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StackTextualApp (stack_tui.py)

What it is​

A Textual-based terminal UI for monitoring and operating a Docker Compose “stack”:

  • Lists services, their compose state, and an evaluated readiness status.
  • Shows details and recent logs for the currently selected service.
  • Provides keybindings to run common docker compose actions (up/down/restart/stop) and open a service URL.

Public API​

Classes​

  • class StackTextualApp(App[None])

    • Textual App implementing the interactive UI.
    • Key responsibilities:
      • Background snapshot of compose service states.
      • Per-service readiness probing.
      • Log tailing/streaming for the selected service.
      • UI refresh loop.

  • class StackTUI

    • Thin wrapper to run the app.
    • __init__(refresh_interval: float = 1.5): sets refresh interval used by the snapshot worker (min enforced inside StackTextualApp).
    • run() -> None: launches the Textual app.

User actions / keybindings (StackTextualApp)​

These are exposed via Textual action methods:

  • Navigation:
    • action_cursor_down (j, down): move selection down
    • action_cursor_up (k, up): move selection up
  • Compose operations:
    • action_up_service (u): docker compose up -d <service>
    • action_up_stack (U): docker compose up -d
    • action_restart_service (r): docker compose restart <service>
    • action_stop_service (s/S): docker compose stop <service>
    • action_down_service (d): docker compose rm -s -f <service>
    • action_down_stack (D): docker compose down -v
  • Other:
    • action_open_url (o): opens the first URL for the selected service (from SERVICE_CATALOG) in a browser
    • action_toggle_pause (p): pause UI updates (does not stop background workers)
    • quit (q): exit

Configuration/Dependencies​

  • Depends on textual (App, DataTable, Header, Footer, Static, containers, bindings).
  • Depends on local modules:
    • .stack_runtime: compose_service_states(), compose_service_list(), run_compose(), ComposeServiceState
    • .stack_services: evaluate_service_readiness(), SERVICE_CATALOG, ReadinessResult
  • External runtime tools:
    • Uses docker compose via subprocess for log streaming (docker compose logs -f ...) and via run_compose(...) for actions and non-follow logs.
  • Timing knobs (internal defaults in StackTextualApp):
    • Snapshot refresh: refresh_interval (constructor; minimum 0.5s)
    • Service list refresh: 15s
    • Readiness probe intervals: 1.2s (default), 0.25s (selected service)
    • Probe timeouts: HTTP 0.35s, TCP 0.30s
    • Logs polling: 0.2s

Usage​

Minimal example to run the TUI:

from naas_abi_cli.cli.stack_tui import StackTUI

if __name__ == "__main__":
    StackTUI(refresh_interval=1.5).run()

Caveats​

  • Requires Docker and docker compose to be available on the system PATH.
  • Log streaming uses docker compose logs -f and only follows logs when the selected service is in running state; otherwise it fetches a static tail.
  • “Pause” stops UI repainting but background threads (snapshot, probes, logs worker) continue to run.