Here's a simple potential solution:
Have Zuul clear the Jenkins verified vote when it starts running gate tests. Then you can see at a glance the status.
Verified=0, Approved=1 means jenkins is running your tests. Verified=+/-2, Approved=1 means tests passed or failed, but are not running.
Also, having a Zuul status page might be useful in general.
Here's a simple potential solution:
Have Zuul clear the Jenkins verified vote when it starts running gate tests. Then you can see at a glance the status.
Verified=0, Approved=1 means jenkins is running your tests.
Verified=+/-2, Approved=1 means tests passed or failed, but are not running.
Also, having a Zuul status page might be useful in general.