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Inform user of waiting period after Instance creation

Open gstout52 opened this issue 5 months ago • 3 comments

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Description

As a FlowFuse user who has just created a new Instance, I want a visual signal that my Instance is being created, so that I know everything is working correctly.

The subject of delayed Instance creation comes up occasionally. What is sometimes not recognized is that delayed instance creation can lead to the user's confusion: thinking that the instance they intended to create isn't working or that something went wrong.

Here is an example where it appears that a user is confused about what has happened with the instance they've attempted to create from a Blueprint. The user is brought to the screen for the new instance and starts clicking around everywhere. A plausible explanation is that it's because they don't immediately see anything that signals to them that the instance is being created, and everything is fine.

https://eu.posthog.com/project/2209/replay/0197d79d-2df9-740e-acb7-a5aaa5ec7ea9?t=398

Which customers would this be available to

None

Acceptance Criteria

  • [ ] Information that the instance is being created is presented to the user after clicking the "Create Instance" button

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gstout52 avatar Jul 10 '25 14:07 gstout52

Sizing distributed to sub-issues

joepavitt avatar Jul 30 '25 10:07 joepavitt

Is this above and beyond the animated starting -> installing pill we already have?

hardillb avatar Sep 11 '25 13:09 hardillb

Related @dimitrieh https://github.com/FlowFuse/flowfuse/issues/5577

gstout52 avatar Nov 14 '25 13:11 gstout52