Homebrew shop

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  List all available packages in Homebrew

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  Let users install packages they want by a simple button click!

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  Show all packages that user currently installed on their computer

Inspiration

Frustration from looking at a boring terminal screen when using Homebrew.

What it does

It allows users to download Homebrew formulas through GUI and also track the existing packages.

How I built it

With React on the frontend on the top of Electron and NodeJs Express on the backend.

Challenges I ran into

Taking user input and feeding the commands to the shell, and taking feedback from the shell and displaying it the user.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Building a GUI which is user-friendly and gives access to Homebrew to someone who otherwise won't use the technology.

What I learned

Agile development practices, UI/UX design practices, creating a pipeline to feed user input to the shell

What's next for Home brew shop

Having more features for the user to interact with the shell without using the command line

• Allow users to uninstall packages
• Allow users to update packages by comparing current version with latest version
• Send desktop notification of version outdated

Built With

• express.js
• https://formulae.brew.sh/docs/api/
• https://nodejs.org/api/child-process.html
• react