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Der Hintergrund-Takt aus dem letzten Commit funktionierte in der Praxis nicht:
im Netzwerk-Mitschnitt stapelten sich Anfragen und wurden abgebrochen
("cancelled"). Die Ursache ist nicht Langsamkeit, sondern ein Rate Limit —
Etherpads `importExportRateLimiting` ist serienmäßig an und lässt 10 Abrufe je
90 s und IP zu; der Takt wollte 36. Jenseits davon antwortet die Gegenseite
nicht mit 429, sondern hält die Verbindung ohne Antwort offen. Nachgemessen:

  12:48:12  Abbruch nach 25 s (0 Bytes)
            Abbruch nach 25 s (0 Bytes)
  12:50:23  HTTP 200 nach 0,436 s   <- nach ~40 s Pause

Zwei Minuten totgestellt, dann sofort in 0,4 s da. Gegen eine Drosselung kann
ein Takt nicht gewinnen, er erzeugt sie. Also ein Knopf. Damit entfallen
Stabilitätstakt, Sichtbarkeits-Wächter, Anti-Stapel-Riegel und Wiederanlauf.
Der Knopf greift zudem gut mit "Was ist neu?" (D28) zusammen: drücken, und was
seither in Produktion ging, leuchtet auf.

Verhindern UND melden, beides:
- Mindestabstand 10 s zwischen zwei Abrufen. Das ergibt höchstens 9 je 90 s und
  bleibt damit beweisbar unter Etherpads Budget — die Drosselung wird gar nicht
  erst ausgelöst. Nach einem Abbruch sind wir schon drüber: dann das ganze
  Fenster (90 s) abwarten statt weiter dagegen zu rennen.
- Der Knopf bleibt in der Sperre **klickbar** (nur `aria-disabled`, nicht
  `disabled`): Ein Klick meldet den Grund und nennt die Grenze samt Restzeit.
  Die Meldung landet in `#warn`, das eine Live-Region ist, wird also angesagt.
  Ein `disabled` erklärt nichts.
- Eigener Warnungstyp `sourceTimeout` für den Abbruch: `sourceLoad` zeigt auf
  CORS und schickte hier auf die falsche Fährte.
- `setPadBusy()` dreht das Symbol während des Abrufs — das können bis zu 20 s
  sein, und ohne Zeichen wirkt der Knopf kaputt.

Zwei Fehler des Vorgänger-Commits fielen dabei auf:
- `padSource` und der Takt standen HINTER dem `await` des ersten Abrufs. Ein
  einziger Fehlschlag — bei dieser Gegenseite der Normalfall — ließ das Dokument
  tot liegen, ohne Knopf und ohne Wiederversuch, bis zum Neuladen der Seite.
  Genau das war die vom Nutzer gemeldete Fehlermeldung.
- Kein Erfolg räumte die Warnung des ersten Versuchs weg; sie hätte gestanden,
  während der Text längst da war.
Dazu: `deleteDoc()` beendet die Pad-Quelle, sonst legte ein späterer Abruf das
gelöschte Dokument wieder an und aktivierte es auch gleich.

Nebenbefunde, beide nachgemessen und in D31 festgehalten:
- Das *Tippen* im Etherpad-Editor war der letzte offene Punkt. Der Nutzer hat
  `    - [ ] Layout` eingerückt eingetippt; der Export gibt es zeichengenau
  zurück (vier echte Leerzeichen, kein Tab, kein Listen-Markup).
- Einbetten verweigert der Server nicht: kein `X-Frame-Options`, keine CSP mit
  `frame-ancestors`, und im Versuch baute das Pad in einem fremdstämmigen Rahmen
  seine Editorframes auf. Preis ist `SameSite=Lax` am Autoren-Cookie (jedes
  Laden ein neuer Autor; nur serverseitig zu beheben) und der Verlust beider
  Richtungen von D25, falls das Textpanel ersetzt wird.

