I suggest visualizing the yaml code as high level programming language.
It will be much easier to work with.
No need to invent the wheel, see open source webCoRE ( Community’s own Rule Engine) project
It even let me see live trace of execution.
It even let me see live trace of execution.
I honestly can’t see that as much better than yaml.
Actually it has to much unnecessary words in my opinion.
It’s more written as text and not as programming/configuration.
Its supposed to be displayed in text, easy to read and understand. Thats the whole point. To make it easy for non-programmers to use.
Its a visualization. What i mean is you don’t actually type the words letter by letter, its all select-able from a menu of options.
for example you chose an If, you see a list to chose devices, which shows a list of the devices, and you just have to click on all the devices the condition applies to. multiple choice. and it automagically translate it to if any
In yaml you have to manually type every letter, meaning you have to know the syntax and correct names of all entities & devices.
The Automation Editor, in Visual mode, allows you to do that. It allows novices to create automations visually, using fields, with no required knowledge of YAML.
Switching the Automation Editor to YAML mode, displays a text version of the automation. This text version can also be edited and, when you switch back to Visual mode, the modifications are displayed.
It appears you’re proposing a third mode, which is another text mode and is read-only, in WebCoRE syntax.
Why is everyone so adamant with comparing [something] with yaml and never use a fair comparison with the automation editor?
Why do everyone think it will benefit their request? It just pisses me off.
You said it was a high level programming, how can it be high level programming if you can’t type at all?
You completely lost my interest of even learning what that is given my points above.
No, i suggest the automation editor be displayed in the same manner as this webcore.
In a somewhat friendly programming language type in the sense you see the conditions and actions, indention etc…
Instead of the current tablet cards.
Try to use Studio Code Server as editor.