Computer / Web-based flow editor / auto provisioning

[luzifer]

As I'm using Automagic to let several devices do things without interaction from myself I'd like to see a way to create / modify my flows on the desktop and then have an auto-provisioning to my devices. Either this could be a web-based editor giving me the XML file to upload to an own host or a desktop application (in my case for OSX) providing me with the XML file. On the devices there would be a flow downloading and importing the flows into Automagic every day or so…

[Philip]

Could I add a huge "+1" to the desktop editor part of this request.

It would be one way that Automagic could really differentiate itself from Tasker, Llama, Automate, Macrodroid and all the other competitors - the ability to create/edit flows on a full-sized screen with a proper keyboard and mouse.

(Note: somebody did start to develop a desktop application called Tasker Desktop Editor but it never got beyond V0.1.9 Alpha, and the developer appears to have abandoned it.)

Personally, I'm not too concerned about automating the uploading of the resulting flows to my handset - I'm happy to do that manually - though I realise that the OP has a different use case.

So - what are the chances of an Automagic Desktop Editor ever existing?

[lueq]

You could use an external keyboard with your Android device to have at least some of the experience.
I have done that for scripts, and even though it is not the same as a full desktop, it definitely beats using the onscreen keyboard.

[Martin]

The chances are pretty slim that I will have the time to write a real desktop version. You could use genymotion or another emulator to run Automagic and other apps on a desktop. The emulator should support Google Play and should support to add and sync your Google account so that you can also select phone numbers from the address book, access the calendar and so on. You could also use Dropbox or Google Drive to automatically sync and import flows on your real device.