docs(beszel): document Beszel API types and field semantics

Add JSDoc comments to all Beszel PocketBase API types explaining the
cryptic short field names (cpu, mu, du, dr, ns, b, etc.), their units
(bytes, bytes/s, percentages), and the distinction between ns/nr
(all-interface traffic) vs b (public interface bandwidth).

Also documents the mapToSystemRow mapping and chart data extractors
so future readers understand the data flow without needing Beszel
source code.
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Thomas Camlong committed 2026-06-08 16:00:15 +02:00
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@@ -10,27 +10,53 @@ export interface BeszelAuthResponse {
export type BeszelSystemStatus = "up" | "down" | "paused" | "pending";
/**
* Real-time system info snapshot from Beszel agent.
* Returned as `system.info` on each BeszelSystem record.
* All resource values are percentages or already-scaled summaries.
*/
export interface BeszelSystemInfo {
/** hostname */
h?: string;
/** CPU usage (%) */
cpu: number;
/** temperature (°C), overall */
t?: number;
/** CPU core count */
c?: number;
/** CPU thread count */
ct?: number;
/** CPU model string */
m?: string;
/** load average [1m, 5m, 15m] */
la?: [number, number, number];
/** OS identifier string */
o?: string;
/** uptime (seconds) */
u: number;
/** memory usage (%) */
mp: number;
/** disk usage (%) */
dp: number;
/** battery [level%, charging state] */
bat?: [number, number];
/** bandwidth — public interface (Mbps, legacy). Use bb when available */
b?: number;
/** bandwidth — public interface (bytes/s, newer format). Preferred over b */
bb?: number;
/** agent version */
v: string;
/** podman mode */
p?: boolean;
/** GPU usage (%) */
g?: number;
/** disk temperature (°C) */
dt?: number;
/** OS type identifier */
os?: number;
/** extra filesystem usage (%) keyed by mount path */
efs?: Record<string, number>;
/** systemd services [running, total] */
sv?: [number, number];
}
@@ -62,62 +88,123 @@ export interface BeszelSystemDetails {
updated: string;
}
/**
* Historical system stats record from Beszel PocketBase.
* Stored per-interval (1m, 10m, 20m, 120m, 480m depending on time range).
*
* Units:
* - CPU/GPU/memory/disk percentages: 0–100
* - Memory/disk absolute values (mu, du, etc.): bytes
* - Disk I/O (dr, dw): bytes/s
* - Network (ns, nr): bytes/s — all interfaces (including loopback, docker bridges)
* - Bandwidth (b): bytes/s [sent, recv] — public interfaces only. Prefer b over ns/nr for user-facing charts
*/
export interface BeszelSystemStats {
/** CPU usage (%) */
cpu: number;
/** CPU usage max (%) */
cpum?: number;
/** per-core busy (%) */
cpub?: number[];
/** per-core speed (MHz) */
cpus?: number[];
/** load average [1m, 5m, 15m] */
la?: [number, number, number];
/** total memory (bytes) */
m: number;
/** memory used (bytes) */
mu: number;
/** memory usage (%) */
mp: number;
/** memory buffer/cache (bytes) */
mb: number;
/** memory max used (bytes) */
mm?: number;
/** memory zfs arc (bytes) */
mz?: number;
/** total swap (bytes) */
s: number;
/** swap used (bytes) */
su: number;
/** total disk (bytes) */
d: number;
/** disk used (bytes) */
du: number;
/** disk usage (%) */
dp: number;
/** disk read (bytes/s) */
dr: number;
/** disk write (bytes/s) */
dw: number;
/** disk read max (bytes/s) */
drm?: number;
/** disk write max (bytes/s) */
dwm?: number;
/** disk IOPS [read, write] */
dio?: [number, number];
/** disk IOPS max [read, write] */
diom?: [number, number];
/** network sent — all interfaces (bytes/s) */
ns: number;
/** network received — all interfaces (bytes/s) */
nr: number;
/** bandwidth — public interfaces only (bytes/s) [sent, recv]. Prefer over ns/nr */
b?: [number, number];
/** network sent max (bytes/s) */
nsm?: number;
/** network received max (bytes/s) */
nrm?: number;
/** bandwidth max [sent, recv] (bytes/s) */
bm?: [number, number];
/** temperatures keyed by sensor name (°C) */
t?: Record<string, number>;
/** extra filesystem stats keyed by mount path */
efs?: Record<string, BeszelExtraFsStats>;
/** GPU stats keyed by device id */
g?: Record<string, BeszelGPUData>;
/** battery [level%, charging state] */
bat?: [number, number];
/** network interfaces [rx bytes/s, tx bytes/s, rx max, tx max] */
ni?: Record<string, [number, number, number, number]>;
}
export interface BeszelExtraFsStats {
/** total disk (bytes) */
d: number;
/** disk used (bytes) */
du: number;
/** read (bytes/s) */
r: number;
/** write (bytes/s) */
w: number;
/** read max (bytes/s) */
rm: number;
/** write max (bytes/s) */
wm: number;
/** read (IOPS) */
rb: number;
/** write (IOPS) */
wb: number;
/** read max (IOPS) */
rbm: number;
/** write max (IOPS) */
wbm: number;
}
export interface BeszelGPUData {
/** GPU name/model */
n: string;
/** memory used (bytes) */
mu?: number;
/** memory total (bytes) */
mt?: number;
/** GPU utilization (%) */
u: number;
/** power draw (W) */
p?: number;
/** power peak (W) */
pp?: number;
/** encoder utilization keyed by engine name (%) */
e?: Record<string, number>;
}
@@ -144,12 +231,24 @@ export interface BeszelContainer {
updated: number;
}
/**
* Per-container resource stats from Beszel agent.
