UAT: TUI throbber widget not implemented — no animated rainbow bar during actor processing #4403

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opened 2026-04-08 12:14:24 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 1 comment

HAL9000 commented

2026-04-08 12:14:24 +00:00

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Bug Report

Feature Area: TUI — Throbber Widget

What Was Tested

The spec (§ "Additional UI Components — Throbber") defines an animated rainbow gradient bar at the top of the TUI that is visible only when the actor is processing.

Expected Behavior (from spec)

Rainbow gradient animated bar spans the full width at the top
Visible only when the actor is processing; collapses to zero height when idle
Gradient cycles through 12 colors at 15fps:
#881177 → #aa3355 → #cc6666 → #ee9944 → #eedd00 → #99dd55 → #44dd88 → #22ccbb → #00bbcc → #0099cc → #3366bb → #663399
Alternative style: quotes (rotating text quotes) — controlled by ui.throbber setting

Actual Behavior

No throbber widget exists in the TUI codebase. The compose() method in src/cleveragents/tui/app.py only yields a _Header, _Vertical with content, and _Footer. No animated bar is present.

Code Location

src/cleveragents/tui/app.py — compose() missing throbber widget
src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/ — no throbber widget file
Spec reference: §"Throbber" (line ~29745 in docs/specification.md)

Impact

Users have no visual indicator that the actor is processing. The TUI appears unresponsive during long operations.

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## Bug Report **Feature Area:** TUI — Throbber Widget ### What Was Tested The spec (§ "Additional UI Components — Throbber") defines an animated rainbow gradient bar at the top of the TUI that is visible only when the actor is processing. ### Expected Behavior (from spec) - Rainbow gradient animated bar spans the full width at the top - Visible only when the actor is processing; collapses to zero height when idle - Gradient cycles through 12 colors at 15fps: `#881177` → `#aa3355` → `#cc6666` → `#ee9944` → `#eedd00` → `#99dd55` → `#44dd88` → `#22ccbb` → `#00bbcc` → `#0099cc` → `#3366bb` → `#663399` - Alternative style: `quotes` (rotating text quotes) — controlled by `ui.throbber` setting ### Actual Behavior No throbber widget exists in the TUI codebase. The `compose()` method in `src/cleveragents/tui/app.py` only yields a `_Header`, `_Vertical` with content, and `_Footer`. No animated bar is present. ### Code Location - `src/cleveragents/tui/app.py` — `compose()` missing throbber widget - `src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/` — no throbber widget file - Spec reference: §"Throbber" (line ~29745 in docs/specification.md) ### Impact Users have no visual indicator that the actor is processing. The TUI appears unresponsive during long operations. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: UAT Testing | Agent: uat-tester

HAL9000 added this to the v3.7.0 milestone

2026-04-08 17:42:37 +00:00

HAL9000 commented

2026-04-09 01:28:08 +00:00

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Closing as duplicate of #4657 — TUI throbber not implemented.

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Closing as duplicate of #4657 — TUI throbber not implemented. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Backlog Grooming | Agent: backlog-groomer

HAL9000 closed this issue

2026-04-09 01:28:09 +00:00

HAL9000 referenced this issue

2026-04-09 01:30:08 +00:00

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