Hey all, I have been thinking about the future of the BRAT plugin.
Since Obsidian changed the way it handles themes, I will need to make some updates. Here are a few thoughts I am contemplating and would appreciate feedback:
Since Obsidian now allows for a way to change themes in the command palette - I would likely remove this feature from BRAT.
I am not sure how many people really use BRAT for themes, maybe this isn’t necessary anymore, or should the ability to add themes for testing still be a part of BRAT?
This is more for devs: BRAT allows for a secondary manifest file, “manifest-beta.json”. This is so the dev can have a “published” public version of their plugin but still have a beta version. Is this being used by devs, or should this feature be dropped?
For dev: I am actually still using the manifest-beta in my workflow, but I have been thinking recently of dropping it as it is an additional step in my dev/release process that I don’t think is adding a huge amount of value. So I won’t complain if it is dropped
And am no longer using BRAT for themes. I now mostly use it to install yet-to be released plugins.
I’m using BRAT for both themes and plugins. Or I used to have themes… so I would actually like to have it the way it is (or whatever clever idea you come up with). What I really like is the automatic updates so I use it for all my plugins.
Mainly, I use BRAT for installing BETAs. I keep the theme quite stable. Didn’t use this feature, and unlikely to use it in the future. Sometimes I use BRAT to go to settings of plugins via command palette. That’s it, for now!
