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Updated Design: external file for function and templates nodes (markdown)

Nathanaël Lécaudé 2017-05-15 10:36:26 -04:00
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## Proposition
We propose the addition of a checkbox named `Load from external file` just above the code field. Checking this checkbox would make a field appear where the user can type the path to a file, similar to the `file-in` node. Given the fact some cloud environment are not compatible with a traditional file system, a setting named `allowExternalFiles` could be added in `settings.js` to disable this feature entirely.
In that mode, the code editor could show the code but in greyed out mode, similar to how the Arduino IDE works when using external files.
## Exporting flows
This brings one problem, what happens when someone exports a flow ? We propose the addition of a checkbox in the flow export dialog named `Embed external files` that would embed the external file contents within the exported flow making sharing of that flow possible.