2002759 - Make retrying tasks more accessible

Status: NEW

(Tree Management :: Treeherder, enhancement)

Description

[Manuel Bucher [:manuel]]

Especially for testing whether a test is still intermittent, I usually need to run a task a few times (20, 50). The treeherder UI allows for it, but it is very hidden.

How I usually do it is --rebuild 20 on submit.
In the UI: spam click the arrow button (or spam r on the keyboard).

Another way I just got aware of existing:

• the three dots in the same row as the arrow
• then "Custom Action..."
• select "retrigger" (not sure if "retrigger-custom" would do the same thing)
• modify the times: 1 to the amount of retriggers
• confirm by clicking ☑ Retrigger

I got aware of this being possible by a peer, but the flow to retrigger a job multiple times is very hidden.

Proposed change: when clicking on retrigger (or pressing r) directly ask for the amount (or more complex: ask for the amount after clicking on it for two times).