MongoTUI

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Description: TUI interface to browse mongdb databases, collections.

Special Feature: Automated views and lookups generated as per relations between documents across same or different collections.

View: TUI application with mongodb uri pasting dialog box on startup, save uri inside .mongotui file inside global current working directory

Technology: React based tui view, use ink library, use typescript for backend interaction with database.

Screenshots

Login Screen

URI Input

Database View

Collections View

Paginated Objects View

Document Preview

PLAN

NOTE: start with simple views -

1. on startup paste mongouri in a dialog box.
2. loading animation (tui compliant)
3. on error show reason and restart over the initial dialog box view (after 4 seconds)
4. on success, load a pane with list of all collections
5. scroll using UP_KEY or 'k' else DOWN_KEY or 'j'
6. select a collection with enter
7. loading animation (tui compliant)
8. on error show reason and move back to list of collections view
9. on success, show saved documents with allowed movements like scroll using UP_KEY or 'k' else DOWN_KEY or 'j' and PAGE_UP and PAGE_DOWN
10. press escape key twice to move back to collection view
11. press escape key twice to exit program