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jamaljsr
Feature Request: Polar Widgets
Polar is a great project, and I like to use it to explain how LN works and show the possibilities of the network. However, sometimes I miss some features to help me, like "step-by-step guides" or "tutorials".
But extending Polar with these features will increase complexity and is out of scope.
Because of this, I start thinking about changing Polar to support Widgets.
How Works
I think exists two ways to make this works:
- Create a type of "react event bus hook" to nodes and actions commands to allow the widgets to intercept and process events.
- Change Sidebar to supports inject new "Actions".
Example:
Imagine a tutorial Widget called "My First Invoice", like a IntroJS.
To build this, I need to check if "Create Invoice" and "Pay Invoice" is called to my widget works.
Event Bus Example: here
Does make sense to you?
I think I understand what you are trying to accomplish. You'd like some extensibility points added to Polar which would allow others to create widget-like plugins that add additional functionality, such as step-by-step tutorials. Are you imagining the widgets living in the same codebase as Polar, or external plugins that can be loaded in at runtime?
I think I understand what you are trying to accomplish. You'd like some extensibility points added to Polar which would allow others to create widget-like plugins that add additional functionality, such as step-by-step tutorials. Are you imagining the widgets living in the same codebase as Polar, or external plugins that can be loaded in at runtime?
Hi @jamaljsr,
Yes, exactly.
Well, I think the best solution is external repos. The users install widgets by command line or with an interface with a list of widgets.
This is an interesting idea. It's not something I can prioritize working on at the moment, but I would be fine reviewing a PR if someone else wants to work on implementing it.
This is an interesting idea. It's not something I can prioritize working on at the moment, but I would be fine reviewing a PR if someone else wants to work on implementing it.
Ok, don't worry.
I opened the PR to share some ideas.
Next week, I will start the implementation.
Thanks for feedback!