camunda/camunda-modeler

An integrated modeling solution for BPMN, DMN and Forms based on bpmn.io.

camunda-modeler's Issues

Open multiple diagrams at once

Allow user to select various diagrams and open all of them at once

support more than one modeler

precondition for integrating DMN modeler #11

Investigate properties panel behavior during undo/redo

Problem: If the user changes properties using the properties panel, deselects the element and then uses undo/redo, the changes are not visually reflected and it appears that nothing happens.

add drag and drop files

Show file error when loading fails

When opening an invalid file, it fails silently in the background and an empty tab is shown. Instead an error message should be shown.

Add "any extension" to file open/save dialog

Some users might want to open/save files that have are valid BPMN diagrams but named differently.

Add last bpmn files to recent used documents

http://electron.atom.io/docs/v0.33.0/tutorial/desktop-environment-integration/

Display a number of diagrams in tabs

Focus already existing open diagram on reopen

• if a diagram is opened that is already open (tab wise), simply focus the respective tab

Undo createTemplate API change

add continous delivery for the modeler (build)

• Be able to build distributions of the modeler
• Run the distribution build to produce nightly artifacts

Related CI issue

Support different file types at modeler menu and menu bar

If the user wants to create a new file, all supported file types (BPMN, DMN, ...) should be reflected in the menues.

A submenu could be displayed in the modeler menu:

A drop down icon could be shown in the menu bar :

Provide a single font

Provide a single modeler font including BPMN, DMN and modeler icons.

Windows 10 64 bit version doesn't work

But the 32 bit does.

Include Snapshot dependencies via wiredeps

File association not working under Windows 7

Show reimport warning on XML change

If the user changes the diagram via XML, we should warn him that he is going to loose all undo history.

Show import warnings

When opening a diagram with wrong data, users should be able to learn about the import warnings.

This could look similar to the import warnings dialog on http://demo.bpmn.io.

Requirements:

• Users should be able to select the import warnings message for copy and paste in some forum or the like.

Investigate how to test the app

Modeler distribution not working under OS X

[osx] Open BPMN diagrams in already open editor

If the editor is already open, double-clicking a .bpmn file on the operating system should open the diagram in the editor, rather than spawning a new editor instance.

Platform: OSX

Add a stripped down menu

• File Open / File Save
• New Diagram
• Close
• (?)
• Redo
• Undo
• (?)

Integrate properties panel

Remember and reopen previously open diagrams

• remember open tabs on close
• reopen existing tabs on open

Add automatic update mechanism for the modeler

Build upon the electron builder auto-update capability to provide automatic updates / update notifications for the App.

Tasks

• Auto Update on nightly channel
• Auto Update on release channel (staged, as appropriate)

Things to Consider

Automatic updates, a few things to consider:

• We need to solve #867, #890 before we can allow automatic upgrades at all
• Should we use an update server? YES, it will provide us with basic usage metrics
• Is this data sensitive? Probably. It should probably be opt-in or be possible to disable it via configuration / feature toggle.
• How we deal with breaking changes? Right now, customers have the choice to use Camunda Modeler versions compatible with their used Camunda Engine (flagged as compatible in release notes). We cannot force an automatic DMN 1.2 update upon our users if they still use an old version of Camunda Enterprise that does not support it.
• Do we build our modeler in the recommended way? Automatic updates and how our app is being built are tightly coupled with each other. We should investigate, whether Electron Builder, our current infrastructure, is the recommended way to build Electron apps.

Alternative Approaches

• Instead of automatic updates, could we start with update notification instead? We query if a new version exists and may point users to the download upon application start. This method has opt-in built in and requires us to lock into way less things.

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Referenced via SUPPORT-5274

Blocked by #867
Blocked by #890

support menus per modeler

depends on dmn-js#8

Add Ctrl+Y keyboard shortcut for redo

CTRL+Y and (CTRL|CMD)+SHIFT+Z should work on Windows and Mac.

allow dmn file type in dialogs

precondition for #11

I can toggle the properties panel

Add file open / file save functionality

Use OS dialog for "Would you like to save...?"

Add platform specific build/package gulp tasks

Remove XML Editor (Temporary)

We'll be shipping a better version of the XML Editor on the 2nd release.

Add boilerplate (bpmn-io-chrome)

• port reusable parts of chrome app

Investigate keybindings in Editor

• hook into electron for native key bindings

Integrate dmn-js

[dmn] sync file name with table name

Platform specific packaging

Fix gulp watch issue

... or switch to something that builds without errors. Serial.

Associate .bpmn files with the editor

On initial open, ask the user if he wants to associate .bpmn on her operating system.

• register application for file if the user wants
• save information (to not bug the user everytime)

Registering Shortcuts

• windows -> registry
• linux .desktop file
• mac -> ifile descriptor ?

Store unsaved diagrams internally when closing modeler

Notepad++ has a feature that when you close it and you have unsaved files, it won't bother you with numerous "Do you want to save this?" dialogues but just stores unsaved files somewhere internally and reopens them when it is restarted. I find this a very useful feature when just taking notes that I plan to discard later anyway and I can imagine the same for diagrams.

Ask user if he wants to exit without saving unsaved diagrams

We should prompt the user whenever he tries to close/exit the modeler and there are unsaved diagrams opened.

Update font

I can double click a .bpmn file and open a diagram inside the modeler

Keyboard shortcuts triggered when editing properties

When typing text into the properties panel, the keyboard shortcuts of the modeler are triggered. This should not be the case.

Steps to reproduce:

• select service task
• type "abcde" into Java Class property
  => space tool is activated

Integrate properties panel toggle functionality

• move the toggle responsibility from the properties panel to the modeler
• store the visibility state of the properties panel globally in the modeler

Associate .bpmn20.xml files with XML files

treat *.bpmn20.xml files in the same way as *.bpmn files

[win/linux] Open BPMN diagrams in already open editor

This feature was already implemented on issue #19 and it works under OS X.

Related to #19

Properties panel handle does not get detached

Steps to reproduce:

• edit a label of a task using the XML tab

Problem:

• duplicate handles are created

Use suitable text editor with syntax highlighting for editing XML

TODO

• tests dirty / initial state handling
• test DMN tab
• test app API changes