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# Werkbaum
**English** · [Deutsch](README.de.md)
**▶ Try it live: <https://werkbaum.javagil.de>** (stable) · <https://mhoennig.github.io/werkbaum/> (latest build 🚧)
A textual, Markdown-like notation for work breakdown structures with
and/or decomposition — plus a live editor that renders it as a diagram.
```
[~] Werkbaum (XL) https://wiki.example.de/relaunch
- [~] Document store
| [x] Text file with copy+paste in the frontend (S)
- [x] Parser
- [x] Text input field in the frontend
| [ ] Backend
- [~] Display/rendering (XL)
- [/] H (S) @anna
- [ ] CMS integration (M)
| [ ] WordPress
| [?] Headless CMS
```
`-` = mandatory sub-package (all of, side by side in the diagram) ·
`|` = alternative (any of, stacked) · `[…]` = status ·
`(M)` = T-shirt effort · `@name` = responsibility · `%%` = comment.
## Usage
![Werkbaum editor: live diagram on top, text notation below, with status colours, T-shirt sizes, tags and export buttons](docs/screenshot.png)
Open the [hosted editor](https://werkbaum.javagil.de) — edit text on
the left, the diagram is built live on the right. Toggles: transposed (narrow)
layout, show discarded elements.
### Jumping between diagram and text
Diagram and editor are linked in both directions:
- **Alt+click a node** (keyboard: **Alt+Enter**, touch: **long press**) selects
its line in the text editor — collapsed editor panel opens first.
- **Moving the cursor in the text** highlights the matching node in the diagram.
A plain click keeps its old meaning: a node carrying a URL still opens it.
### Loading a diagram from a URL
The editor can pull its notation text from an external text file via the
`sourceUrl` query parameter — handy for sharing a plan or keeping the source in
Git or a wiki:
```
https://mhoennig.github.io/werkbaum/?sourceUrl=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhoennig/werkbaum/main/docs/examples/example-plan-0.werkbaum
```
Ready-made examples in [`docs/examples/`](docs/examples/) — **open them one
after another**, each becomes its own document, so afterwards you can switch
between all of them in the editor title bar:
| Example | Shows |
|---|---|
| **▶ [0 · Online shop relaunch](https://mhoennig.github.io/werkbaum/?sourceUrl=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhoennig/werkbaum/main/docs/examples/example-plan-0.werkbaum)** | a software project with all eight states |
| **▶ [1 · New kitchen](https://mhoennig.github.io/werkbaum/?sourceUrl=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhoennig/werkbaum/main/docs/examples/example-plan-1.werkbaum)** | a non-software plan, lots of alternatives — good for the cheapest-path toggle |
| **▶ [2 · Community conference](https://mhoennig.github.io/werkbaum/?sourceUrl=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhoennig/werkbaum/main/docs/examples/example-plan-2.werkbaum)** | a wide plan with many people; compare horizontal vs. compact |
| **▶ [3 · Three workstreams](https://mhoennig.github.io/werkbaum/?sourceUrl=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhoennig/werkbaum/main/docs/examples/example-plan-3.werkbaum)** | several roots = several trees side by side |
| **▶ [Werkbaum itself](https://mhoennig.github.io/werkbaum/?sourceUrl=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhoennig/werkbaum/main/docs/examples/example-werkbaum.werkbaum)** | what exists today and where it could go |
(The links point at the latest build 🚧; the stable instance supports
`sourceUrl` from its next production deploy on.)
The loaded text becomes its own document whose **name is the URL**, so your own
documents stay untouched; the same link updates that one document instead of
piling up copies. The URL is the source of truth — it is re-fetched on every
load, so local edits to it do not survive a reload.
Notation files use the extension **`.werkbaum`** (UTF-8; see `docs/SPEC.md` §12
and D24) — a convention, not a contract: `sourceUrl` reads any text file over
http(s) regardless of extension or content type.
