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FlowGraph Enhancement: Edge Labels
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Description
When porting my bnil-graph plugin to the FlowGraph api, I found it lacking edge labels and multiple root nodes, which is a feature I used in the graphviz version
Multiple root nodes allowed me to have a clean separation between the IL types. Edge labels reduced the clutter in the nodes themselves:
I'm far less happy with the readability of the FlowGraph version, but I kept it because I wanted to remove the dependency and path configuration needed.
Here's the new version: 
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Research direction
Start with the FlowGraph API and the graphviz-based bnil-graph example referenced in the issue. Define support for edge labels and multiple root nodes, then verify that the resulting graph preserves the separation and readability shown in the examples.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
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- Over a week
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
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- 25/100