Live Optics Report Generator

A Windows WPF application designed to ingest Dell Live Optics assessment data (.xlsx), visualize key performance metrics, and act as an AI-powered research assistant for IT infrastructure analysis.

🚀 Features

• Data Visualization: Instantly graph IOPS and Throughput trends from Live Optics Excel exports.
• AI Research Agent: A built-in "Research Agent" sidebar that analyzes your server/disk metrics and provides insights (simulated for demo).
• Report Generation: Automatically generates a PowerPoint (.pptx) presentation summarizing the project, including executive summaries and hardware stats.
• Modern UI: Clean, MVVM-based WPF interface using LiveCharts2 for high-performance rendering.

📋 Prerequisites

To build and run this project, you need:

• operating System: Windows 10/11 (Required for running the WPF GUI).
• .NET 8 SDK: Download here.
• Node.js (Optional, for building the installer): Download here.

🛠️ Installation & Setup

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/TheArchitectit/radreportgenerator.git
   cd radreportgenerator/ReportGenerator

2. Open in Visual Studio

   • Open LiveOptics.sln.
   • Build the Solution (Ctrl+Shift+B).
   • Run (F5).

📦 Building the Application

You can build the application in two ways: as a portable executable or as a full Windows Installer.

Option 1: Portable Executable (No Install Required)

This creates a single .exe file that includes all dependencies (even the .NET runtime).

Using the Batch Script: Double-click publish_portable.cmd in the root folder. The output will be in the PortableBuild folder.

Using Command Line:

npm run build:dotnet

Option 2: Windows Installer (Setup.exe)

This requires npm to be installed. It uses Inno Setup to create a professional installer.

1. Install Dependencies

   npm install

2. Build Installer

   npm run dist

   • The final installer will be located in the Installer folder (e.g., Installer/LiveOpticsSetup.exe).

🎮 Usage Guide

1. Launch the App: Run LiveOptics.UI.Wpf.exe (or use the installed shortcut).
2. Load Data: Click Load .xlsx and select your Live Optics export file.
3. Analyze:
   • Review the Dashboard for server counts and performance graphs.
   • Check the AI Sidebar for automatic insights on high-latency disks or legacy hardware.
   • Click Run Analysis Agent to trigger a deeper scan of the loaded metrics.
4. Export: Click Generate Report to save a PowerPoint summary of your findings.

🏗️ Project Structure

• src/LiveOptics.Core: Shared logic, data models, and parsers (Excel/OpenXML).
• src/LiveOptics.UI.Wpf: Main Windows application (XAML, ViewModels).
• src/LiveOptics.Tests: Unit tests for verifying logic.

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature).
5. Open a Pull Request.

📄 License

Distributed under the BSD-3-Clause License. See LICENSE for more information.