Topology graph bindings/attributes revisit

[skateman]

Hi,

as we agreed with @serenamarie125 we're planning to enhance the topology graph with some features introduced in my UI components PR. We looked into the attributes/bindings and found out that it's kinda complicated.

We'd like to remove:

• icons - and use a fonticon (CSS class) or fileicon (URL) directly on a node.
• nodes - attribute as it is totally unnecessary, positioning can be done programmatically
• search- it should live in a parent controller/component
• kinds - totally unnecessary, a parent controller/component can send the reduced set of data

Also the items could be renamed to nodes as it would make more sense 😉

As the organization of these bindings/attributes might be intentional, I'd like to propose to create a totally new primitive component, let's name it e.g. topologyCanvas which will do one job: render the topology itself. This could contain our refactored code and the pfTopology could contain this component in the future and do the translations between the bindings/attributes if the format is really necessary.

@serenamarie125 and @jeff-phillips-18 what do you guys think? @Hyperkid123 can start working on this immediately.

[serenamarie125]

@skateman wonder if we can have a quick meeting to discuss the extent of the changes. We are proposing some new changes for the topology pattern and would just like to make sure that there won't be conflicts. I'll set something up!

[skateman]

@serenamarie125 not sure if @Hyperkid123 can join tomorrow, he's an intern and AFAIK he works on Tuesdays and Thursdays only.

[Hyperkid123]

@skateman @serenamarie125 It depends when. I should be available after 5pm(CEST) tomorrow, but i need to know at least an hour in advance.

[serenamarie125]

@skateman yes we agree
Based on the 9/22 meeting with @jeff-phillips-18 @dgutride @nlcwong @skateman @cshinn @Hyperkid123

Please leave the existing pfTopology component untouched and create a new pfTopologyMap component in a new Topology area. We will later create a pfTopologyView to support filtering, details, etc.

[beanh66]

Looks like this issue is being worked on in the following PR: #633