feat(ui): improve runner header status and collapsible journal/events

Author: meintechblog

README.md

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ More installation details (including Proxmox LXC setup and sudo-safe install flo
 ## What It Does
 
 - Manage multiple runners (name, command, schedule, cases, notifications)
-- UI language switch (DE/EN) (persisted locally in the browser)
+- UI language switch (DE/EN/FR) (persisted locally in the browser)
 - Clone a saved runner (creates a stored copy directly below the source)
 - Run commands manually or on interval after each run finishes
 - Show runner active duration while active (running/scheduled) (`hh:mm:ss`, unlimited hours)

static/app.js

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ function loadUIState() {
     return {
       notifySectionCollapsed: !!parsed.notifySectionCollapsed,
       runnerSectionCollapsed: !!parsed.runnerSectionCollapsed,
+      notifyJournalSectionCollapsed: !!parsed.notifyJournalSectionCollapsed,
+      eventsSectionCollapsed: !!parsed.eventsSectionCollapsed,
       notifySortMode: !!parsed.notifySortMode,
       runnerSortMode: !!parsed.runnerSortMode,
       lang: normalizeLang(parsed.lang) || "",
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@ function saveUIState() {
       JSON.stringify({
         notifySectionCollapsed: !!ui.notifySectionCollapsed,
         runnerSectionCollapsed: !!ui.runnerSectionCollapsed,
+        notifyJournalSectionCollapsed: !!ui.notifyJournalSectionCollapsed,
+        eventsSectionCollapsed: !!ui.eventsSectionCollapsed,
         notifySortMode: !!ui.notifySortMode,
         runnerSortMode: !!ui.runnerSortMode,
         lang: ui.lang,
@@ -69,6 +73,8 @@ const loadedUIState = loadUIState();
 const ui = {
   notifySectionCollapsed: loadedUIState.notifySectionCollapsed ?? false,
   runnerSectionCollapsed: loadedUIState.runnerSectionCollapsed ?? false,
+  notifyJournalSectionCollapsed: loadedUIState.notifyJournalSectionCollapsed ?? false,
+  eventsSectionCollapsed: loadedUIState.eventsSectionCollapsed ?? false,
   notifySortMode: loadedUIState.notifySortMode ?? false,
   runnerSortMode: loadedUIState.runnerSortMode ?? false,
   lang: loadedUIState.lang || detectDefaultLang(),
@@ -1298,6 +1304,28 @@ function renderRunnerSection() {
   syncSortModeButtons();
 }
 
+function renderNotifyJournalSection() {
+  const toggle = el("notifyJournalSectionToggle");
+  const body = el("notifyJournalSectionBody");
+  if (toggle) {
+    toggle.textContent = ui.notifyJournalSectionCollapsed ? "+" : "-";
+  }
+  if (body) {
+    body.classList.toggle("hidden", ui.notifyJournalSectionCollapsed);
+  }
+}
+
+function renderEventsSection() {
+  const toggle = el("eventsSectionToggle");
+  const body = el("eventsSectionBody");
+  if (toggle) {
+    toggle.textContent = ui.eventsSectionCollapsed ? "+" : "-";
+  }
+  if (body) {
+    body.classList.toggle("hidden", ui.eventsSectionCollapsed);
+  }
+}
+
 function scheduleOptions(max) {
   let opts = "";
   for (let i = 0; i <= max; i++) opts += `<option value="${i}">${i}</option>`;
@@ -2352,19 +2380,40 @@ async function loadNotifyJournal() {
 function updateGlobalRunningStatus() {
   const runningCount = Object.values(runtime.status).filter((s) => s.running).length;
   const scheduledCount = Object.values(runtime.status).filter((s) => s.scheduled && !s.running).length;
+  const status = el("runningStatus");
   const spinner = el("globalSpinner");
   const count = el("runningCount");
 
   const hasActivity = runningCount > 0 || scheduledCount > 0;
+  const runningNow = runningCount > 0;
+  const displayCount = runningNow ? runningCount : scheduledCount;
+
+  status?.classList.toggle("hidden", !hasActivity);
+  status?.classList.toggle("is-active", hasActivity);
 
