Progress Monitoring

WP Automator provides comprehensive real-time monitoring capabilities for all content generation operations. This guide covers progress tracking, status indicators, performance metrics, and advanced monitoring techniques.

Real-Time Progress Tracking

Progress Indicators

Monitor operations with detailed progress information:

Progress Bar Components

Understanding progress visualization:

interface ProgressData {
  // Overall progress
  totalItems: number;
  completedItems: number;
  failedItems: number;
  pendingItems: number;
  
  // Current item
  currentItem: string;
  currentProgress: number;
  currentStatus: 'processing' | 'completed' | 'failed';
  
  // Time tracking
  startTime: Date;
  estimatedCompletion: Date;
  averageTimePerItem: number;
  
  // Performance
  successRate: number;
  processingRate: number;
}

Streaming Progress Updates

Server-Sent Events (SSE)

Real-time progress streaming implementation:

// Connect to progress stream
const eventSource = new EventSource('/api/progress/stream');

eventSource.onmessage = (event) => {
  const progress = JSON.parse(event.data);
  updateProgressUI(progress);
};

eventSource.addEventListener('complete', (event) => {
  console.log('Operation complete:', event.data);
  eventSource.close();
});

eventSource.onerror = (error) => {
  console.error('Progress stream error:', error);
  handleStreamError(error);
};

// Server-side progress streaming
export async function GET(request: Request) {
  const stream = new ReadableStream({
    async start(controller) {
      const encoder = new TextEncoder();
      
      // Send progress updates
      const sendProgress = (data: any) => {
        controller.enqueue(
          encoder.encode(`data: ${JSON.stringify(data)}\n\n`)
        );
      };
      
      // Monitor operation
      await monitorOperation(sendProgress);
      
      // Send completion
      controller.enqueue(
        encoder.encode('event: complete\ndata: done\n\n')
      );
      controller.close();
    }
  });
  
  return new Response(stream, {
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'text/event-stream',
      'Cache-Control': 'no-cache',
      'Connection': 'keep-alive'
    }
  });
}

Event Types:
  progress:
    - percentage: 0-100
    - message: Current operation
    - itemsCompleted: number
    - totalItems: number
  
  item-complete:
    - itemId: string
    - status: success | failed
    - duration: milliseconds
    - details: object
  
  error:
    - message: string
    - itemId: string
    - retryable: boolean
    - errorCode: string
  
  complete:
    - totalTime: milliseconds
    - successCount: number
    - failureCount: number
    - summary: object

Progress Dashboard

Visual Monitoring Interface

Comprehensive dashboard components:

Status Color Coding

Visual status indicators:

/* Status color system */
.status-pending { background: #6b7280; }    /* Gray - Waiting */
.status-processing { background: #3b82f6; } /* Blue - Active */
.status-completed { background: #10b981; }  /* Green - Success */
.status-failed { background: #ef4444; }     /* Red - Failed */
.status-warning { background: #f59e0b; }    /* Yellow - Warning */
.status-retrying { background: #8b5cf6; }   /* Purple - Retrying */

Operation States

State Machine

Understanding operation lifecycle:

stateDiagram-v2
    [*] --> Queued
    Queued --> Processing
    Processing --> Validating
    Validating --> Generating
    Generating --> Publishing
    Publishing --> Completed
    Publishing --> Failed
    Failed --> Retrying
    Retrying --> Processing
    Failed --> [*]
    Completed --> [*]

State Transitions

Track detailed state changes:

const operationStates = {
  QUEUED: {
    description: "Waiting to start",
    canCancel: true,
    canRetry: false,
    expectedDuration: null
  },
  PROCESSING: {
    description: "Actively processing",
    canCancel: true,
    canRetry: false,
    expectedDuration: "30-60s"
  },
  VALIDATING: {
    description: "Checking requirements",
    canCancel: false,
    canRetry: false,
    expectedDuration: "5-10s"
  },
  GENERATING: {
    description: "Creating content",
    canCancel: false,
    canRetry: false,
    expectedDuration: "20-40s"
  },
  PUBLISHING: {
    description: "Sending to WordPress",
    canCancel: false,
    canRetry: true,
    expectedDuration: "5-15s"
  },
  COMPLETED: {
    description: "Successfully finished",
    canCancel: false,
    canRetry: false,
    expectedDuration: null
  },
  FAILED: {
    description: "Operation failed",
    canCancel: false,
    canRetry: true,
    expectedDuration: null
  }
};

// State transition logging
const transitions = [
  {
    from: "QUEUED",
    to: "PROCESSING",
    timestamp: "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z",
    trigger: "worker_assigned"
  },
  {
    from: "PROCESSING",
    to: "VALIDATING",
    timestamp: "2024-01-15T10:00:05Z",
    trigger: "processing_complete"
  },
  {
    from: "VALIDATING",
    to: "GENERATING",
    timestamp: "2024-01-15T10:00:08Z",
    trigger: "validation_passed"
  },
  {
    from: "GENERATING",
    to: "PUBLISHING",
    timestamp: "2024-01-15T10:00:35Z",
    trigger: "content_ready"
  },
  {
    from: "PUBLISHING",
    to: "COMPLETED",
    timestamp: "2024-01-15T10:00:42Z",
    trigger: "publish_success"
  }
];

