eclipse-cdt-cloud / eclipse-cdt-cloud/theia-trace-extension
How should impossible analyses be presented?
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 50
- Forks
- 60
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Right now, the tool only shows analyses that can be performed with data from currently open traces. Consequences:
* Users must know exactly what data is required for the analysis they want to perform.
* Users could assume a missing analysis is not implemented.
It seems valuable to be able to search through all implemented analyses
Reasons an analysis is not possible:
## Analysis missing required data
Ex. Missing event type, Missing userspace trace
* **Only show analysis in list if explicitly searched for?**
* Users could assume the analysis is not implemented
* Caters to experts (beginners may not know what to search)
* More typing/navigation work?
* **Show in analysis list, but faded?**
* Would there be too many irrelevant list items? Is there a way to guess which analyses could be relevant even if currently data is missing? Ex. Show only CPU relevant analyses if there's a kernel trace, don't show GPU analyses.
* **Present full analysis catalogue somewhere else?**
Also useful:
* **Say what data is missing for the analysis to be performed?**
## Analysis not implemented by server
* Analysis shouldn't appear in list?
Contributor guide
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. First review the existing analysis-list and capability handling to establish the current behavior, then seek a maintainer decision on the presentation policy; done requires an agreed UX for unavailable and unimplemented analyses, including missing-data guidance.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100