V-Panel/README.md

V Panel

A fancy status monitor built with the Godot Engine. V stands for the Roman numeral 5 — a nod to my online handle, Fifthdread.

Overview

V Panel is a visually rich, real-time status monitoring dashboard built entirely in Godot. Designed to be both functional and aesthetically polished, it serves as a showcase for Godot's UI capabilities outside of gaming — custom shaders, smooth animations, reactive layouts, and system integration.

Features

• Responsive grid dashboard — Modules auto-arrange in a dynamic grid that adapts to window size. Drag-and-drop to rearrange.
• Shader-based vial fill — Each module uses a custom vial_fill.gdshader instead of progress bars. Features sum-of-sines water surface animation, edge-damped meniscus, wave distortion, ripple rings, swirl, HSV colour shifting, top-down lighting, sparkle effects, and a foam surface line.
• Live system monitoring — Reads CPU usage from /proc/stat and memory usage from /proc/meminfo on Linux. Extensible module system for adding new collectors.
• Smooth animations — All fill level transitions use tweens with cubic easing.

Modules

Module	Data Source	Description
CPU	/proc/stat	Real-time CPU usage percentage
Memory	/proc/meminfo	Real-time memory usage percentage
Testing	N/A (cycles 0–100%)	Shader visual testing with stepped fill levels

Project Status

Active development. Core framework, drag-and-drop, CPU/memory collectors, and shader-based vial fill are implemented. More system modules (disk, network) are planned.

License

TBD