added persistent and cant_close to PA_JobManager_FE_Message, used them from pa_job_manager to set status messages with persistence/close buttons appropriately for items like fix_dups/stale_jobs. When "fixing" now, the persistent Status message stays, but its now positioned approx. below the navbar on the right and is ok. Started on changing status to a more sensible naming conventions (away from alert to level) - more work to complete this

job.py

@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ class PA_JobManager_Message(db.Model):
     job_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('job.id') )
     alert = db.Column(db.String)
     message = db.Column(db.String)
+    persistent = db.Column(db.Boolean)
+    cant_close = db.Column(db.Boolean)
     job = db.relationship ("Job" )
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"<id: {self.id}, job_id: {self.job_id}, alert: {self.alert}, message: {self.message}, job: {self.job}"
@@ -90,6 +92,8 @@ def GetJM_Message():
 # ClearJM_Message: used in html to clear any message just displayed
 ################################################################################
 def ClearJM_Message(id):
+    print(f"DDP: DID NOT clear JM message: {id}" )
+    return
     PA_JobManager_Message.query.filter(PA_JobManager_Message.id==id).delete()
     db.session.commit()
     return
@@ -307,12 +311,11 @@ def joblog_search():
 @login_required
 def CheckForJobs():
     num=GetNumActiveJobs()
+    print( f"called: /checkforjobs -- num={num}" )
     sts=[]
-    print("CheckForJobs called" )
     for msg in PA_JobManager_Message.query.all():
-        print("there is a PA_J_MGR status message" )
         u='<a class="link-light" href="' + url_for('joblog', id=msg.job_id) + '">Job # ' + str(msg.job_id) + '</a>: '
-        sts.append( { 'message': u+msg.message, 'alert': msg.alert, 'job_id': msg.job_id } )
+        sts.append( { 'message': u+msg.message, 'alert': msg.alert, 'job_id': msg.job_id, 'persistent': msg.persistent, 'cant_close': msg.cant_close } )
     return make_response( jsonify( num_active_jobs=num, sts=sts ) )
 
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