apache / apache/airflow

Add ability to manually move nodes in Graph View

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Description

### Description

Sometimes, the Graph View for a DAG can be difficult to digest based on the spacing of nodes (Tasks, Sensors, Task Groups, etc). Being able to manually re-arrange nodes (of course, without changing dependencies) would make this experience better.

### Use case/motivation

Provide DAG Authors/Viewers a better experience for using Graph View. **I think one of the important things to keep in mind is that this is NOT the ability to manually change dependencies. Just a way to change how the graph is visualized.

### Related issues

NA

### Are you willing to submit a PR?

- [ ] Yes I am willing to submit a PR!

### Code of Conduct

- [x] I agree to follow this project's [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by locating the Graph View entry point and its existing graph-layout behavior. Review how nodes, including Tasks, Sensors, and Task Groups, are rendered and verify that manual repositioning changes only visualization layout, never DAG dependencies.

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Assessment

Domain
data-visualization, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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