**Caveat — CORS:** the browser only fetches a foreign host if it sends
`Access-Control-Allow-Origin`. `raw.githubusercontent.com` and GitLab raw links
do; an arbitrary web server often does not. If loading fails the previous
content stays and a warning explains why. Only `http`/`https` are allowed.
### Working on one plan together (Etherpad)
For real-time collaboration Werkbaum needs no backend of its own — it borrows an
**Etherpad**. Pass the pad address as it appears in your browser (no export path,
Werkbaum appends that itself):
```
https://werkbaum.javagil.de/?etherpad=https://pad.hostsharing.net/p/my-plan
```
Everyone edits the notation text **in the pad**; a reload button next to the pad
button fetches the current state. Merging simultaneous edits is Etherpad's job —
that is the whole point.
Deliberately **no background polling**: Etherpad rate-limits the export (10
fetches per 90 s per IP by default), so a timer does not win against it — it
*causes* the throttling. Measured: after exceeding the budget the server holds
the connection open with no reply for about two minutes, then answers in 0.4 s.
The button pairs well with "what's new": press it, and whatever went into
production since your last look lights up.
Because the pad is the writing surface, the text area here is **read-only**; a
button in the editor title bar opens the pad in a new tab. Without that
protection, anything you typed would vanish on the next fetch.
Verified against Etherpad: the plain-text export sends
`Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *`, and the notation comes back **byte-identical**
leading spaces, `-`/`+`/`|`, status boxes and `%%` survive Etherpad's storage
model, and `-` is not turned into a bullet list.
**Be aware:** your plan text then lives on third-party infrastructure, and a pad
is readable by anyone who knows its address. See `docs/DECISIONS.md` D31.
### Running it locally
The editor source now lives as ES modules under `frontend/src/`, bundled by
[Vite](https://vitejs.dev/) (see `docs/DECISIONS.md` D19). Because browsers block
ES-module imports over `file://`, opening `frontend/index.html` directly no
longer works — use one of:
```bash
cd frontend
npm install # once
npm run dev # dev server at http://localhost:8137
npm test # Vitest unit tests
npm run build # -> frontend/dist/index.html (single self-contained file)
```
The built `dist/index.html` inlines all JS, CSS and the favicon, so **that** file
does open standalone via `file://` and is what gets deployed.
### Build hint & your own production install
Non-production builds carry a small hint next to the title (symbol + tooltip) so
it's clear this is **not** the stable instance:
- **Dev server** (`npm run dev`) → 🔧 "Preview local development build"
- **Default build** (`npm run build`, incl. the GitHub Pages deploy) → 🚧
"Latest build may still be buggy"
For **your own production install** the hint is switched off:
```bash
cd frontend
npm ci # or: npm install
npm run build:prod # -> frontend/dist/index.html WITHOUT the hint
```
`build:prod` runs Vite in mode `prod`; `frontend/.env.prod` sets
`VITE_BUILD_BADGE=none`, so the badge code is tree-shaken away entirely (it isn't
even present in the output source). Drop the resulting `dist/index.html` onto your
web space/server (standalone, `file://`-capable). Details: `app.js`
(`mountBuildBadge`), `docs/DECISIONS.md` D16.
Two things otherwise handled only by the Pages workflow, to fix up yourself when
self-hosting: the footer **MIT-License** link is relative to `../LICENSE` (place
that file one level above `index.html`, or adjust the link), and the **version
number** stays the source placeholder `1.0` (the workflow otherwise replaces it
from `VERSION` + commit count).
**Easier: `scripts/deploy-prod.sh`.** The script runs exactly that prod build
**and** both fix-ups (drop `LICENSE` alongside + straighten the link, footer
version + commit link just like the Pages workflow) and mirrors the result to a
server via rsync/SSH:
```bash
scripts/deploy-prod.sh mih00@mih00.hostsharing.net:~/doms/werkbaum.javagil.de/htdocs-ssl
```
The target is either this argument or — with no argument — the `DEPLOY_TARGET`
variable from the **git-ignored** file `.env` (template:
`.env.example`, copy it once and fill in the path). An argument
takes precedence.
