Show waiting dependency details in dashboard

playground/TestShop/BasketService/appsettings.json

@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
     }
   },
   "AllowedHosts": "*",
-  "Kestrel": {
-    "EndpointDefaults": {
-      "Protocols": "Http2"
-    }
-  },
   "Aspire": {
     "RabbitMQ": {
       "Client": {

playground/TestShop/TestShop.AppHost/AppHost.cs

@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
 #endif
 
 var catalogDbApp = builder.AddProject<Projects.CatalogDb>("catalogdbapp")
-                          .WithReference(catalogDb);
+                          .WithReference(catalogDb)
+                          .WaitFor(catalogDb)
+                          .WithHttpHealthCheck("/health");
 
 if (builder.Environment.IsDevelopment() && builder.ExecutionContext.IsRunMode)
 {
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@
 
 var catalogService = builder.AddProject<Projects.CatalogService>("catalogservice")
                             .WithReference(catalogDb)
+                            .WaitFor(catalogDb)
+                            .WaitFor(catalogDbApp)
                             // Modify the endpoint URL
                             .WithUrlForEndpoint("https", u =>
                             {
@@ -65,6 +69,7 @@
                             })
                             // Hide the http URL
                             .WithUrlForEndpoint("http", u => u.DisplayLocation = UrlDisplayLocation.DetailsOnly)
+                            .WithHttpHealthCheck("/health")
                             .WithReplicas(2);
 
 var messaging = builder.AddRabbitMQ("messaging")
@@ -73,32 +78,53 @@
                        .WithManagementPlugin()
                        .PublishAsContainer();
 
+// Test-only manual gate for dashboard waiting-state UX. It never starts automatically,
+// so dependents stay in Waiting until the resource is explicitly started from the dashboard.
+var manualStartGate = builder.AddContainer("manualstartgate", "alpine")
+                             .WithEntrypoint("sleep")
+                             .WithArgs("3600")
+                             .WithExplicitStart();
+
 var basketService = builder.AddProject("basketservice", @"..\BasketService\BasketService.csproj")
                            .WithReference(basketCache)
-                           .WithReference(messaging).WaitFor(messaging);
+                           .WaitFor(basketCache)
+                           .WithReference(messaging)
+                           .WaitFor(messaging)
+                           .WithHttpHealthCheck("/health", endpointName: "http");
 
 var frontend = builder.AddProject<Projects.MyFrontend>("frontend")
-       .WithExternalHttpEndpoints()
-       .WithReference(basketService)
-       .WithReference(catalogService)
-       // Modify the display text of the URLs
-       .WithUrls(c => c.Urls.ForEach(u => u.DisplayText = $"Online store ({u.Endpoint?.EndpointName})"))
-       // Don't show the non-HTTPS link on the resources page (details only)
-       .WithUrlForEndpoint("http", url => url.DisplayLocation = UrlDisplayLocation.DetailsOnly)
-       // Add health relative URL (show in details only)
-       .WithUrlForEndpoint("https", ep => new() { Url = "/health", DisplayText = "Health", DisplayLocation = UrlDisplayLocation.DetailsOnly })
-       .WithHttpHealthCheck("/health");
+    .WithExternalHttpEndpoints()
+    .WaitForStart(manualStartGate)
+    .WithReference(basketService)
+    .WaitFor(basketService)
+    .WithReference(catalogService)
+    .WaitFor(catalogService)
+    // Modify the display text of the URLs
+    .WithUrls(c => c.Urls.ForEach(u => u.DisplayText = $"Online store ({u.Endpoint?.EndpointName})"))
+    // Don't show the non-HTTPS link on the resources page (details only)
+    .WithUrlForEndpoint("http", url => url.DisplayLocation = UrlDisplayLocation.DetailsOnly)
+    // Add health relative URL (show in details only)
+    .WithUrlForEndpoint("https", ep => new() { Url = "/health", DisplayText = "Health", DisplayLocation = UrlDisplayLocation.DetailsOnly })
+    .WithHttpHealthCheck("/health");
 
 builder.AddProject<Projects.OrderProcessor>("orderprocessor", launchProfileName: "OrderProcessor")
-       .WithReference(messaging).WaitFor(messaging);
+    .WithReference(messaging)
+    .WaitFor(messaging);
 
 #if YARP_USE_CONFIG_FILE
 builder.AddYarp("apigateway")
-       .WithConfigFile("yarp.json")
-       .WithReference(basketService)
-       .WithReference(catalogService);
+    .WithConfigFile("yarp.json")
+    .WithReference(basketService)
+    .WaitFor(basketService)
+    .WithReference(catalogService)
+    .WaitFor(catalogService);
 #else
 var yarp = builder.AddYarp("apigateway");
+yarp.WithReference(basketService)
+    .WaitFor(basketService)
+    .WithReference(catalogService)
+    .WaitFor(catalogService);
+
 yarp.WithConfiguration(builder =>
 {
     // catalog 

src/Aspire.Dashboard/Components/Controls/ResourceDetails.razor.cs

@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ protected override void OnParametersSet()
                 {
                     Type = typeof(ResourceHealthStateValue),
                     Parameters = { ["Resource"] = _resource }
-                },
+                }
             };
 
