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Feature request: Extensibility of the standalone Quarto visual editor

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Description

It's been great to experiment with RStudio's transition to Electron. Will the forthcoming standalone Quarto visual editor also be based on Electron?

If so, given the runaway success of extension registries for Electron-based text editors (e.g. Obsidian, VS Code, OpenVSX), do you anticipate making an extension API (e.g., Obsidian API, VS Code API) available for the standalone Quarto visual editor?

A final thought is, given the polyglot spirit of Quarto, would such an API have bindings to JavaScript/TypeScript only, or could it have bindings to R and Python?

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the standalone Quarto visual editor and its Electron/TypeScript architecture, then determine the scope of an extension API and possible R and Python bindings. Done means an agreed API design and an implemented, documented extension path.

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Assessment

Tech stack
electron, typescript
Domain
desktop, tooling
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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