Re: Regarding feature #5908

Hi Nikhil

On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 11:13 AM Nikhil Mohite <
nikhil(dot)mohite(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:

> Hi Hackers,
>
> I am currently working on #5908
> <https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/5908> Ability to Edit the
> View/Edit Data Query as if it were a query tool pane.
>
> To achieve this there are 2 different approaches:
> 1. Allow users to promote existing View/Edit data window to Query Tool.
>
> 1. Give a button on the View/Edit data toolbar to convert the
> View/Edit data to the Query tool, after this users will able to edit the
> queries
> 2. [image: image.png]
> 3. In View/Edit data we can move the Query section with the Data
> output panel so the user can use the maximum space to see the actual
> result. (This is UI enhancement)
> 4. Click on "Promote to Query Tool" will confirm from the user whether
> the user wants to promote View/Edit Data to Query Tool or not, after
> confirmation from the user it will promote View/Edit data to query tool.
> 5. Once promoted to Query Tool it will not be able to use the *Filters*
> and *Limit* options that are available in View/Edit Data.
>
> 2. Allow the users to open a new Query Tool from View/Edit Data with Query.
>
> 1. Give an option on the View/Edit data connection bar to open a new
> Query Tool with the current query (Query present in View/Edit data query
> window). Currently, we have an open new query tool button already present,
> we will just add a new option to that button that the user can select from
> the dropdown.
> 2. [image: Screenshot 2023-09-29 at 10.53.29 AM.png]
> 3. With this, the View/Edit Data will not allow the edit query and
> simply open a new Query Tool with a pre-written query.
> 4. We can add the UI enhancements with this option as well to move the
> Query section to Data Output. (3rd point from 1st approach)
>
>
> Please let me know your suggestions/thoughts. and which approach we should
> go with.
>

I am inclined toward 2nd approach with UI enhancements to move the Query
section to Data Output.

>
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> *Nikhil Mohite*
> *Senior Software Engineer.*
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