   if (hasActivity) {
     spinner?.classList.remove("hidden");
+    spinner?.classList.toggle("is-scheduled", !runningNow);
+    if (spinner) {
+      spinner.textContent = String(displayCount);
+      const spinnerLabel = runningNow
+        ? `${runningCount} ${t("running_label")}`
+        : `${scheduledCount} ${t("scheduled_label")}`;
+      spinner.setAttribute("title", spinnerLabel);
+      spinner.setAttribute("aria-label", spinnerLabel);
+    }
     const parts = [];
     if (runningCount > 0) parts.push(`${runningCount} ${t("running_label")}`);
     if (scheduledCount > 0) parts.push(`${scheduledCount} ${t("scheduled_label")}`);
-    if (count) count.textContent = parts.join(", ");
+    if (count) count.textContent = parts.join(" • ");
   } else {
     spinner?.classList.add("hidden");
+    spinner?.classList.remove("is-scheduled");
+    if (spinner) {
+      spinner.textContent = "";
+      spinner.removeAttribute("title");
+      spinner.removeAttribute("aria-label");
+    }
     if (count) count.textContent = "";
   }
 }
@@ -2644,6 +2693,18 @@ async function wireUI() {
     renderRunnerSection();
   });
 
+  el("notifyJournalSectionToggle")?.addEventListener("click", () => {
+    ui.notifyJournalSectionCollapsed = !ui.notifyJournalSectionCollapsed;
+    saveUIState();
+    renderNotifyJournalSection();
+  });
+
+  el("eventsSectionToggle")?.addEventListener("click", () => {
+    ui.eventsSectionCollapsed = !ui.eventsSectionCollapsed;
+    saveUIState();
+    renderEventsSection();
+  });
+
   el("sortNotifyBtn")?.addEventListener("click", () => {
     ui.notifySortMode = !ui.notifySortMode;
     saveUIState();
@@ -2785,6 +2846,8 @@ async function wireUI() {
   try {
     window.addEventListener("beforeunload", handleBeforeUnload);
     applyLanguageToStaticDom();
+    renderNotifyJournalSection();
+    renderEventsSection();
     const st = await apiGet("/api/state");
     setFromState(st);
     await loadNotifyJournal();

static/style.css

@@ -22,6 +22,30 @@ h1 { font-size: 20px; margin: 0; }
 #topHeader { gap: 12px; }
 .headerRight { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; min-width: 0; }
 .langToggle { padding: 8px 10px; min-width: 50px; font-weight: 650; }
+#runningStatus {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  min-height: 34px;
+  min-width: 110px;
+  padding: 4px 10px 4px 6px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  border: 1px solid #27314f;
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #101829 0%, #0b1120 100%);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+  gap: 8px;
+  transition: border-color 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease, background 180ms ease;
+}
+#runningStatus.is-active {
+  border-color: #3458a8;
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(47, 79, 143, 0.28) 0%, rgba(18, 28, 48, 0.24) 100%), linear-gradient(180deg, #101829 0%, #0b1120 100%);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.045), 0 0 0 1px rgba(45, 91, 255, 0.12);
+}
+#runningCount {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 620;
+  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  color: #d9e8ff;
+}
 #flashDock {
   position: relative;
   width: clamp(240px, 40vw, 520px);
@@ -186,9 +210,44 @@ label span { display: block; font-size: 12px; opacity: 0.85; margin-bottom: 6px;
 .runnerActions .btn { padding: 8px 10px; }
 .small { font-size: 12px; opacity: 0.75; }
 .spinner {
-  width: 16px; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;
-  border: 2px solid #2a355c; border-top-color: transparent;
-  animation: spin 0.9s linear infinite;
+  position: relative;
+  isolation: isolate;
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  width: 22px;
+  height: 22px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 760;
+  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
+  color: #dbe8ff;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(45, 91, 255, 0.45), 0 0 12px rgba(45, 91, 255, 0.22);
+}
+.spinner::before {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 2px;
+  border-radius: inherit;
+  background: #0d1425;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(75, 109, 184, 0.52);
+  z-index: -1;
+}
+.spinner::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 0;
+  border-radius: inherit;
+  background: conic-gradient(from 180deg, #2d5bff, #45a0ff, #2f4f8f, #2d5bff);
+  animation: spin 1.1s linear infinite;
+  z-index: -2;
+}
+.spinner.is-scheduled {
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(74, 130, 219, 0.44), 0 0 10px rgba(47, 79, 143, 0.2);
+}
+.spinner.is-scheduled::after {
+  background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 35%, #70c2ff 0%, #2f4f8f 45%, #1d2f57 100%);
+  animation: pulseGlow 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
 }
 .hidden { display:none; }
 .check { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-size: 13px; opacity: 0.95; }
@@ -309,6 +368,15 @@ a.loglink { display:inline-block; margin-top:8px; font-size:12px; opacity:0.9; }
   padding: 8px 10px;
 }
 @keyframes spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
+@keyframes pulseGlow {
+  0%, 100% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 0.88; }
+  50% { transform: scale(1.08); opacity: 1; }
+}
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .spinner::after {
+    animation: none !important;
+  }
+}
 @media (max-width: 920px) {
   #topHeader { flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: flex-start; }
   .headerRight { width: 100%; justify-content: space-between; }

