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Phase 09: Batch Operations
- Implementation decisions documented
- Phase boundary established
2026-02-03 20:44:58 -05:00

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Phase 9: Batch Operations - Context

Gathered: 2026-02-03 Status: Ready for planning

## Phase Boundary

Execute actions on multiple containers in a single command with individual progress and consolidated results. Supports text commands and inline keyboard batch selection. "Update all" targets containers with available updates only.

## Implementation Decisions

Command syntax

  • Space-separated container names: "update plex sonarr radarr"
  • "Update all" = all containers with updates available (not all containers)
  • No "start all", "stop all", or "restart all" commands — user cannot picture needing these
  • Multiple named containers supported for start, stop, restart (e.g., "stop plex sonarr")
  • Fuzzy name matching means disambiguation may be needed (see Confirmation rules)

Inline keyboard batch

  • Support batch operations via UI buttons (Phase 8 keyboard infrastructure)
  • Claude's discretion on selection UX — pick approach that fits existing keyboard flow (multi-select toggle or checkbox-style)

Progress display

  • Claude's discretion on message strategy (single editing message vs stacked)
  • Summary emphasizes failures over successes — user cares about what broke and why
  • No retry button after completion — user manually re-runs if needed
  • Claude's discretion on cancel button during batch

Failure handling

  • Continue attempting remaining containers after a failure (don't abort batch)
  • Show container name + failure reason (actionable error info)
  • Distinguish warnings vs errors:
    • Warning: "already stopped", "no update available" — non-critical
    • Error: "image pull failed", "timeout" — actual failures
  • Claude's discretion on whether warnings appear in final summary

Confirmation rules

  • "Update all" requires confirmation showing count only: "Update 5 containers?"
  • Named batches run immediately without confirmation (user was explicit)
  • Exception: Batch stop confirms due to fuzzy matching risk
    • If "stop plex" matches multiple containers (plex, jellyplex), show disambiguation
  • Claude's discretion on handling exact-match vs fuzzy-match (when user wants JUST plex, not jellyplex)

Claude's Discretion

  • Inline keyboard selection UX
  • Single editing message vs stacked messages for progress
  • Cancel button during batch (complexity vs usefulness)
  • Warning visibility in final summary
  • Exact-match priority vs fuzzy-match disambiguation behavior
## Specific Ideas
  • Fuzzy name matching should allow disambiguation: if "plex" matches both "plex" and "jellyplex", the user should be able to specify they want only "plex"
  • Failures need to be identifiable with reason — "why did it fail?" is the key question
## Deferred Ideas

None — discussion stayed within phase scope


Phase: 09-batch-operations Context gathered: 2026-02-03