still fixing UI issue

internal/httpapp/api_handlers.go

@@ -77,18 +77,23 @@ func (a *App) handleCreatePool(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		req.Options = make(map[string]string)
 	}
 
+	log.Printf("creating pool: name=%s, vdevs=%v, options=%v", req.Name, req.VDEVs, req.Options)
+
 	err := a.zfs.CreatePool(req.Name, req.VDEVs, req.Options)
 
 	// CRITICAL: Always check if pool exists, regardless of reported error
 	// ZFS often reports mountpoint errors but pool is still created
+	// The CreatePool function already does retries, but we double-check here
 	// Wait a brief moment for pool to be fully registered
-	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+	time.Sleep(300 * time.Millisecond)
 
 	pool, getErr := a.zfs.GetPool(req.Name)
 	if getErr == nil {
 		// Pool exists - this is success!
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("info: pool %s created successfully despite reported error: %v", req.Name, err)
+			log.Printf("info: pool %s created successfully despite CreatePool reporting error: %v", req.Name, err)
+		} else {
+			log.Printf("info: pool %s created successfully", req.Name)
 		}
 		// Set cache-control headers
 		w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate")
@@ -98,15 +103,21 @@ func (a *App) handleCreatePool(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Pool doesn't exist - return the error
+	// Pool doesn't exist - return the error with detailed context
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("create pool error: %v", err)
+		log.Printf("error: pool %s creation failed - CreatePool error: %v, GetPool error: %v", req.Name, err, getErr)
-		writeJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{"error": err.Error()})
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{
+			"error":   err.Error(),
+			"details": fmt.Sprintf("Pool '%s' was not created. Check logs for zpool command output.", req.Name),
+		})
 		return
 	}
 
 	// No error but pool doesn't exist (shouldn't happen, but handle it)
-	writeJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, map[string]string{"message": "pool created", "name": req.Name})
+	log.Printf("warning: pool %s creation reported no error but pool was not found", req.Name)
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{
+		"error": fmt.Sprintf("Pool '%s' creation reported success but pool was not found", req.Name),
+	})
 }
 
 func (a *App) handleGetPool(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {

internal/zfs/service.go

@@ -226,31 +226,61 @@ func (s *Service) CreatePool(name string, vdevs []string, options map[string]str
 	args = append(args, name)
 	args = append(args, vdevs...)
 
+	// Log the command we're about to run for debugging
+	log.Printf("executing: %s %v", s.zpoolPath, args)
+
 	// Create the pool (without mountpoint to avoid mount errors)
-	_, err := s.execCommand(s.zpoolPath, args...)
+	createOutput, err := s.execCommand(s.zpoolPath, args...)
+
+	// Log the command output for debugging
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("zpool create failed - output: %s, error: %v", createOutput, err)
+	} else {
+		log.Printf("zpool create succeeded - output: %s", createOutput)
+	}
 
 	// CRITICAL: Always check if pool exists, even if creation reported an error
 	// ZFS often reports mountpoint errors but pool is still created successfully
+	// Retry checking pool existence up to 3 times with delays
 	poolExists := false
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		if i > 0 {
+			// Wait before retry (100ms, 200ms, 300ms)
+			time.Sleep(time.Duration(i*100) * time.Millisecond)
+		}
+
 		if existingPools, listErr := s.ListPools(); listErr == nil {
 			for _, pool := range existingPools {
 				if pool.Name == name {
 					poolExists = true
+					log.Printf("pool %s found after %d check(s)", name, i+1)
 					break
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
+		if poolExists {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
 	if poolExists {
 		// Pool exists! This is success, regardless of any reported errors
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("info: pool %s created successfully despite reported error: %v", name, err)
+		} else {
+			log.Printf("info: pool %s created successfully", name)
 		}
 		// Clear error since pool was created
 		err = nil
 	} else if err != nil {
-		// Pool doesn't exist and we have an error - return it
+		// Pool doesn't exist and we have an error - return it with full context
-		return err
+		log.Printf("error: pool %s creation failed and pool does not exist: %v", name, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create pool %s: %v", name, err)
+	} else {
+		// No error reported but pool doesn't exist - this shouldn't happen
+		log.Printf("warning: pool %s creation reported no error but pool does not exist", name)
+		return fmt.Errorf("pool %s creation reported success but pool was not found", name)
 	}
 
 	// Pool created successfully - now set mountpoint and mount if needed