Make processes.sort_key configurable #1536

conf/glances.conf

@@ -244,6 +244,10 @@ battery_critical=95
 
 [processlist]
 disable=False
+# Sort key: if not defined, the sort is automatically done by Glances (recommended)
+# Should be one of the following:
+# cpu_percent, memory_percent, io_counters, name, cpu_times, username
+#sort_key=memory_percent
 # Define CPU/MEM (per process) thresholds in %
 # Default values if not defined: 50/70/90
 cpu_careful=50

glances/outputs/glances_curses.py

@@ -308,21 +308,6 @@ class _GlancesCurses(object):
             except Exception:
                 pass
 
-    # def get_key(self, window):
-    #     # Catch ESC key AND numlock key (issue #163)
-    #     keycode = [0, 0]
-    #     keycode[0] = window.getch()
-    #     keycode[1] = window.getch()
-    #
-    #     if keycode != [-1, -1]:
-    #         logger.debug("Keypressed (code: %s)" % keycode)
-    #
-    #     if keycode[0] == 27 and keycode[1] != -1:
-    #         # Do not escape on specials keys
-    #         return -1
-    #     else:
-    #         return keycode[0]
-
     def get_key(self, window):
         # @TODO: Check issue #163
         ret = window.getch()

glances/plugins/glances_processlist.py

@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ class Plugin(GlancesPlugin):
         # Use to optimize space (see https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/issues/959)
         self.pid_max = glances_processes.pid_max
 
+        # Set the default sort key if it is defined in the configuration file
+        if 'processlist' in config.as_dict() and 'sort_key' in config.as_dict()['processlist']:
+            logger.debug('Configuration overwrites processes sort key by {}'.format(config.as_dict()['processlist']['sort_key']))
+            self.auto_sort = False
+            self._sort_key = config.as_dict()['processlist']['sort_key']
+
         # Note: 'glances_processes' is already init in the processes.py script
 
     def get_key(self):