SubmitStatus

SubmitStatus is a term used in software systems to represent the outcome of submitting an item to a target system, such as a server, workflow, repository, or data ingestion pipeline. It is commonly implemented as an enumeration or a small data object that conveys both the current state and relevant context of the submission.

Common states associated with SubmitStatus include Pending, InProgress, Succeeded, Failed, Rejected, Cancelled, and TimedOut. Some implementations also use Accepted or Completed to distinguish intermediate versus final outcomes. Transitions between states describe the lifecycle of a submission, often triggering retries, user notifications, or subsequent processing steps.

A typical SubmitStatus object contains several fields: a machine-readable status code, a human-readable message, a timestamp, and optional metadata such as a submission identifier, an external job id, or details about errors. Many designs include a boolean retryable flag and sometimes a severity level. In asynchronous systems, SubmitStatus may accompany a reference to a related process or task, enabling correlation across components.

Usage patterns include returning SubmitStatus from APIs to communicate result to clients, persisting it in submission logs or databases, and driving user interface indicators or automated workflows. When implementing SubmitStatus, developers aim for a stable set of final states, clear semantics for each transition, and consistency across API boundaries, with JSON or protobuf serialization and robust error handling.

SubmitStatus is commonly contrasted with related concepts such as Submission, SubmissionResult, and JobStatus. The exact naming and available states vary by system, but the underlying goal is to capture the outcome and context of a submission operation.