Sqlit
Dev tools
database client tui
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11 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 2 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.31.
Execution: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
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Intuitive and easy to use without reading docs
From 2 comments
Love how easy and intuitive it is to use it! Keep it up, what a great project!
mxgrn on HNDefinitely cool to see... Lost of new TUI applications, but seems to be more than a handful of DB UIs at this point. Was half surprised it wasn't another Rust+Ratatui…
tracker1 on HN
Clean UI that uses space efficiently
From 2 comments
I've built a similar app but for desktop GUI. The UI is very similar to this app because I like TUI style UI due to the efficient use of UI space. It focuses more on editing and…
tanin on HNVery attractive design.
alsetmusic on HN
Objections
Connection failed without psycopg2; installation of database drivers is unclear
From 2 comments
Tried it out on a local test postgres db. First error: "Connection failed, no module named 'psycopg2'"
waterTanuki on HNYou need to install psycopg2, or perhaps more likely psycopg2-binary to access postgres databases. After hiichbindermax and mrbump helped me out upthread, I was able to get it…
lgas on HN
Menu items hidden behind space mode and help text is incomplete
From 1 comment
Very nice, works well. It seems you put some menu items behind what I'll call "[space] mode," where you you have to press the spacebar first to open the command menu, then use…
no_news_is on HN
Requests
Vim-style navigation keys
From 1 comment
Looks great! It seems that sqlit still relies on arrow keys for getting around. Would it be possible to add options for more vim style on these places? - Browse explorer tree…
vinshoo on HN
In-memory or non-stored credentials
From 2 comments
This looks awesome! Is there a way to log in some way that doesn't leave your credentials saved in a text file or your bash history? I would use this at work, but I think my…
caminanteblanco on HNAgree, the ability to define an in-memory only connection seems super useful.
nodesocket on HN
Temporary CLI connections to a database file
From 1 comment
Congrats, looks fantastic! I have been looking for something like that. Maybe I have missed it, but one feature I would really love is support for temporary connections - e.g.…
mrbump on HN
Questions
How does it differ from Harlequin?
From 1 comment
What would be the main differences with Harlequin?
oulipo2 on HN
Does it support remote D1?
From 1 comment
This looks lovely.... does it support remote D1?
slimebot80 on HN
Alternatives named
Harlequin
From 2 comments
What would be the main differences with Harlequin?
oulipo2 on HNI've recently been trying to find a good SQL TUI client, and one of the ones I tried was Harlequin. The main disadvantage, which every other SQL TUI I tried also suffers from, is…
jbstack on HN
lazysql
From 2 comments
I asked the same thing on Discord where he also showcased it. He answered the question with this. > I wanted to make something that makes intuitive sense to me, and I wanted to…
NSPG911 on HNLooks great! It seems that sqlit still relies on arrow keys for getting around. Would it be possible to add options for more vim style on these places? - Browse explorer tree…
vinshoo on HN
rainfrog
From 2 comments
Looks great, congrats! Also check out https://github.com/achristmascarl/rainfrog which seems to have similar goals, though is Postgres only.
yoavm on HNIt looks like rainfrog has branched out from just postgres, but still doesn't cover the range that sqlit does.
kej on HN
SSMS
From 2 comments
One of the feedback i have heard from people using SSMS is that it has all the admin operations available in the UI as compared to doing it yourself. Lot of admins i deal with…
debarshri on HNAdmins don’t ever close the tool, it’s always open on some RDP. Devs have different usage patterns. SSMS is super duper nice if you’re an admin or a power SQL server user/dev.…
baq on HN