(UI): Better Text for Transition Timelines

[memarin]

Referencing the last item in this dropdown (”Auction Ends In”)

The current implementation will say:

• “Auction Starts In …”
• “Auction Ends In …”
• “Round Ends In …”
• “Fossil Ready In …”
• “Round Ended …”

Depending on the round’s state.

• If the round is Open, it says “Auction Starts In …”
• If the round is Auctioning, it says “Auction Ends in …”
• If the round is Running && now is < settlement_date it shows “Round ends In …”
  • Before the round’s settlement date the user should know “round settles in x minutes”
• If the round is Running && now is <= settlement date + FOSSIL_DELAY (15 min) it shows “Fossil Ready In …”
  • If the settlement date has been reached but fossil is not ready to be executed, the user should know when fossil will become ready
• And finally if the round is Running && now > settlement date + FOSSIL_DELAY (or if the round is Settled) it shows “Round Ended …”

This text is confusing to the user, as well as the “…” portion. Currently, a helper function looks at the target date and now, it returns their difference in a DayHourMinute(SometimesSeconds) format, if now is > the target date it returns the same text but with a “-” in front. I.e., Auction Ends In 3H 30M || Auction Ends In -3H 30 M

This is confusing to the user. When the value is negative, it means the state transition could have happened 3 hours and 30 minutes ago, but hasnt yet (intending user action). Instead of this we should adjust the text/number outputs here so that it is intuitive to the user.

💡 “→” represents the tabbing/spacing/different columns on the UI

🏗️ Update the logic while the state is Open

• If now < auctionStartDate, it should say “Auction Starts In → 3H 30M” (same as before)
• If now ≥ auctionStartDate, should say “Auction Can Start → Now”

🏗️ Update the logic while the state is Auctioning

• If now < auctionEndDate, it should say “Auction Ends In → 3H 30M” (same as before)
• If now ≥ auctionEndDate, should say “Auction Can End → Now”

🏗️ Update the logic while the state is Running

• If now < optionSettleDate, it should say “Round Ends In → 3H 30M” (same as before)
• If now < optionSettleDate + FOSSIL_DELAY , it should say “Fossil Ready In → 14M 30S” (same as before)
• Else (now ≥ optionSettleDate + FOSSIL_DELAY), it should say “Round Can End → Now”

🏗️ Update the logic while the state is Settled

• Should say “Round Settled → 3h 30M ago”

[memarin]

@eliotstock question on this

• Alternative to saying “auction can start → now” is “auction could have started → 3H 30M ago”.
  • Unsure if this time is something the user will want at all, and if so maybe it could be behind a tooltip ?

[eliotstock]

I don't think we should introduce a tool tip just for this one state - too much complexity/inconsistency.

I suggest setting it to “just now” for 1 min after the point in time when the auction could start.

Then to “1 min ago” or whatever from then on. This is a pretty common UI pattern.