Alarond

Ok very cool. I just started a new job and am going to be real busy the next week or two but I will take a look as soon as I can. 

I get it and it all sounds good.    

On 8/11/2019 at 10:15 AM, sentry0 said:

I've been mulling over a major change to the app; I want to do away with the export template and read directly from the .hdc files HERODesigner uses.  Far and away, the most common support question I get is from people trying to read from their .hdc file directly.  My rationale for using a custom XML export template was originally to provide the app insulation from upstream XML changes Dan Simon may introduce... after having seen it in action for the last year and a bit, I don't think it's worth the trouble.  This would be a breaking change once it goes live, so a major point increase makes sense

 

Below is a collection of random thoughts going through my head right now.  Please feel free to chime in with any comments and suggestions.

 

Features I want to implement:

• Character portraits
• Opening multiple characters at once
• tablet support
  • This doesn't mean writing separate UI for iPads/Tablets, this is only to scale the app properly

 

Things possibly on the chopping block:

• The H.E.R.O. tool (remove or upgrade to 6th edition)
  • People get confused and think the app is only for 5th edition because of this tool
• The "Library" docs
  • They bloat the app size
• The overall look and feel of the app
  • Anyone interested in helping is welcome

 

Stuff for nerds:

• I'm contemplating open sourcing the code, any interest?
  • The app is written using the React-Native framework (JavaScript based, non-negotiable)
  • There's some messy corners that could need some love
• I am in bad need of unit tests, note to self...stop slacking
• Need to switch the storage system to use a proper DB in order to house all the data for images/characters
• Should probably look for a good image scaling lib for portraits
• Switching to reading a .hdc file directly would be a huge impact
  • We would gain better granularity than we have now in terms of powers, skills, etc
  • Would open up more possibilities for the app in the long run 

 

At any rate, I'm soliciting feedback, so have it.

I would be interested in taking a look.  I'm a fellow coder, mostly worked with angular but I've been playing around a little with ReactJS recently.  I've also created a lot of DBs and Rest APIs over the years.   I have a gitHub account here - https://github.com/Alarond