             // For parameter resources whose value is unset, render the same "Value not set" affordance
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ protected override void OnParametersSet()
                     Parameters =
                     {
                         ["Resource"] = _resource,
-                        ["OnExecuteCommandAsync"] = (Func<ResourceViewModel, CommandViewModel, Task>)ExecuteParameterCommandAsync,
+                        ["OnExecuteCommandAsync"] = (Func<ResourceViewModel, CommandViewModel, Task>)ExecuteResourceCommandAsync,
                         ["IsCommandExecuting"] = IsCommandExecuting,
                     }
                 };
@@ -307,10 +307,11 @@ private void UpdateResourceActionsMenu()
             IsCommandExecuting,
             showViewDetails: false,
             showConsoleLogsItem: true,
-            showUrls: true);
+            showUrls: true,
+            showStartCommand: false);
     }
 
-    private async Task ExecuteParameterCommandAsync(ResourceViewModel resource, CommandViewModel command)
+    private async Task ExecuteResourceCommandAsync(ResourceViewModel resource, CommandViewModel command)
     {
         await CommandSelected.InvokeAsync(command);
     }

src/Aspire.Dashboard/Model/ResourceMenuBuilder.cs

@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ public void AddMenuItems(
         Func<ResourceViewModel, CommandViewModel, bool> isCommandExecuting,
         bool showViewDetails,
         bool showConsoleLogsItem,
-        bool showUrls)
+        bool showUrls,
+        bool showStartCommand = true)
     {
         if (showViewDetails)
         {
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ await _aiContextProvider.LaunchAssistantSidebarAsync(
 
         AddTelemetryMenuItems(menuItems, resource, resourceByName);
 
-        AddCommandMenuItems(menuItems, resource, commandSelected, isCommandExecuting);
+        AddCommandMenuItems(menuItems, resource, commandSelected, isCommandExecuting, showStartCommand);
 
         if (showUrls)
         {
@@ -282,9 +283,10 @@ private void AddTelemetryMenuItems(List<MenuButtonItem> menuItems, ResourceViewM
         }
     }
 
-    private void AddCommandMenuItems(List<MenuButtonItem> menuItems, ResourceViewModel resource, EventCallback<CommandViewModel> commandSelected, Func<ResourceViewModel, CommandViewModel, bool> isCommandExecuting)
+    private void AddCommandMenuItems(List<MenuButtonItem> menuItems, ResourceViewModel resource, EventCallback<CommandViewModel> commandSelected, Func<ResourceViewModel, CommandViewModel, bool> isCommandExecuting, bool showStartCommand)
     {
         var menuCommands = resource.Commands
+                    .Where(c => showStartCommand || !c.Name.Equals(CommandViewModel.StartCommand, StringComparisons.CommandName))
                     .Where(c => c.State != CommandViewModelState.Hidden)
                     .ToList();
 

src/Aspire.Dashboard/Model/ResourceStateViewModel.cs

@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@ internal static string GetResourceStateTooltip(ResourceViewModel resource, IStri
         }
         else if (resource.IsWaiting())
         {
+            if (resource.TryGetWaitingForDependencies(out var dependencies))
+            {
+                return loc.GetString(nameof(Columns.StateColumnResourceWaitingFor), string.Join(", ", dependencies));
+            }
+
             return loc[nameof(Columns.StateColumnResourceWaiting)];
         }
         else if (resource.IsNotStarted())

src/Aspire.Dashboard/Model/ResourceViewModelExtensions.cs

@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ public static bool TryGetAppArgsSensitivity(this ResourceViewModel resource, out
         return resource.TryGetCustomDataBoolArray(KnownProperties.Resource.AppArgsSensitivity, out argParams);
     }
 
+    public static bool TryGetWaitingForDependencies(this ResourceViewModel resource, out ImmutableArray<string> dependencies)
+    {
+        return resource.TryGetCustomDataStringArray(KnownProperties.Resource.WaitingFor, out dependencies) && dependencies.Length > 0;
+    }
+
     private static bool TryGetCustomDataString(this ResourceViewModel resource, string key, [NotNullWhen(returnValue: true)] out string? s)
     {
         if (resource.Properties.TryGetValue(key, out var property) && property.Value.TryConvertToString(out var valueString))

src/Aspire.Dashboard/Resources/Columns.resx

@@ -118,15 +118,15 @@
     <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
   </resheader>
   <data name="StateColumnResourceExitedUnexpectedly" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>{0} exited unexpectedly with exit code {1}</value>
+    <value>{0} exited unexpectedly with exit code {1}.</value>
     <comment>{0} is a resource type, {1} is a number</comment>
   </data>
   <data name="StateColumnResourceExited" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>{0} is no longer running</value>
+    <value>{0} is no longer running.</value>
     <comment>{0} is a resource type</comment>
   </data>
   <data name="StateColumnResourceFailedToStart" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>{0} failed to start</value>
+    <value>{0} failed to start.</value>
     <comment>{0} is a resource type</comment>
   </data>
   <data name="SourceColumnDisplayCopyCommandToClipboard" xml:space="preserve">
@@ -155,13 +155,17 @@
   </data>
   <data name="StateColumnResourceContainerRuntimeUnhealthy" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Container runtime was found but appears to be unhealthy. Ensure that it is running.
-For more information, see https://aka.ms/aspire/container-runtime-unhealthy</value>
+For more information, see https://aka.ms/aspire/container-runtime-unhealthy.</value>
     <comment>Contains a new line</comment>
   </data>
   <data name="StateColumnResourceNotStarted" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Resource has not started because it's configured to not automatically start.</value>
+    <value>Resource is not configured to start automatically.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="StateColumnResourceWaiting" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Resource is waiting for other resources to be in a running and healthy state.</value>
+    <value>Resource is waiting for dependencies.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="StateColumnResourceWaitingFor" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Waiting for dependencies: {0}.</value>
+    <comment>{0} is a comma-separated list of dependency resource names.</comment>
   </data>
 </root>