storingUnicorns 0.5.0

A terminal-based database client inspired by DataGrip
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storingUnicorns 🦄

A terminal-based database client inspired by JetBrains DataGrip, built with Rust and ratatui.

Features

  • Multi-database support (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server)
  • Connection management with dialog-based creation
  • Schema browser (tables list)
  • SQL query editor
  • Results table with navigation
  • Persistent configuration
  • Contextual help bar

Project Structure

src/
├── main.rs          # Entry point, event loop, keybindings
├── config/          # Configuration management
│   └── mod.rs       # AppConfig: load/save connections
├── db/              # Database layer
│   ├── mod.rs
│   └── connector.rs # DatabaseConnection: unified DB interface
├── models/          # Data structures
│   ├── mod.rs
│   └── connection.rs # ConnectionConfig, QueryResult, Column
├── services/        # Application logic
│   ├── mod.rs
│   └── app_state.rs # AppState: runtime state, dialogs
└── ui/              # Terminal UI
    ├── mod.rs
    ├── layout.rs    # Main layout, panel arrangement
    └── widgets.rs   # Panel renderers, dialogs, help bar

Keybindings

Main Interface

Key Context Action
Tab Any Next panel
Shift+Tab Any Previous panel
↑/k Lists Select previous item
↓/j Lists Select next item
Enter Connections Connect to database
Enter Tables Generate SELECT query
n Connections New connection dialog
d Connections Delete selected connection
F5 Any Execute query
Ctrl+R Any Refresh tables
? Any Show help in status bar
q Outside editor Quit
Ctrl+Q Any Force quit

New Connection Dialog

Key Action
Tab/↓ Next field
Shift+Tab/↑ Previous field
←/→ Cycle database type (on Type field)
Enter Save connection
Esc Cancel

Configuration

Connections are stored in ~/.config/storingUnicorns/config.toml:

[[connections]]

name = "Local Postgres"

db_type = "Postgres"

host = "localhost"

port = 5432

username = "postgres"

password = "secret"

database = "mydb"



[[connections]]

name = "SQLite DB"

db_type = "SQLite"

database = "./data.db"

Building

cargo build --release

Running

cargo run

# or after building:

./target/release/storingUnicorns

Layout

┌─────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Connections │  Query Editor                   │
├─────────────┤                                 │
│ Tables      ├─────────────────────────────────┤
│             │  Results                        │
└─────────────┴─────────────────────────────────┘
│ Status: Connected to mydb                     │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Enter Connect │ n New │ d Delete │ Tab Next  │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘

TODO

  • Multi-line query editor with proper cursor movement
  • Table structure view (columns, types, indexes)
  • Query history
  • Result set export (CSV, JSON)
  • Syntax highlighting for SQL
  • Async query execution with cancellation
  • SSH tunnel support
  • Tab completion for table/column names
  • Edit existing connections