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Extensions should be able to add Components

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
flask, python
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start by tracing how Extensions currently construct an LT app and how components and views are registered; the issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Define completion as allowing an Extension to provide its own component and associated views, with the spectrometer example serving as the intended use case.

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Description

critical enhancement

Eventually, Extensions may become the backbone of constructing an LT app

Example of use: OFM with spectrometer: All spectrometer logic (functions, component, and views) can be handled by the extension

Dominant language
Python
Stars
19
Forks
2
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

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