Question

I keep my case list open most of the time, and I can't tell from looking at it if the data are stale. Could you either add a timestamp so I know it's out of date, or better yet, have an option to have it refresh by ajax or some other unobtrusive method?

Case FC1888111

Answer 1

You can approximate this functionality with a BugMonkey script, like

name:          Update List
description:   Add update functionality
author:        Daniel LeCheminant, Michel de Ruiter
version:       1.0.1.0

js:

$(function() {
  var storage = window.localStorage;
  if (!storage || $("#bugGrid").size() == 0)
    return;
  var getVal = function(key, def) {
    return (storage && storage[key]) || getCookie(key) || def;
  };
  var setVal = function(key, val) {
    storage ? storage[key] = val : setCookie(key, val);
  };
  var update = function() {
    if ($(".rCB:checked").length || $("#searchFor").val().length) {
      reset();
    } else {
      Info.show("Updating...")
      location = "?pg=pgList";
    }
  };
  var fixMins = function(sMins) {
    return Math.max(parseInt(sMins) || 5, 1);
  };
  var getMins = function() {
    return fixMins(getVal("cMinsRefresh", ""));
  };
  var timeout;
  var stop = function() {
    timeout = clearTimeout(timeout);
  };
  var reset = function(fStart) {
    if (timeout || fStart) {
      stop();
      timeout = setTimeout(update, getMins() * 60 * 1000);
    }
  };
  $(document).bind("click mousedown keydown", function() { reset(); });
  $(window).bind("scroll", function() { reset(); });
  var fAutoRefresh = getVal("fAutoRefresh", false) == "true";
  var span = $("<span class='update'>").insertAfter("#versionFooter .version:last");
  $('<input type="checkbox">')
  .attr("checked", fAutoRefresh ? "checked" : null)
  .click(function() {
    (fAutoRefresh = $(this).is(":checked")) ? reset(true) : stop();
    setVal("fAutoRefresh", fAutoRefresh);
  }).appendTo(span);
  span.append("Auto update every <input/> minutes")
  .find("input:last").val(getMins())
  .keyup(function() {
    setVal("cMinsRefresh", fixMins($(this).val()));
    reset();
  })
  .blur(function() {
    $(this).val(getMins());
  });
  reset(fAutoRefresh);
});


css:

span.update                                  { float: right; }
span.update > input[type='checkbox'] + input { width: 20px; text-align: right; }

... which will give you a little checkbox and input at the bottom of your filter:

Some important notes/caveats:

• It actually does do a page reload :-(
• The update will behave exactly as if you clicked the "List Cases" link on FogBugz, so if you've changed your current filter in another window, you'll see that filter after the refresh.
• The script tries to stay out of your way, so if won't ever update if you've checked some cases or entered some search terms in the search box.
• If you click, type, or scroll the window, the timeout will be reset. (Again, the reduce the chances that the page will update when you're in the middle of doing something)
• The refresh settings are per-browser, using local storage or cookies.

Answer 2

We have a case open to consider this feature for a future release. Please up-vote this question to show your support for adding this feature.