Foblex Flow 17.7 — Smarter Grouping, Copy/Paste, and Undo/Redo in Angular

Foblex Flow 17.7 focuses on features that make Angular editors feel more complete in everyday use: smarter grouping, practical clipboard behavior, and real undo/redo support.

The new release, v17.7.0, introduces smarter grouping, copy/paste, and undo/redo, all features that move a graph surface closer to a production-ready editor.

✨ Smarter Grouping

Working with groups is now more powerful and intuitive:

Auto-resize groups with fAutoSizeToFitChildren.
Auto-expand groups dynamically with fAutoExpandOnChildHit when children no longer fit inside.
Refactored and improved examples:
Grouping Example

Drag-to-Group Example

⚠️ Breaking Change

CSS class .f-parent-for-drop → renamed to .f-grouping-over-boundary.
Added .f-grouping-drop-active for valid grouping targets.

👉 If you use custom CSS for grouping, make sure to update your styles!

📋 Copy / Paste Example

We all use copy, cut, and paste every day. Now your node-based editors can too.

New Copy-Paste Example.
Duplicate nodes (with their connections).
Remove selected elements.
Paste them back while maintaining consistent IDs and connections.

This example shows how easy it is to implement clipboard functionality directly with Foblex Flow.

⏪ Undo / Redo Example

No editor feels complete without Undo/Redo. With v17.7, you now have a reference implementation:

New Undo-Redo V2 Example.
Powered by @foblex/mutator.
Tracks state changes, snapshots, and history.
Enables true time-travel editing for your diagrams.

Undo/Redo creates a smoother and more interactive editing experience, and is often a must-have for production tools.

📚 Documentation Updates

We’ve refreshed the docs to reflect these improvements:

Why This Matters

With these features, Foblex Flow becomes even more practical for real-world editors:

Grouping makes complex diagrams easier to manage.
Copy/Paste is expected by every user.
Undo/Redo provides the safety net people need when building flows.

Together, they bring Angular-based visual editors closer to the standard set by professional design tools.

🔗 Links

GitHub repo: https://github.com/foblex/flow
Live examples: https://flow.foblex.com/examples

❤️ Support the Project

This release moves Foblex Flow another step closer to being a full-fledged framework for building low-code and AI editors in Angular.

If you find it useful, please ⭐ the repo on GitHub — it’s the best way to support the project and help it grow.