Sidekiq: [WEB UI] add link to return to the app

[seuros]

Right now there is no way to return to the app once we are in the dashboard unless we enter the URL manually or hit back x times.

I propose to add button or set the logo to redirect to configurable path.
Let me know if i should start working on this.

[mperham]

Put a link to your app in your browser's bookmark bar. Problem solved.

[seuros]

the logo is more accessible than the bookmark, especially if using a public computer or touch devices.

[mperham]

Is it reasonable for the Sidekiq logo to link to someone's app? The Sidekiq logo should link to the root of Sidekiq Web.

I like the button idea better: what should the button say?

[seuros]

The user can put any text he want or even a img tag, that will be wrapped in a link_to the desired path.
We could have 'Back to Application' as default

[mperham]

Sounds good, let's see what you come up with. Please include desktop and mobile screenshots when you're ready.

[seuros]

Ok i will do a quick screenshoot in few minutes then implement it.

[seuros]

small screen

Large screen

[mperham]

What about putting it next to Live Poll in the top right?

[seuros]

I did that too. But it look strange, let me redo it.

[seuros]

I can make each button inline

[mperham]

I like it up top, it just needs a bit of polish, esp in mobile.

1. Maybe "Back to App" so it's a little shorter?
2. The button should not render unless the user gives a url to use. How does the developer set the URL?

[seuros]

1) sure. It was just for demo.
2) i'm thinking about

  # config/initializers/sidekiq.rb
  Sidekiq.configure_webui do |config|
       config.app_url = '/admin' # admin_path if using rails , default: nil
       config.back_button_html = 'Return to my app' # default: 'Back to App'
       config.back_button_class =  'btn btn-info' # default: 'btn btn-inverse'
  end

the back_button_html is not sanitized.

[mperham]

Let's keep it dead simple, app_url only. Sidekiq::Web.app_url = 'http://foobar.com'?

[seuros]

Better.

[ryansimms]

I'm not proud of this, but I spent a fair amount of time finding an alternative and couldn't find anything - if there is an alternative then please let me know!

I have a Rails app that just has Sidekiq with Devise for auth and all I wanted to do was add a Logout link to the Sidekiq Web UI hence how I ended up here. So I set the app_url to be /users/sign_out, but having the button say 'Back to App' was pretty confusing so I did the following:

# Put in config/initializers/sidekiq.rb
require 'sidekiq/web'
Sidekiq::Web.app_url = '/users/sign_out">Logout</a><a style="display:none'

Which renders the button html as the following, hiding the second link it creates:

<a class="btn btn-inverse" href="/users/sign_out">Logout</a><a style="display:none">Back to App</a>

I know, cringe, but it did the trick and maybe it'll be a bit of hacky help for someone else until an alternative is created (if it doesn't already exist).