openedx / openedx/frontend-app-authoring

Experimental Tree View for Libraries Home

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Description

Currently, the libraries home page represents all content as flat cards:

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We'd like to try out an experimental alternative view where the search results appear in a tree view instead of cards, something like this:

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Columns in the tree view should be: (⌄ expand/collapse), (icon representing component type), Name, Type, Publish Status, Tags, Date Modified

The tree view should have a high information density and scale to be able to show tens of thousands of items.

This work will help inform design and product decisions but is unlikely to be merged.

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Research direction

Start from the libraries home page and its existing flat-card search results; the issue does not name a file, test, or entry point. Build an experimental tree view with the listed columns, expand/collapse controls, high information density, and support for tens of thousands of items; this work is intended to inform design decisions and is unlikely to be merged.

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Assessment

Tech stack
react, typescript
Domain
design, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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