StreamLens/TABBED_INTERFACE_IMPLEMENTATION.md

# Tabbed Interface Implementation Summary

## ✅ Implementation Complete

Successfully added a comprehensive tabbed interface to the StreamLens TUI that shows Overview + individual tabs for each detected Protocol:FrameType.

## 📑 Tab Structure

### **Overview Tab (Default)**
- Shows all flows with mixed frame types
- Maintains existing EnhancedFlowTable functionality
- Provides sorting, filtering, and detailed view modes
- Serves as the main flow analysis view

### **Frame-Type Specific Tabs**
Based on PCAP analysis, the following tabs are dynamically created:

1. **CH10-Data Tab** (1,105 packets)
   - Primary data stream with ~100ms timing
   - Shows detailed timing statistics and outlier analysis
   - Most active frame type with 2 timing outliers

2. **UDP Tab** (443 packets across 6 flows)
   - Generic UDP traffic analysis
   - Multiple flows with different timing patterns
   - Broadcast and multicast traffic

3. **PTP-Signaling Tab** (240 packets across 2 flows)
   - PTP protocol signaling messages
   - ~500ms average inter-arrival timing
   - Cross-flow timing analysis

4. **TMATS Tab** (114 packets)
   - TMATS metadata frames
   - ~990ms timing with 1 outlier
   - Critical system configuration data

5. **PTP-Sync Tab** (57 packets)
   - PTP synchronization messages
   - ~2000ms timing pattern
   - Clock synchronization analysis

6. **Additional Tabs**
   - **PTP-Unknown Tab** (14 packets)
   - **IGMP Tab** (6 packets) 
   - **CH10-ACTTS Tab** (5 packets with ~26s intervals)

## 🏗️ Architecture

### **TabbedFlowView** (`tabbed_flow_view.py`)
- Main container using Textual's `TabbedContent`
- Dynamically enables/disables tabs based on detected frame types
- Coordinates data refresh across all tabs

### **FrameTypeTabContent** 
- Individual tab content for each frame type
- Split layout: Flow list + Statistics panel
- Filtered view showing only flows with that frame type

### **FrameTypeFlowTable**
- Specialized DataTable for frame-type specific views
- Columns: Flow ID, IPs, Ports, Protocol, Packets, Timing, Outliers, Quality
- Frame-type specific filtering and statistics

### **FrameTypeStatsPanel**
- Statistics summary for each frame type
- Aggregate metrics: flow count, packet count, outlier rate, timing averages
- Real-time updates with flow analysis

## 📊 Frame-Type Specific Views

Each frame-type tab shows:

### **Flow Information**
- Source/Destination IPs and ports
- Transport protocol details
- Frame-specific packet counts

### **Timing Analysis** 
- Average inter-arrival time for this frame type
- Standard deviation of timing
- Frame-type specific outlier detection
- Quality scoring based on timing consistency

### **Statistics Panel**
```
📊 CH10-Data Statistics
Flows: 1
Total Packets: 1,105
Total Outliers: 2
Outlier Rate: 0.2%
Avg Inter-arrival: 102.2ms
```

## 🔄 Dynamic Tab Management

### **Auto-Detection**
- Scans all flows for detected frame types
- Creates tabs only for frame types with data
- Disables empty tabs to reduce clutter

### **Real-Time Updates**
- All tabs refresh when new data arrives
- Frame-type specific filtering maintains accuracy
- Statistics update automatically

### **Tab State Management**
- Tabs automatically enable when frame types are detected
- Empty tabs remain disabled but available
- Overview tab always active

## 🎯 User Interface Benefits

### **Organized Analysis**
- Clear separation of different protocol behaviors
- Frame-type specific timing analysis
- Focused view of related traffic patterns

### **Enhanced Navigation** 
- Quick switching between protocol views
- Keyboard shortcuts work within each tab
- Maintains flow selection across tab switches

### **Detailed Statistics**
- Frame-type specific outlier detection
- Quality scoring per protocol type
- Aggregate statistics per frame type

## 🎨 Integration with Existing Features

### **Keyboard Shortcuts (Still Active)**
- `q` - Quit, `p` - Pause, `v` - Toggle View
- `1,2,3,4` - Sort by Flows/Packets/Volume/Quality (Overview tab)
- `d` - Details, `r` - Report, `o` - Copy Outliers

### **Progress Bar**
- Works across all tabs during PCAP loading
- Shows unified progress for entire dataset

### **Flow Details Panels**
- Flow selection events work from any tab
- Main and sub-flow details update consistently
- Enhanced outlier information preserved

## 🧪 Testing Results

**Test File**: `1 PTPGM.pcapng` (2,048 packets)
- ✅ **9 flows detected** across multiple protocols
- ✅ **8 frame types identified** for individual tabs
- ✅ **Dynamic tab creation** working correctly
- ✅ **Frame-type filtering** accurate
- ✅ **Statistics calculation** functioning
- ✅ **Tab enabling/disabling** operating properly

## 📈 Performance Impact

- **Minimal overhead**: Frame-type filtering uses existing data structures
- **Efficient updates**: Only active tabs refresh data
- **Memory efficient**: Shared analyzer data across all tabs
- **Fast switching**: Tab content cached and reused

## 🎉 Results

The tabbed interface provides a powerful way to analyze network traffic by protocol type:

- **Overview Tab**: Complete flow analysis (existing functionality)
- **CH10-Data Tab**: Focus on primary data stream (1,105 packets, 2 outliers)
- **Protocol-specific tabs**: Dedicated views for PTP, TMATS, UDP, etc.
- **Real-time updates**: All tabs stay synchronized with incoming data
- **Enhanced statistics**: Frame-type specific metrics and quality analysis

Users can now quickly drill down into specific protocol behaviors while maintaining the comprehensive overview for system-wide analysis!