[NIFI-13975] Improve Copy/Paste in NiFi UI

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: Core Framework, Core UI
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Matt Gilman
• Created: 06/Nov/24 16:08
• Updated: 06/Nov/24 16:08

Description

NiFi currently relies on a server side resource to support copying and pasting. When the user copies components from the canvas, it issues a API call to create a new Snippet. Upon pasting the UI provides the Snippet identifier and the target Process Group. This works but could be improved.

If NiFi instead copied the flow contents to the system clipboard, the user would be able to more easily copy component configuration and paste flow snippets from a variety of sources including across different NiFi instances.

Sub-Tasks

• Introduce new endpoints to support Copy/Paste: Resolved
• UI - Update UI to leverage new endpoints when copying and pasting: Resolved
• UI - Minor follow up items: Resolved
• UI - Paste option missing: Open