Suite state now only reports last 6 tasks.

lib/cylc/gui/gscan.py

@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ def _on_query_tooltip(self, widget, x, y, kbd_ctx, tooltip):
             state = info[cell_index].strip().split(' ')[0]
             point_string = model.get(iter_, 5)[0]
             tasks = self.updater.get_last_n_tasks(
-                suite, host, state, point_string, 5)  # Last 5 tasks.
+                suite, host, state, point_string)
             tooltip.set_markup('<b>{state}</b>\n{tasks}'.format(
                 state=state,
                 tasks='\n'.join(tasks))
@@ -981,31 +981,33 @@ def clear_stopped_suites(self):
         self.stopped_hosts_suites_info.clear()
         gobject.idle_add(self.update)
 
-    def get_last_n_tasks(self, suite, host, task_state, point_string, n):
+    def get_last_n_tasks(self, suite, host, task_state, point_string):
         """Returns a list of the last 'n' tasks with the provided state for
         the provided suite."""
         # Get list of tasks for the provided state or return an error msg.
         if suite + host not in self.tasks_by_state:
             return ['<i>Could not get info, try refreshing the scanner.</i>']
-        tasks = self.tasks_by_state[suite + host][task_state]
+        tasks = list(self.tasks_by_state[suite + host][task_state])
         if tasks is False:
             return ['<i>Cannot connect to suite.</i>']
 
+        # Append "And x more" to list if required.
+        temp = [(dt, tn, ps) for (dt, tn, ps) in tasks if dt is None]
+        suffix = []
+        if temp:
+            tasks.remove(temp[0])
+            if not point_string:
+                suffix.append('<i>And %s more</i>' % (temp[0][1],))
+
         # Filter by point string if provided.
         if point_string:
-            ret = [(last_timestamp, task_name + '.' + p_string) for
-                   (last_timestamp, task_name, p_string) in tasks if
+            ret = [task_name + '.' + p_string for
+                   (_, task_name, p_string) in tasks if
                    p_string == point_string]
         else:
-            ret = [(task[0], task[1] + '.' + task[2]) for task in tasks]
-
-        # Return only the n youngest items.
-        ret.sort(reverse=True)
-        if len(ret) - n == 1:
-            n += 1
-        suffix = [] if len(ret) <= n else [
-            '<i>And %d more</i>' % (len(ret) - n,)]
-        return [task[1] for task in ret[0:n]] + suffix
+            ret = [task[1] + '.' + task[2] for task in tasks]
+
+        return ret + suffix
 
     def update(self):
         """Update the Applet."""

lib/cylc/network/suite_state.py

@@ -273,7 +273,14 @@ def get_tasks_by_state(self):
                         self.task_summary[task][time_string]):
                     time_strings.append(self.task_summary[task][time_string])
             task_name, point_string = task.rsplit('.', 1)
-            ret[state].append((max(time_strings), task_name, point_string))
+            ret[state].append((max(time_strings), task_name, point_string,))
+        for state in ret:
+            ret[state].sort(reverse=True)
+            if len(ret[state]) < 7:
+                ret[state] = ret[state][0:6]
+            else:
+                ret[state] = ret[state][0:5] + [
+                    (None, len(ret[state]) - 6, None,)]
         return ret
 
     def get_summary_update_time(self):