quickstatus

QuickStatus is a lightweight tool designed to provide concise, real-time status information for software projects and services. It is used to generate quick, human-readable status indicators that can be embedded in dashboards, chat rooms, or build pipelines.

Core concepts include status values (OK, RUNNING, WARN, ERROR, UNKNOWN), a timestamp, and optional metadata. The system can aggregate status from multiple sources such as CI pipelines, deploys, and monitoring checks, then produce a single summary or a per-item status.

Architecture consists of a status producer component, a formatter or renderer, and optional adapters for integrations (API, webhook, or CLI). Data is represented in a simple JSON-like structure; the API exposes endpoints to query current status or subscribe to changes.

Usage scenarios include embedding QuickStatus in CI workflows to display progress, in dashboards to present a current picture, or in chat tools via webhooks to notify stakeholders. A typical workflow involves updating a check, publishing status, and rendering it on a display.

History and reception describe QuickStatus as originating as a small utility in development workflows to replace verbose incident notes with a compact signal. It has inspired comparable status indicators and is implemented in several languages with community-maintained adapters.

See also: health check, uptime status page, heartbeat, status API, incident management.