Workflow reporting - support for expandable sections, table of contents, multitabs etc.

[kciy]

Using workflow reports makes sense with markdown to have headings and lists, but it could easily extended to allowing HTML as well. This would allow for custom elements, overview tables and more.

It could also help in some things mentioned in #11426

The markdown parser which is used (npm markdown-it) per default disables HTML usage.

Any opinions on this?

[hexylena]

Unless we're careful about sanitising the resulting report (confusing for users), or using a separate domain for user generated content like this (completely unimplemented, with a long timeline), it potentially increases the attack surface considerably. Everyone would need to be careful when opening a workflow report from someone else.

If it's possible to enumerate which features? there's probably more interest in adding support for those useful subset, rather than allowing any html and the associated attacks possible with that.

[kciy]

That's true, I see your point.

I would like to have:

• expandable sections (like with <details><summary>...</details>)
• an overview table of the report content (I produce rather lengthy reports and links to the headings would make it easier to navigate; I haven't tried using plain markdown yet for this)
• having multiple reports side-by-side (like minipages), but this could be covered with the point in your issue regarding tabs/multiple pages.

I guess we can close the issue since I agree not just allowing any HTML.

[hexylena]

those are great suggestions! I'd love a details/summary box as well, and a table of contents, especially for larger reports, would be really nice.

hopefully the updated scratch book works nicely with reports? side by side is exactly the use case for that

[kciy]

That sounds good, how can we proceed from here?
And what do you mean by scratch book?

[wm75]

It's what seems to be now called the window manager, which allows you to open multiple dataset views at once.

[wm75]

and, yes, all really good ideas @kciy :)

[kciy]

Ahaa, thanks!!

[nsoranzo]

I think we want to keep track of these ideas, so maybe keep it open and change the title?