[Diagram Editor] Better layout for cyclical connections
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- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 72
- Forks
- 16
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Description
The current auto-layout scheme works very well for workflows that only connect from top to bottom, but it gets a bit twisted up when a cycle shows up. Here's what diagrams/countdown.json currently looks like:
This could be made to look good if the connection from sub to less_than were able to loop the long way around sub (to the left). I think we should consider the following upgrades to the UI:
- Allow users to manually adjust the positioning of the edges (connections between operations)
- Have an auto-layout that accounts for cycles by looping those connections outwards instead of taking the shortest path
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Open diagrams/countdown.json in the Diagram Editor and inspect the current auto-layout behavior for the cycle involving sub and less_than. Clarify whether the contribution targets manual edge positioning, cycle-aware auto-layout, or both. Done should be demonstrated by a readable cycle layout and clearly defined behavior for adjusting connections.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- design, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100