generust-example-project

generust-example-project is an example application built using generust

Running as a client application or shared server, generust-example-project has a focus on performance, correctness, and developer comfort.

See installing.md for installation guidance. After installing, run generust-example-project -h to get started.

See scripts.md for available tools for building, running, and packaging the app.

Crates

generust-example-project splits its code into several library crates:

• generust-example-project-assets: Contains embedded static files intended to be served from the web application
• generust-example-project-client: Run in the client's browser as a WebAssembly package, includes templates
• generust-example-project-controllers: Contains actix-web HTTP controllers, usually calling methods from generust-example-project-service
• generust-example-project-core: Contains definitions that are shared between server and client
• generust-example-project-service: Contains the primary logic for the application. It receives RequestMessages and emits ResponseMessages
• generust-example-project-templates: Contains Maud templates used by the server to render responses
• generust-example-project: Stored in the root of the project, this is the app's main library and binary

Config

The project currently exclusively uses the filesystem for saved data, no database is involved.

Directories

By default, generust-example-project stores config files in your system's user configuration directory.

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/generust-example-project
• Linux: ~/.config/generust-example-project
• Windows: %APPDATA%/generust-example-project/generust-example-project

Files

profile/*: User profile information