Issue 2514 - Metrics should show complete downloads
Summary: Metrics should show complete downloads
Status: CLOSED WONT_FIX
Alias: None
Product: Infrastructure
Classification: Infrastructure
Component: Website general issues (show other issues)
Version: current
Hardware: All All
: P3 Trivial (vote)
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Reported: 2001-12-11 19:09 UTC by Unknown
Modified: 2004-05-13 08:22 UTC (History)
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Description Unknown 2001-12-11 19:09:47 UTC 
We need to set up some mechanism to gather complete downloads vs partial
downloads.

Jason suggested that this could be roughly achieved measuring the ratio between
# of downloads * size   /   Number of bytes actually downloaded
Comment 1 lsuarezpotts 2001-12-17 20:48:09 UTC 
Jason's suggestion is, I believe, the method that goolie was using for a while. It works 
to a point it just doesn't provide us with really accurate information. Better solution is 
to use a method that actually sends back a "mail delivered" signal. Will look into this.
-louis
Comment 2 lsuarezpotts 2002-01-17 00:49:17 UTC 
reassigning to support
Comment 3 Unknown 2002-01-18 00:09:22 UTC 
It seems to me that this is a core product enhancement request for the
server to record a "completed" download somehow.  I'll discuss with
louis and pass this on to product management as soon as I can.
Comment 4 Unknown 2002-03-06 02:48:58 UTC 
looking at jason's suggestion:

# of downloads * size = the full number of bytes that would be
download if all downloads were full and perfect

# of downloads * size / Number of bytes actually downloaded =

"Perfect download bytes" / "Actual download bytes" =

"Average % completion of each download"

Even if we, say, find out that, on average, downloads got to be 78%
complete, that does NOT mean that 78% of downloads were complete. 
Quite the contrary.

We can't find out what percent of downloads were complete from these
numbers.  The only way to actually do that is to have a "download
delivered" signal, as Louis mentions.  This should be technically
possible, but would be a significant enhancement.

Does my analysis make sense to all?

Zaheda, what do you think?
Comment 5 Unknown 2002-03-08 21:59:26 UTC 
I'm going to set this to resolved.  Please reopen if you have further
thoughts about this.
Comment 6 michael.bemmer 2003-03-11 18:06:33 UTC 
As mentioned on the qa dev list on March 5th I will close all resolved duplicate
issues. Please see this posting for details. First step in IssueZilla is
unfortunately to set them to verified.
Comment 7 michael.bemmer 2003-03-11 18:14:55 UTC 
As mentioned on the qa dev list on March 5th I will close all resolved
<wontfix/duplicate/worksforme/invalid> issues. Please see this posting for details.
Comment 8 stx123 2004-05-13 08:22:07 UTC 
moving to another subcomponent to allow removal of the current subcomponent.