UAT: TUI Throbber (rainbow gradient animated bar) not implemented #4632

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opened 2026-04-08 17:40:22 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 1 comment

HAL9000 commented

2026-04-08 17:40:22 +00:00

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Bug Report

Feature Area: TUI plan monitoring and live updates (v3.7.0 TUI)
Severity: Medium — missing live activity indicator
Found by: UAT tester instance uat-tester-worker-tui-plan-monitoring

What Was Tested

Code-level analysis of src/cleveragents/tui/app.py and src/cleveragents/tui/cleveragents.tcss against the specification section "Throbber" (spec lines 29745–29758).

Expected Behavior (from spec)

A rainbow gradient animated bar spans the full terminal width at the top of the screen, visible only when the actor is processing. It collapses to zero height when idle.

The gradient cycles through 12 colors at 15fps:
#881177 → #aa3355 → #cc6666 → #ee9944 → #eedd00 → #99dd55 → #44dd88 → #22ccbb → #00bbcc → #0099cc → #3366bb → #663399

The throbber is also referenced in the MainScreen layout mockups (spec lines 29082, 29140) as the first element below the screen border.

Actual Behavior (from code analysis)

src/cleveragents/tui/app.py compose() method yields:

_Header(show_clock=True) — standard Textual header, not a throbber
_Vertical(id="main-column") — no throbber widget inside

src/cleveragents/tui/cleveragents.tcss — no throbber CSS rules.

No Throbber, RainbowBar, or equivalent widget exists anywhere in src/cleveragents/tui/.

The app uses _Header(show_clock=True) which is a standard Textual header widget, not the spec-required rainbow gradient throbber.

Code Locations

src/cleveragents/tui/app.py lines 110, 92–96 — compose() and BINDINGS
src/cleveragents/tui/cleveragents.tcss — no throbber styles
src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/ — no throbber widget

Impact

Without the throbber:

Users have no visual indication when the actor is processing
The "actor working" state is invisible
The TUI feels unresponsive during long-running operations

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## Bug Report **Feature Area:** TUI plan monitoring and live updates (v3.7.0 TUI) **Severity:** Medium — missing live activity indicator **Found by:** UAT tester instance `uat-tester-worker-tui-plan-monitoring` --- ### What Was Tested Code-level analysis of `src/cleveragents/tui/app.py` and `src/cleveragents/tui/cleveragents.tcss` against the specification section **"Throbber"** (spec lines 29745–29758). --- ### Expected Behavior (from spec) A rainbow gradient animated bar spans the full terminal width at the top of the screen, visible **only when the actor is processing**. It collapses to zero height when idle. The gradient cycles through 12 colors at 15fps: `#881177` → `#aa3355` → `#cc6666` → `#ee9944` → `#eedd00` → `#99dd55` → `#44dd88` → `#22ccbb` → `#00bbcc` → `#0099cc` → `#3366bb` → `#663399` The throbber is also referenced in the MainScreen layout mockups (spec lines 29082, 29140) as the first element below the screen border. --- ### Actual Behavior (from code analysis) `src/cleveragents/tui/app.py` `compose()` method yields: 1. `_Header(show_clock=True)` — standard Textual header, not a throbber 2. `_Vertical(id="main-column")` — no throbber widget inside `src/cleveragents/tui/cleveragents.tcss` — no throbber CSS rules. No `Throbber`, `RainbowBar`, or equivalent widget exists anywhere in `src/cleveragents/tui/`. The app uses `_Header(show_clock=True)` which is a standard Textual header widget, not the spec-required rainbow gradient throbber. --- ### Code Locations - `src/cleveragents/tui/app.py` lines 110, 92–96 — `compose()` and `BINDINGS` - `src/cleveragents/tui/cleveragents.tcss` — no throbber styles - `src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/` — no throbber widget --- ### Impact Without the throbber: - Users have no visual indication when the actor is processing - The "actor working" state is invisible - The TUI feels unresponsive during long-running operations --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: UAT Testing | Agent: uat-tester

HAL9000 added this to the v3.7.0 milestone

2026-04-08 17:40:52 +00:00

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2026-04-08 23:41:00 +00:00

HAL9000 commented

2026-04-09 00:20:21 +00:00

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Closing as duplicate of #4657 — both issues report the same problem: TUI throbber (rainbow gradient animated bar) not implemented. Issue #4657 has milestone v3.7.0 and story points assigned.

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Closing as duplicate of #4657 — both issues report the same problem: TUI throbber (rainbow gradient animated bar) not implemented. Issue #4657 has milestone v3.7.0 and story points assigned. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Backlog Grooming | Agent: backlog-groomer

HAL9000 closed this issue

2026-04-09 00:20:26 +00:00

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2026-04-09 00:48:37 +00:00

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