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Ask HN: I'm developing a Django-like admin panel for Spring Boot apps

2 pointsby ailefover 1 year ago
Hi HN!<p>I&#x27;ve recently started working on this side project and I wanted to ask some questions if there&#x27;s anybody in the target audience for such a tool reading this.<p>The tool is a plug-and-play JAR file that you drop into the app and, with little to no configuration, will expose a management interface on your Spring Boot app. It will automatically load all your DB classes and provide standard CRUD functionalities. At the moment, in a very WIP stage, it looks like this: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;i.imgur.com&#x2F;KgTfmfd.png (this screenshot shows a specific table with its data and possible operations).<p>So my questions are:<p>1) Do you think this might be useful? From what I&#x27;ve seen there are no solid equivalents of what Django has for Spring Boot apps.<p>2) What features are you looking for in a tool like this, besides the standard CRUD stuff? CSV import&#x2F;export; AI features like query the DB in natural language; Graphs and stats; Authorization&#x2F;authentication; UI customization, etc...<p>3) Do you think there is a possible market for such a tool or can this see success only as an open-source library? If yes, how would you approach the pricing? It can&#x27;t be sold as a SaaS because customers would need physical access to the JAR file.<p>Thanks!

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