openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Feature]: Provide a running status indicator. I cannot determine whether the task is currently being executed. [1 participants]

Fix Plan

To provide a running status indicator, we can implement a simple API endpoint that returns the current status of the task. Here are the steps:

• Create a new API endpoint, e.g., /task/status
• Store the task status in a database or a cache layer
• Update the task status when the task starts and finishes execution
• Return the current task status from the API endpoint

Example Code

from flask import Flask, jsonify
from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy

app = Flask(__name__)
app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = "sqlite:///tasks.db"
db = SQLAlchemy(app)

class Task(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    status = db.Column(db.String(50), default="pending")

@app.route("/task/status", methods=["GET"])
def get_task_status():
    task = Task.query.first()
    return jsonify({"status": task.status})

@app.route("/task/start", methods=["POST"])
def start_task():
    task = Task.query.first()
    task.status = "running"
    db.session.commit()
    # Start the task execution
    return jsonify({"message": "Task started"})

@app.route("/task/finish", methods=["POST"])
def finish_task():
    task = Task.query.first()
    task.status = "finished"
    db.session.commit()
    # Finish the task execution
    return jsonify({"message": "Task finished"})

Verification

To verify that the fix worked, you can:

• Start the task execution by sending a POST request to /task/start
• Check the task status by sending a GET request to /task/status
• Finish the task execution by sending a POST request to /task/finish
• Check the task status again to ensure it has been updated correctly

Extra Tips

• Make sure to handle errors and exceptions properly in the API endpoints
• Consider using a more robust database or cache layer for storing the task status
• You can also use a message queue or a job queue to manage the task execution and status updates.