AA98-F05 Document Lifecycle and Actions

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AA98-F05 Document Lifecycle and Actions

Parent

• Epic: DevOps/Epics/AA98-E02-Editor-Framework.md
• Vision: DevOps/Vision.md

Goal

Define the core document lifecycle for AA98_AvlnCodeStudio so editor documents can be created, opened, modified, saved, and closed through a reusable and extensible framework model.

Scope

• Define document lifecycle states and transitions.
• Establish baseline document actions such as new, open, save, save as, and close.
• Clarify dirty-state handling and document identity.
• Prepare the lifecycle model for later multi-document and richer editor workflows.

Included

• Document state model
• Lifecycle transitions
• Core document actions
• Dirty-state tracking
• Save-related workflow boundaries

Excluded for Now

• Full recovery/session restore workflows
• Advanced conflict resolution
• Complex external file change handling
• Rich undo/redo orchestration across multiple documents

Success Indicators

• Document actions are modeled consistently and can be reused by shell command surfaces.
• The editor framework has a clear lifecycle baseline for later expansion.
• Later multi-document and file-type-specific features can build on the same model.

Candidate Backlog Items

• Define document lifecycle states and transitions
• Standardize core document actions and responsibilities
• Clarify dirty-state and save behavior baseline
• Connect document lifecycle to shell command surfaces

Assumptions

• Stable editing workflows are more important than advanced editor intelligence in early increments.
• The first lifecycle model should remain provider-agnostic and UI-independent where practical.

Open Questions

• When should close-with-unsaved-changes confirmation become mandatory?
• How early should external file change detection be introduced?

Status

• Proposed