Build your entire tech stack in Rust

How to Build Your Entire Tech Stack in Rust

Step 1: Introduction to Rusty Stack

• The Rusty Stack is a fully oxidized Tech stack that allows you to build back-end web, mobile, and desktop components using Rust.
• The stack consists of four main technologies: Rocket, Surreal DB, Towery, and Yew.

Step 2: Setting Up Rocket

1. Install Rocket, a web framework for Rust.
2. Define backend endpoints using Rocket in a concise way.
3. Set up necessary dependencies including an error enum, a Prelude, macros, and try from implementations for Surreal DB types.
4. Implement logic using the Surreal query language.
5. Create endpoints and update the main function to start a Rocket server instance.
6. Configure CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) in the configuration file for server specification.
7. Run the server and test using Postman.

Step 3: Front-End Development with Yew

1. Add Yew as a component-based UI framework similar to React but for writing web apps in Rust.
2. Create a new binary called "to-do API" for the project.
3. Add necessary dependencies and functionality.
4. Implement front-end clients and create an index.html file as the entry point for the web app.
5. Design the UI with predefined styling and a Redux-like pattern.
6. Develop API endpoints to connect UI components with the application state.
7. Structure the app components including new task form, task item, task list, and root app component in main.rs.
8. Implement the start app function to run the app.

Step 4: Building Desktop Applications with Towery

1. Set up Towery, a framework for building desktop applications using web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
2. Towery produces binaries that are smaller, faster, and more secure compared to Electron.
3. Develop the desktop app by creating a new project and an index.html file.
4. Integrate the desktop app with the main.rs file for functionality.
5. Ensure changes made on one client are reflected on other clients.

Step 5: Finalizing the Application

1. Test the entire application with multiple clients built using the Rusty Stack.
2. Evaluate the practicality of using Rust for building all your applications.
3. Consider getting a free Rust cheat sheet at letsgetrusty.com/cheat.
4. Like and subscribe to the Let's Get Rusty channel for more content.

By following these steps, you can build your entire tech stack using Rust and create robust applications for web, mobile, and desktop platforms.