Blitz: Blitz GUI Roadmap

[merelinguist]

Some of the next steps for the GUI:

CLI

• [ ] Open the GUI with a CLI command (https://github.com/blitz-js/blitz/issues/620)

Project creation

• [x] Don’t assume usage of yarn (https://github.com/blitz-js/blitz/issues/606)
• [ ] Don’t assume usage of TypeScript (https://github.com/blitz-js/blitz/issues/618)
• [ ] Allow projects to be imported (https://github.com/blitz-js/blitz/issues/619)

Extra

• [ ] Add task manager to run blitz start and more.
• [ ] Add more “modules”, e.g. view Prisma schema, view dependencies.
• [ ] Add a cli command to open the gui
• [ ] Better error handling
• [ ] Plugin system
• [ ] Integration with Prisma Studio, or our own implementation
• [ ] Multiplayer mode

[ditorojuan]

Nice work with the Infra, really like how it is looking.
I think I can start with the Import existing projects task

PS: idk if this is overkill but as an idea for looking at the prisma schemes task we can add a graph so it is easier for the user to watch it? (this might be present in prisma studio, have not used it before lmk if this is just too overkill 😅)

[merelinguist]

Thanks! Please go right ahead with the project importing. DM me if you need any help :). And yes haha I had the same thing in mind for Prisma. It’d be cool to get a bird’s eye view of your schema.

[flybayer]

Oh yes, I'd love to have a visual schema graph of relationships and fields!

[merelinguist]

@flybayer Working on it right now!

[peaonunes]

I’m happy to collaborate on adding a cli command to open the gui.

[johnletey]

@merelinguist Should we maybe allow the user to configure a project to be JS or TS? In other words changing this line? I'd be happy to work on this :)

[merelinguist]

@peaonunes Awesome, go right ahead! Please DM me if you need any help.

[merelinguist]

@jletey That’d be a great idea! The task is yours 🦾.

[flybayer]

@jletey full JS support doesn't work yet, but we definitely want this option for when it does :)