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Reduce CLI log fatigue for batch operations #74

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feat(cli): reduce log fatigue with in-place progress updates
google-labs-jules[bot] Jan 5, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' into palette-log-fatigue-4018451181499597473
abhimehro Jan 9, 2026
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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions .jules/palette.md
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# Palette's Journal

## 2024-10-18 - CLI UX Adaptation
**Learning:** When a "frontend" agent encounters a CLI-only repo, the "interface" becomes the terminal output. Accessibility principles (contrast, readability, clear feedback) still apply but translate to ANSI colors, clear spacing, and descriptive log messages instead of ARIA labels.
**Action:** Adapting web-centric UX patterns (like "toast notifications") to CLI equivalents (colored log lines or summary tables).
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## 2024-03-22 - CLI Interactive Fallbacks
**Learning:** CLI tools often fail hard when config is missing, but interactive contexts allow for graceful recovery. Users appreciate being asked for missing info instead of just receiving an error.
**Action:** When `sys.stdin.isatty()` is true, prompt for missing configuration instead of exiting with an error code.

## 2025-06-15 - Reduce Log Fatigue
**Learning:** High-volume success logs (like batch processing) can drown out important errors.
**Action:** Use ephemeral in-place updates (via `\r`) for repetitive "working" states to keep the log history clean for true signals (start, finish, error).
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try:
_api_post_form(client, f"{API_BASE}/{profile_id}/rules", data=data)
log.info(
"Folder %s – batch %d: added %d rules",
sanitize_for_log(folder_name), i, len(batch)
)

if USE_COLORS:
sys.stderr.write(
f"\r{Colors.CYAN}🚀 Folder {sanitize_for_log(folder_name)}: Pushing batch {i}/{total_batches}...{Colors.ENDC}"

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)
sys.stderr.flush()
else:
log.info(
"Folder %s – batch %d: added %d rules",
sanitize_for_log(folder_name), i, len(batch)
)

successful_batches += 1
if existing_rules_lock:
with existing_rules_lock:
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if hasattr(e, 'response') and e.response is not None:
log.debug(f"Response content: {e.response.text}")

if USE_COLORS:
# Clear the progress line
sys.stderr.write("\r" + " " * 80 + "\r")
sys.stderr.flush()

if successful_batches == total_batches:
log.info("Folder %s – finished (%d new rules added)", sanitize_for_log(folder_name), len(filtered_hostnames))
return True
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