How to add new files?

[rnwolf]

Hi @raymyers

I added a new file into the examples folder and it did not appear in the menu.

How did you envisage one would crate and edit new diagrams?
Edit the existing examples via the browser UI? And then copy and paste those into file in filesystem?

[raymyers]

Hi @rnwolf, thanks for engaging. That's currently what I do, I copy from the browser to another text editor to save progress. That's a bad workflow, clearly, and fixing it means changing how the app runs since it doesn't have a server side yet it's all in-browser.

Here are some options I've been considering. Maybe you've got a preference?

1. Stay in browser and save to cookies. Con: Not a real solution since it doesn't move between browsers / cookies get cleared
2. Introduce a web backend, db, accounts, login - maybe Google SSO... Con: Lots of overhead, ongoing admin.
3. Add a local-only backend. Maybe keep online demo but with save disabled. Con: User has to start a server
4. Repackage as a VS Code plugin
5. Repackage as a Desktop app

I think I'm leaning toward 4.

[rnwolf]

VS Code plugin would be great and would most probably improve usability.