using waiterOnBusy() does not produce a grey screen when the server disconnects or the app encounters an error

[WahiduzzamanKhan]

When I use waiterOnBusy() in my ui.r to show full-screen loading animation, it doesn't show a grey screen when the server disconnects or the app stops because of an error. This can really hamper the user experience as there is no indication that the app has stopped working while the user just keeps waiting.

Here is a reproducible example:

library(shiny)
library(waiter)

ui <- fluidPage(
  use_waiter(),
  waiterOnBusy(),
  actionButton("gen_error", 'Generate error'),
)

server <- function(input, output){
  observeEvent(
    input$gen_error,
    {
      Sys.sleep(5)
      stop('no grey, why?')
    }
  )
  
}

shinyApp(ui, server)

[JohnCoene]

Thanks for reporting this, I pushed a fix.
You can reinstall the development version.

[WahiduzzamanKhan]

Thanks for reporting this, I pushed a fix. You can reinstall the development version.

Thanks for the quick fix