GitHub - mbvlabs/andurel: The rails-like Go framework you didn't know you needed

Andurel is a comprehensive web development framework for Go. It prioritizes development speed. Inspired by Ruby on Rails, it uses just enough conventions to let you build full-stack web applications incredibly fast.

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Platform Support

Andurel currently supports Linux and macOS only. Windows is not supported at this time.

If you'd like to help bring Windows support to Andurel, please see issue #382 - contributions are welcome!

Why Andurel?

Development speed is everything. Andurel eliminates boilerplate and lets you focus on building features:

Instant Scaffolding - Generate complete CRUD resources with one command
Live Reload - Hot reloading for Go, templates, and CSS with andurel run powered by Shadowfax
Type Safety Everywhere - SQLC for SQL, Templ for HTML, Go for logic
Batteries Included - Echo, Datastar, background jobs, sessions, CSRF protection, telemetry, email support, authentication, optional extensions (workflows, docker, aws-ses)
Just enough Convention - Convention over configuration is great to a certain point. Andurel provides just enough sensible defaults that just work and get out of your way.
PostgreSQL-Backed - Built on PostgreSQL with River job queues, pgx driver, and UUID support

The core philosophy around resource generation in andurel, is that it should be a one-time operation that creates everything you need for a fully functional CRUD interface. After that, you can modify and extend the generated code as needed but it's yours to manage going forward.

Core Technologies

Echo - High-performance HTTP framework
Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
SQLC - Type-safe SQL code generation
Templ - Type-safe HTML templates
Datastar - Hypermedia-driven frontend interactivity
River - PostgreSQL-backed background jobs and workflows
OpenTelemetry - Built-in observability
PostgreSQL - Powerful open-source database with pgx driver and native UUID support
Shadowfax - Andurel specific app runner

Quick Start

This is subject to change as Andurel is in beta.

I have not documented every feature or command yet, only enough to get you started and trying out the framework.

Once the framework reaches a release candidate, I will provide more comprehensive documentation and guides.

Installation

go install github.com/mbvlabs/andurel@v1.0.0-beta.3

Create Your First Project

Andurel gives you choices when creating a new project:

Note: --css vanilla is currently WIP and not properly supported before v1.0.0. Use Tailwind for now.

# Create a new project with defaults (PostgreSQL + Tailwind CSS)
andurel new myapp

# Add extensions for additional features:
andurel new myapp -e docker              # Add Dockerfile for containerization
andurel new myapp -e aws-ses             # Add AWS SES email integration

cd myapp

# Sync tools
andurel tool sync

# Configure environment
cp .env.example .env

# Note: you need to edit .env with your database details

# Apply database migrations
andurel migrate up

# Run the development server (with live reload)
andurel run

Your app is now running on http://localhost:8080

Database Lifecycle Commands

Andurel provides commands to manage your database lifecycle:

# Create the configured database
andurel database create                    # Requires .env to be filled out with DB credentials

# Drop the configured database (prompts for confirmation)
andurel database drop
andurel database drop --force              # Allow dropping system databases

# Drop and recreate the database
andurel database nuke
andurel database nuke --force              # Allow nuking system databases

# Full rebuild: drop, recreate, migrate, and seed
andurel database rebuild
andurel database rebuild --force           # Allow rebuilding system databases
andurel database rebuild --skip-seed       # Skip seeding after migrations

Generate Your First Resource

# Create a migration and add the columns you need. Resource generation requires
# an `id` primary key (uuid/serial/bigserial/string-supported types). `created_at`
# and `updated_at` are optional but recommended.
andurel migrate new create_products_table

# Create a complete resource with model, controller, views, and routes
andurel generate resource Product

This single command creates everything you need for a full CRUD interface.

CLI Commands

Run

Starts the development server (hot reload).

New

Scaffolds a new Andurel project.

andurel new [project-name] --css/-c --extensions/-e

Generate

Code and scaffolding generators.

andurel generate (aliases: g, gen)
andurel generate model [name] --table-name --skip-factory      (alias: m)
andurel generate controller [model_name] --with-views          (alias: c)
andurel generate view [model_name] --with-controller           (alias: v)
andurel generate resource [name] --table-name                  (alias: r)

Database

Database lifecycle and seed helpers.

andurel database (aliases: d, db)
andurel database seed
andurel database create
andurel database drop
andurel database nuke
andurel database rebuild

Migrate

Goose migration helpers.

andurel migrate (aliases: m, mig)
andurel migrate new [name]
andurel migrate up
andurel migrate down
andurel migrate status
andurel migrate fix
andurel migrate reset
andurel migrate up-to [version]
andurel migrate down-to [version]

Query

SQLC query generation helpers.

andurel query (alias: q)
andurel query generate [table_name]
andurel query refresh [table_name]
andurel query compile
andurel query validate

View

Templ code generation.

andurel view (alias: v)
andurel view generate
andurel view format

App

App utilities and helpers.

andurel app (alias: a)
andurel app console    # alias: c
andurel app dblab      # alias: d
andurel app mailpit    # alias: m

Tool

Manage project tools and binaries.

andurel tool (alias: t)
andurel tool sync
andurel tool set-version <tool> <version>

Extension

Manage project extensions.

andurel extension (aliases: ext, e)
andurel extension add [extension-name]
andurel extension list    # alias: ls

LLM

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Upgrade

Upgrade framework-managed files.

andurel upgrade --dry-run

Doctor

Run project diagnostics.

