Thanks, Xinyuan. Whenever appropriate, please add feedback to the corresponding PR.
On Wed, Sep 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM Xinyuan Lin <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is my feedback for each: > - > > *Workflow history and run comparison:* A panel for exploring saved > workflow versions and comparing executions. > https://github.com/apache/texera/pull/8525 > - feedback: The same feature is already in the main. > > *Canvas selection and reusable workflow sections:* Select groups of > operators and save sections for reuse in other workflows. > https://github.com/apache/texera/pull/8527 > - feedback: Similar to macro. We should finish macro instead of the > partial feature. > > *Semantic operator search:* Find operators by describing what you want > to do, alongside the existing name search. > https://github.com/apache/texera/pull/8628 > - feedback: overkill to introduce another ML model just to search > operators. AI agent or fuzzy on operator description can provide similar or > better results. > > *AI workflow fixer:* Suggest changes for supported workflow errors, with > a diff for users to review before applying. > https://github.com/apache/texera/pull/8637 > - feedback: Should reuse agent service instead of introducing new > services. > > General feedback: Each new feature should aim to reuse existing components > and services rather than introducing an entirely new end-to-end stack. > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2026 at 12:05 AM Carlos Ernesto Alvarez Berumen < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > During the UP–Apache Texera (Incubating) Hackathon on September 10–12 at > > Universidad Panamericana in Aguascalientes, Mexico, students worked on > > features to support workflow development, reuse, and debugging. > > > > Four proposals now have pull requests open for community feedback: > > > > - > > > > *Workflow history and run comparison:* A panel for exploring saved > > workflow versions and comparing executions. > > https://github.com/apache/texera/pull/8525 > > - > > > > *Canvas selection and reusable workflow sections:* Select groups of > > operators and save sections for reuse in other workflows. > > https://github.com/apache/texera/pull/8527 > > - > > > > *Semantic operator search:* Find operators by describing what you want > > to do, alongside the existing name search. > > https://github.com/apache/texera/pull/8628 > > - > > > > *AI workflow fixer:* Suggest changes for supported workflow errors, > with > > a diff for users to review before applying. > > https://github.com/apache/texera/pull/8637 > > > > These are initial contributions that still need review and refinement. > > > > We would appreciate the community’s feedback on which proposals to > > prioritize toward merging, whether their scope and design fit the > project, > > and what changes would be needed. Please share broader feedback here and > > implementation-specific comments on the PRs. > > > > Thank you to the students for their contributions and to everyone helping > > review them! > > > > Best, > > >
