internetarchive / internetarchive/openlibrary

Add wait time to loans page

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Lead: @jimchamp Needs: Detail Priority: 3 Type: Feature Request
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Description

https://openlibrary.org/account/loans
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/55302685/73473420-9a5ddf80-4341-11ea-81ce-9d34319aa369.png)
This helps a person know how long they'll wait until a book is available, which is really valuable to know. Without this knowledge - people might unfortunately miss their waitlist spot - which means they may wait for nothing - which isn't good. Or, because of not knowing when they'll be next on the waitlist, they don't check frequently enough that they hold others up - by staying on the waitlist when it becomes available instead of checking out the book - which holds up the line for others. My solution prevents all that.

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Research direction

Start at the loans page URL and inspect the existing waitlist information alongside the attached screenshot. Determine where the page gets loan status data, then add a visible estimate of how long a waiting user must wait; done means the wait time is shown accurately on the loans page.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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