* One entry per container in a BeszelContainerStatsRecord.
*
* Network fields: b (bandwidth) is preferred when available; fall back to ns/nr.
*/
export interface BeszelContainerStats {
/** container name */
n: string;
/** CPU usage (%) */
c: number;
/** memory usage (bytes) */
m: number;
/** network sent (bytes/s) — legacy, use b when available */
ns?: number;
/** network received (bytes/s) — legacy, use b when available */
nr?: number;
/** network bandwidth [sent, recv] (bytes/s) — preferred over ns/nr */
b?: [number, number];
}
@@ -180,13 +279,21 @@ export interface BeszelSmartDevice {
}
export interface BeszelSmartAttribute {
/** attribute ID */
id?: number;
/** attribute name */
n: string;
/** current value */
v: number;
/** worst value */
w?: number;
/** threshold */
t?: number;
/** raw value (numeric) */
rv?: number;
/** raw value (string) */
rs?: string;
/** when failed */
wf?: string;
}
@@ -243,24 +350,40 @@ export interface PocketBaseListResponse<T> {
items: T[];
}
/**
* Normalized view model for a Beszel-monitored system.
* Constructed by mapToSystemRow() in request-handler from BeszelSystem + BeszelSystemDetails.
* This is the shape consumed by grid/table widgets — all values are pre-scaled for display.
*/
export interface BeszelSystemRow {
id: string;
name: string;
status: BeszelSystemStatus;
/** CPU usage (%) */
cpu: number;
/** memory usage (%) */
memory: number;
/** disk usage (%) */
disk: number;
/** GPU usage (%) */
gpu: number;
/** load average [1m, 5m, 15m] */
loadAvg: [number, number, number] | null;
/** public interface bandwidth (bytes/s). From info.bb or info.b * 1M */
netBytes: number;
/** temperature (°C) */
temp: number | null;
/** battery [level%, charging state] */
battery: [number, number] | null;
/** running systemd services count */
services: number;
/** uptime (seconds) */
uptime: number;
agentVersion: string;
hostname: string;
cpuModel: string;
cores: number;
/** total memory (bytes) */
memoryTotal: number;
osName: string;
}
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@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ import { createCachedIntegrationRequestHandler } from "./lib/cached-integration-
export type { BeszelSystemRow } from "@homarr/integrations/types";
/**
* Maps raw Beszel API responses (BeszelSystem + BeszelSystemDetails) into a
* normalized BeszelSystemRow for widget consumption.
*
* BeszelSystemInfo uses short field names (see beszel-types.ts for full docs):
* cpu=CPU%, mp=memory%, dp=disk%, g=GPU%, la=loadAvg, u=uptime(s), v=version,
* bb=bandwidth(bytes/s), b=bandwidth(Mbps legacy), dt=disk temp, bat=battery,
* sv=[running,total] services, h=hostname, m=CPU model, c=cores, ct=threads
*/
function mapToSystemRow(system: BeszelSystem, details: BeszelSystemDetails | null): BeszelSystemRow {
const info = system.info;
return {
@@ -26,6 +35,7 @@ function mapToSystemRow(system: BeszelSystem, details: BeszelSystemDetails | nul
disk: info.dp,
gpu: info.g ?? 0,
loadAvg: info.la ?? null,
// bb = bytes/s (newer), b = Mbps (legacy, multiply to get bytes/s)
netBytes: info.bb ?? (info.b ?? 0) * 1_000_000,
temp: info.dt ?? null,
battery: info.bat ?? null,
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ export default function BeszelSystemStatsWidget({
includeDocker: showDocker,
});
// BeszelSystemStats fields are documented in beszel-types.ts.
// mu/du = bytes, dr/dw = bytes/s, b = public bandwidth [sent,recv] bytes/s, ns/nr = all-interface bytes/s
const BYTES_TO_GB = 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
const cpuMap = useCallback((s: { cpu: number }) => ({ [t("chart.cpu.series")]: s.cpu }), [t]);
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ export default function BeszelSystemStatsWidget({
}),
[t],
);
// b = public interface bandwidth (preferred), ns/nr = all-interface traffic (fallback)
const networkMap = useCallback(
(s: { ns: number; nr: number; b?: [number, number] }) => ({
[t("chart.network.sent")]: s.b?.[0] ?? s.ns,
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export const useContainerNames = (containerStats: BeszelContainerStatsRecord[] |
type ContainerExtractor = (container: BeszelContainerStatsRecord["stats"][number] | undefined) => number;
// c = CPU (%), m = memory (bytes), b = bandwidth [sent,recv] (bytes/s), ns/nr = legacy net (bytes/s)
const defaultContainerExtractors: Record<string, ContainerExtractor> = {
cpu: (c) => c?.c ?? 0,
memory: (c) => c?.m ?? 0,