Build Oclif CLIs using Node-RED

[AllanOricil]

What do you guys think about building oclif CLIs using Node-RED? I thought for a while this year - and even did a very simple experiment - about creating CLIs visually with Node-RED nodes and oclif framework. The idea is simple but it would require a custom builder to pack a Node-RED flow into an oclif "binary". It would make cli development pretty cool and faster.

The development flow would be as follows:

• developer create commands using Node-RED flows
• developer test his flows using a custom Node that let him configure/inject CLI inputs
• developer iterate using Node-RED editor until he is happy with his work
• developer click on a custom "Build" button in Node-RED editor, which calls the custom builder I mentioned above to wrap Node-RED flows into Oclif command classes, and then output a binary

All the logic/transaction control is done using no-code/low-code, and oclif is used as a "UI" for the terminal. Pretty cool, isn't it?

Here is a very simple experiment to show how one can use node-red flow as a cli

https://github.com/AllanOricil/node-red-cli-builder-experiments

@mdonnalley @cristiand391 @clairebianchi

[cristiand391]

it sounds interesting, I tried node-red a few years ago so I can't tell how the current experience is but get the idea.
if there's no salesforce-specific bits involved, you might want to share post this in https://github.com/oclif/core/discussions to share with the oclif community. Thanks!

[AllanOricil]

Your github profile picture reminds me of that character called Caio from Jimmy Neutron @cristiand391

[AllanOricil]

I thought it would be the beginning of a beautiful friendship 🥲 I used to like jimmy neutron when I was a kid. People used to mock me using him because of my huge head hahaha