Folder Grouping Strategy

The application differentiates between naming-based hierarchy ("Folders") and user-defined sets ("Groups"). Understanding this distinction is critical for consistent variable organization.

1. Naming-Based "Folders" (Virtual File System)

• Convention: Use a double underscore (__) or similar delimiter in variable names (e.g., APP__PROD__KEY) to automatically derive a visual folder hierarchy.
• Rendering: In "Folder View," use splitVarName(v.name).join('/') to transform flat variables into a nested tree.
• Naming Rule: Advise users to use prefixing for logical organization (e.g., OS__, DEV__) to maintain a clean "Virtual File System" without extra metadata.

2. Arbitrary "Groups"

• Definition: Groups are persistent, user-defined collections of variables that don't need a naming convention. They are stored in groups.json.
• Association: A variable can only belong to one group at a time. Changing its group updates the mapping.