Summary - March 12, 2026
This day served as the bridge between the SvelteKit migration and the new in-graph reference workflow. The focus was on defining the persistence model and UI state flow for the Expert-in-the-Loop Relabeling Module, while keeping the SvelteKit frontend stable and ready for interactive changes.
Key Activities
1) Defined the Reference State Persistence Model
- Drafted the
.state/references.jsonstructure to store onlyimage_idstrings and layout coordinates. - Designed the “JSON vault” idea: persist the minimum state needed to restore the Expert’s workspace without bloating disk storage.
- Logged decisions about how to handle missing/invalid entries and how to restore them cleanly on page reload.
2) Started the UI State Machine (Selection vs Relabel)
- Outlined the two primary modes:
- Reference Selection Mode - curate and promote points into reference thumbnails.
- Relabel Mode - use curated references to label points.
- Sketched the mode-switching UX (toggle in settings) and initial state transitions (enter/exit sequences).
3) Early UI Prototyping (Scatter Plot Integration)
- Added initial placeholders for the “reference shelf” at the top of the scatter plot SVG.
- Began wiring up
onMountlogic to hydrate saved references into visible thumbnails. - Validated that the UI can load a minimal reference list without breaking the existing scatter plot rendering.
Next Actions (Carried into Day 33)
- Complete the in-graph reference shelf layout and collision detection for dropping points onto reference thumbnails.
- Add persistent mode toggles and ensure the UI correctly remembers the last used mode.
- Implement the full promotion flow (point → reference thumbnail) and validate persistence across refresh.