Experimental RichText Support

[mmacfadden]

This issue serves as a master issue for initial / experimental RichTextSupport for Convergence.

Goals

The goal is to build a robust core rich text data model that can be adapted to multiple rich text editors including:

• Slate
• CKEditor 5
• Draft
• Quill

Tasks

• [ ] Design core rich text data model.
• [ ] Prototype core rich text data model.
• [ ] Validate adaptation methodology for Quill, Slate, CK5, and Draft.
• [ ] Design RealTimeRichTextDocument.
• [ ] Prototype RealTimeRichTextDocument.
• [ ] Design Rich Text References.
• [ ] Prototype Rich Text References.
• [ ] Design rich text operations.
• [ ] Design rich text transformations.
• [ ] Design new protocol messages.
• [ ] Prototype new protocol messages.
• [ ] Prototype operations and transformation functions in client.
• [ ] Prototype operations and transformation functions in server.
• [ ] Test
• [ ] Docs

Design

TBD

API

TBD

[edudant]

Hi, I am looking forward for the rich text support! Your current list mentions only editors with abstracted data model. Will you support also HTML based editors like CK4, Summernote or Froala in the future?

[mmacfadden]

Thanks for the comment. This issue is specifically around structure rich text. We have rudimentary support for HTML based editors using our Dom Utils. There is a Froala example here:

https://github.com/convergencelabs/javascript-examples/tree/master/src/examples/froala