action #153475
Updated by okurz 2 months ago
## Motivation
From the SUSE QE Tools coordination call when we had a demonstration about #152569 we realized that a string like `[Not restarting because job has been restarted already $auto_clone_limit times and failed with /$auto_clone_regex/]` is confusing because of the dollar signs. And it doesn't reveal the values so it's not obvious what the number or the regex is.
For reference the "already cloned n times" message does state say the maximum.
## Acceptance criteria
* **AC1:** The user facing informational messages avoids dollar-signs as those are implementation-specifics
* **AC2:** The messages still state explicitly that those values can be configured somehow
## Suggestions
* Consider using explicit wording like "variables" or "settings" (or ALL_CAPS) ALL_CAPS and/or reference the actual values
* Consider prefixing the config section, e.g. "global:auto_clone_regex" or "global.auto_clone_regex"
* Add a help icon or URL to the point where the actual value is defined
* Expand the values, either within the reason or somewhere else like in a comment, the investigation tab or elsewhere
* Clarify limitations of the reason, and if they can be addressed
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