rowdy-db 0.7.2

A fast, modern, and rowdy TUI database management tool written in Rust.
rowdy-db-0.7.2 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.

Rowdy demo

✨ Features

Feature Status
SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB connectors ✅
libsql / Turso connector (remote SQLite via libsql protocol) ✅
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, manual resize (-/=) ✅
Data Grid — cell preview panel (full value, no truncation) ✅
Data Grid — infinite scroll pagination (200 rows/page + COUNT) ✅
Data Grid — cumulative column filters (f / d / F) ✅
Data Grid — type-aware filters (bool → = TRUE/FALSE, numeric → = n) ✅
Data Grid — cell cursor (row × column highlight) ✅
Data Grid — FK badges + expandable sub-grid (recursive navigation) ✅
SQL Editor — multi-line, F5 to execute, F4 opens result in full grid ✅
SQL Editor — query history with Alt+↑/↓, persisted to ~/.config/rowdy/history.toml ✅
Schema introspection — PK, FK, types (all 4 SQL engines) ✅
Inline record editing — field type display, bool toggle, live SQL preview ✅
Confirmation modal — Ctrl+S in Edit Record prompts before executing UPDATE ✅
Error modal — save failures displayed as a prominent overlay dialog ✅
Status bar — mode, connection indicator, DB info, row count, flash messages ✅
URL redaction — passwords and tokens masked in UI (user:***@host, authToken=***) ✅
Export CSV / JSON — E key in any data grid, file saved to ~/rowdy_<table>_<ts>.csv/json ✅
Export JSON simple (j) or with recursive FK resolution (J) — nested __ref objects up to 3 levels deep, cycle detection ✅
Table list — TABLE / VIEW distinction with [T] / [V] badges; VIEW opens read-only with cyan badge ✅
Read-only safe mode — ?readonly=true in URL, blocks all writes, READ-ONLY badge in status bar ✅
Async I/O — UI never blocks during queries ✅
Redis key-detail view — Enter on a key shows its content (string/hash/list/set/zset) in a read-only grid with TTL ✅
Schema / ERD view of FK relationships 🔲 planned
MongoDB connector 🔲 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

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 = "Turso Cloud"
type = "libsql"
url = "libsql://your-db-org.turso.io?authToken=eyJ..."

[[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.

To connect in read-only mode (blocks all writes — safe for production), append ?readonly=true to any URL:

[[connections]]
name = "Production (read-only)"
type = "postgres"
url = "postgres://user:pass@prod-host/mydb?sslmode=require&readonly=true"

A red READ-ONLY badge appears in the status bar. Enter (edit record) and all DML statements in the SQL editor are disabled. Filters, pagination, and export still work normally.

⌨️ 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 → libsql → 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
- / = Shrink / grow selected column width (step 5)
f Open filter input for selected column
d Remove filter on selected column
F Clear all filters
Enter FK cell → open linked sub-grid ; other cell → Edit Record
E Export prompt (then c=CSV, j=JSON, J=JSON+FK, Esc=cancel)
q Back to table list

Edit Record

Key Action
j / k Next / previous field
Enter / i Edit the selected field
Space Toggle boolean field (true ↔ false)
← / → Move cursor within field
Home / End Jump to start / end of field
Backspace / Del Delete character
Ctrl+S Save changes — opens confirmation modal before executing UPDATE
Esc / q Back to Data Grid without saving

SQL Editor

Key Action
F5 / Ctrl+Enter Execute query
F4 Open SELECT result in full Data Grid (read-only)
Alt+↑ Recall previous query from history
Alt+↓ Recall next query from history (empty = clear)
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 URL format
PostgreSQL SQL sqlx (native TLS) postgres://user:pass@host:5432/db
SQLite SQL sqlx sqlite:///path/to/file.db
libsql / Turso SQL libsql (remote HTTP) libsql://host?authToken=TOKEN
MySQL / MariaDB SQL sqlx mysql://user:pass@host:3306/db
Redis Key-value redis-rs (async multiplexed) redis://host:6379

📖 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.