crates-tui

crates-tui is a simple terminal user interface explorer for crates.io based on Ratatui.

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It supports features like:

• copy cargo add command to clipboard
• open the docs page in the browser
• open crates.io page in the brower

Install

cargo install crates-tui

Arch Linux

crates-tui can be installed with an AUR helper:

paru -S crates-tui

Screenshots

Open in browser

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Logging

crates-tui-logging.mov

Base16 Theme

Dracula

Rose Pine

GitHub

You can find example color configurations here.

Help

help.mov

Key to Action configurations per mode

You can find the default configuration here.

Background

This repository contains an opinionated way of organizing a small to medium sized Ratatui TUI applications.

It has several features, notably:

• Uses async to fetch crate information without blocking the UI
• Multiple custom widgets
  • Selection tab
  • Input prompt
  • Search results table
  • Summary view
• Has configurable key chords that map to actions

This repository is meant to serve as a reference for some patterns you may follow when developing Ratatui applications. The code will function as a reference for the tutorial material on https://ratatui.rs as well.