Performance: Replace Electron with Tauri

[bosd]

Thanks for this awesome project.

The tech stack looks impressive and built for performance and usability.
But then there is Electron.

Which by nature is not very performant, known for it's release cycle and bloated package size because it is adding chromium to it's dependencies.
@Edwardvaneechoud Has tauri been considered as an alternative?

[Edwardvaneechoud]

@bosd, Thanks for bringing this up! You're absolutely right about Electron's downsides. I actually discovered Tauri after I'd already built the desktop version, and it would be a much leaner solution.

To be honest, the desktop app has always been a bit of an afterthought, so my main focus right now is on core web features and making Flowfile self-hostable. Furthermore, switching to Tauri would mean introducing Rust to the codebase, which adds a maintenance overhead and a learning curve for me.

The Electron app exists mainly because it was the quickest path to create an application for it. But if you want, you're certainly welcome to explore a Tauri implementation! Also, if enough people are actually using the desktop version and hitting performance walls, I'd definitely consider the Rust rewrite for Tauri myself :).