Will this work for Canvas Apps too?

cathalnoonan commented 4 years ago

Hi!

This hasn't been tested, so most likely it won't work

If it does work, the usability will not be so good because the dragging/dropping wouldn't work outside of the web browser

This sounds like a good idea to implement, so it will be considered for a future release

RA1449 commented 4 years ago

Can you please let me know where i can get enough knowlegde to convert a javascript solution to a PCF Control? I would love to use Alloy Editor as a control.

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This hasn't been tested, so most likely it won't work

If it does work, the usability will not be so good because the dragging/dropping wouldn't work outside of the web browser

This sounds like a good idea to implement, so it will be considered for a future release

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cathalnoonan commented 4 years ago

Hi, this isn't the best place for off topic questions so I'll close this bug

A good approach would be to setup a new PCF project, add the alloyeditor package, and configure it to work with the methods in the generated index.ts file

Setting up a PCF project:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/developer/component-framework/create-custom-controls-using-pcf

Adding alloy editor:

This requires adding an npm package to the PCF project

npm i alloyeditor

Configuring to work with PCF

Use the init method to configure the editor object
Use the updateView to accept values
Use the notifyOutputChanged that is passed to init when the text in the editor is changed
Use the getOutputs method to return the value of the editor
Use the destroy method to remove the custom code from the DOM

It's probably better to learn the parts separately, then put your learnings together afterwards:

How alloyeditor works independently from PCF
How the PCF works and the methods that are generated when setting up the control

Searching for documentation about the alloyeditor will help with the development

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