[Feat] Menu Item Status Indicator

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
python
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start by inspecting the existing missing-configuration functions in global_menu and the menu used by the Install page. Trace how menu items are rendered with Textual, then confirm that required, configured, and optional fields each have the proposed status indicator and that the menu remains understandable.

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Motivation

  • Currently the menu does not indicate whether a field is configured or not
  • Users can only find out if critical fields are missing in the Install page
  • There are already functions inside global_menu that check for missing configuration, and can be easily reused

Proposed Addition

  • With Textual already included in the dependencies, colored symbols can be used to indicate required fields that are missing, configured fields, and optional fields
  • The addition will hopefully make the UI more user friendly and straight forward

Sample Menu Render

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Please feel free to leave feedback on the proposal inside this issue!

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