I'm starting this topic here to hash out some ideas and I didn't want to override the other topic about a visual graphics builder wizard.lnevo wrote:An easier builder I'd like to see is one for scheduling to build a template of if/thens so people could schedule lighting set points, night mode, different wave forms much easier and not have issues with all the conditionals, etc...
My MenuGenerator (https://github.com/curtbinder/MenuGenerator), is capable of menus based on XML files that contain the actual code for the controller. I would think that this could be modified and adapted to conform to a new set of code and templates to help people out. Since the menu generator allows you to "pick" a predefined function and it inserts the code template and then allows you to tweak it some, one could alter the "predefined functions" to include the base templates for the functionality we want and then leave you with the skeleton to modify.
I've got some ideas in my head about this topic and was hoping to get some others input on this as well. Obviously this wouldn't account for all scenarios but if we could get a good base to start from, then that would be useful and helpful.
If anybody has some ideas or thoughts on some templates that could be created, that would be useful and helpful to provide a start.
I know Lee mentioned something like "do this in night mode" or "lighting modes" or "enter this wavemode when it's 5pm"...etc.
I think the hard part would be drawing the line at where to end...
Thoughts or ideas or examples people?