Implement NetworkzeroMonitor: network diagnostics tool with CLI/GUI and Pi-hole integration

[Copilot]

Built network monitoring application with dual interfaces (CLI/GUI), real-time diagnostics, and Pi-hole integration for Ionity (Pty) Ltd.

Architecture

Core Module (network_monitor.py)

• NetworkMonitor class: ping, DNS resolution, connectivity checks, network info retrieval
• PiHoleMonitor class: status, statistics, top blocked domains via Pi-hole API

Interfaces

• CLI (networkzero_cli.py): 5 commands - ping, dns, status, pihole, monitor
• GUI (networkzero_gui.py): 5 tabs - Dashboard, Ping, DNS, Pi-hole, Live Monitor

Setup

• Cross-platform automation: setup.bat (Windows), setup.sh (Unix)
• Quick launchers for both interfaces
• Virtual environment management

Usage

# Setup
./setup.sh

# CLI
./run_cli.sh dns github.com -s 8.8.8.8
./run_cli.sh monitor --host 8.8.8.8 --interval 5
./run_cli.sh pihole summary --url http://192.168.1.1

# GUI
./run_gui.sh

Implementation Notes

• DNS lookups support custom servers (Google, Cloudflare, OpenDNS)
• Ping uses platform-specific subprocess calls (may require elevated privileges)
• Pi-hole integration uses REST API with optional authentication
• GUI threading prevents blocking on network operations
• All Ionity branding applied per requirements

Dependencies

ping3>=4.0.4, dnspython>=2.4.2, psutil>=5.9.6, 
requests>=2.31.0, matplotlib>=3.8.2

Warning

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• 1.1.1.1
  • Triggering command: REDACTED, pid is -1 (packet block)
• 208.67.222.222
  • Triggering command: REDACTED, pid is -1 (packet block)
• 8.8.8.8
  • Triggering command: REDACTED, pid is -1 (packet block)
• api.ipify.org
  • Triggering command: /home/REDACTED/work/NetworkzeroMonitor/NetworkzeroMonitor/venv/bin/python python network_monitor.py (dns block)
  • Triggering command: /home/REDACTED/work/NetworkzeroMonitor/NetworkzeroMonitor/venv/bin/python python networkzero_cli.py status (dns block)
  • Triggering command: /home/REDACTED/work/NetworkzeroMonitor/NetworkzeroMonitor/venv/bin/python python test_networkzero.py (dns block)
• cloudflare.com
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/ping ping -c 1 -W 2 cloudflare.com (dns block)
• github.com (HTTP Only)
  • Triggering command: REDACTED, pid is -1 (packet block)
• google.com
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/ping ping -c 2 -W 2 google.com (dns block)
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/ping ping -c 1 -W 2 google.com (dns block)

If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:

• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
• Add the appropriate URLs or hosts to the custom allowlist in this repository's Copilot coding agent settings (admins only)

Original prompt

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