diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b368a1c..4cf3d50 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@
     "clsx": "^1.2.1",
     "colormaster": "^1.2.1",
     "gl-matrix": "^3.4.3",
-    "lz-string": "^1.4.4",
+    "lz-string": "^1.5.0",
     "monkey-around": "^2.3.0",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "react-scripts": "^5.0.1",
     "roughjs": "^4.5.2",
     "html2canvas": "^1.4.1",
-    "@popperjs/core": "^2.11.6",
-    "nanoid": "^4.0.0",
-    "lucide-react": "0.259.0"
+    "@popperjs/core": "^2.11.8",
+    "nanoid": "^4.0.2",
+    "lucide-react": "^0.263.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.20.12",
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@
     "ttypescript": "^1.5.15",
     "typescript": "^4.9.4"
   },
-  "engines": {
-    "node": "16.10.0"
-  },
   "resolutions": {
     "@typescript-eslint/typescript-estree": "5.3.0"
   },
diff --git a/src/ExcalidrawAutomate.ts b/src/ExcalidrawAutomate.ts
index 04f8008..4da7873 100644
--- a/src/ExcalidrawAutomate.ts
+++ b/src/ExcalidrawAutomate.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   StrokeRoundness,
   RoundnessType,
 } from "@zsviczian/excalidraw/types/element/types";
-import { normalizePath, Notice, OpenViewState, TFile, WorkspaceLeaf } from "obsidian";
+import { Editor, normalizePath, Notice, OpenViewState, TFile, WorkspaceLeaf } from "obsidian";
 import * as obsidian_module from "obsidian";
 import ExcalidrawView, { ExportSettings, TextMode } from "src/ExcalidrawView";
 import { ExcalidrawData, getMarkdownDrawingSection, REGEX_LINK } from "src/ExcalidrawData";
@@ -171,6 +171,23 @@ export class ExcalidrawAutomate {
     return getLeaf(this.plugin,origo,modifierKeys);
   }
 
+  public getActiveEmbeddableViewOrEditor (view?:ExcalidrawView): {view:any}|{file:TFile, editor:Editor}|null {
+    if (!this.targetView && !view) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    view = view ?? this.targetView;
+    const leafOrNode = view.getActiveEmbeddable();
+    if(leafOrNode) {
+      if(leafOrNode.node && leafOrNode.node.isEditing) {
+        return {file: leafOrNode.node.file, editor: leafOrNode.node.child.editor};
+      }
+      if(leafOrNode.leaf && leafOrNode.leaf.view) {
+        return {view: leafOrNode.leaf.view};
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   plugin: ExcalidrawPlugin;
   elementsDict: {[key:string]:any}; //contains the ExcalidrawElements currently edited in Automate indexed by el.id
   imagesDict: {[key: FileId]: any}; //the images files including DataURL, indexed by fileId