Error states and empty state screens
epic-external-system-integration-configuration-admin-ui-task-019 — Design and implement error state and empty state screens for the Integration Configuration Dashboard (no integrations configured yet, API fetch failure), the Field Mapping Editor (no source fields returned from integration type), and the Credential Management Form (connection-test network failure). All states must follow Design System v3 patterns.
Acceptance Criteria
Technical Requirements
Execution Context
Tier 3 - 413 tasks
Can start after Tier 2 completes
Handles integration between different epics or system components. Requires coordination across multiple development streams.
Implementation Notes
Create reusable EmptyStateWidget and ErrorStateWidget components if they do not already exist in the shared widget library, parameterised with icon, heading, body text, and an optional action button callback. Do not duplicate empty/error UI per screen — use these shared widgets. For the connection-test error in CredentialManagementForm, manage error visibility with a local bool in a StatefulWidget or a dedicated sub-state in the form's BLoC/Riverpod notifier; do not route this through the global error handler. Ensure the Retry button in the Dashboard re-dispatches the load event to the BLoC/provider rather than calling the service directly from the widget.
Testing Requirements
Write widget tests for each error/empty state: (1) seed the relevant BLoC/provider with an empty-data state and assert the empty state widget is visible; (2) seed with an error state and assert the error widget and Retry button are visible; (3) simulate tapping Retry and assert the fetch event is dispatched. Tests should use mocktail to simulate the failed network call for the connection-test banner scenario.
The multi-step Integration Setup Wizard must render different credential fields, field mapping targets, and validation rules depending on the selected integration type. If the type-specific branching logic is implemented as conditional widget trees rather than driven by the Integration Type Registry, the wizard becomes unmaintainable and adding new integration types requires UI code changes.
Mitigation & Contingency
Mitigation: Design the wizard to be metadata-driven from the Integration Type Registry from day one. Credential form fields, required field validation, and mapping target lists are all fetched from the registry, not hardcoded in widgets. Implement one integration type end-to-end first (Xledger) to validate the pattern before building the others.
Contingency: If the metadata-driven approach proves too complex for the initial delivery, implement Xledger and Dynamics as hardcoded wizard variants and create a registry-driven refactor as a follow-up technical debt ticket with a fixed deadline.
The Excluded Features Configuration Panel must wire directly into the feature flag system to suppress HLF app features. If the feature flag system does not yet expose a writable admin interface, this panel cannot save its configuration, blocking the HLF-specific acceptance criteria.
Mitigation & Contingency
Mitigation: Verify that the Organization-scoped Feature Flags feature (a declared dependency) exposes a Dart API for programmatic flag writes before starting this panel. Coordinate with the feature flags team to ensure the write API is available. If needed, schedule this panel as the last item in the epic.
Contingency: If the feature flag write API is unavailable at implementation time, store excluded features in the integration's JSONB settings column and wire them into a local feature flag provider that merges database state with the standard flag system at app startup.
The Field Mapping Editor's usability for non-technical org admins is high-risk. If the visual mapping interface is confusing, admins will configure incorrect mappings that cause silent data corruption in accounting exports — a serious financial risk discovered only at month-end reconciliation.
Mitigation & Contingency
Mitigation: Conduct usability testing with at least one admin user from Blindeforbundet on the field mapping editor prototype before full implementation. Provide descriptive labels and sample data values for all fields. Add a 'test mapping' preview that shows a transformed sample record before saving.
Contingency: If usability testing reveals the visual editor is too complex, implement a simplified list-based mapping editor (select app field → select external field, one row at a time) as a fallback, deferring the drag-and-drop visual editor to a future iteration.
The Credential Management Form's masked fields and connection-test flow may conflict with screen reader requirements — VoiceOver and JAWS must be able to navigate the form, understand which fields are already configured, and receive feedback on connection test results without exposing credential values in accessible text.
Mitigation & Contingency
Mitigation: Design accessible semantics labels for masked fields (e.g., 'API key: configured, last 4 characters: abcd') from the start. Use Flutter's Semantics widget to provide screen-reader-specific text that differs from visual display. Test with VoiceOver on iOS and TalkBack on Android during development, not only at QA.
Contingency: If accessibility conflicts with security requirements for the credential form, implement a separate 'accessibility mode' flow where credential configuration is done through a separate confirmation step that provides more explicit semantic feedback without risk of value exposure.