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Display a phased loading indicator to help alleviate long wait times

euko requested to merge 413213-add-phased-loading-indicator into master

What does this MR do and why?

When interacting with GitLab Duo, response time can be and is often long.

To improve the perceived speed/responsiveness of the feature, we are implementing a phased loading indicator that cycles through a set of texts in a pre-determined order at a set interval.

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How to set up and validate locally

  1. Follow the instructions to enable the AI features in your local GDK
  2. Follow the instructions on setting up the GitLab chat locally
  3. Enable the FF :anthropic_experimentation
  4. In the left navigation menu, click "Help" then "Ask Gitlab Duo" to activate the chat pane.

MR acceptance checklist

This checklist encourages us to confirm any changes have been analyzed to reduce risks in quality, performance, reliability, security, and maintainability.

Related to #413213

Edited by euko

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