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# Introduction

FlowGram is a node-based flow building engine that helps developers quickly create workflows in either fixed layout or free connection layout modes, providing a set of interactive best practices. It's particularly suitable for visual workflows with clear inputs and outputs.

In today's AI-driven era, we are focusing more on how to empower workflows with AI, hence the AI suffix in our name.

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  FlowGram = Flow + Program, suggesting that flows are like programs, with Condition, Loop, and even TryCatch nodes.
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## Official Demo


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        Fixed Layout
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      Fixed layout with nodes/branches supporting specified position drag and drop, offering compound nodes like branches and loops
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      <img src="@/public/fixed-layout/fixed-layout-demo.gif"/>
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        Free Connection Layout
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      Free layout where nodes can be moved to any position and connected through free connections
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      <img src="@/public/free-layout/free-layout-demo.gif"/>
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## Interactive Experience

Providing a set of interactive best practices for smoother workflow operations

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    <td>Motion Transitions</td>
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        Motion animations in web applications can be traced back to Material Design, which suggests that element changes in width, height, or position need a transition process. The canvas engine separates the drawing of lines and nodes, greatly reducing the cost of implementing motion transitions
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        <img src="@/public/common/motion.gif" />
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    <td>Touchpad Gesture Zoom + Space Key Canvas Drag</td>
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        Gestures refer to Mac touchpad two-finger spread/pinch for canvas zoom in/out, or holding space to drag the canvas, interactions inspired by Sketch and Figma
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        <img src="@/public/common/touch-pad.gif"  />
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    <td>Minimap</td>
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        <img src="@/public/fixed-layout/minimap.gif"  />
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    <td>Undo/Redo</td>
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        <img src="@/public/fixed-layout/redo-undo.gif"  />
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    <td>Copy/Paste (Shortcut Support)</td>
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        <img src="@/public/fixed-layout/copypaste.gif"  />
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        <div>Box Selection + Drag and Drop</div>
        <div>(Fixed)</div>
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          <img src="@/public/fixed-layout/dragdrop.gif"  />
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      <div>Horizontal/Vertical Layout Switch</div>
      <div>(Fixed)</div>
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        <img src="@/public/fixed-layout/layout-change.gif"  />
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      <div>Branch Folding</div>
      <div>(Fixed)</div>
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        <img src="@/public/fixed-layout/fold.gif"  />
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      <div>Grouping</div>
      <div>(Fixed)</div>
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        <img src="@/public/fixed-layout/group.gif"  />
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      Auto Layout
      <div>(Free)</div>
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        <img src="@/public/free-layout/autolayout.gif"  />
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      Snap Alignment + Guidelines
      <div>(Free)</div>
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        <img src="@/public/free-layout/snap.gif"  />
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      Coze Loop Sub-canvas
      <div>(Free)</div>
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        <img src="@/public/free-layout/loop.gif"  />
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## Online Applications

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      <a className="rs-link" href="https://www.coze.com/open/docs/guides/workflow" target="_blank">
        Coze Workflow
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      <img src="@/public/ref-coze-en.png"/>
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    <a className="rs-link" href="https://ae.feishu.cn/hc/zh-CN/articles/120610822514" target="_blank" >
      Lark Low-code Platform Workflow
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      <img src="@/public/ref-apaas-en.png"/>
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    <a className="rs-link" href="https://www.feishu.cn/hc/en-US/articles/908751305974-overview-of-workflow-in-base" target="_blank" >
      Lark Base Workflow
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      <img src="@/public/ref-bitable-en.png"/>
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