Workflow Server

[havardh]

workflow-server is the next big planned change to workflow. This issue will serve as a tracking issue for the implementation with a high-level description.

Description

The first approach to windows management in workflow is "simplified" to always deal with opening new windows. This simplification was made to reach v1.0 with a sensible feature set in a bounded time horizon. The second approach will include managing already open windows.

In brief, a server will be run in the background. Each application will have an internal plugin which connects to the server. When a new flow is applied, the server will reuse the already open applications, open additional apps, and minimize/close apps which are not in the new flow.

Progress

• :construction: base workflow-server
• :construction: update workflow-cmd
• application plugins
• • :construction: atom
• • :construction: chrome
• • :bulb: terminal
• :bulb: workflow-server connect to existing apps (udp broadcast?)