Recipe Revision History - Track changes over time

[jakecovert]

I would be really nice to go back and see how a recipe has changed over time. A la git revisions...

[ChipSkylark37]

This would be interesting.

Sort of like a timeline of changes and why you may have deviated from the original recipe. Especially considering taking a recipe from any source and tweaking it to be your own.

Example Timeline

On mm/dd/yyyy:

• changed ingredient (4) eggs to (5) eggs
• changed step 1 from "old value" to "new value"
• added comment "added another egg for xx reason"

[jakecovert]

That would be really nice. As it stands now, I'm taking a recipe, and adding instances of creation to that timeline with notes.

But the NEXT time I go and try and cook that recipe, there's no easy way to reference what I did last time.

This could be as simple as a pop-up / badge count of comments, so historical tweaks can be referenced.

But I love revision history, cause I'm a nerd.

On considerations, these are two asks really:

a) git core recipe changes over time: would LOVE this.
b) Some way to refer to the notes that are captures when timeline entries are made. "Hey, this recipe was made 3 times. See the notes here..."

[ChipSkylark37]

I tend to just adjust the single recipe that's in mealie but you raised an interesting point.

Most of the time I am making adjustments, its to tweak it for all future plans, though if it's just a one-time change (whoops, added 4 eggs instead of 5), then I may just put it the timeline using "I made this" or the comment section of the recipe itself.

I know during the survey not a lot of people are using timeline, and with the inability to edit the timeline and that it's not really easily referenced, another way to audit & track comments / revisions would be welcomed.