Try/all pattern exporting

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Still mostly an experiment but it's working pretty well; I've been using it for (not.. in.. but for) production for a bit now.

This change adds pattern management to CBT: Both for Synced and Unsynced patterns.

With this plugin loaded Any pattern (that has Inserter: true) that is in the theme's "/patterns" folder is UN-registered. It's then made available to the Site Editor, posing as a User Created pattern (which can be edited). When the user saves the pattern the pattern file is updated (instead of the database). Any User-created unsynced patterns are saved as a file when you "Save Changes to Theme". Boom. Pattern Management.

But wait there's more.

If you create SYNCED patterns then THOSE get written to the /patterns folder too. There is an additional "Synced: true" flag saved in their file. When those patterns are loaded (and CBT is activated) then the content of those patterns are copied to the database.

There's a little snippet of code that can go along with the themes exported with these patterns that allows them to continue to be loaded as synced patterns. HOWEVER it's not necessary; if CBT is inactive and the snippet is absent the patterns will just load as unsynced patterns.

The REASON that doesn't cause problems is because none of the patterns and templates that use these synced patterns actually REFERENCE them as blocks
<!-- wp:block {ref:123} /-->
but instead by a pattern slug
<!-- wp:pattern {slug:SLUG} /-->

When CBT loads the "synced" patterns it registers an "unsynced" pattern with the content <!-- wp:block {ref:123} /-->.

This allows you to fully manage your patterns, USE them in templates (and other patterns!) and then SAVE your theme, with all of your patterns safely packed inside.

To Test

• Start with a blank theme. Use CBT to create a blank theme.
• Use the Editor to create an Unsynced Pattern, add content
• Use CBT to save the theme (make sure Save Patterns is checked)
• Observe the theme files. Note that the created pattern is included.
• Use the editor to create a Synced Pattern, add content
• Use CBT to save the theme
• Observe the theme files. Note that the created pattern is included.
• Note that the created file has a '* Synced: true'
• Make changes to both patterns and save them.
• Note that changes are reflected in the theme's files.
• Make a new Synced Pattern
• Use the first Synced Pattern in the Second Synced Pattern
• Save the Theme
• Note that the First Pattern is referenced in the Second Pattern by SLUG in the PATTERN block (` )
• Delete the patterns.
• Note that the files are deleted too.

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And now, suddenly, all of the patterns in Twenty Twenty Five are... editable.

It's kind of lovely really.