STATUSPENDING

STATUSPENDING is a status used in software systems to indicate that a task, request, or item is not yet completed and awaits action. It represents an intermediate state in a workflow, typically entered when input has been received but processing has not started or external conditions are not yet satisfied.

In task queues and job processing, an item may be created or received and assigned STATUSPENDING, then transitioned to an active processing state when a worker retrieves it. In user-facing flows, STATUSPENDING can indicate awaiting user verification, approval, or data from an external service. In data synchronization, it marks awaiting external data or responses. Timeouts may move a pending item to a failed or expired state after a defined interval.

Implementation notes: STATUSPENDING is commonly modeled as an enumeration or constant value between other statuses such as STATUSINPROGRESS, STATUSCOMPLETED, STATUSFAILED, STATUS_CANCELLED. It is helpful to store metadata such as timestamp of entry into pending, a reason field (pending_reason), and an expiration or retry_at timestamp. Clear transition rules and event-driven triggers reduce ambiguity.

Operational considerations: monitoring and alerting are advisable to detect overdue pending items; improper handling can lead to bottlenecks or stale data. Use idempotent transitions and explicit criteria for moving out of pending to prevent race conditions.

Related concepts include pending state in workflows, queueing systems, and state machines, and other status values such as STATUSINPROGRESS, STATUSCOMPLETED, and STATUSFAILED.