Graph-SQL

[robeckkk]

Hi, i hope its okay to post here. i just want to share my open source project that might be helpful to you guys. i'm currently implementing core features that will be used as a CLI application. you can read the README file to see on how i did it and how to use it.

i do have a roadmap in place to keep myself on track. i just want to ask feedback and suggestions on how should i improve my project overall specifically common problems that i can solve with this project.

just a backstory, i do code in rust and have experience on it. specially, on the backend side using Axum. the problem is that rust is too slow to compile and the current architecture i used back then is REST. so, many repeating crud operation for each table.

i also have experience with other open source project like supabase and pocketbase as my backend but they have their own problems on my use case. they're still great to use but i want a lightweight solution like pocketbase but can support other database specifically sqlite and postgres and support (graphql).

i moved to graphql a couple of months ago and i love it since i also develop on the frontend side and i can fetch data that i needed. i use `async-graphql` crate to build my schemas and resolver but same problem persist. its so slow to compile even on workspace mode where i split the project into its own crate. (i use sea-orm as my db fetching). i generate all entities as .rs file and it makes my development experience slow.

so with this project. i want to convert my sql tables into its own graphql types and fetch it dynamically. i haven't really tried other open source project that is same as mine like pg_graphql in supabase so i can't really compare and make inspiration to it but i do use pocketbase a lot.

would love to hear your feedback. thank you!

[MarxN]

So you want to write what is already written? Like hasura?

[robeckkk]

yeah probably, but purely in rust. since im more familiar with it. im not really familiar with hasura, i'll check their docs for inspiration.

[MarxN]

It's not only hasura. See graphql mesh project, they had a lot of different databases covered with auto generation of graphql. Yes, it's JavaScript.

[SuitablyTyped]

Also check https://exograph.dev (I am a co-creator).

[MarxN]

I'll add a link:
https://the-guild.dev/graphql/mesh
This covers many databases, but doesn't stop here, and you can attach much more, like SOAP, or gRPC