The libSystemInfo plugin is the official plugin for ZPE to access system information. It was first conceived in 2017 and updated in 2026.
Objects
SystemInfo
Provides access to basic hardware information for the current computer.
- get_cpu () ⇒ object
- Returns a CPU object representing the current processor.
- get_system_manufacturer () ⇒ string
- Returns the system manufacturer (for example, "Apple", "HP", "Dell").
- get_system_model () ⇒ string
- Returns the system model name.
- get_baseboard_manufacturer () ⇒ string
- Returns the baseboard (motherboard) manufacturer.
- get_baseboard_model () ⇒ string
- Returns the baseboard (motherboard) model.
- get_bios_manufacturer () ⇒ string
- Returns the BIOS/firmware manufacturer.
- get_bios_version () ⇒ string
- Returns the BIOS/firmware version.
- get_bios_release_date () ⇒ string
- Returns the BIOS/firmware release date (as reported by the system firmware).
- get_sensors () ⇒ string
- Returns a string representation of the system sensors.
- get_graphics_cards () ⇒ list
- Returns a list of GraphicsCard objects representing installed graphics adapters. If no graphics cards are detected, an empty list is returned.
CPU
Returned by get_cpu.
- get_identifier () ⇒ string
- Returns the CPU identifier/name string.
- get_vendor () ⇒ string
- Returns the CPU vendor (for example, "GenuineIntel", "AuthenticAMD", "Apple").
- get_family () ⇒ string
- Returns the CPU family string.
- get_model () ⇒ string
- Returns the CPU model string.
- get_stepping () ⇒ string
- Returns the CPU stepping string.
- get_physical_core_count () ⇒ number
- Returns the number of physical CPU cores.
- get_logical_core_count () ⇒ number
- Returns the number of logical CPU cores (threads).
- get_current_frequencies () ⇒ list
- Returns a list of current per-logical-core frequencies in Hz. Depending on the OS/hardware, some entries may be 0.
GraphicsCard
Returned inside the list from get_graphics_cards.
- get_name () ⇒ string
- Returns the graphics card name.
- get_vendor () ⇒ string
- Returns the graphics card vendor.
- get_vram () ⇒ number
- Returns the amount of VRAM in bytes.
- get_device_id () ⇒ string
- Returns the device ID string for the graphics card (when available).
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