Apps / plugins

[lexoyo]

Is this a good idea?

Use cases

• add https://tailblocks.cc/ blocks
• editor for nextjs / react
• integrate tinacms
• alter saved HTML
• add UI in editor / grapesjs plugin
• add UI in dashboard
• ejs templates editor
• eleventy integration
• directus integration

Apps should be loaded on a "per site" basis or "per instance" or "per user"

• per site => list of apps in .silex.json (apps need to be installed on the instance?)
• per instance => programmatically when using silex-website-builder package from npm
• per user (browser) => list of apps in local file storage
• per user (desktop) => list of apps in ~/.silex.json

Apps should have a JSON file named silex-app-{app id}/package.json

This will be the loading process of apps

• When Silex instance is started, list the apps folders and load the apps (client and server sides) - use script isolation with npm package vm2
• For each new browser, list the apps from local file system and load the apps (client and server sides)
• When a site is loaded, list .silex/apps/ and load the apps (client and server sides)

Necessary UIs

• "Apps" dialog => add/remove URLs, search/install/remove installed apps (on the instance)

Inspiration

• https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/tree/master/packages/medusa/src/services