HardView - Python Hardware Information Module

HardView is a high-performance, cross-platform Python module that provides detailed hardware and system information in structured JSON format. It supports both Windows (via WMI) and Linux (via sysfs/proc), and now includes advanced storage/SMART info and real-time performance monitoring.

🔑 Key Features

🖥️ Comprehensive Hardware Data: BIOS, System, Baseboard, Chassis, CPU, RAM, Disks, Network.
🏗️ Advanced Storage & SMART: Detailed disk, partition, and SMART attributes.
📊 Performance Monitoring: Real-time and interval-based CPU, RAM, and system performance.
🖥️ Cross-Platform: Works on Windows (WMI) and Linux (sysfs/proc).
⚡ C Implementation: High performance native code.
🐍 Python Integration: Easy-to-use Python API.
🧩 Modular Design: Extensible and well-documented.
📝 Structured Output: All results are returned as JSON strings or Python objects.

📦 Installation

From PyPI

pip install hardview

From Source

git clone https://github.com/gafoo173/hardview.git
cd hardview
pip install .

For supported platforms and full setup instructions, see docs/INSTALL.md.

🚀 Usage Example

import HardView
import json

# JSON output
bios_json = HardView.get_bios_info()
cpu_json = HardView.get_cpu_info()

# Python objects output
#You must pass the parameter `false` in versions prior to 3.0.3, e.g. `HardView.get_bios_info_objects(false)`.

bios_objects = HardView.get_bios_info_objects() 
cpu_objects = HardView.get_cpu_info_objects()

# Performance monitoring
cpu_usage_json = HardView.get_cpu_usage()
ram_usage_objects = HardView.get_ram_usage_objects()

# Monitor over time
cpu_monitor_json = HardView.monitor_cpu_usage_duration(5, 1000)
ram_monitor_objects = HardView.monitor_ram_usage_duration_objects(3, 500)

# Pretty print CPU info
import pprint
pprint.pprint(json.loads(cpu_json))

📖 API Reference (Summary)

Function (JSON)	Function (Python Object)	Description
`get_bios_info()`	`get_bios_info_objects()`	BIOS vendor, version, release date
`get_system_info()`	`get_system_info_objects()`	System manufacturer, product name, UUID
`get_baseboard_info()`	`get_baseboard_info_objects()`	Motherboard info
`get_chassis_info()`	`get_chassis_info_objects()`	Chassis/computer case info
`get_cpu_info()`	`get_cpu_info_objects()`	Processor details
`get_ram_info()`	`get_ram_info_objects()`	Memory modules and totals
`get_gpu_info`	`get_gpu_info_objects()`	GPU information
`get_disk_info()`	`get_disk_info_objects()`	Storage devices
`get_network_info()`	`get_network_info_objects()`	Network adapters
`get_partitions_info()`	`get_partitions_info_objects()`	Disk partitions (advanced)
`get_smart_info()`	`get_smart_info_objects()`	Full disk/SMART info (advanced)
`get_cpu_usage()`	`get_cpu_usage_objects()`	Current CPU usage
`get_ram_usage()`	`get_ram_usage_objects()`	Current RAM usage
`get_system_performance()`	`get_system_performance_objects()`	Combined CPU/RAM usage
`monitor_cpu_usage_duration(d, i)`	`monitor_cpu_usage_duration_objects(d,i)`	Monitor CPU usage over time
`monitor_ram_usage_duration(d, i)`	`monitor_ram_usage_duration_objects(d,i)`	Monitor RAM usage over time
`monitor_system_performance_duration(d,i)`	`monitor_system_performance_duration_objects(d,i)`	Monitor system performance over time

🧪 Platform Support

Feature	Windows	Linux
BIOS Info	✅	✅
System Info	✅	✅
Baseboard Info	✅	✅
Chassis Info	✅	✅
CPU Info	✅	✅
RAM Info	✅	✅
Disks	✅	✅
Network	✅	✅
Advanced Storage / SMART	✅	🚫
Performance Monitoring	✅	✅