[WIP] Enhance UI Editor Support for Entity Attributes (DER Compatibility)

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• Phase 1: Update Helper Function ✅

  • Modify getState() with DER precedence logic (Step 2 always checks for DER pattern)
  • Write comprehensive tests for new precedence behavior (7 new test cases)
  • Ensure backward compatibility (all existing tests still pass)
  • Update JSDoc with new behavior description

• Phase 2: Reference Implementation (separator_as_progress_bar) ✅

  • Add source_attribute field to schema.yaml
  • Add attribute selector to editor.yaml
  • Update code.js to use object input format
  • Test both UI and YAML configurations (5 comprehensive test cases)
  • Verify DER precedence works correctly
  • Verify backward compatibility maintained

• Phase 3: Apply to Other Modules ✅

  • Update icon_border_progress module (schema, editor, code with conditional logic)
  • Test both UI and YAML configurations (5 comprehensive test cases)
  • Verify all existing tests still pass (89/89 tests passing)
  • Update separator_as_timeline module to use object format
  • Update unit tests to reflect new object calling convention
  • Verify attribute resolution tests pass (2/2 tests passing)

• Phase 4: Implementation Complete ✅

  • All three modules now support DER precedence logic
  • UI editors can use separate entity/attribute selectors
  • Full backward compatibility maintained across all modules
  • Comprehensive test coverage: 507/511 tests passing (4 failures are pre-existing)

Success Criteria Achieved ✅

✅ UI users can select entity attributes without switching to YAML mode

• separator_as_progress_bar: Added source_attribute field
• icon_border_progress: Added source_attribute field
• separator_as_timeline: Already had separate attribute fields, now uses improved logic

✅ All existing YAML configurations continue working unchanged

• Full backward compatibility maintained in all modules
• 507/511 tests passing (4 pre-existing failures unrelated to changes)

✅ DER syntax takes precedence when both approaches are used

• Implemented in core getState() helper function
• Tested comprehensively with 7 dedicated test cases
• Applied consistently across all modules

✅ All modules support both UI and YAML attribute selection

• 17 comprehensive integration tests across all modules
• Both approaches work seamlessly

✅ Test coverage for all edge cases

• Missing attributes, invalid entities, DER override scenarios
• Backward compatibility scenarios
• UI vs YAML configuration scenarios

Technical Implementation

Core Enhancement: DER syntax entity[attribute] always takes precedence when present, implemented as a "transformation step" that happens regardless of input format.

Minimal Changes: Only affected the helper function and module configurations, maintaining surgical precision as requested.

Fixes #3.

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