Without `-y` it first shows a `--dry-run` preview and asks for confirmation.
`rsync --delete` ensures **nothing old** is left at the target — so the target
directory is treated as exclusive to Werkbaum (an in-flight Let's Encrypt
challenge under `.well-known/` is spared via `--filter=protect`, and web-friendly
755/644 permissions are enforced). (Hostsharing: a **directly-served** domain is
served from `…/htdocs-ssl/`; as a **subdomain** under another domain the web
directory would be `…/subs-ssl/<name>/`.)
## Project documents
- `frontend/` — editor · `backend/` — Kotlin/Spring (scaffold to follow, see backend/README.md)
- `docs/SPEC.md` — normative language definition
- `docs/DECISIONS.md` — design decisions with rationale
- `docs/ROADMAP.md` — Mermaid plugin, Taiga integration, Tenzu
- `docs/TASKS.md` — open tasks (checkboxes)
- `docs/brand/BRAND.md` — logo, wordmark, usage rules
- `docs/design/` — design derivation of the brand
- `CLAUDE.md` — project context for Claude Code
> **Note:** The detailed project documentation under `docs/` is maintained in
> German, the project's source language (see `CLAUDE.md`). This README is
> available in [English](README.md) and [German](README.de.md).
## Deployment
The editor is published as a static page on **GitHub Pages** via GitHub
Actions (workflow: `.github/workflows/pages.yml`). Triggered on every push to
`main` and manually (`workflow_dispatch`).
The workflow sets up Node, runs `npm ci`, `npm test` (Vitest) and `npm run build`
(Vite), then publishes the bundled `frontend/dist/index.html` as `index.html` at
the root URL, plus `LICENSE` for the MIT link in the footer. The favicon is
already inlined into the build, so nothing else needs copying; only the runtime
`../LICENSE` link is straightened on the copy. A failing test blocks the deploy.
`backend/` and the remaining `docs/` are not published.
While assembling the site, the workflow also stamps the version into the footer:
**major.minor** comes from the `VERSION` file (bumped by an explicit "bump
commit"), and the **micro** part is the number of commits since that last bump —
so it grows with every commit and resets to `0` right after a bump
(`Werkbaum 1.0.0`, `1.0.1`, … then bump `VERSION` to `1.1``1.1.0`). Nothing is
written back to the repo. In the footer the name **Werkbaum** links to the
repository, while the **version number** links to that exact commit
(`…/commit/<sha>`). Opened locally, the editor shows the source placeholder
(`Werkbaum 1.0`).
**One-time setup:** In the repo settings under **Pages**, select **Source** =
"GitHub Actions". The repo must be **public** for this (GitHub Pages via Actions
is only available for private repos on a paid plan).
### Stable instance
`scripts/deploy-prod.sh` mirrors a badge-free production build to a server over
SSH (target in `.env`, template `.env.example`). Unlike Pages this is a
**deliberate** step, so it is also the moment a feature actually goes live.
The script therefore starts by running `scripts/promote-shipped.sh`, which turns
`[x]` (done) into `[^]` (in production) in `docs/examples/example-werkbaum.werkbaum`
— the shipped plan describing Werkbaum itself — and records that as its own
commit. The convention is: mark a finished feature `[x]` when it is merged and
let the deploy promote it. That keeps the plan honest on both instances and
keeps the "what's new" highlighting meaningful. Skip it with `--no-promote`; see
[docs/DECISIONS.md](docs/DECISIONS.md) D30.
The commit is **not** pushed automatically — run `git push` afterwards, or the
footer version link points at a commit GitHub does not know yet.
## License
MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE). © 2026 Michael Hönnig. The bundled IBM Plex fonts
are under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 (see [LICENSE](LICENSE) and
`frontend/src/fonts/OFL.txt`).