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Multiverse Timeline?

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scope: timeline type: new feature waiting for 👍
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Description

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Summary 💡

The timeline component is awesome, but could it support the concept of a multiverse?

That is, multiple timelines branching off a single starting timeline?

This could be useful for things like trying to visualize multiple possible outcomes, demonstrating git branching, and more.

Examples 🌈

Not really a great example, but here's an image from the show "Loki" which sort-of demonstrates this idea:
http://fishstreamtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/loki-timeline-branches-700x300.jpg

Motivation 🔦

This would be useful for things like visualizing multiple outcomes.

Obviously this is just a fun idea, and feel free to close if not useful!

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the timeline component in the Material UI codebase and reviewing how it models timeline items and connections. The issue provides no file or test entry point; done would require an agreed design and support for multiple timelines branching from a shared starting timeline.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, react
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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