various implementations since last commit:

- update on ships models, items models
- updated/added generate_fixtures base script for items
- beta_generate_fixtures represents beta stage of app (deprecated)
- monitor new app for later.

monitor.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+    Monitor StarConflict Logs
+    
+"""
+import sys, os
+import time
+import logging
+from watchdog.observers import Observer
+from watchdog.events import LoggingEventHandler
+
+class SconMonitor(object):
+    
+    def initialize(self, path):
+        # initialize the monitor.
+        self.event_handler = LoggingEventHandler()
+        self.observer = Observer()
+        self.observer.schedule(self.event_handler, 
+                               path, 
+                               recursive=True)
+        
+    
+        
+        # return true if successful
+        return True
+    
+    def open(self, filename=None):
+        # open the logs.
+        pass
+    
+    def check_running(self):
+        # maybe check if the exe is running? 
+        return True
+    
+    def run(self):
+        # everytime the logfile is updated, print it.
+        self.observer.start()
+        try:
+            while True:
+                time.sleep(1)
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            self.observer.stop()
+        self.observer.join()
+    
+    def output(self, line):
+        print line
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    monitor = SconMonitor()
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO,
+                        format='%(asctime)s - %(message)s',
+                        datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),
+                                     'Documents',
+                                     'My Games',
+                                     'StarConflict',
+                                     'logs'
+                                     )
+    if monitor.initialize(path) is True:
+        monitor.run()
+