rowdy-db 0.5.1

A fast, modern, and rowdy TUI database management tool written in Rust.
rowdy-db-0.5.1 is not a library.

🤠 Rowdy

Crates.io License Rust ratatui sqlx tokio tui-textarea

A fast, modern, and rowdy Terminal User Interface (TUI) database management tool written in Rust.

Rowdy is designed for developers, DBAs, and terminal enthusiasts who want to inspect, query, and manage their databases without ever leaving their terminal or touching a mouse. Built on ratatui and sqlx, it compiles into a single standalone binary with no runtime dependencies.

✨ Features

Feature Status
SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB connectors ✅
Redis connector (key listing) ✅
Saved connection profiles (~/.config/rowdy/config.toml) ✅
Save new connection with Ctrl+S — persists to config file ✅
Delete profile with confirmation (D → y / n) ✅
Vim-style keyboard navigation (h j k l, / to filter) ✅
Table list with live filter ✅
Data Grid — column scroll, collapse/expand ✅
Data Grid — infinite scroll pagination (200 rows/page + COUNT) ✅
Data Grid — cumulative column filters (f / d / F) ✅
Data Grid — cell cursor (row × column highlight) ✅
SQL Editor — multi-line, F5 to execute, results table ✅
Schema introspection — PK, FK, types (all 3 SQL engines) ✅
Inline record editing — Enter on cell, live SQL preview, Ctrl+S saves ✅
Async I/O — UI never blocks during queries ✅
FK expandable sub-grid 🔲 planned
Export CSV / JSON 🔲 planned
Status bar & modal dialogs 🔲 planned

🚀 Quick Start

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/TSODev/rowdy.git
cd rowdy
cargo build --release
./target/release/rowdy-db

Install from crates.io (coming soon)

cargo install rowdy-db

⚙️ Configuration

Create ~/.config/rowdy/config.toml to save connection profiles:

[[connections]]
name = "Local Postgres"
type = "postgres"
url = "postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/my_db"

[[connections]]
name = "Dev SQLite"
type = "sqlite"
url = "sqlite:///home/user/dev.db"

[[connections]]
name = "Cache Redis"
type = "redis"
url = "redis://127.0.0.1:6379"

[[connections]]
name = "MySQL Local"
type = "mysql"
url = "mysql://root:password@localhost:3306/my_db"

Profiles appear in the left panel of the connection screen at startup.

⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts

Connection screen

Key Action
j / k Navigate profiles
Enter Connect to selected profile
n Enter a new connection URL
Tab Cycle database type (postgres → sqlite → mysql → redis)
Ctrl+S Save current URL as a named profile
D Delete selected profile (with confirmation)
q Quit

Table list

Key Action
j / k Navigate tables
Enter Open table in Data Grid
e Open SQL Editor
/ Filter tables
q Disconnect

Data Grid

Key Action
j / k Next / previous row
h / l Previous / next column
g / G First / last row
PgDn / PgUp ±10 rows
Space Collapse / expand selected column
f Open filter input for selected column
d Remove filter on selected column
F Clear all filters
Enter Open Edit Record for the selected row
q Back to table list

Edit Record

Key Action
j / k Next / previous field
Enter / i Edit the selected field
← / → Move cursor within field
Home / End Jump to start / end of field
Backspace / Del Delete character
Ctrl+S Save changes (executes UPDATE)
Esc / q Back to Data Grid without saving

SQL Editor

Key Action
F5 / Ctrl+Enter Execute query
Tab Switch focus to results pane
Tab / Esc Switch focus back to editor
Ctrl+Q Back to table list

SELECT, WITH, EXPLAIN, SHOW, PRAGMA → returns rows.
INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, … → shows rows affected.

Ctrl-C quits from anywhere.

🗄️ Supported databases

Engine Type Driver
PostgreSQL SQL sqlx (native TLS)
SQLite SQL sqlx
MySQL / MariaDB SQL sqlx
Redis Key-value redis-rs (async multiplexed)

📖 Full documentation

See USAGE.md for the complete user guide including connection URL formats, all keyboard shortcuts, and feature details.

🔨 Development

cargo run      # run in dev mode
cargo build    # debug build
cargo test     # run tests
cargo clippy   # lint

📜 License

Licensed under either of MIT or Apache 2.0 at your option.