    "fe:f0:00:00:04:01" -> "fe:f0:00:00:03:01" [label="1.004"]
                    "fe:f0:00:00:04:01" -> "00:00:43:05:00:04" [label="TT"]
                    "fe:f0:00:00:04:01" -> "fe:f1:00:00:04:01" [label="TT"]
                    subgraph "cluster_fe:f0:00:00:02:01" {
                            "fe:f0:00:00:02:01"
                    }
                    "fe:f0:00:00:02:01" -> "fe:f0:00:00:03:01" [label="1.000"]
                    "fe:f0:00:00:02:01" -> "fe:f0:00:00:01:01" [label="1.008"]
                    "fe:f0:00:00:02:01" -> "fe:f0:00:00:08:01" [label="1.000"]
                    "fe:f0:00:00:02:01" -> "fe:f1:00:00:02:01" [label="TT"]
                    "fe:f0:00:00:02:01" -> "00:00:43:05:00:02" [label="TT"]
                    subgraph "cluster_fe:f0:00:00:08:01" {
                            "fe:f0:00:00:08:01"
                    }
            [...]
            }

       To get a json vis output:
            batadv-vis -f json
            { "primary" : "fe:f0:00:00:04:01" }
            { "router" : "fe:f0:00:00:04:01", "neighbor" : "fe:f0:00:00:05:01", "label" : "1.000" }
            { "router" : "fe:f0:00:00:04:01", "neighbor" : "fe:f0:00:00:03:01", "label" : "1.008" }
            { "router" : "fe:f0:00:00:04:01", "gateway" : "00:00:43:05:00:04", "label" : "TT" }
            { "router" : "fe:f0:00:00:04:01", "gateway" : "fe:f1:00:00:04:01", "label" : "TT" }
            { "primary" : "fe:f0:00:00:02:01" }
            { "router" : "fe:f0:00:00:02:01", "neighbor" : "fe:f0:00:00:03:01", "label" : "1.000" }
            { "router" : "fe:f0:00:00:02:01", "neighbor" : "fe:f0:00:00:01:01", "label" : "1.016" }
            { "router" : "fe:f0:00:00:02:01", "neighbor" : "fe:f0:00:00:08:01", "label" : "1.000" }
            { "router" : "fe:f0:00:00:02:01", "gateway" : "fe:f1:00:00:02:01", "label" : "TT" }
            { "router" : "fe:f0:00:00:02:01", "gateway" : "00:00:43:05:00:02", "label" : "TT" }
            { "primary" : "fe:f0:00:00:08:01" }
            [...]

       To get output where the complete document is json:
            batadv-vis -f jsondoc
            {
              "source_version" : "2013.3.0-14-gcd34783",
              "algorithm" : 4,
              "vis" : [
                { "primary" : "fe:f0:00:00:04:01",
                  "neighbors" : [
                     { "router" : "fe:f0:00:00:04:01",
                       "neighbor" : "fe:f0:00:00:05:01",
                       "metric" : "1.000" },
                     { "router" : "fe:f0:00:00:04:01",
                       "neighbor" : "fe:f0:00:00:03:01",
                       "metric" : "1.008" }
                  ],
                  "clients" : [
                     "00:00:43:05:00:04",
                     "fe:f1:00:00:04:01"
                  ]
                },
                { "primary" : "fe:f0:00:00:02:01",
                  "neighbors" : [
                     { "router" : "fe:f0:00:00:02:01",
                       "neighbor" : "fe:f0:00:00:03:01",
                  "metric" : "1.000" },
                     { "router" : "fe:f0:00:00:02:01",
                       "neighbor" : "fe:f0:00:00:01:01",
                       "metric" : "1.016" },
                     { "router" : "fe:f0:00:00:02:01",
                       "neighbor" : "fe:f0:00:00:08:01",
                       "metric" : "1.000" }
                  ],
                  "clients" : [
                    "fe:f1:00:00:02:01",
                    "00:00:43:05:00:02"
                  ]
                },
                { "primary" : "fe:f0:00:00:08:01",
            [...]

SEE ALSO

       alfred(8), batctl(8)

AUTHOR

       batadv-vis was written by Simon Wunderlich <sw@simonwunderlich.de>.

       This manual page was written by Simon Wunderlich <sw@simonwunderlich.de> and Sven Eckelmann <sven@open-
       mesh.com>.