Roadmap
Planned Features
What we’re working on and thinking about.
Persistent Canvas state
We will be exposing functions that can be used to capture and restore the state of the canvas including node positions, dimensions and data flow state. We may also expose a boolean that can be set on the Svelvet component to automatically save canvas state to local storage.
Improving Window Resize Logic
While the Svelvet component can now fill the size of its wrapping container, we want to improve the logic about node positioning and canvas scale during window resize events.
Additional Data Input Components
We plan on creating additional input/parameter components that integrate with our data flow system and can be used when composing custom Nodes.
We’ve released the Knob component in version 8.0.0.
Additional Functionality to Drawer Component
A Drawer component has been released in version 8.0.0. Updates to address the ability to take custom Nodes as props, edit and remove nodes that already exist on the canvas, and exporting of the canvas coming soon in future updates.
Edge Drop Callback
Allow for custom functions to be run when an Edge connection is started, but not completed. This currently exists on the Svelvet component, but needs to be added to Node and Anchor.
Snap To Grid Guide Lines
Visual representation of Snap To Grid functionality a la Photoshop
Additional Customization of Input Mechanism
We’d like to add greater configuration of how end-users interact with the canvas, allowing developers to set defaults related to panning, zooming and selection.
Accesibility
It’s a high priority for the Svelvet team that navigating the canvas is accessible for keyboard users. We plan on implementing Node movement and dynamic Edge creation soon.
Conditional Custom Edges
Rendering out different custom edges based on the state of the associated Anchors.
Improved Step Edge and Resize Rendering When Rotated
Currently, when Nodes are rotated, their positioning updates in an unintuitive manner when resizing. When using step Edges, the directionality of the edge does not fully respect the rotation.
Extensive Test Coverage
We expect to have full E2E and unit test coverage relatively soon.
Example Showcase
We’ve added a new section to the documentation which will contain example sandboxes of features and potential usecases of Svelvet. If you would like to contribute to the showcase with an example of how you’re using Svelvet, reach out to the team with your project via Github.