Hi everyone I was thinking of creating a backend module that has functione for a note taking(search, sort, etc). So anyone can implement a ui on top of it.
I have some basic understanding of rust (made a just-working chip-8 emulator). But I’ve never used SQL or other database.
Is this plausible? Is there a similar project that I can use as reference? What are the mistakes I should avoid?
Yes, there is Helix Notes, the backend is written in Rust
Rust already has one of the best text editors: helix.
Then just take notes in markdown.
You can just use the filesystem and markdown files. That is a common way for applications to store note type data locally. This is what tools like Obsidian do and has the advantage of being easy to get the notes out if you want to use a different tool.
And just use a filesystem that supports snapshot and bam! You’ve got version control too.
Note that Obsidian parses all the files and uses the browser’s built in database to store indexed metadata and links between note files. It’s how they have a responsive search function. You could either use sqlite, ad-hoc your way with flat-files.
Of course, you could parse, walk links, and search through all files on the fly all the time. Text files at personal-notes scale should cache really well, and it might still be faster without the browser-tech overhead, but it’s a toss-up
Is it a fully local backend? If so, you don’t need a database. JSON could be enough.