Project Structure

myapp/
├── assets/              # Static assets
│   ├── css/            # Compiled CSS files
│   ├── js/            # JavaScript files
│   └── assets.go              
├── clients/             # External service clients
│   └── email/          # Email client (Mailpit/AWS SES)
├── cmd/
│   ├── app/            # Main web application
├── bin/
│   └── shadowfax       # Development server orchestrator
├── config/              # Application configuration
│   ├── app.go          # Sessions, tokens, security
│   ├── database.go     # Database connection
│   ├── email.go        # Email configuration
│   ├── telemetry.go    # Logging, tracing, metrics config
│   └── config.go       # Main config aggregator
├── controllers/         # HTTP request handlers
│   ├── controller.go   # Base controller utilities
│   ├── cache.go        # Cache control utilities
│   ├── pages.go        # Page controllers
│   └── assets.go       # Asset serving
├── css/                 # Source CSS files (Tailwind input)
├── database/
│   ├── migrations/     # SQL migration files
│   ├── queries/        # SQLC query definitions
│   └── sqlc.yaml       # SQLC user overlay config
├── email/               # Email functionality
│   ├── email.go        # Email client and sending logic
│   ├── base_layout.templ    # Base email template layout
│   └── components.templ     # Reusable email components
├── internal/            # Internal framework packages
│   ├── hypermedia/     # Datastar/SSE helpers
│   ├── renderer/       # Template rendering
│   ├── routing/        # Routing utilities
│   ├── server/         # Server configuration
│   └── storage/        # Storage utilities (+ SQLC base/effective config)
├── models/              # Data models and business logic
│   ├── model.go        # Base model setup
│   ├── factories/      # Model factories for testing
│   └── internal/db/    # Generated SQLC code (do not edit)
├── queue/               # Background job processing
│   ├── jobs/           # Job definitions
│   ├── workers/        # Worker implementations
├── router/              # Routes and middleware
│   ├── router.go       # Main router setup
│   ├── routes/         # Route definitions
│   ├── cookies/        # Cookie and session helpers
│   └── middleware/     # Custom middleware
├── services/            # Business logic services
│   ├── authentication.go    # Authentication service
│   ├── registration.go      # User registration service
│   └── reset_password.go    # Password reset service
├── telemetry/           # Observability setup
│   ├── logger.go       # Structured logging
│   ├── tracer.go       # Distributed tracing
│   ├── metrics.go      # Application metrics
│   └── helpers.go      # Telemetry utilities
├── views/               # Templ templates
│   ├── components/     # Reusable template components
│   ├── *.templ         # Template source files
│   └── *_templ.go      # Generated Go code (do not edit)
├── .env.example         # Example environment variables
├── .gitignore           # Git ignore patterns
├── andurel.lock         # Framework version lock file
├── Dockerfile           # Container build (docker ext)
├── go.mod               # Go module definition
└── go.sum               # Go module checksums

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Here's how to get started:

Fork the repository
Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
Make your changes and add tests
Run quality checks: go vet ./... and golangci-lint run
Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
Push to the branch: git push origin feature/amazing-feature
Open a Pull Request

Development Setup

git clone https://github.com/mbvlabs/andurel
cd andurel
go mod download
go test ./...

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Tech Stack

Andurel is built on top of excellent open-source projects:

Echo - High-performance HTTP router and framework
SQLC - Type-safe SQL code generation
Templ - Type-safe Go templates
Datastar - Hypermedia-driven frontend interactivity (RC6)
River - Fast PostgreSQL-backed job queue and workflows
OpenTelemetry - Observability framework for logs, traces, and metrics
pgx - PostgreSQL driver and toolkit
Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
Cobra - CLI framework

Acknowledgments

Inspired by Ruby on Rails and its philosophy that developer happiness and productivity matter. Built for developers who want to move fast without sacrificing type safety or code quality.

Sites build with Andurel

Here is a collection of sites and projects, I've built with this framework:

MBV Blog | personal blog
Master Golang | course platform
Palantir | open sourced analytics platform (WIP)

If you build something cool with Andurel, let me know and I will add it to the list (or open a PR)!

Author

Created by Morten Vistisen

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If you have any questions!