BestEffortCurrentID returns the current host ID with the best effort.

ConfiguredHostname returns the hostname configured by user.

CurrentID returns a copyID of the current ID.

Distro returns the distro information.

FilteredIfaces returns a list of Interface which contains only interfaces required.

Hostname returns the hostname.

IPAddresses gets the system's IP addresses.

IsPhysicalInterface returns true if the specified interface name is physical.

Mem returns the current memory statistics.

PID returns the cached process ID.

Start starts the host observer as a standalone goroutine, which will refresh the host metadata periodically.

Stop stops the host metadata refreshing goroutine.

ID defines the minimum set of host metadata that identifies a host.

IDSetter defines a function type which set a field of ID.