Re: [pgAdmin4][Patch]: Adding connection status in Query tool

From: Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
To: Murtuza Zabuawala <murtuza(dot)zabuawala(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: Harshal Dhumal <harshal(dot)dhumal(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Chethana Kumar <chethana(dot)kumar(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, pgadmin-hackers <pgadmin-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [pgAdmin4][Patch]: Adding connection status in Query tool
Date: 2018-01-15 09:27:46
Message-ID: CA+OCxowEGYa-rTCXuY9LxDmfsNLTFzg1gM4Web0+qaj3YZwQhA@mail.gmail.com
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Hi

Unfortunately there's variation in the spec of the images. Can you please
check with Chethana on the correct sizing and resolution etc? For example,
query_sql_editor.png was previously 755x209, but now is 2042x402.

Thanks!

On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 7:21 AM, Murtuza Zabuawala <
murtuza(dot)zabuawala(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> PFA patch to update docs & screenshots for the new connection status
> feature.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Murtuza Zabuawala
> EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 8:08 PM, Murtuza Zabuawala <murtuza.zabuawala@
> enterprisedb.com> wrote:
>
>> Sure, I'll do that.
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 8:05 PM, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks - patch applied!
>>>
>>> Can you please update the docs for the new config options, and any
>>> screenshot updates that are required?
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 2:10 PM, Murtuza Zabuawala <
>>> murtuza(dot)zabuawala(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> ​Hi Dave,
>>>>
>>>> PFA updated patch with additional checks to prevent unnecessary
>>>> ​polling added as suggested.
>>>> Please review.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Murtuza Zabuawala
>>>> EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 2:33 PM, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 7:00 AM, Harshal Dhumal <
>>>>> harshal(dot)dhumal(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 12:06 PM, Murtuza Zabuawala <
>>>>>> murtuza(dot)zabuawala(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> User can open Query tool in new browser window where we'll not have
>>>>>>> wcDocker panel.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In that case we can use window onfocus and onblur events
>>>>>> <http://www.thefutureoftheweb.com/blog/detect-browser-window-focus>.
>>>>>> In sqleditor there are cases where we've written conditional code
>>>>>> based on whether sqleditor is opened in new window or not.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This is a great suggestion (the idea in general). We need to make this
>>>>> happen - it'll go a long way to minimising our concerns about the amount of
>>>>> polling.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 12:00 PM, Harshal Dhumal <
>>>>>>> harshal(dot)dhumal(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Murtuza, I think we should only poll if sqleditor/datagrid is
>>>>>>>> visible.
>>>>>>>> We've *wcDocker.EVENT.VISIBILITY_CHANGED *event when panel
>>>>>>>> visibility changes.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> *Harshal Dhumal*
>>>>>>>> *Sr. Software Engineer*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> EnterpriseDB India: http://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>>>> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 1:55 PM, Murtuza Zabuawala <
>>>>>>>> murtuza(dot)zabuawala(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Dave,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> PFA updated patch.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 7:57 PM, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 6:33 AM, Murtuza Zabuawala <
>>>>>>>>>> murtuza(dot)zabuawala(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Dave,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Please find updated patch.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I turned off the status option, but polling is still happening.
>>>>>>>>>> This should definitely stop! :-)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ​Fixed typo in variable.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Can you also reverse the enable/disable switch and the interval
>>>>>>>>>> setting on the preferences page? I think Enable/Disable should be at the
>>>>>>>>>> top, and be followed by the interval.
>>>>>>>>>> ​
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Fixed.
>>>>>>>>> ​
>>>>>>>>> But just a heads up we won't be able to put '?' after 'Connection
>>>>>>>>> status'​ eg: '
>>>>>>>>> Connection status
>>>>>>>>> ​?'​
>>>>>>>>> ​
>>>>>>>>> ​Then string sorting again puts it after 'Connection status
>>>>>>>>> refresh rate' ​:)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ​
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 7:21 PM, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 1:24 PM, Murtuza Zabuawala <
>>>>>>>>>>>> murtuza(dot)zabuawala(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Dave,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> PFA updated patch.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 5:11 PM, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 8:49 AM, Murtuza Zabuawala <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> murtuza(dot)zabuawala(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Dave,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PFA updated patch,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 10:44 PM, Dave Page <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 9:38 AM, Murtuza Zabuawala <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> murtuza(dot)zabuawala(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PFA updated patch based on new design suggested by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Chethana.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The patch also includes some misc fixes related to object
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> validation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RM#2475
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This seems much nicer, but I still think there are some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tweaks to make:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1) If I open a query tool, and then stop the application
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> server, the icon is updated to show the broken connection. However, unless
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I execute a query in the query tool before the server is shut down, the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> connection status won't recover when the server is restarted. If I do run a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> query first (SELECT 1; will do), then the connection status will recover.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have logged​
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ​
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://redmine.postgresql.org/issues/2983
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2) I think the "connected" icon should be in $primary-blue
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (#2c76b4). The green is ugly and not overly easy to read. It's also
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> distracting as it catches the eye, which the default, non-error state
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> should not do.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ​Fixed​
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Much better.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3) I'm not overly happy with the the status text popover.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> After some thought, I think it's because there are no visual clues that you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> should click on the icon to see it - and Karen seems to be of a similar
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> opinion. Can we put a small marker there, perhaps a triangle on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bottom-right, like you get on a spreadsheet cell if you add a comment/note?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We should also have a hotkey and I guess a tooltip, e.g. "Connection status
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ctrl+Alt+S" or similar.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ​Fixed​
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> , added accesskey *'T'* for TX status tooltip shortcut as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'S' is already taken for Save file option
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmm - having seen it, I don't think the marker helps us.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Can you remove it, and fix the tooltip (which doesn't seem to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work)? If we always have the tooltip say "Connection status Ctrl+Alt+T" (or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whatever is appropriate for the platform/browser), then that should give
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the user enough hint to click.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ​
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fixed​.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have removed the marker & added tooltip instead but it is
>>>>>>>>>>>>> not possible to add specific shortcut keys in tooltip because accesskey may
>>>>>>>>>>>>> vary depending on OS & browser.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ​Ref: ​
>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_global_accesskey.asp
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> That's better - though I think the tool tip is better as
>>>>>>>>>>>> something like:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Connection status (click for details) (<accesskey>+T)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm still not overly happy with all the polling that's going on
>>>>>>>>>>>> though. It's a lot of requests, especially with multiple QTs open. I think
>>>>>>>>>>>> we need to be able to disable the feature entirely through a switch in the
>>>>>>>>>>>> Preferences. In that case, no icon would be shown, and polling would be
>>>>>>>>>>>> disabled - i.e. everything would be as it is now.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> What do you think?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> ​Fixed
>>>>>>>>>>> Made it configurable & set default polling time to 10sec.​
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> ​Please review.​
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> Dave Page
>>>>>>>>>>>> Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>>>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>>>>>>>> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Dave Page
>>>>>>>>>> Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>>>>>> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Dave Page
>>>>> Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>>>
>>>>> EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Dave Page
>>> Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>
>>> EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
>>> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
>>>
>>
>>
>

--
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