Handling Apps in Different Statuses

[ewendland23]

Apps can have several different statuses:

• pending (app is being set up)
• available (app is ready for use)
• deleted (app is gone)
• deleting (app is in the process of being deleted)

How should these Apps be displayed?

Currently -

• If an app is 'pending' it is dim and can't be clicked or deleted.
• If an app is 'deleted' or 'deleting' it doesn't appear at all.
• Otherwise all apps appear to those people who should see them and can be deleted by those who can do that.

Problems encountered:

• User can delete an app that is in 'error'. Depending why it is in 'error' the delete might also fail. So it will initially be in 'delete' state but then get back to 'error' (reappearing app syndrome)
• There is no indication that an app is in 'error' so it might look like the "link just doesn't work"
• Students and other non-admins have access to Apps that are in 'error'

Possible solutions:

• Students and non-Admins can only see Apps that are 'available'
• We create a new 'look' to indicate apps in 'error' status to show admins
• Apps in 'error' status can be deleted. If the delete fails they still will reappear - not sure how to handle this...
• There should probably be a way to try and 'fix' an app in 'error' status