Aseprite Record
This project started out of a desire to see if I could build a way to leverage APIs within Aseprite to support creation of timelapses without the need for a secondary application like a screen recorder.
After digging through the API documentation, I found that it was possible for me to come up with a system to take snapshots of the current state as a flattened layer, and save it in a way that let me maintain an index. Later on this would receive a contribution that tracks a separate indexing file, reducing complexity when identifying the next iterator.
This was able to be tied to a keyboard shortcut or menu option, and seemed pretty sufficient.
At a later point, the API received an update exposing signals for actions taken within a file. This allowed support for a non-blocking method of automating the snapshot process, therefore making it not only much more functional but customizable as to when the trigger occurs.