Show how long ago tests were last run

I have TI set up to run tests when idle (which is great) and which means they will run whenever I leave the keyboard alone for a second or two.

Sometimes I wonder if the tests have been run since I last looked at the results or not - eg, if a test is failing, and I think "Is it still failing or have the tests just not run again yet?" I end up running them manually to be sure, which defeats the point of having them run automatically.

Perhaps the TI window could have a status message, something like "Tests run thirty seconds ago", "a minute ago", etc. It could include the last time they successfully built and ran - the other problem is of course when they don't run because the project doesn't compile, but you might not realise this if the Build window isn't open.

So perhaps:

The last time it tried to run tests (Did it manage to build or not?)
Time ago tests were last successfully run (ie how valid the results it is displaying are - the key info, different to the last time it tried to run)

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