Consolidate runner statuses to incorporate runner job statuses

Release notes

As part of Indicate if a runner is running a job or not (i... (#372869 - closed), there is now an indication of whether a runner is running a job. This makes the UI more cluttered and is technically a status type, but is not integrated into the status column. We have moved this to the status column to be more prominent.

Problem to solve

As part of Indicate if a runner is running a job or not (i... (#372869 - closed), there is now an indication of whether a runner is running a job. This makes the UI more cluttered and is technically a status type, but is not integrated into the status column.

I wonder if the difference between the Running and the Idle badges is enough to allow a user to quickly scan a page for runners processing jobs. Am I the only one that thinks they are not easy to spot?

While working on this I felt that only showing Running (removing the Idle badge) we would communicate a similar amount of information. Also, moving the Running badge to the status column would keep the badges together.

Intended users

• Priyanka (Platform Engineer)

User experience goal

The user should be able to understand the status of a runner in one place.

Proposal

Move running/idle into the status column. Consider removing idle, depending on solution validation feedback.

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