@Marvin Where can I see the status of processes started with the

serve()

method in the prefect UI?

To see the status of processes started with the

serve()

method in the Prefect UI, you should use the following steps: 1. Start your deployment through the Prefect UI. 2. Navigate to the Flow Runs page in the UI. 3. Here you can see running or completed flow runs. 4. To view logs and status, click on individual flow runs. It's also important to note that if you've daemonized your Prefect worker or

serve

process, you can check its status with system commands like

systemctl status my-prefect-service

if you are using systemd on a Linux system for example. This gives you information about whether the daemonized service is running, and it will also allow you to see the Prefect logs. For more detailed steps and guides, you can refer to Prefect's deployment documentation.

@Marvin is there a way to show the results as JSON or string in the UI instead of linking it to the object?

The search did not return explicit instructions or features for displaying results as JSON or string directly within the Prefect UI. Prefect UI typically links to objects such as task and flow runs, and logs are viewed within the context of these objects. If you are looking to display specific data in the UI, you may need to consider using logging within your flows and tasks. By logging the results you wish to display, you can ensure that they appear as part of the streamable logs within the UI. For instance, to output results as a JSON string within your task, you might use:

python
import json
import prefect

logger = prefect.context.get("logger")

result = {"key": "value"} # Replace with your actual result
<http://logger.info|logger.info>(json.dumps(result)) # Logs the result as a JSON string

And to display simply as a string:

python
<http://logger.info|logger.info>(str(result)) # Logs the result as a string

Viewing these logs can then be done through the Prefect UI's logging interface for a particular flow or task run. However, for a more structured JSON display or exporting results, this might require creating custom UI components or extracting the data from the Prefect API or database if supported by Prefect.