JSF web application to monitor client resources

Question

I have to provide a way in which a server will monitor its client's resources (ie cpu usage and ram) and store the data in a database.

I am learning about the JSF right now and aim to develop a web application that will use OperatingSystemMXBean methods on the client to get the resources of that machine. The problem is that I am not sure if this is the right approach to the task or even possible to do it with the JSF - operatingSystemMXBean combo.

My question - is it possible to do it this way? And if yes, is this approach worth the effort or is there a far simpler way of doing it.

Thank you.

Answer 1

You can not run java code on the client side. As you are new to JSF you should read more about this technology. The java codes that you write in jsf pages compile in the server side and the result will pass to client browser. If you want to get client resources like ram and cpu you need third party apps on the client side. Maybe there were some plugins that installs on client browser to do this(or you write your own) that you should search more about this. And also another approach is that you write a program which installs in the client pc to send his resources information to your server over internet.