Persistence Strategy:
  Database:
    - Current state
    - State history
    - Transition timestamps
    - Error details
  
  Cache:
    - Active operations
    - Recent completions
    - Performance metrics
  
  Session Storage:
    - UI state
    - Filter preferences
    - Sort order

Performance Metrics

Key Performance Indicators

Monitor operation efficiency:

Metric Calculation

// Performance metric calculations
const metrics = {
  throughput: {
    formula: "completedItems / elapsedTime",
    unit: "items/minute",
    threshold: { good: 10, warning: 5, critical: 2 }
  },
  
  successRate: {
    formula: "(successCount / totalCount) * 100",
    unit: "percentage",
    threshold: { good: 95, warning: 85, critical: 70 }
  },
  
  avgDuration: {
    formula: "totalProcessingTime / completedItems",
    unit: "seconds",
    threshold: { good: 30, warning: 60, critical: 120 }
  },
  
  queueTime: {
    formula: "sum(waitTimes) / totalItems",
    unit: "seconds",
    threshold: { good: 5, warning: 30, critical: 60 }
  }
};

Advanced Monitoring Features

Predictive Analytics

Intelligent completion estimates:

Anomaly Detection

Identify unusual patterns:

Anomaly Types:
  Performance:
    - Sudden slowdown (>50% decrease)
    - Unusual error spike
    - Memory consumption increase
    - Network latency issues
  
  Content:
    - Duplicate detection
    - Quality score drops
    - Unusual word counts
    - Failed validations
  
  System:
    - API rate limiting
    - Database congestion
    - Worker failures
    - Resource exhaustion

Alert Triggers:
  - Immediate: Critical failures
  - 5 minutes: Performance degradation
  - 15 minutes: Trend deviations
  - Hourly: Summary reports

Progress Notifications

Notification Channels

Stay informed about operation progress:

Notification Configuration

// Notification preferences
const notificationSettings = {
  channels: {
    inApp: true,
    email: true,
    browser: false
  },
  
  events: {
    operationStart: ['inApp'],
    milestone25: ['inApp'],
    milestone50: ['inApp', 'email'],
    milestone75: ['inApp'],
    operationComplete: ['inApp', 'email'],
    operationFailed: ['inApp', 'email']
  },
  
  batching: {
    enabled: true,
    interval: 300, // 5 minutes
    maxBatch: 10
  },
  
  quiet_hours: {
    enabled: true,
    start: "22:00",
    end: "08:00",
    timezone: "America/New_York"
  }
};

Queue Management

Queue Visualization

Monitor queue status:

Queue Status:
  Total Items: 156
  Processing: 5
  Pending: 145
  Failed: 6
  
  Estimated Time:
    Current Rate: 2 items/minute
    Time Remaining: ~73 minutes
    Completion: 11:45 AM
  
  Resource Usage:
    Workers: 5/10 active
    Memory: 2.3GB/4GB
    CPU: 65%

Priority Distribution:
  Critical (P0): 2 items
  High (P1): 15 items
  Normal (P2): 120 items
  Low (P3): 13 items
  
Processing Order:
  1. All P0 items
  2. P1 items (FIFO)
  3. P2/P3 interleaved

Failed Items:
  Total: 6
  
  Reasons:
    - API Error: 2
    - Validation Failed: 2
    - Timeout: 1
    - Unknown: 1
  
  Actions:
    - Retry All
    - Retry Selected
    - Export Failed
    - Clear Queue

Historical Analysis

Progress History

Review past operations:

// Historical data structure
const operationHistory = {
  operations: [
    {
      id: "op_123",
      date: "2024-01-15",
      type: "bulk_generation",
      items: 100,
      duration: 3600000, // 1 hour
      successRate: 98,
      averageTime: 35, // seconds per item
      articlesGenerated: 100
    }
  ],
  
  analytics: {
    trends: {
      daily_average: 500,
      weekly_total: 3500,
      monthly_total: 15000
    },
    
    performance: {
      best_day: "2024-01-10",
      worst_day: "2024-01-05",
      peak_hour: "10:00 AM",
      quiet_hour: "3:00 AM"
    }
  }
};

Trend Analysis

Identify patterns over time:

Troubleshooting Progress Issues

Common Issues

Resolution guide for progress problems:

Best Practices

Progress Monitoring Guidelines

1. Set Realistic Expectations: Display conservative time estimates
2. Provide Context: Show what's currently being processed
3. Handle Failures Gracefully: Clear error messages with retry options
4. Optimize Update Frequency: Balance real-time feel with performance
5. Maintain History: Keep logs for troubleshooting
6. Test Edge Cases: Large batches, network issues, timeouts
7. Implement Fallbacks: Polling backup for SSE failures

Next Steps

Enhance your monitoring capabilities:

1. Error Handling for failure recovery
2. Batch Operations for large-scale processing
3. Troubleshooting Guide for issue resolution

Need assistance with progress monitoring? Our support team can help configure advanced monitoring features for your workflow.