templates/index.html

@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
       <header class="row between center" id="topHeader">
         <h1 id="openInfoTitle" class="titleInfoTrigger" role="button" tabindex="0" title="Öffnet die Programm-Info">multi-command-runner</h1>
         <div class="headerRight">
-          <div class="row gap center" id="runningStatus">
-            <div class="spinner hidden" id="globalSpinner"></div>
-            <span class="small" id="runningCount"></span>
-          </div>
           <div id="flashDock">
             <div id="uiFlash" class="flash info" aria-live="polite"></div>
           </div>
@@ -43,6 +39,10 @@ <h2 id="notifySectionTitle" style="margin:0;">Notification services</h2>
 	          <div class="row gap center">
 	            <span id="runnerSectionToggle" class="toggle">-</span>
 	            <h2 id="runnerSectionTitle" style="margin:0;">Runners</h2>
+              <div class="row gap center hidden" id="runningStatus" role="status" aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true">
+                <div class="spinner hidden" id="globalSpinner"></div>
+                <span id="runningCount"></span>
+              </div>
 	          </div>
 	          <div class="row gap wrapline">
 	            <button id="sortRunnerBtn" class="btn">Sortieren: Aus</button>
@@ -58,19 +58,29 @@ <h2 id="runnerSectionTitle" style="margin:0;">Runners</h2>
 	      </section>
 
 	      <section class="card">
-	        <div class="row between center" style="margin-bottom:10px;">
-	          <h2 id="notifyJournalTitle" style="margin:0;">Notification journal</h2>
+	        <div class="row between center wrapline" style="margin-bottom:10px;">
+	          <div class="row gap center">
+	            <span id="notifyJournalSectionToggle" class="toggle">-</span>
+	            <h2 id="notifyJournalTitle" style="margin:0;">Notification journal</h2>
+	          </div>
 	          <button id="clearNotifyJournalBtn" class="btn danger">Journal leeren</button>
 	        </div>
-	        <pre id="notifyJournal" class="output"></pre>
+          <div id="notifyJournalSectionBody">
+	          <pre id="notifyJournal" class="output"></pre>
+          </div>
 	      </section>
 
 	      <section class="card">
-	        <div class="row between center" style="margin-bottom:10px;">
-	          <h2 id="eventsTitle" style="margin:0;">Events</h2>
+	        <div class="row between center wrapline" style="margin-bottom:10px;">
+	          <div class="row gap center">
+	            <span id="eventsSectionToggle" class="toggle">-</span>
+	            <h2 id="eventsTitle" style="margin:0;">Events</h2>
+	          </div>
 	          <button id="clearEventsBtn" class="btn danger">Events leeren</button>
 	        </div>
-	        <pre id="events" class="output"></pre>
+          <div id="eventsSectionBody">
+	          <pre id="events" class="output"></pre>
+          </div>
 	      </section>
     </div>