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Dashbrew is a terminal dashboard builder that lets you visualize data from scripts and APIs right in your console, using a simple JSON configuration. Stay informed without leaving your terminal!

🚀 Installation

Using Go Install

go install github.com/rasjonell/dashbrew/cmd/dashbrew@latest

From Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/rasjonell/dashbrew.git
cd dashbrew

# Build and install
go install ./cmd/dashbrew

Quick Start

1. Create a simple dashboard configuration file(dashboard.json):

{
  "style": {
    "border": {
      "type": "thicc",
      "color": "#cccccc",
      "focusedColor": "#474747"
    }
  },
  "layout": {
    "type": "container",
    "direction": "row",
    "children": [
      {
        "type": "component",
        "flex": 1,
        "component": {
          "type": "text",
          "title": "Hello Dashbrew",
          "data": {
            "source": "script",
            "command": "echo 'Welcome to Dashbrew!'"
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

2. run:

dashbrew -c dashboard.json

Complete Documentation

For comprehensive documentation on all features, please refer to our GitHub Wiki:

• Layout System
• Components
• Styling Options

Basic Examples

Display API Data

Show real-time data from an API:

{
  "type": "component",
  "component": {
    "type": "text",
    "title": "🌦️ Weather",
    "data": {
      "source": "api",
      "url": "https://wttr.in/<YOUR_CITY>?format=4",
      "refresh_interval": 60
    }
  }
}

Creating a ToDo List

Create a todo.txt file:

- finish work
+ laundry
+ dishes

Add it to your dashboard:

{
  "type": "component",
  "component": {
    "type": "todo",
    "title": "📋 My Todo List",
    "data": {
      "source": "./todo.txt"
    }
  }
}

Creating a Chart

Visualize Data with charts:

{
  "type": "component",
  "component": {
    "type": "chart",
    "title": "📊 System Metrics",
    "data": {
      "source": "script",
      "command": "echo '10\n25\n15\n30\n45'",
      "refresh_interval": 5,
      "caption": "CPU Usage (%)"
    }
  }
}

Create a Histogram

Show distributions with histograms:

{
  "type": "component",
  "component": {
    "type": "histogram",
    "title": "📊 Age Distribution",
    "data": {
      "source": "script",
      "command": "echo '\"18-24\": 45\n\"25-34\": 78\n\"35-44\": 52\n\"45-54\": 34\n\"55+\": 21'",
      "caption": "Users by Age Group"
    }
  }
}

Basic Navigation

• Shift+Arrow or Shift + H/J/K/L: Move between components
• A: Add item (in todo lists)
• Space: Toggle item state (in todo lists)
• R: Refresh data for the focused component
• Ctrl+C: Quit

License

MIT License