chg: [HOWTO] improve HOWTO

HOWTO.md

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 
-Feeding, adding new features and contributing
+# Feeding, adding new features and contributing
-=============================================
 
-How to feed the AIL framework
+## How to feed the AIL framework
------------------------------
 
-For the moment, there are three different ways to feed AIL with data:
+Currently, there are three different ways to feed data into AIL:
 
 1. Be a collaborator of CIRCL and ask to access our feed. It will be sent to the static IP you are using for AIL.
 
 2. You can setup [pystemon](https://github.com/cvandeplas/pystemon) and use the custom feeder provided by AIL (see below).
 
-3. You can feed your own data using the [./bin/file_dir_importer.py](./bin/import_dir.py) script.
+3. You can feed your own data using the [./tool/file_dir_importer.py](./tool/file_dir_importer.py) script.
 
 ### Feeding AIL with pystemon
 
@@ -21,10 +19,12 @@ However, if you want to collect some pastes and feed them to AIL, the procedure
 Feed data to AIL:
 
 1. Clone the [pystemon's git repository](https://github.com/cvandeplas/pystemon):
-``` git clone https://github.com/cvandeplas/pystemon.git ```
+	```
+	git clone https://github.com/cvandeplas/pystemon.git
+ 	```
 
 2. Edit configuration file for pystemon ```pystemon/pystemon.yaml```: 
-	* Configuration of storage section (adapt to your needs):
+	- Configure the storage section according to your needs:
 		```
 		storage:  
 			archive:  
@@ -44,68 +44,61 @@ Feed data to AIL:
 				database: 10  
 				lookup: no
 		```
-	* Change configuration for paste-sites according to your needs (don't forget to throttle download time and/or update time).
+	- Adjust the configuration for paste-sites based on your requirements (remember to throttle download and update times).
+   
 3. Install python dependencies inside the virtual environment:
-	``` 
+	```shell
 	cd ail-framework/
 	. ./AILENV/bin/activate
-	cd pystemon/ #cd to pystemon folder
+	cd pystemon/
-	pip3 install -U -r requirements.txt
+	pip install -U -r requirements.txt
 	``` 
-4. Edit configuration file ```ail-framework/configs/core.cfg```:
+4. Edit the configuration file ```ail-framework/configs/core.cfg```:
-	* Modify the "pystemonpath" path accordingly
+	- Modify the "pystemonpath" path accordingly.
 
-5. Launch ail-framework, pystemon and pystemon-feeder.py (still inside virtual environment):
+5. Launch ail-framework, pystemon and PystemonImporter.py (all within the virtual environment):
-	 * Option 1 (recommended): 
+	 - Option 1 (recommended): 
 		``` 
 		 ./ail-framework/bin/LAUNCH.py -l #starts ail-framework
-		 ./ail-framework/bin/LAUNCH.py -f #starts pystemon and the pystemon-feeder.py
+		 ./ail-framework/bin/LAUNCH.py -f #starts pystemon and the PystemonImporter.py
 		```
-	* Option 2 (you may need two terminal windows): 
+     - Option 2 (may require two terminal windows): 
         ``` 
         ./ail-framework/bin/LAUNCH.py -l #starts ail-framework
         ./pystemon/pystemon.py
-		 ./ail-framework/bin/feeder/pystemon-feeder.py
+        ./ail-framework/bin/importer/PystemonImporter.py
         ```
 
-How to create a new module
+## How to create a new module
---------------------------
 
-If you want to add a new processing or analysis module in AIL, follow these simple steps:
+To add a new processing or analysis module to AIL, follow these steps:
 
-1. Add your module name in [./bin/packages/modules.cfg](./bin/packages/modules.cfg) and subscribe to at least one module at minimum (Usually, Redis_Global).
+1. Add your module name in [./configs/modules.cfg](./configs/modules.cfg) and subscribe to at least one module at minimum (Usually, `Item`).
 
-2. Use [./bin/template.py](./bin/template.py) as a sample module and create a new file in bin/ with the module name used in the modules.cfg configuration.
+2. Use [./bin/modules/modules/TemplateModule.py](./bin/modules/modules/TemplateModule.py) as a sample module and create a new file in bin/modules with the module name used in the `modules.cfg` configuration.
 
 
-How to contribute a module
+## How to contribute a module
---------------------------
 
 Feel free to fork the code, play with it, make some patches or add additional analysis modules.
 
 To contribute your module, feel free to pull your contribution.
 
 
-Additional information
+## Additional information
-======================
 
-Crawler
+### Crawler
----------------------
 
 In AIL, you can crawl websites and Tor hidden services. Don't forget to review the proxy configuration of your Tor client and especially if you enabled the SOCKS5 proxy
 
-[//]: # (and binding on the appropriate IP address reachable via the dockers where Splash runs.)
-
 ### Installation
 
-
 [Install Lacus](https://github.com/ail-project/lacus)
 
 ### Configuration
 
 1. Lacus URL:  
-In the webinterface, go to ``Crawlers>Settings`` and click on the Edit button
+In the web interface, go to `Crawlers` > `Settings` and click on the Edit button
-
 
 ![Splash Manager Config](./doc/screenshots/lacus_config.png?raw=true "AIL Lacus Config")
 
@@ -115,10 +108,11 @@ In the webinterface, go to ``Crawlers>Settings`` and click on the Edit button
 Choose the number of crawlers you want to launch
 
 ![Splash Manager Nb Crawlers Config](./doc/screenshots/crawler_nb_captures.png?raw=true "AIL Lacus Nb Crawlers Config")
+
 ![Splash Manager Nb Crawlers Config](./doc/screenshots/crawler_nb_captures_edit.png?raw=true "AIL Lacus Nb Crawlers Config")
 
 
-Kvrocks Migration
+### Kvrocks Migration
 ---------------------
 **Important Note:
 We are currently working on a [migration script](https://github.com/ail-project/ail-framework/blob/master/bin/DB_KVROCKS_MIGRATION.py) to facilitate the migration to Kvrocks. 
@@ -130,12 +124,12 @@ Please note that the current version of this migration script only supports migr
 To migrate your database to Kvrocks:
 1. Launch ARDB and Kvrocks
 2. Pull from remote
-	```
+	```shell
 	git checkout master
 	git pull
  	```
 3. Launch the migration script:
-	```
+	```shell
 	git checkout master
 	git pull
 	cd bin/

bin/modules/TemplateModule.py

@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ class Template(AbstractModule):
     def __init__(self):
         super(Template, self).__init__()
 
-        # Pending time between two computation (computeNone) in seconds
+        # Pending time between two computation (computeNone) in seconds, 10 by default
-        self.pending_seconds = 10
+        # self.pending_seconds = 10
 
-        # Send module state to logs
+        # logs
         self.logger.info(f'Module {self.module_name} initialized')
 
     # def computeNone(self):
     #     """
-    #     Do something when there is no message in the queue
+    #     Do something when there is no message in the queue. Optional
     #     """
     #     self.logger.debug("No message in queue")
 
@@ -53,6 +53,5 @@ class Template(AbstractModule):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-
     module = Template()
     module.run()

configs/modules.cfg

@@ -168,4 +168,9 @@ subscribe = Url
 # [My_Module_Name]
 # subscribe = Global # Queue name
 # publish = Tags # Queue name
+#
+# [TemplateModule.]
+# subscribe = Global # Queue name
+# publish = Tags # Queue name
+