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Feature Request: Store edited apps in browser storage

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Description

It'd be helpful if Shinylive could store the app code in browser storage and making the user apps available in a My Apps menu.

Currently it's very easy to lose work by accidentally navigating away from the page, while many apps don't quite rise to the level of needing to be saved locally. A user scratch area saved locally would serve as a nice middle ground.

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Research direction

Use the issue description as the starting point and inspect the existing app editor and navigation entry points. Define how edited apps are persisted in browser storage and exposed through a My Apps menu; done should include retaining scratch apps across navigation and making them available from that menu.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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