Graphical Workflow Editor/Viewer for Aurora (POC)

[InteraktivPreuss]

It would be really nice to have a graphical workflow editor/viewer for aurora, giving non technical users easy access to complex workflows.

I have created a little vibe coded POC you can check out: https://github.com/InteraktivPreuss/workflow-editor-poc

Or see the live preview here

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[InteraktivPreuss]

I have put some thoughts into this a bit more since i got some feedback.

For who could this be useful?
This Feature should (especially for large sites) really only be used by trained admins or developers, for developers it could be interesting to build the workflow simply via drag and drop as i personally feel, that for complex workflows it would make things much easier (and maybe safer) to implement. Or simply to grasp an overview (especially this might be important for all users as it could allow them to see what options they have and where they might lead to)

For smaller sites i think this could be a great tool for non technical users (also with the admin role ofc :) ) to develop their own workflows easily or find issues with their current one.

What could happen during production use?
I think the features main goal should always be to create new workflows, but of course editing should be a feature too. We would need a way to make clear to the user that every change will force a potentially large amount of reindexes. I think we could counter this by first:

• Making the feature easily be deactivated entirely, so none of the frontend users can do this if its not wanted.
• Via the REST API we could assume the amount of documents affected and warn the user about the risks and potentially even show the exact objects affected and duration it might take.
• Instead of instantly applying it, there could be a draft option or export to plone ready xml option for easily applying this even as not technical user later. This would especially be interesting to share the idea of a workflow easily between non technical users because they can just see what it would be like.
• Another advancement could be a sharing option outside of plone possibly even a workflow store, where you could colaborate and contribute as user. (This of course comes with alot of technical problems like what to do with roles and permissions that are not default etc. so its just an idea)

Is the feature actually necessary?
This one is hard. On one hand i think it could enable a broader audience to the great feature of workflows, allowing them creativity and fast results. On the other hand it might be dangerous and could do harm to the entire site if used wrong. So i am really not sure.

I would love to hear your thoughts on this.